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Clay minerals damage quantification in sandstone rocks using core flooding and NMR
( Springer Verlag , 2019 , Article)Sandstone oil reservoirs consist of different clay minerals such as kaolinite, illite, and chlorite. These clay minerals highly affect the formation damage during enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and well stimulation operations ... -
Cleaning of ceramic membranes for produced water filtration
( Elsevier , 2018 , Article)© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The application of ceramic microfiltration membranes to the tertiary treatment of produced water from an Arabian Gulf oilfield has been studied using a dedicated pilot plant. Studies were based on a ... -
Clogging vs. fouling in immersed membrane bioreactors
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)Whilst the fouling of MBR membrane surfaces has been very extensively explored by the academic community, there is an increasingly widespread recognition by practitioners of the issue of clogging of membrane channels with ... -
CO2 Absorption Capacity and its Enthalpy of Absorption in Aqueous Blend of MDEA/Piperazine/Arginine
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2020 , Conference Paper)In this work, the solubility data of CO2 in aqueous blends of N-Methyldiethanolamine, Piperazine and Arginine (MDEA/PZ/ARG) of a total concentration of two moles is presented. CO2partial pressure was varied from 9 to 99 ... -
CO2 capture and ions removal through reaction with potassium hydroxide in desalination reject brine: Statistical optimization
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)Previous studies have investigated the overall performance of the modified Solvay process based on a new alkaline compound, namely, KOH. Preliminary results have confirmed its high reactivity and effectiveness in capturing ... -
CO2 capture from lime kiln using AMP-DA2MP amine solvent blend: A pilot plant study
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Article)This experimental study covered pilot plant analysis of novel AMP and 1,5–diamino–2–methylpentane (DA2MP) amine solvent blend for CO2 capture from a lime kiln. The gas flow rate (F(GAS)), amine solution flow rate (F(amine)), ... -
CO2 capture from water-gas shift process plant: Comparative bench-scale pilot plant investigation of MDEA-PZ blend vs novel MDEA activated by 1,5-diamino-2-methylpentane
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This research is a bench-scale pilot plant investigation of novel amine solvent blend containing MDEA and 1,5-diamino-2-methylpentane (DA2MP) for CO2 capture from water-gas shift process plant (H2 production). The CO2 ... -
CO2 Capture Using Hollow Fiber Membranes: A Review of Membrane Wetting
( American Chemical Society , 2018 , Article Review)Hollow fiber membrane contactors have several advantages that make them a good alternative to conventional absorption processes in the gas industry, and they have attracted the interest of many researchers. However, critical ... -
CO2 Capture via Nanofluids
( CRC Press , 2019 , Book chapter)Carbon dioxide (CO2), as one of the major greenhouse gas emissions, has attracted much attention in the world. Magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles have a tendency to aggregate in solution to reduce their surface energy due to ... -
CO2 enhanced gas recovery and sequestration in depleted gas reservoirs: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article Review)Increasing CO2 emissions and global warming side effects have prompted the researchers to look for safe and reliable storage sites that have high capacity. Among the available CO2 capturing sinks, depleted gas reservoirs ... -
CO2 Reduction to Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuel - Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis
( Springer Nature , 2017 , Article)We report on a wide-range Density Functional Theory (DFT) investigation of the g-C3N4 photocatalysis systems combined with metals/nonmetals, especially those available in plants and involved in the natural photosynthesis ... -
CO2 sorption kinetics of scaled-up polyethylenimine-functionalized mesoporous silica sorbent
( American Chemical Society , 2015 , Article)Two CO2 solid sorbents based on polyethylenimine, PEI (Mn ∼ 423 and 10K), impregnated into mesoporous silica (MPS) foam prepared in kilogram quantities via a scale-up process were synthesized and systematically characterized ... -
Comparative study between adsorption and membrane technologies for the removal of mercury
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Mercury is one of the most detrimental by-products of industrial activities, such as mining and fossil fuel combustion. What differentiates this contaminant from other pollutants is its bioaccumulation and rapid distribution ... -
A comparison of the redox properties of vanadia-based mixed oxides
( American Chemical Society (ACS) , 2015 , Article)The thermodynamics of oxidation and reduction were investigated for a series of vanadium-containing oxides, including CeVO4, LaVO 4, ZrV2O7, Mg3(VO4) 2, CrVO4, AlVO4, and V2O 5, in the temperature range between 873 and 973 ... -
Competitive interference during the biodegradation of cresols
( Center for Environmental and Energy Research and Studies , 2018 , Article)Phenol and its methylated derivatives, cresol isomers, are hazardous pollutants that are commonly present in various industrial effluents and known to have detrimental effect on aquatic life as well as human health, due ... -
Comprehensive assessment and evaluation of correlations for gas-oil ratio, oil formation volume factor, gas viscosity, and gas density utilized in gas kick detection
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)For reliable gas kick detection modeling and simulation, the PVT properties of the gas must be predicted accurately. The property correlations available in open literature are developed mostly for certain regions and ... -
Comprehensive optimization of the dispersion of mixing particles in an inert-particle spouted-bed reactor (Ipsbr) system
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Effective gas dispersion and liquid mixing are significant parameters in the design of an inert-particle spouted-bed reactor (IPSBR) system. Solid particles can be used to ensure good mixing and an efficient rate of mass ... -
Computational applications using data driven modeling in process Systems: A review
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Other)Modeling and optimization of various processes enable more efficient operations and better planning activities for new process developments. With recent advances in computing power, data driven models, such as Machine ... -
Computational fluid dynamics simulation of an Inert Particles Spouted Bed Reactor (IPSBR) system
( De Gruyter Open Ltd , 2020 , Article)A novel system for contacting gases and liquids, suitable for many applications involving gas-liquid contact such as CO2 capture and brine desalination, has been simulated and experimentally validated. The system comprises ... -
Computational Screening of Potential Inhibitors of Desulfobacter postgatei for Pyrite Scale Prevention in Oil and Gas Wells
( American Chemical Society , 2021 , Article)Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), such as Desulfobacter postgatei are found in oil wells. However, they lead to the release of hydrogen sulfide. This in turn leads to the iron sulfide scale formation (pyrite). ATP sulfurylase ...