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Mass transfer and modeling of deformed bubbles in square microchannel

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
Understanding of mass transfer in gas-liquid slug flow is imperative to design and optimize micro-reactors. There exist extensive studies on symmetric bubbles by the phase volume monitor technique, whereas deformed bubbles are rarely studied due to the ...
Shuo Yang, Gaopan Kong, Zhen Cao, Zan Wu
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Micro/Nanoscale surface modifications to combat heat exchanger fouling

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
Fouling is a ubiquitous phenomenon occurring in heat transfer devices that inhibits the effective passage of thermal energy, leading to energy and economic losses.
Amit Goswami, Suresh C. Pillai, Gerard McGranaghan   +2 more
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Integrating chemical coagulation with fixed-bed column adsorption using rice husk-derived biochar for shipboard bilgewater treatment: Scale-up design and cost estimation

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
Discharging shipboard bilgewater (SBW) into seas and oceans without proper treatment could poison marine organisms and negatively impact transportation-related activities.
Derrick Dadebo, Anita Atukunda, Mona G. Ibrahim, Mahmoud Nasr   +3 more
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Catalytic approaches for the removal of microplastics from water: Recent advances and future opportunities

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
Microplastics, which are small plastic particles, have become a growing environmental concern due to their prevalence in aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Fernanda Miranda Zoppas, Nicolás Sacco, Jesica Soffietti, Alejandra Devard, Faheem Akhter, Fernanda Albana Marchesini   +5 more
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Biobased furan-functionalized high-performance poly (aryl ether ketone) with low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
Furandicarboxylic acid is considered one of the most representative biomass matrix platforms and has been widely used to synthesize various novel biomaterials.
Ludi Shi, Feng Bao, Yanxing Liu, Jinze Cui, Yongna Qiao, Jiali Yu, Huichao Liu, Muwei Ji, Caizhen Zhu, Jian Xu   +9 more
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Dynamic modeling, simulation and optimization of the partially-autothermal reforming of biogas in coated monolith channels

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2023
A dynamic model is proposed describing a catalyst-coated SiSiC monolithic structure taking as a case study the autothermal reforming of biogas (SCR=3; OCR=0.66) in an adiabatic mode of operation.
Grigorios Pantoleontos, Nickolas D. Vlachos, Souzana Lorentzou, George Karagiannakis, Nikolaos I. Tsongidis, Maria Syrigou, Sandro Gianella, Luca Ferrari, Alberto Ortona, Marco Pelanconi   +9 more
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Enhanced Esterification Activity and Thermostability of Imprinted Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Lipase Complex [PDF]

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
Although the range of applications for enzymatic reactions in organic solvents is rapidly expanding, this study focused on the enzymatic activity in the esterification of lauric acid with benzyl alcohol, and thermostability of lipase using poly(ethylene ...
M. Matsumoto, Y. Tahara
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More than PHB – the PHAmily of Copolymers: Justifications for Broader Use and Summary of Biodegradation Facts on Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) – A Review [PDF]

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
Globally, a significant portion of plastics are mismanaged, ultimately ending up in the environment. While reducing, reusing, and recycling plastics should be the preferred end-of-life scenarios, biodegradable plastics are compatible with all of these ...
M. Lackner, P. Costa, M. Koller, M. Zinn
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Effect of pH on the Phase Equilibrium of a Ternary Mixture of Neopentyl Glycol, Salt, and Water [PDF]

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
The ternary two-liquid phase system consisting of neopentyl glycol, sodium formate, and water was studied at pH values of 3, 4, 5, and 6. This study examined the effect of pH on phase diagrams, focusing on the length and slope of the tie-lines between ...
Y. Zhang, D. G. Li
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Mesoporous Silica from Rice Husk Ash

Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 2011
Mesoporous silica is used as a raw material in several areas: in preparation of catalysts, in inks, as a concrete hardening accelerator, as a component of detergents and soaps, as a refractory constituent etc. Sodium silicate is produced by reacting rice
V.R. Shelke, S.S. Bhagade, S.A. Mandavgane   +2 more
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