Chemical engineering topic list of research papers
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Methane Production from Natural Gas Hydrates via Carbon Dioxide Fixation
Abstract Natural gas hydrate (NGH) is an ice like solid compound containing hydrocarbon that is present in marine and permafrost environments. Thermal stimulation, depressurization or a combination of both these methods are the approaches to recover ...
2015 / Ponnivalavan Babu, She Hern Bryan Yang, Somik Dasgupta, Praveen Linga -
Comparative study on pressure sensors for sloshing experiment
Abstract This study considers a comparative study on pressure sensors for the measurement of sloshing impact pressure. For the comparative study, four pressure sensors are used: one piezoresistive sensor, one piezoelectric sensor, and two integrated ...
2014 / Sang-Yeob Kim, Kyong-Hwan Kim, Yonghwan Kim -
Partial oxidation of methane using silver/gadolinia-doped ceria composite membranes
Abstract Methane was partially oxidised to CO using oxygen permeated through a 1 mm thick silver/Ce0.9Gd0.1O2−x (Ag/CGO) composite membrane operating at 500–700°C with air at 1bar pressure. The membranes were fabricated by...
2015 / E. Ruiz-Trejo, P. Boldrin, J.L. Medley-Hallam, J. Darr, A. Atkinson, et al. -
PIM-1/graphene composite: A combined experimental and molecular simulation study
Abstract This work presents a combined molecular simulation and experimental study to understand the effect of graphene on the packing and gas adsorption performance of a new class of polymers, known as polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs)....
2014 / Aleksandra Gonciaruk, Khalid Althumayri, Wayne J. Harrison, Peter M. Budd, Flor R. Siperstein -
Start-up performance and granular sludge features of an improved external circulating anaerobic reactor for algae-laden water treatment
Abstract The microbial characteristics of granular sludge during the rapid start of an enhanced external circulating anaerobic reactor were studied to improve algae-laden water treatment efficiency. Results showed that algae laden water was...
2014 / Yaqin Yu, Xiwu Lu -
Biopolymer Blends Based on Poly (lactic acid): Shear and Elongation Rheology/Structure/Blowing Process Relationships2015 / Racha Al-Itry, Khalid Lamnawar, Abderrahim Maazouz
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Product Yields and Characteristics of Corncob Waste under Various Torrefaction Atmospheres2013 / Jau-Jang Lu, Wei-Hsin Chen
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Preparation and characterization of high performance exfoliated montmorillonite/silicone rubber nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties2013 / N.I. Nik Ismail, A. Ansarifar, M. Song
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Synergetic Utilization of Renewable and Fossil Fuels: Dual Fluidized Bed Steam Co-gasification of Coal and Wood
Abstract Gasification of biomass and coal is an attractive technology for combined heat and power production, as well as for synthesis processes such as the production of liquid and gaseous biofuels. The allothermal steam blown gasification process...
2012 / Stefan Kern, Christoph Pfeifer, Hermann Hofbauer -
The effect of cultivation methods on enhancing the methane oxidation capacity of ceramsite
Abstract Inoculated with compost from methane oxidation habitats, the differences of methane oxidation capacity were compared and investigated after suspended-growth process and attached-growth process. The result showed that the ceramsite-compost...
2010 / Feng Wang, Xiangfeng Zhang, Shikui Dong -
Experimental Investigation of Void Fraction in Horizontal Air-water Flow Through FeCrAlY Foam
Abstract The paper presents the experimental results relevant to gas void fractions under conditions of the two-phase air-water flow through a horizontal pipe which was packed with open cell steel foam. The experimental data were used to evaluate...
2012 / M. Płaczek, R. Dyga, S. Witczak -
Phenol Degradation by Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Reaction Using Fe Supported Over Activated Carbon
Abstract The main objective of the work is to prepare catalysts based on iron supported over activated carbon (AC) and to test its activity for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) of phenol in a batch system. The catalysts were characterized by...
2012 / S.A. Messele, F. Stüber, C. Bengoa, A. Fortuny, A. Fabregat, et al. -
Modeling perchloroethylene degradation under ultrasonic irradiation and photochemical oxidation in aqueous solution2012 / Mahdi Kargar, Ramin Nabizadeh, Kazem Naddafi, Simin Nasseri, Alireza Mesdaghinia, et al.
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Effect of processing variables and bulk composition on the surface composition of spray dried powders of a model food system
Abstract The surface compositions of food powders created from spray drying solutions containing various ratios of sodium caseinate, maltodextrin and soya oil have been analysed by Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis. The results show...
2013 / Jim R. Jones, Dominic Prime, Mark C. Leaper, David J. Richardson, Chris D. Rielly, et al. -
The impacts of deacetylation prior to dilute acid pretreatment on the bioethanol process2012 / Xiaowen Chen, Joseph Shekiro, Mary Ann Franden, Wei Wang, Min Zhang, et al.
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A Tool for Integrated Multi-criteria Assessment of the CCS Value Chain
Abstract BIGCCS Centre is an international research center aiming at extending and releasing the potential for large scale deployment of CO2 capture and storage. A consistent and transparent methodology and tool, called iCCS, was developed in BIGCCS ...
2014 / Jana P. Jakobsen, Simon Roussanaly, Amy Brunsvold, Rahul Anantharaman -
A Study of the Determination of Dimensionless Number and its Influence on the Performance of a Combination Wastewater Reactor
Abstract Dimensionless Peclet number is applied to describe the flow behavior in a specially designed wastewater reactor with compound flow pattern of plug-flow, baffled-flow and mixed-flow. A set of Peclet numbers is obtained for different fluid...
2013 / Shiqiang Ding, Lei Liu, Jirun Xu -
Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors for Dispersion-Free Liquid-Liquid Extraction2012 / M. Younas, S. Gul, S. Druon Bocquet, J. Sanchez
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Influence of the Operating Conditions on the Chemical Cleaning of Ultrafiltration Membranes Fouled with Bsa Solution2012 / M.J. Luján Facundo, J.A. Mendoza Roca, B. Cuartas Uribe, S. çlvarez Blanco, A. Bes Piá
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Evaluation of Breakage and Coalescence Kernels for Vertical Bubbly Flows Using a Combined Multifluid-population Balance Model Solved by Least Squares Method
Abstract In two-phase gas-liquid flows, the properties of the interface between the phases are of particular interest. Unfortunately the complexity of the interface dynamics due to breakage and coalescence represents a considerable difficulty in the ...
2012 / Z. Bork, H.A. Jakobsen