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Disaster-Resilient Design of Manufacturing Facilities Through Process Integration: Principal Strategies, Perspectives, and Research Challenges
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2020 , Article)Extreme events cause significant damage and disruption to the manufacturing sector, associated supply chains, and adjacent communities. These disastrous shocks may include natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, floods, ... -
Dissolution kinetics of different inorganic oilfield scales in green formulations
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Scale mineral deposition is a critical problem that hinders the daily production of oil and gas fields. Chemical removal of these scales, based on the scale type, is common. In this paper, borax and diethylene tremaine ... -
Dopant-free hole-transporting materials for stable and efficient perovskite solar cells
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2017 , Article)Molecularly engineered novel dopant-free hole-transporting materials for perovskite solar cells (PSCs) combined with mixed-perovskite (FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15 (MA: CH3NH3+, FA: NH=CHNH3+) that exhibit an excellent power ... -
Doping amino acids with classical gas hydrate inhibitors to facilitate the hydrate inhibition effect at low dosages
( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2020 , Article)The formation of gas hydrates in offshore subsea lines is a major flow assurance concern for the oil and gas industry. In this work, the thermodynamic hydrate inhibition (THI) effect of doping amino acids (AA) such as ... -
Double layered polymeric coatings for corrosion protection of steel
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Corrosion is one of the challenging issues faced by many industries, causing substantial economic losses every year due to the degradation of metallic parts, raising many safety concerns. Therefore, it is of utmost relevance ... -
Doubly dual nature of ammonium-based ionic liquids for methane hydrates probed by rocking-rig assembly
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)This work presents a systematic study of methane hydrate inhibition in the presence of five structurally variable ionic liquids (ILs) belonging to the ammonium family—viz., tetra-alkylammonium acetate (TMAA), choline ... -
Dual functional materials capable of integrating adsorption and Fenton-based oxidation processes for highly efficient removal of pharmaceutical contaminants
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Pharmaceutical contaminants have shown widespread presence in water/wastewater threatening environmental and human health. Existing literature shows that adsorption can efficiently bind pharmaceuticals preventing their ... -
Dual-technology power plant as a potential solution for the clean water and electricity productions: Eritrea case study
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)According to WorldVision, Eritrea has the least access to clean water in Africa. Therefore, this work presents a unique dual-technology power plant (DTPP) model for electricity and distilled water production as a potential ... -
Duplex Ni-P-ZrO2/Ni-P electroless coating on stainless steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Duplex Ni–P–ZrO2/Ni–P coating was electroless deposited onto stainless steel substrates. High phosphorus Ni–P coating was plated as the inner layer to improve the corrosion resistance and low phosphorus sol-enhanced Ni–P–ZrO2 ... -
Durability characteristics of high and ultra-high performance concretes
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Durability characteristics of high-performance concrete (HPC) and ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) are evaluated in comparison to normal strength concrete (NSC). HPC and UHPC are cast using commonly available materials ... -
Dynamic behavior of mixer-settlers
( Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company , 1990 , Article)A mathematical model has been developed to simulate and predict the dynamic behavior of liquid extraction counter current operations in mixer-settler units. Murphree efficiency has been included in the model. The behavior ... -
Dynamic risk assessment using failure assessment and Bayesian theory
( Elsevier Ltd , 2009 , Article)To ensure the safety of a process system, engineers use different methods to identify the potential hazards that may cause severe consequences. One of the most popular methods used is quantitative risk assessment (QRA) ... -
Dynamic simulation and optimization targeting emission source reduction during an ethylene plant start-up operations
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Chemical plant flare minimization has been practiced not only during regular operating conditions but also abnormal operations such as start-ups, shutdowns, and process upsets. This paper focuses on introducing a generic ... -
Earth-abundant oxygen evolution catalysts coupled onto ZnO nanowire arrays for efficient photoelectrochemical water cleavage
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2014 , Article)ZnO has long been considered as a model UV-driven photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting, but its performance has been limited by fast charge-carrier recombination, extremely poor stability in aqueous solution, ... -
Economic study on the production of dimethyl ether using wind-based electrolytic of hydrogen and carbon dioxide
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)The world currently relies heavily on non-renewable energy, which is unable to sustain the needs of 7 billion people in the next 50 years. This paper discusses the use of an alternative fuel, Dimethyl ether (DME), which ... -
Editorial GCGW-2019
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Editorial Preface of the Special Issue on "The 5th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy & Environment: Futures and Challenges (ICAFEE 2021)"
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)The excessive combustion of fossil fuels and non-renewable fuels is the key driver of global warming (GW) and Climate Change (CC). Sustainable production of energy and clean fuels is vital in both securing the energy demand ... -
Effect of binary mixture of waste plastics on the thermal behavior of pyrolysis process
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2015 , Article)Waste plastic is non-biodegradable material that does not decompose naturally for a long time. The pyrolysis process is a reliable method to decompose plastic wastes, which involves breaking of the heavy carbon chains and ... -
Effect of CO2 content on the natural gas production from tight gas sandstone reservoirs
( Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) , 2017 , Conference Paper)The simulation of the gas flow in tight sandstone reservoir is a very complicated process. Several mechanisms contributed to the natural gas production in tight sandstone reservoirs. One of the main mechanisms is the gas ... -
Effect of electrolytes on electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite-polyacrylamide dispersions
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier B.V. In this study, the influence of electrolytes on bentonite dispersions flocculated with different polyacrylamides varying in charge type, density and molecular weights has been investigated. The presence ...