Chemical engineering topic list of research papers
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Phosphate enhance recovery from wastewater by mechanism analysis and optimization of struvite settleability in fluidized bed reactor2016 / Ci Fang, Tao Zhang, Rongfeng Jiang, Hisao Ohtake
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Numerical investigations of heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in multiple jet impingement system
Abstract Jet impingement is one of the best methods for achieving high heat transfer coefficient in single phase and has been a topic of active research for several decades, involving both experiments and computations. Most of the research on...
2016 / Prithvi Sai Penumadu, Arvind Gangoli Rao -
Biogas Production from Surplus Plant Biomass Feedstock: Some Highlights of Indo-UK R&D Initiative
Abstract Reliable supply of feedstock is one of the major factors accountable for acceptance and hence success of biogas technology. Cow dung (CD) has been the traditional feedstock for production of biogas which is utilized for domestic cooking in...
2016 / Dipam Patowary, Helen West, Michèle Clarke, D.C. Baruah -
Pretreatment and enzymatic process modification strategies to improve efficiency of sugar production from sugarcane bagasse2016 / Siddhartha Pal, Shereena Joy, Kalpana D. Trimukhe, Pramod S. Kumbhar, Anjani J. Varma, et al.
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Natural convection flow in a vertical tube inspired by time-periodic heating
Abstract This paper theoretically analyzes the flow formation and heat transfer characteristics of fully developed natural convection flow in a vertical tube due to time periodic heating of the surface of the tube. The mathematical model responsible ...
2016 / Basant K. Jha, Michael O. Oni -
Advanced Expanded Microbial Kinetics (EMK) Model for Ethanol Production from Mixed Cassava and Fruit Wastes
Abstract Bioprocesses are often highly nonlinear due to process variability and complexity of biological systems. In this study, a series of batch experimental study was conducted on ethanol production using combined cassava and rejected mango...
2016 / Qiu Han Seer, Jobrun Nandong -
Lattice-Boltzmann Simulation of Lipase Separation via Bioaffinity Chromatography: Imposing Dirichlet or Danckwerts Inlet Condition
Abstract Lipase bioseparation can be achieved via biospecific affinity chromatography (BAC), whose governing equations need numerical methods. BAC load step has been simulated via lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) by imposing Dirichlet condition to...
2016 / José A. Rabi, Eliana S. Kamimura -
Synthesis of CaO-based Sorbent from Biomass for CO2 Capture in Series of Calcination-carbonation Cycle
Abstract This paper described CO2 capture performance of CaO-based sorbents which were derived from biomass mixture within 9 cycles of calcination-carbonation conducted in TGA. The study utilized commercial sorbent to configure the suitable...
2016 / Mustakimah Mohamed, Suzana Yusup, Mohamad Azmi Bustam -
Drag Analysis from PIV Data in Speed Sports
Abstract Aerodynamic drag is computed from velocity measurements obtained with particle image velocimetry (PIV). This allows determining the drag force in combination with the visualization of the flow structures responsible for drag generation. Two ...
2016 / W. Terra, A. Sciacchitano, F. Scarano -
Dependency of Microalgal Production on Biomass and the Relationship to Yield and Bioreactor Scale-up for Biofuels: a Statistical Analysis of 60+ Years of Algal Bioreactor Data2016 / Tim Granata
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Levulinic acid from corncob by subcritical water process2016 / Chynthia Devi Hartono, Kevin Jonathan Marlie, Jindrayani Nyoo Putro, Felycia Edi Soetardjo, Yi Hsu Ju, et al.
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Annular Laser Beam Cladding Process Feasibility Study
Abstract In the paper a novel annular – ring shaped – laser beam cladding head and related cladding process are presented. In the cladding head a laser beam is shaped into an annular ring and guided coaxially with the powder tube disposing the...
2016 / Alexander Kuznetsov, Andrej Jeromen, Gideon Levy, Makoto Fujishima, Edvard Govekar -
Polyhydroxyalkanoates in waste activated sludge enhances anaerobic methane production through improving biochemical methane potential instead of hydrolysis rate2016 / Qilin Wang, Jing Sun, Chang Zhang, Guo-Jun Xie, Xu Zhou, et al.
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Salt concentration effects on mechanical properties of LiPF6/poly(propylene glycol) diacrylate solid electrolyte: Insights from reactive molecular dynamics simulations
Abstract Multifunctional composites with load carrying and electrical energy storage capability are relevant for diverse applications. Due to often conflicting requirements for improving both functions, extended knowledge of mechanical material...
2016 / Osvalds Verners, Barend J. Thijsse, Adri C.T. van Duin, Angelo Simone -
Treatment of Pre-treated Textile Wastewater using Moving Bed Bio-film Reactor
Abstract Control of water pollution is a very important scientific research area nowadays. Textile industry is one among the major pollution causing industry. The organic compounds which are coloured represent a minor fraction of the organic...
2016 / Anju Francis, K.J. Sosamony -
Towards sustainable membrane filtration of palm oil mill effluent: analysis of fouling phenomena from a hybrid PAC-UF process2016 / Mutiu Kolade Amosa
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Modeling of complex interfaces for pendant drop experiments2016 / Caroline Balemans, Martien A. Hulsen, Patrick D. Anderson
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Transesterification of Mixture of Castor Oil and Sunflower Oil in Millichannel Reactor: FAME Yield and Flow Behaviour
Abstract Transesterification of castor oil, sunflower oil and mixture of both oils were conducted in a millichannel reactor with 1.6 mm internal diameter. The flow behavior of the sample in millichannel reactor was observed. Both of the oil was...
2016 / Muhammad Fitri Jamil, Yoshimitsu Uemura, Katsuki Kusakabe, Olumide Bolarinwa Ayodele, Noridah Osman, et al. -
Natural convection heat transfer from an isothermal horizontal square cylinder
Abstract Laminar natural convection from a horizontal isothermal square cylinder is numerically investigated. The study covered a range of Rayleigh number, Ra from 103 to 106. A computer program is developed to solve the continuity, momentum and...
2016 / Samy M. Elsherbiny, Mohamed A. Teamah, Atef R. Moussa -
Performance evaluation of gauze packing for liquid desiccant dehumidification system
Abstract Desiccant systems have found applications in a very large variety of industrial and daily usage products including the new HVAC installations. The dehumidifier is one of the essential parts of those systems, which severely affects the whole ...
2016 / A.S.A. Mohamed, M.S. Ahmed, A.A.M. Hassan, M. Salah Hassan