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Simulation and economic evaluation of natural gas hydrates [NGH] as an alternative to liquefied natural gas [LNG]
( Elsevier B.V. , 2005 , Article)Despite the fact that relatively little is known about the ultimate resource potential of natural gas hydrates, it is certain that gas hydrates are a vast storehouse of natural gas and significant technical challenges need ... -
Concentration of sucrose solutions via vacuum membrane distillation
( Elsevier B.V. , 2005 , Article)The potential use of vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) process for the concentration of sucrose solution was examined. The effect of several parameters, including feed temperature, flow rate, and initial sucrose concentration ... -
Adaptive and Predictive Control of Liquid-Liquid Extractors Using Neural-Based Instantaneous Linearization Technique
( WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. , 2006 , Article)Nonlinearity of the extraction process is addressed via the application of instantaneous linearization to control the extract and raffinate concentrations. Two feed-forward neural networks with delayed inputs and outputs ... -
Simulation of large capacity MSF brine circulation plants
( Elsevier B.V. , 2006 , Article)New multistage flashing desalination units (MSF) are being constructed with large capacity that may vary from 50,000 to 75,000 m3/d. This is almost 2–3 times the conventional unit capacity of 27,000–32,000 m3/d, which were ... -
Bench-scale and packed bed sorption of methylene blue using treated olive pomace and charcoal
( Elsevier Ltd , 2006 , Article)A combination of olive pomace after solvent extraction and charcoal produced from the solid waste of olive oil press industry was used as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solutions. Batch ... -
Influence of adhesive thickness and filler content on the mechanical performance of aluminum single-lap joints bonded with aluminum powder filled epoxy adhesive
( Elsevier B.V. , 2007 , Article)The objective of this study was to develop information on the influence of adhesive thickness and aluminum filler content on the mechanical performance of aluminum joints bonded by aluminum powder filled epoxy. The adhesive ... -
Role of catalyst type in the selective separation of olefinic and paraffinic hydrocarbons using xerogel-based adsorbents
( Elsevier , 2008 , Article)Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (RF)-based activated carbon xerogels are typically synthesized using a homogeneous, sodium-based, catalyst solution. In this work, the synthesis of RF-based carbon xerogels using other, non-typical, ... -
Preliminary study on the inclusion of inherent safety principles using property design framework
( AIChE , 2008 , Conference)The word safety in design signals accident prevention and protective measures. On a larger scale, safety in processes involves the risk of operating process units and operating conditions, supplied and generated substances ... -
Incorporating inherent safety principles in design via property design platform
( AIChE , 2008 , Conference)The word safety in design signals accident prevention and protective measures. On a larger scale, safety in processes involves the risk of operating process units and operating conditions, supplied and generated substances ... -
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 ... -
A novel algorithm for molecular synthesis using enhanced property operators
( Elsevier Ltd , 2008 , Article)Traditionally process design and molecular design have been treated as two separate problems, with little or no feedback between the two approaches. Introduction of the property integration framework has allowed for ... -
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 ... -
Operational modeling of multistream heat exchangers with phase changes
( Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company , 2009 , Article)Multistream heat exchangers (MSHE) enable the simultaneous exchange of heat among multiple streams, and are preferred in cryogenic processes such as air separation and LNG. Most MSHEs are complex; proprietary and involve ... -
Handling data uncertainties in event tree analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2009 , Article)Event tree analysis (ETA) is an established risk analysis technique to assess likelihood (in a probabilistic context) of an accident. The objective data available to estimate the likelihood is often missing (or sparse), ... -
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) ... -
A Property Based Approach for Simultaneous Process and Molecular Design
( Elsevier B.V. , 2009 , Article)In this work, property clustering techniques and group contribution methods are combined to enable simultaneous consideration of process performance requirements and molecular property constraints. Using this methodology, ... -
Markedly improved CO2 capture efficiency and stability of gallium substituted hydrotalcites at elevated temperatures
( American Chemical Society , 2009 , Article)Potassium carbonate promoted, Ga3+ substituted hydrotalcites reported here exhibit very high, selective and reversible CO2 capture from an exhaust gas mixture. The 10% Ga3+ substitution improved the CO2 capture from 0.3 ... -
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 ... -
Bioenergy II: Bio-ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW): The role of biomass properties and structures during the ethanol conversion process
( Berkeley Electronic Press , 2010 , Article)The emerging biofuel industry demands large amount of biomass feedstock. Although commercial ethanol has been produced from primary biomass sources such as corns, the global food crisis caused by the use of primary biomass ...