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Effect of rock mineralogy on Hot-CO2 injection for enhanced gas recovery
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Conventional gas reservoirs are one of the viable options for CO2 enhanced gas recovery and sequestration. Injection of hot CO2 into depleted reservoirs is expected to improve gas recovery. Static adsorption and core ... -
Effect of strain on gas adsorption in tight gas carbonates: A DFT study
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The geometrical properties of the reservoir rocks are usually affected by natural thermodynamics or environmental changes. These factors may modify the distribution and the amount of gas in place in the reservoir. To address ... -
Effect of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) on the sensitivity of polyvinylidene fluoride-based resistive humidity sensors
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)We have investigated the effect of sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) on the thermal stability, hydrophilicity, and sensitivity of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films based resistive humidity sensors. The blended ... -
Effect of surface morphology on methane interaction with calcite: a DFT study
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2020 , Article)Natural gas, consisting primarily of methane, is found in carbonate reservoirs of which calcite is major component. However, the complexity and heterogeneity of carbonate reservoirs remain a major challenge in estimating ... -
Effect of the modified hybrid particle on the corrosion inhibition performance of polyolefin based coatings for carbon steel
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)This work reports the corrosion inhibition performance of modified hybrid particles reinforced into polyolefin matrix. The cerium oxide coated zinc oxide hybrid particles (CeO2@ZnO) were synthesized via a chemical precipitation ... -
Effect of the organic load on salt removal efficiency of microbial desalination cell
( Desalination Publications , 2018 , Article)Microbial desalination cell presents a novel concept for wastewater treatment, salt removal and bioelectricity generation in a single system. In this study, the effect of organic load on salt removal in air-cathode up-flow ... -
Effect of Waste Tire Rubber on Properties of Asphalt Cement and Asphalt Concrete Mixtures: State of the Art
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)This research paper aims at providing a comprehensive analysis of the effect of the addition of waste tire rubber to asphalt mix and its properties. Having reviewed several published research papers, it is concluded that ... -
Effective removal of lanthanum ions from aqueous solution using rice husk: Impact of experimental variables
( Desalination Publications , 2018 , Article)The focus of the present work is to optimize different experimental parameters such as nature of electrolyte, pH, amount of adsorbent, ions concentration, equilibration time, temperature, and operating mode. The effective ... -
Effective separation of prime olefins from gas stream using anion pillared metal organic frameworks: Ideal adsorbed solution theory studies, cyclic application and stability
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)The separation of C3H4/C3H6 is one of the most energy intensive and challenging opera-tions, requiring up to 100 theoretical stages, in traditional cryogenic distillation. In this investigation, the potential application ... -
Effectiveness of epoxy coating modified with yttrium oxide loaded with imidazole on the corrosion protection of steel
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)The search for highly effective corrosion protection solutions to avoid degradation of the metallic parts is enabling the development of polymeric organic coatings. Of particular relevance, polymeric nanocomposite coatings, ... -
Effectiveness of Ni incorporation in iron oxide crystal structure towards thermochemical CO2 splitting reaction
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)In this study, Ni-doped iron oxide (NixFe3−xO4) materials were synthesized via the 1,2-epoxypropane assisted sol-gel method by varying the molar concentration of Ni from x=0.2 to 1. Sol-gel derived NixFe3−xO4 gels were ... -
Effectiveness of pyrrolidinium based ionic liquids in flow assurance: Preventing hydrates formation in offshore sub-sea pipelines
( AIChE , 2015 , Conference Paper)The formation of hydrates within the offshore subsea pipelines is a major challenge to flow assurance in oil and gas industry. Annually, the industry spends large amount of money on thermodynamic inhibitors like methanol ... -
Effects of current generation and electrolyte pH on reverse salt flux across thin film composite membrane in osmotic microbial fuel cells
( Elsevier, Ltd , 2016 , Article)Osmotic microbial fuel cells (OsMFCs) take advantages of synergy between forward osmosis (FO) and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to accomplish wastewater treatment, current generation, and high-quality water extraction. As ... -
Effects of electron acceptors on removal of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli, resistance genes and class 1 integrons under anaerobic conditions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)naerobic biotechnologies can effectively remove antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), but there is a need to better understand the mechanisms. Here we employ bioelectrochemical systems ... -
Effects of Pipe Rotation on the Performance of Fibrous Fluids in Horizontal Well Cleanout
( Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) , 2022 , Conference Paper)The deposition of rock cuttings is a problem commonly faced during drilling, completion, and intervention operations. Using polymer-based fluids is a common technique to improve horizontal downhole cleaning. However, these ... -
Efficacy of TIO2 doped with copper for water disinfection
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2011 , Book chapter)This research was conducted to improve titanium dioxide by transition metal doping using cooper. Sol gel method was used to prepare metal doped TIO2. Titanium isopropoxide and commercial TIO2 P25 were employed as catalyst ... -
Efficacy of using slurry of metal-coated microencapsulated PCM for cooling in a micro-channel heat exchanger
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)This paper provides a method of heat transfer enhancement using microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM) slurries, utilizing the latent heat of PCM during melting. The values of heat transfer coefficient obtained for ... -
Efficient detection and adsorption of cadmium(II) ions using innovative nano-composite materials
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier B.V. In this study, a ligand was anchored with mesoporous silica, named as nano-composite materials, was applied in the detection and adsorption of cadmium (Cd(II)) ions from wastewater samples. The effects ... -
Efficient visual mixture design of experiments using property clustering techniques
(2009 , Article)Mixture design is a design of experiments (DOE) tool used to determine the combination of chemical constitutents that deliver a desired response (or property) using a minimum number of experimental runs. While the approach ... -
Elastomeric photo-actuators and their investigation by confocal laser scanning microscopy
(2013 , Article)The photo-actuation behavior of nanocomposites based on ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer (EVA) and styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymer filled with well-dispersed and modified multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) ...