Chemical Engineering: المرسلات الحديثة
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Recent developments and advancements in graphene-based technologies for oil spill cleanup and oil-water separation processes
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The vast demand for petroleum industry products led to the increased production of oily wastewaters and has led to many possible separation technologies. In addition to production-related oily wastewater, direct oil spills ... -
Humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) Desalination and Other Volume Reduction Techniques for Produced Water Treatment
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Volume reduction has been suggested as a novel method to tackle the various challenges associated with produced water. The present solution offers an economical and environmentally friendly solution to treat a large bulk ... -
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 ... -
Combustion synthesis of copper ceria solid solution for CO2 conversion to CO via reverse water gas shift reaction
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The reverse water–gas shift chemical (RWGS) reaction is a promising technique of converting CO2 to CO at low operating temperatures, with high CO selectivity and negligible side products. In this study, we investigate the ... -
Investigation of the effect of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite dispersions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)The influence of surface charge type and density, and molecular weight of cationic, anionic and amphoteric polyacrylamide (PAM) on the electrokinetics, adsorption and flocculation behavior of highly stable bentonite ... -
Improving the efficiency of dye sensitized solar cells by TiO2-graphene nanocomposite photoanode
( Elsevier B.V. , 2015 , Article)Nanocomposite photoanodes were prepared by addition of graphene (GR) micro-platelets to TiO2 nanoparticulate paste. TiO2/graphene based DSSCs were fabricated using Z907 photosensitizer. Transmission electron microscope was ... -
Rheology of organoclay assisted extrusion of HDPE using Particle Image Velocimetry
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2015 , Article)Wall slip is often seen as a source of flow enhancement and can play a significant role during certain melt instabilities in polymer processing. In the present investigation, the effect of organoclay on the wall slip of ... -
Large CO2 uptake on a monolayer of CaO
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)Density functional theory calculations are used to study gas adsorption properties of a recently synthesized CaO monolayer, which is found to be thermodynamically stable in its buckled form. Due to its topology and strong ... -
Influence of polyelectrolytes and other polymer complexes on the flocculation and rheological behaviors of clay minerals: A comprehensive review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article Review)Separation of clay minerals from industrial wastewaters is of great academic and practical importance. Current treatment techniques are either not economically viable, not environmentally friendly, or both. Thus, researchers ... -
Hydrothermally grown ZnO electrodes for improved organic photovoltaic devices
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Here we report a simple, solution based processing route for the formation of large surface area electrodes resulting in improved organic photovoltaic devices when compared with conventional planar electrodes. The ... -
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 ... -
A theoretical study of gas adsorption on calcite for CO2 enhanced natural gas recovery
( European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE , 2019 , Conference Paper)The adsorption of gas molecules (CO2, CH4, H2O, H2S and N2) on calcite (104) has been studied by means of Density Functional Theory, in order to investigate the molecular characterization of Enhanced Gas Recovery (EGR) ... -
A study on stability of active layer of polymer solar cells: effect of UV–visible light with different conditions
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)The objective of this study is to investigate the stability of the active layer of polymer solar cells from the effect of UV–visible light irradiation using different conditions with respect to time. The active layers were ... -
Application of DFT in iron sulfide scale removal from oil and gas wells
( European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE , 2019 , Conference Paper)Scale formation including those formed by iron sulfides have been a major hassle in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry for many decades. Iron Sulfide scales including pyrite (FeS2) and troilite (FeS) often ... -
Reinforcement of polyacrylamide-co-tert-butyl acrylate base gel using nanosilica for conformance control at low and high reservoir temperatures
( Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) , 2020 , Conference Paper)Challenges of water shut-off, which is categorized under conformance control, are nowadays common in the oil and gas industry. The excessive water quantities produced from oil reservoirs can make the production process ... -
Concurrent adsorption of cationic and anionic dyes from environmental water on amine functionalized carbon
( IWA Publishing , 2020 , Article)Amine functionalized carbon (AFC) was synthesized from raw oil fly ash and later utilized it for simultaneous removal of methyl orange (MO) and rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) pollutant dyes from aqueous medium. AFC was analyzed through ... -
Influence of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the degree of flocculation and rheological behavior of industrial MBR sludge
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The influence of polyelectrolyte's type and structure on the rheological characteristics of industrial highly stable membrane bioreactor (MBR) sludge have been investigated and were related to its degree of flocculation ... -
A comprehensive rheological study for a flowing polymer-based drilling fluid used for wellbore strengthening
( Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) , 2020 , Conference Paper)Loss circulation encountered in highly fractured formations, depleted reservoir, or HP/HT intervals is the root cause of many problems plaguing the oil and gas sector for many years. High pore pressure narrows the window ... -
Rheology of Triamine Functionalized Silica Reinforced Polymeric Gels Developed for Conformance Control Applications
( American Chemical Society , 2020 , Article)Recently, cross-linked polymers such as polyacrylamide (PAM)/polyethylenimine (PEI) have been used in conformance control applications to replace conventional lost circulation materials (LCMs). The objective of this work ... -
BET, FTIR, and RAMAN characterizations of activated carbon from waste oil fly ash
( TUBITAK , 2020 , Article)Activated carbon (AC), a porous material with high pore volume, attracts increasing attention owing to its potential applications in several fields. The development of a porous structure in AC marginally relies on both the ...
