Chemical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Isolation, identification and biodiversity of antiscalant degrading seawater bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is a commonly used desalination technique owing to its lesser environmental and economic impacts as compared to thermal desalination techniques. Antiscalants are used in SWRO to reduce ... -
Methane as a Substrate for Energy Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells
( Springer , 2019 , Article Review)Methane (CH 4 ) is a well-known and abundant feedstock for natural gas, and is readily available from various sources. In thermal plants, the CH 4 generated from anthropogenic sources is converted into electrical energy ... -
Improved petroleum refinery wastewater treatment and seawater desalination performance by combining osmotic microbial fuel cell and up-flow microbial desalination cell
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)The petroleum refinery wastewater which is a product of petroleum refinery has a high organic content. This study explores the utilization of petroleum refinery wastewater collected from petroleum refinery as a resource ... -
Factors affecting the induction of UV protectant and lipid productivity in Lyngbya for sequential biorefinery product recovery
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)With objective to design cyanobacterial biorefinery, taking Lyngbya as a model organism, a detail sequential protocol has been developed for production of UV protectant and lipids. This study addresses ultra violet radiations ... -
Inhibitor loaded calcium carbonate microparticles for corrosion protection of epoxy-coated carbon steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)pH-sensitive calcium carbonate microparticles were loaded with polyethyleneimine (PEI), a corrosion inhibitor, and used as anti-corrosion additive in epoxy coatings applied on carbon steel. The presence of PEI in the CaCO3 ... -
Combustion synthesized A0.5Sr0.5MnO3-δ perovskites (where, A = La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Pr, Dy, and Y) as redox materials for thermochemical splitting of CO2
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In this paper, A0.5Sr0.5MnO3 perovskites (where, A = La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Pr, Dy, and Y) were examined towards thermochemical CO2 splitting (CS) reaction. The solution combustion synthesis (SCS) method was employed for the ... -
Sol-gel synthesized NixFe3−xO4 for thermochemical conversion of CO2
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)To identify the best suitable metal oxide (MO) to split H2O/CO2, it is critical to investigate the formation of O2 vacancies during thermal reduction (TR) step and the re-oxidation of the MOs via H2O or CO2 splitting (CS) ... -
Synthesis and properties of polyelectrolyte multilayered microcapsules reinforced smart coatings
( Springer New York LLC , 2019 , Article)The present research work focuses on the synthesis, characterization and properties of novel polyelectrolyte multilayered microcapsules used as smart additives in organic coatings for corrosion protection of steel parts. ... -
Influence of draw solution type and properties on the performance of forward osmosis process: Energy consumption and sustainable water reuse
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Single and multi-component fertilizers were used as a draw solution (DS) in forward osmosis (FO) to produce high-quality water from synthetic and seawater solution, eliminating the need for DS regeneration and reducing the ... -
Polymeric adsorbents for oil removal from water
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this study, the application of four synthetic resins for the removal of emulsified oil from produced water was investigated. Key experimental parameters such as adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial oil concentration ... -
Epoxy coatings modified with a new cerium phosphate inhibitor for smart corrosion protection of steel
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)In this work cerium tri(bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate) (Ce(DEHP)3) particles were used as anti-corrosion pigments in epoxy coatings applied on steel coupons. The composition of the corrosion inhibitor was designed to introduce ... -
Intergraded wastewater treatment and carbon bio-fixation from flue gases using Spirulina platensis and mixed algal culture
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2019 , Article)In this work, Spirulina platensis (SP.PL) and mixed algal culture (M.X) were used as an economical treatment technology to solve dual environmental issues related to carbon dioxide (CO2) capturing and wastewater treatment. ... -
Experimental Investigation of Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Estimation of Excess Thermodynamic Properties (hE) of CHO2K-H2O from 278.15 to 423.15 K
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)In this paper, vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) of a binary mixture, potassium formate-water (CHO2K-H2O), was measured experimentally using a dynamic moving type VLE setup in the temperature range of 313.15 to 393.15 K. ... -
Impact of CO 2 concentration and ambient conditions on microalgal growth and nutrient removal from wastewater by a photobioreactor
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration and the release of nutrients from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are environmental issues linked to several impacts on ecosystems. Numerous technologies have been employed ... -
Galvanic exchange as a novel method for carbon nitride supported coag catalyst synthesis for oxygen reduction and carbon dioxide conversion
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)A bimetallic alloy of CoAg nanoparticles (NPs) on a carbon nitride (CN) surface was synthesized using a galvanic exchange process for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and carbon dioxide electrocatalytic conversion. The ... -
Enhancement of biogas production from agricultural wastes via pre-treatment with advanced oxidation processes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)The effects of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) including Fenton, ozone, and ozone combined with Fe(II) and H2O2 on disintegration/solubilization of three mixed agricultural solid wastes and subsequent anaerobic digestion ... -
Assessment and modeling of microalgae growth considering the effects OF CO2, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon and solar irradiation
( Academic Press , 2019 , Article)The present study assesses and models the growth of microalgae during the combined processes of concurrent eliminations of CO2 from off-gas and nutrients from wastewater. The growth of single (Spirulina platensis, SP.PL) ... -
Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics of Nitrogen, Methane and Carbon Dioxide Gases onto ZIF-8, Cu10%/ZIF-8, and Cu30%/ZIF-8
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Various ZIFs (ZIF-8, Cu10%/ZIF-8, and Cu30%/ZIF-8) were exploited in the adsorption of N2, CH4, and CO2 gases over a temperature range from 25 to 55 C. The dual site Langmuir model was used to describe the measured adsorption ... -
On the nanogate-opening pressures of copper-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8 for the adsorption of propane, propylene, isobutane, and n-butane
( Springer New York LLC , 2019 , Article)In this study, a zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) and its copper-doped variants (Cu-doped ZIF-8) were synthesized using a rapid microwave technique. The products were characterized by XRD, NanoSEM, FTIR, Raman ... -
Cylindrical graphite based microbial fuel cell for the treatment of industrial wastewaters and bioenergy generation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Cylindrical graphite microbial fuel cell (MFC) configuration designed by eliminating distinct casing and membrane was evaluated for bioelectrogenesis and treatment of real-field wastewaters. Both petroleum refinery wastewater ...
