Browsing Chemical Engineering by Type "Article"
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A better understanding of seawater reverse osmosis brine: Characterizations, uses, and energy requirements
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Before investing in any optimizing technology for the recovery and reuse of brine resources, it is of importance to study the full physicochemical characteristics of the brine. In the current study, the physicochemical ... -
A bioassimilation and bioaccumulation model for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater using algae: New strategy
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2020 , Article)A mathematical model for bioassimilation (BS) combined with bioaccumulation (BC) has been conducted to determine the removal and recovery of heavy metals (HMs) from wastewater using green algae. Response Surface and Box ... -
A carbon dot-based clay nanocomposite for efficient heavy metal removal
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2023 , Article)Carbon dots and their derivatives with fascinating photoluminescence properties have recently attracted tremendous scientific attention. This work describes the preparation of novel fluorescent bentonite clay (B), modified ... -
A CFD- RSM study of cuttings transport in non-Newtonian drilling fluids: Impact of operational parameters
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)Cuttings removal out of the wellbore represents a real barrier for successful drilling operations. The performance of hole cleaning is determined by several factors. The current article provides a theoretical study of the ... -
A classifier to detect best mode for Solar Chimney Power Plant system
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Machine learning (ML) classifiers were used as a novel approach to select the best operating mode for Hybrid Solar Chimney Power Plant (HSCPP). The classifiers (decision tree (J48), Nave Bayes (NB), and Support Vector ... -
A combined computational and experimental study of high pressure and supercritical CO2 adsorption on Basolite MOFs
( Elsevier Inc. , 2013 , Article)Metal organic frameworks (such as commercial Basolite®) display significant promise for CO2 capture and storage. Here, in order to monitor CO2 capture of Basolite®, we combined high pressure CO2 adsorption with high-pressure ... -
A comparative thermodynamic analysis of samarium and erbium oxide based solar thermochemical water splitting cycles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This paper reports a thermodynamic comparison between the samarium and erbium oxide based solar thermochemical water splitting cycles. These cycles are a two-step process in which the metal oxide is first thermally reduced ... -
A comparison study on performance of thin film composite membrane embedded with graphene oxide for Acetaminophen, Diclofenac and Ibuprofen separation from waste water
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are one of the threats to water safety and security. These contaminants are hard to be removed due to toxicity and resistant to breakdown. In this study, thin film composite ... -
A comprehensive impedance journey to continuous microbial fuel cells
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)The aim of the present work was to characterize the impedance response of an air-cathode MFC operating in a continuous mode and to determine intrinsic properties that define its performance which are crucial to be controlled ... -
A comprehensive review of hydrogen generation by water splitting using 2D nanomaterials: Photo vs electro-catalysis
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXenes) with eccentric properties are emerging 2D nanomaterials with intriguing applications in the photo and electro-catalytic water splitting (Wsp). MXenes have a regular planer structure ... -
A comprehensive review on MXenes as new nanomaterials for degradation of hazardous pollutants: Deployment as heterogeneous sonocatalysis
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)MXene-based nanomaterials (MBNs) are two-dimensional materials that exhibit a series of sought after properties, including rich surface chemistry, adjustable bandgap structures, high electrical conductivity, hydrophobicity, ... -
A critical review of CO2 photoconversion: Catalysts and reactors
(2014 , Article)Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to either a renewable fuel or valuable chemicals, using solar energy has attracted more and more attention, due to the great potential to provide an alternative clean fuel and solve the ... -
A critical review of the development and demulsification processes applied for oil recovery from oil in water emulsions
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The formation of stable emulsions is a fundamental problem in oil industry that can result in a sequence of environmental and operational problems. Chemical demulsification is extensively applied for the recovery of oil ... -
A decade of ceria based solar thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycle
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Since 2006, ceria is used as a redox reactive material for production of H2, CO, and syngas via a two-step solar driven thermochemical H2O/CO2 splitting cycle. Different forms of phase pure ceria were studied over a wide ... -
A detailed study of cholinium chloride and levulinic acid deep eutectic solvent system for CO2capture via experimental and molecular simulation approaches
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)Choline chloride + levulinic acid deep eutectic solvent is studied as a suitable material for CO2capturing purposes. The most relevant physicochemical properties of this solvent are reported together with the CO2solubility ... -
A global systematic review of the concentrations of Malathion in water matrices: Meta-analysis, and probabilistic risk assessment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Pesticide applications and the proximity of land use to water matrices have resulted in discharges of pollutants including Malathion ?one of the most widely used organophosphorus pesticides? to water resources such as ... -
A Hybrid Photo-Electro Catalytic Conversion of Carbon dioxide Using CuO-MgO Nanocomposite
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels accompanied by renewable resources has been under research since it helps to decrease CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The most suited source is solar energy which is generous and ... -
A microbial fuel cell configured for the remediation of recalcitrant pollutants in soil environment
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Article)A pristine soil environment supports a healthy soil biodiversity, which is often polluted with recalcitrant compounds. The bioelectrochemical remediation of the contaminated soils using bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) ... -
A mixed iron–manganese based pyrophosphate cathode, Na2Fe0.5Mn0.5P2O7, for rechargeable sodium ion batteries
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2016 , Article)The development of secondary batteries based on abundant and cheap elements is vital. Among various alternatives to conventional lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are promising due to the abundant resources ... -
A molecular dynamics study on aminoacid-based ionic liquids
( Elsevier , 2016 , Article)The properties of aminoacid based ionic liquids are studied using classic molecular dynamic simulations. Ionic liquids comprising glycine, serine, alanine and phenyl alanine anions combined with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, ...
