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Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of porous polybenzimidazole materials for CO2 adsorption at high pressures
( Springer New York LLC , 2016 , Article)Porous polybenzimidazole polymers have been under investigation for high and low pressure CO2 adsorption due to the well-built stability under high pressure and at various temperatures. Pressure swing and temperature swing ... -
Synthesis, Characterization and Gas Adsorption of Unfunctionalized and TEPA-Functionalized MSU-2 +
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Michigan State University-2 (MSU-2) is notable potential adsorbent for carbon dioxide (CO2) due to its intrinsic properties, which include its highly interconnected three-dimensional (3D) wormhole-like framework structure, ... -
Systematic Study on the Viscosity of Ionic Liquids: Measurement and Prediction
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Dynamic viscosity for twenty-seven ionic liquids involving ions with molecular structures selected to infer the effects of molecular structure on fluids' viscosity is reported in this work as a function of temperature. The ... -
A systematic visual approach to molecular design via property clusters and group contribution methods
( Elsevier Ltd , 2008 , Article)In this work, a new simple yet effective, systematic method to synthesize and design molecules is presented. Visualization of the problem is achieved by employing an annex to the recently developed property clustering ... -
Tactile device based on opto-mechanical actuation of liquid crystal elastomers
(2014 , Article)Nematic elastomers are promising materials for the fabrication of actuators due to their ability to reversibly contract and expand during phase transitions triggered by external stimuli. Thus, actuation can be produced on ... -
Tannic Acid-Loaded Hydroxyapatite Carriers for Corrosion Protection of Polyolefin-Coated Carbon Steel
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)In this study, pH-sensitive hydroxyapatite particles loaded with tannic acid were incorporated in polyolefin-based coatings for the corrosion protection of carbon steel. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray ... -
Teaching "design-for-corrosion" to engineering undergraduates: A case study of novel Ni-B coatings for high wear and corrosive applications
( IGI Global , 2015 , Book chapter)This chapter briefly describes the challenges and developments in the field of corrosion focusing on the subject of materials science. A brief introduction was provided on corrosion damage and the importance of its prevention. ... -
Teaching "design-forcorrosion" to engineering undergraduates: A case study of novel Ni-B coatings for high wear and corrosive applications
( IGI Global , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter briefly describes the challenges and developments in the field of corrosion focusing on the subject of materials science. A brief introduction was provided on corrosion damage and the importance of its prevention. ... -
Techno-economic assessment of upfront nitrogen removal in a baseload LNG plant
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)As the world's energy demand grows, the LNG industry is gaining popularity as a cleaner fossil fuel source. Studies on process enhancement have proposed that retrofitting upfront nitrogen removal (UNR) technologies like ... -
Techno-economic investigation of an integrated boiler?solar water heating/cooling system: A case study
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)With the increase in oil prices, developing nations end up paying expensive electricity and heating bill. This leading study investigates the experimental development of a new energy-saving system by integrating a solar ... -
Techno-Economic-Environmental Study for Recovery of Novel Water Source within a Power Plant - Desalination Complex
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Book chapter)The global water supply is at an already critical level; around 3.9 billion people (47% of the world population) will be subject to water stress in 2050, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ... -
The application of iron coated activated alumina, ferric oxihydroxide and granular activated carbon in removing humic substances from water and wastewater: Column studies
( Elsevier B.V. , 2010 , Article)The efficiency of iron coated activated alumina, ferric oxihydroxide and granular activated carbon for the removal of humic substance (HS) from water and wastewater was demonstrated in batch studies. This paper investigated ... -
The carbon conundrum: GCC perspectives
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2012 , Article)The solution to the carbon conundrum does not seem to be within reach in the short or medium term, despite significant advances and knowledge gains in demonstration scale CCS facilities. This stems from the fact that ... -
The cost benefit of algal technology for combined CO2 mitigation and nutrient abatement
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article Review)The use of microalgae culture technology (MCT) for mitigating CO2 emissions from flue gases and nutrient discharges from wastewater whilst generating a biofuel product is considered with reference to the cost benefit ... -
The Economics of Helium Separation and Purification by Gas Separation Membranes
( American Chemical Society , 2017 , Article)Membrane gas separation has the potential to recover and purify helium, either directly from natural gas or as part of the off gas produced from the nitrogen rejection unit in conventional natural gas processing. Process ... -
The effect of chitosan's addition to resorcinol/formaldehyde xerogels on the characteristics of resultant activated carbon
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Hybrid chitosan-resorcinol/formaldehyde xerogels were synthesized, and the effect of including minor quantities of chitosan on the consequent activated carbon was investigated. The resulting activated carbon were characterized ... -
The effect of intermediate ozonation process on improving biogas production from co-digestion of agricultural waste and manure
( TechConnect , 2016 , Conference Paper)Anaerobic co-digestion of agricultural solid waste, wastewater, and manure was evaluated in batch reactor. The performance of anaerobic digestion (AD) was monitored by assessing the methane production potential, maximum ... -
The effect of N-heterocyclic carbene units on the absorption spectra of Fe(ii) complexes: A challenge for theory
The absorption spectra of five Fe(II) homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes containing strong sigma-donating N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and polypyridyl ligands have been theoretically characterized using a tuned ... -
The effect of vacancy defects on the adsorption of methane on calcite 104 surface
( Elsevier Editora Ltda , 2021 , Article)Density functional theory calculations are used to study the effect of vacancy defects (ionic Ca and charge neutral CO3) on the adsorption properties of CH4 molecule on different calcite surfaces. Both types of vacancy ... -
The impact of charges in force field parameterization for molecular dynamics simulations of deep eutectic solvents
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The nanoscopic characteristics and macroscopic physicochemical properties of choline chloride:levulinic acid (1:2 mole ratio) deep eutectic solvent are analyzed from molecular dynamics simulations. Considering the ionic ...