Chemical engineering topic list of research papers
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Optimization, kinetics, physicochemical and ecotoxicity studies of Fenton oxidative remediation of hydrocarbons contaminated groundwater
Abstract Fenton oxidation remediation of hydrocarbons contaminated groundwater was investigated for efficiency and effectiveness. 10% pollution was simulated in the laboratory by contaminating groundwater samples with diesel and domestic purpose...
2017 / W.O. Medjor, O.N. Namessan, Eunice Adebowale Medjor -
CFD analysis of WCLL BB PbLi manifold
Abstract ENEA CR Brasimone has developed the new design of the Water Cooled Lithium Lead Breeding Blanket (WCLL BB). In the new design Breeding Zone (BZ) water coolant flows in radial-toroidal direction, and PbLi flows in radial-poloidal direction;...
2017 / Emanuela Martelli, Gianfranco Caruso, Fabio Giannetti, Andrea Giovinazzi, Alessandro Del Nevo -
Alternative regeneration of chemicals employed in mineral carbonation towards technology cost reduction
Abstract Mineral carbonation (MC) using recyclable ammonium salts pH swing processes is considered among the most promising MC techniques to store CO2 permanently. However, the main key challenge to use this process at large scale is related to the...
2016 / Aimaro Sanna, Julie Gaubert, Mercedes M. Maroto-Valer -
The generation of power from a cement kiln waste gases: a case study of a plant in Kenya2017 / Stanley Ngari Irungu, Peter Muchiri, Jean Bosco Byiringiro
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Thermo-mechanical properties improvement of asphalt binder by using methylmethacrylate/ethylene glycol dimethacrylate
Abstract Various polymer-modified asphalt compositions for paving and roofing applications are known since several years ago. The degree to which a polymer improves the asphalt’s properties depends on the compatibility of the polymer and the...
2016 / A.A. Ragab, Reem K. Farag, Usama F. Kandil, M. El-Shafie, A.M.M. Saleh, et al. -
Critical Nucleation Concentration for Monosilane as Function of Temperature Observed in a Free Space Reactor
Abstract Today's most frequently used production path for polysilicon and solar grade silicon (SG-Si) is based on thermal decomposition of trichlorosilane (SiHCl3) in a Siemens-type reactor. Due to the batch-wise mode of its operation and its...
2016 / Guro M. Wyller, Thomas J. Preston, Hallgeir Klette, Ørnulf Nordseth, Trygve T. Mongstad, et al. -
In Vitro Release Mechanisms of Doxorubicin From a Clinical Bead Drug-Delivery System2016 / Emelie Ahnfelt, Erik Sjögren, Per Hansson, Hans Lennernäs
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Application of unstrained flamelet SGS closure for multi-regime premixed combustion
Abstract Large eddy simulation of turbulent premixed combustion behind a bluff-body is performed using unstrained flamelet model with a presumed probability density function to calculate filtered reaction rate. The subgrid variance of the progress...
2016 / Ivan Langella, Nedunchezhian Swaminathan, Robert W. Pitz -
Fast pyrolysis oil from pinewood chips co-processing with vacuum gas oil in an FCC unit for second generation fuel production
Abstract Raw bio-oil produced from fast pyrolysis of pine woodchips was co-processed with standard Brazilian vacuum gasoil (VGO) and tested in a 200kg⋅h−1 fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) demonstration-scale unit using a commercial FCC equilibrium...
2016 / Andrea de Rezende Pinho, Marlon B.B. de Almeida, Fabio Leal Mendes, Luiz Carlos Casavechia, Michael S. Talmadge, et al. -
Investigation of spherical and concentric mechanism of compound droplets
Abstract Polymer shells with high sphericity and uniform wall thickness are always needed in the inertial confined fusion (ICF) experiments. Driven by the need to control the shape of water-in-oil (W1/O) compound droplets, the effects of the density ...
2016 / Meifang Liu, Lin Su, Jie Li, Sufen Chen, Yiyang Liu, et al. -
Improvement of sugar yields from corn stover using sequential hot water pretreatment and disk milling
Abstract Efficient pretreatment is essential for economic conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks into monosaccharides for biofuel production. To realize high sugar yields with low inhibitor concentrations, hot water or dilute acid pretreatment...
2016 / Sun Min Kim, Bruce S. Dien, M.E. Tumbleson, Kent D. Rausch, Vijay Singh -
Thermal degradation of natural and treated hemp hurds under air and nitrogen atmosphere2016 / Nadezda Stevulova, Adriana Estokova, Julia Cigasova, Ivana Schwarzova, Frantisek Kacik, et al.
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Study of reservoir properties and operational parameters influencing in the steam assisted gravity drainage process in heavy oil reservoirs by numerical simulation
Abstract This study was originally aimed at suggesting a two-dimensional program for the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process based on the correlations proposed by Heidari and Pooladi, using the MATLAB software. In fact, the work presented ...
2016 / Farshad Dianatnasab, Mohammad Nikookar, Seyednooroldin Hosseini, Morteza Sabeti -
Continuous Low Cost Transesterification Process for the Production of Coconut Biodiesel2010 / Gajendra Kumar, Dharmendra Kumar, Shailandra Singh, Sandeep Kothari, Sumit Bhatt, et al.
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the Effect of Different Air-Fuel Mixing Strategies on the Performance of a Lean Liquid Fueled Swirled Combustor
Abstract In the present work the performance of a multipoint lean direct injection strategy for low emission aero-propulsion systems has been experimentally and numerically investigated, and compared with the single point injection strategy. A...
2016 / Maria Grazia De Giorgi, Aldebara Sciolti, Stefano Capilongo, Antonio Ficarella -
Crystallisation in concentrated systems: A modelling approach
Abstract Water crystallisation in concentrated systems has been studied using a combination of mathematical modelling and experimental work. Two different freezing models have been employed to describe primary and secondary mechanisms (i.e....
2016 / E. Lopez-Quiroga, R. Wang, O. Gouseti, P.J. Fryer, S. Bakalis -
Comparison of Configurations for High-Recovery Inland Desalination Systems2012 / Tianyu Qiu, Philip A. Davies
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Application of Fuzzy Logic for Risk Assessment/ Izplūdušās loģikas pielietojums risku analīzē/ Применение нечеткой логики для анализа рисков2015 / Andrejs Radionovs, Oleg Uzhga-Rebrov
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Flow characteristics over a tractor-trailer model with and without vane-type vortex generator installed
Abstract An experimental study has been conducted to investigate the effects of vane-type vortex generators in affecting the flow pattern of the wake region using a 1:20 scale tractor-trailer model. The de Haviland wind tunnel of the University of...
2016 / Kin Hing Lo, Konstantinos Kontis -
On nanotube carbon deposition at equilibrium in catalytic partial oxidation of selected hydrocarbon fuels
Abstract Computations of thermodynamic equilibrium conditions for depositing carbon in various crystallographic forms are carried out for C-H-O reformates from methane and LPG. Selected examples of reactions accompanying oxidation or thermal...
2017 / Zdzisław Jaworski, Paulina Pianko-Oprych