Chemical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Adsorptive removal of mercury from water by adsorbents derived from date pits
( Nature Publishing Group , 2019 , Article)The current work presented here focuses on the remediation of mercury from water using modified low-cost materials. Modified date pits, low cost, minimal pretreatment steps and locally abundant agricultural waste materials ... -
Insights into the isotherm and kinetic models for the coadsorption of pharmaceuticals in the absence and presence of metal ions: A review
( Academic Press , 2019 , Article Review)Pharmaceuticals are a wide class of emerging pollutants due to their continuous and the increasing consumption of users. These pollutants are usually found in the real environment as mixtures alone or with metal ions. Thus, ... -
Influence of chitosan addition on resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogel structure
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)Gels are usually not environment-friendly due to their difficult biodegradability. Therefore, the addition of chitosan, even in small amounts, will make such gels biodegradable and thus can be useful in many applications ... -
Pyrite Scale Removal Using Green Formulations for Oil and Gas Applications: Reaction Kinetics
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Pyrite is one of the toughest iron sulfide scales to remove, which causes major problems in oil and gas production by damaging production equipment. The use of inorganic acid in iron sulfide scale removal particularly ... -
Removal of petroleum hydrocarbons and sulfates from produced water using different bioelectrochemical reactor configurations
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)Produced water (PW) is a wastewater generated in large quantities from the extraction of oil and gas. PW found to have high amounts of dissolved solids (TDS) and residual petroleum hydrocarbons causing considerable damage ... -
Current Trends in Cellulose Assisted Combustion Synthesis of Catalytically Active Nanoparticles
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)Cellulose assisted combustion synthesis (CACS) has emerged as a novel variation of traditional solution combustion synthesis (SCS) over the past decade for the synthesis of catalytically active nanomaterials. This report ... -
Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study on High Pressure Methane Solubility in Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
( American Chemical Society , 2019 , Article)In this paper, we report high pressure experimental measurements and detailed density functional theory (DFT) as well as molecular dynamic (MD) simulations of methane (CH4) solubility in natural deep eutectic solvents ... -
Porosity control of self-supported geopolymeric membrane through hydrogen peroxide and starch additives
( Desalination Publications , 2019 , Article)Geopolymerization is a green innovative technique for the synthesis of self-supporting inorganic membranes using fly ash as a raw material. This paper focuses on the preparation of geopolymeric membranes of different ... -
Induced bioelectrochemical metabolism for bioremediation of petroleum refinery wastewater: Optimization of applied potential and flow of wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Hybrid based bioelectrochemical system (BES) configured with embedded anode and cathode electrodes in soil was tested for the bioelectrochemical degradation of petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW). Four applied potentials ... -
What Happens Without Nickel? Cyclization Reactions of Ethylene with Ethanedithial and Related Molecules
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2018 , Article)We present a computational study of the mechanism of the formation of 6-member heterocycles through the binding of ethylene to oxaldehyde, ethanedithial, and 2-thioxoacetaldehyde. This process is related to the olefin ... -
Thermodynamic evaluation of hydrazine assisted glycerol reforming for syngas production and coke inhibition
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Thermodynamic investigation of glycerol reforming has been performed to study hydrogen production, carbon dioxide evolution and coke formation. Gibb's free energy direct minimization procedure was used to calculate the ... -
Biological anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction reactions for improved bioelectrochemical treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) were evaluated for the bioelectrochemical treatment (BET) of petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) by applying mild electrochemical potential in the range of 400?1000 mV on a single chamber ... -
Synthesis of Highly Efficient Bifunctional Ag/Co3O4 Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction and Oxygen Evolution Reactions in Alkaline Medium
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article)Ag/Co3O4 catalysts using three different modes of solution combustion synthesis were developed and characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron ... -
Kinetics of reactive absorption of CO2 using aqueous blend of potassium carbonate, ethylaminoethanol, and N-methyl-2-Pyrollidone (APCEN solvent)
( Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers , 2018 , Article)Employing the fall in the CO2 pressure method, the kinetics of the reactive absorption of CO2 in the aqueous blend of potassium carbonate, ethylaminoethanol, and N-methyl-2-Pyrollidone (APCEN solvent) is inspected by ... -
An anchor-tenant approach to the synthesis of carbon-hydrogen-oxygen symbiosis networks
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Sustainable development of industrial cities and eco-industrial parks (EIPs) requires careful consideration and creation of synergistic opportunities among the participating entities. Recently, a multi-scale design approach ... -
Surface alloying in silver-cobalt through a second wave solution combustion synthesis technique
( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)Herein, we report the synthesis of silver-cobalt nanopowders using three different modes of solution combustion synthesis, and we present the effects of the synthesis conditions on particle morphology. The synthesized ... -
Thermodynamic efficiency analysis of zinc oxide based solar driven thermochemical H2O splitting cycle: Effect of partial pressure of O2, thermal reduction and H2O splitting temperatures
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)In this paper, the thermodynamic efficiency analysis of ZnO-based solar-driven thermochemical H2O splitting cycle is performed and compared with the SnO2-based H2O splitting cycle. The HSC Chemistry 7.1 software is used ... -
Improving biogas production from agricultural waste by photo-Fenton process
( AIChE , 2018 , Conference Paper)The Study investigates the enhancement of biogas production from a mixture of agricultural solid waste, wastewater and manure by Photo-Fenton prices process. The effect of the total solids, organic content, nutrient and ... -
Surface Characterization of Mild Steel During Atmospheric Corrosion After Being Treated by Sodium Dihydrogen Orthophosphate
( Pleiades Publishing , 2018 , Article)The objective of this study was to characterize the surfaces of the steel products produced locally during their exposure to the industrial and marine atmosphere of the Arabian Gulf region after being treated by sodium ... -
Extreme fast charging characteristics of zirconia modified LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for lithium ion batteries
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 is a promising high-voltage cathode for lithium-ion battery fast charging applications. Aware of its electrochemical stability issues, the material's surface is modified with small amounts of zirconia (ZrO2) ...
