Chemical Engineering: Recent submissions
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Probing the effect of various water fractions on methane (CH4) hydrate phase equilibria and hydrate inhibition performance of amino acid L-proline
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)To develop an effective hydrate risk mitigation strategy for offshore flow assurance its essential to understand the effect of different water fractions on the rate of hydrate formation and study the effect of various water ... -
A solar thermochemical praseodymium sesquioxide assisted CO2 splitting cycle
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)A Pr2O3/PrO based CO2 splitting (Pr-CS) cycle was examined for the solar thermochemical production of CO. By utilizing the HSC Chemistry 9.9 software, and its property database, the thermodynamic equilibrium and efficiency ... -
Ionic liquids application for wastewater treatment and biofuel production: A mini review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)Commonly described as ionic compounds that are fluid below 100 C, Ionic Liquids (ILs) have found its application in several fields of science and engineering. Formerly limited in its use for electrochemical purposes, ILs ... -
Optimization of thermostable proteases production under agro-wastes solid-state fermentation by a new thermophilic Mycothermus thermophilus isolated from a hydrothermal spring Hammam Debagh, Algeria
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The present work investigates for the first time the presence and isolation of the thermophilic fungi from hydrothermal spring situated at the locality of Guelma, in the Northeast of Algeria. The production of the thermostable ... -
A state-of-the-art review on spent coffee ground (SCG) pyrolysis for future biorefinery
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Coffee is a globally consumed beverage that produces a substantial amount of valuable organic waste known as spent coffee grounds (SCG). Although SCG is a non-edible biomass, research initiatives focused on valorizing/utilizing ... -
Enhanced oil recovery using hyperbranched polyglycerol polymer-coated silica nanoparticles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Functionalized Fe3O4?SiO2 magnetic nanoparticles (Fe?Si-MNPs) coated with hyperbranched polyglycerol polymer were prepared and tested for oil recovery from oil in water (O/W) emulsions. The structure, chemistry, and surface ... -
A new insight into the separation of oil from oil/water emulsion by Fe3O4?SiO2 nanoparticles
( Academic Press Inc. , 2021 , Article)Nanofluids have shown their potential in the oil recovery process through surface modification. Due to their surface characteristics, they can apply to improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different ... -
Performance analysis of hybrid solar chimney?power plant for power production and seawater desalination: A sustainable approach
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article)This study presents a novel design that combines cooling tower (CT) and traditional solar chimney power plant (SCPP) technologies for electricity generation and seawater desalination. The proposed hybrid solar chimney power ... -
Recent advances in MXene-based nanomaterials for desalination at water interfaces
( Academic Press Inc. , 2022 , Article)The best exceptional Physico-chemical attributes of MXenes including high conductivity, high surface area, high functionalization, hydroxide site, and other interesting properties have attracted recently the attention of ... -
A new sustainable and novel hybrid solar chimney power plant design for power generation and seawater desalination
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)This study presents a case study of a novel hybrid solar chimney power plant (HSCPP) design?s performance in the city of Doha, Qatar. The HSCPP construction is similar to the traditional solar chimney power plant (SCPP) ... -
Graphene-based materials for metronidazole degradation: A comprehensive review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Due to its cytotoxic effect, metronidazole (MNZ) is a drug commonly used to treat bacterial, protozoal, and microaerophilic bacterial infections. After consumption, it undergoes a series of metamorphic reactions that lead ... -
Health risk assessment induced by trace toxic metals in tap drinking water: Condorcet principle development
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Acute exposure to trace metals (TMs) in water is hazardous to human health. The average concentrations (Cavg.) and carcinogenic (CAR) and non-carcinogenic (non-CAR) risks of eight TMs to World Health Organization's (WHO) ... -
Graphene derivatives in bioplastic: A comprehensive review of properties and future perspectives
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)The research and technological advancements observed in the latest years in the nanotechnology field translated into significant application developments in various areas. This is particularly true for the renewable polymers ... -
A state-of-the-art review on producing engineered biochar from shellfish waste and its application in aquaculture wastewater treatment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Global production of shellfish aquaculture is steadily increasing owing to the growing market demands for shellfish. The intensification of shellfish aquaculture to maximize production rate has led to increased generation ... -
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 ... -
Decontamination of toxic Malathion pesticide in aqueous solutions by Fenton-based processes: Degradation pathway, toxicity assessment and health risk assessment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)This study evaluates the degradation efficiency of Malathion using Fenton (Fe2+/H2O2: F), photo-Fenton (UV/Fe2+/H2O2: PF), and sono-photo Fenton (US/UV/Fe2+/H2O2: SPF) processes as well as determines the toxicity of the ... -
Solar-driven hydrogen production from a water-splitting cycle based on carbon-TiO2 nano-tubes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)This study illustrates the structuring of the TiO2 within carbon nano-tubes to enhance the solar-driven production of hydrogen (S-DPOH) via water splitting. The newly developed Carbon-TiO2 nano-tubes (C-Ti-NTs) aimed at ... -
Photocatalytic degradation of Penicillin G in aqueous solutions: Kinetic, degradation pathway, and microbioassays assessment
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)The photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical micropollutants of Penicillin G (PG) was investigated in a photoreactor at a laboratory scale. The impact of type of catalyst, pH, and initial concentration of PG were ... -
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, ... -
Evolution of Seawater Desalination and Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Treatment in a Microbial Desalination Cell
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Petroleum refining, not only consumes large quantities of water but also generates large quantities of wastewater. Large quantities of petroleum refinery wastewater are generated worldwide, approximately 3.5-5 m3 of ...
