Gas Processing Center: Recent submissions
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An Experimental and Kinetic Study of the Sorption of Carbon Dioxide onto Amine-Treated Oil Fly Ash
( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2016 , Article)A new CO2 adsorbent is produced from waste oil fly ash (OFA). Ammonium hydroxide solution is used to convert OFA to activated carbon. Then, the product is used for the adsorption of CO2 from a nitrogen/carbon dioxide ... -
Corrosion behavior of API X-80 steel in hydrogen sulfide environment at different temperatures
( National Assoc. of Corrosion Engineers International , 2016 , Conference Paper)The electrochemical behavior of API X-80 steel materials in 3.5% wt. of NaCI solution containing different concentration of H2S at different temperatures was studied. Potendiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance ... -
Kinetic and thermodynamic investigation of CO2 adsorption-desorption on polyethyleneimine - Mesoporous silica
( TechConnect , 2016 , Conference Paper)Two CO2 solid sorbents based on polyethyleneimine, PEI (432 and 10k) impregnated into mesoporous silica (MPS) foam were synthesized and tested for CO2 capture. At ambient pressure, the amount of CO2 captured by these solid ... -
Optimization of a combined approach for the treatment of carbide slurry and capture of CO2
( Science Publications , 2016 , Article)The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of electrocoagulation in the treatment of carbide slurry, a wastewater generated during the production of acetylene, and in the capture of carbon dioxide. An electrochemical ... -
Review on recent advances in polythiophene based photovoltaic devices
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)Discovery of conducting polymer introduced us to the total polymeric solar cells (PSC). During the last decade, power conversion efficiency (PCE) of these solar cells has increased from 1% to 11.5% (with the bulk heterojunction ... -
Surface plasmon inhibited photo-luminescence activation in CdSe/ZnS core-shell quantum dots
( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2016 , Article)In a composite film of Cdx Sey Zn1-x S1-y gradient core-shell quantum dots (QDs) and gold nanorods (NRs), the optical properties of the QDs are drastically affected by the plasmonic nanoparticles. We provide a careful study ... -
Multi-layer multi-configuration time-dependent Hartree (ML-MCTDH) approach to the correlated exciton-vibrational dynamics in the FMO complex
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2016 , Article)The coupled quantum dynamics of excitonic and vibrational degrees of freedom is investigated for high-dimensional models of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex. This includes a seven- and an eight-site model with 518 and 592 ... -
Pilot-scale spiral wound membrane assessment for THM precursor rejection from upland waters
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2016 , Article)The outcomes of a pilot-scale study of the rejection of trihalomethanes (THMs) precursors by commercial ultrafiltration/nanofiltration (UF/NF) spiral-wound membrane elements are presented based on a single surface water ... -
Enhancing oil removal from water using ferric oxide nanoparticles doped carbon nanotubes adsorbents
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Oil contaminated water is one of the challenges in water resources management. It is crucial to remove the oil droplets from water in order to meet the discharge regulations set by the environmental authorities. Carbon ... -
Ceramic membrane filtration of produced water: Impact of membrane module
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Produced water (PW) generated from oil exploration requires rigorous removal of suspended matter (free oil and particulate solids) as tertiary treatment (downstream of hydrocyclone and gas flotation) if it is to be re-injected ... -
Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture: Absorption-desorption capabilities of 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), piperazine (PZ) and monoethanolamine (MEA) tri-solvent blends
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)In this study, highly concentrated tri-solvent blends containing 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP), piperazine (PZ) and monoethanolamine (MEA) were experimentally investigated for their potential capabilities in carbon ... -
Application of various water soluble polymers in gas hydrate inhibition
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article Review)Formation of hydrates in gas transmission lines due to high pressures and low temperatures is a serious problem in the oil and gas industry with potential hazards and/or economic losses. Kinetic hydrate inhibitors are water ... -
Reaction Kinetics of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) with Diethylenetriamine and 1-Amino-2-propanol in Nonaqueous Solvents Using Stopped-Flow Technique
( American Chemical Society , 2016 , Article)In this work, the reaction kinetics of carbon dioxide (CO2) with diethylenetriamine (DETA) and 1-amino-2-propanol (1-AP) in methanol and ethanol systems were measured using the stopped flow technique over a temperature ... -
Synthesis of new amines for enhanced carbon dioxide (CO2) capture performance: The effect of chemical structure on equilibrium solubility, cyclic capacity, kinetics of absorption and regeneration, and heats of absorption and regeneration
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)This work focused on the synthesis of new tertiary amines by varying the alkyl chain length with/without hydroxyl group in the structure. The effect of chemical structure of newly synthesized tertiary amines; 4-(dimethyl ... -
Hybrid coagulation-NF membrane processes for brackish water treatment: Effect of pH and salt/calcium concentration
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)In order to reduce membrane fouling propensity, membrane technologies in water treatment and desalination processes have been coupled with coagulation process. However, the fouling issues still persisted. It is believed ... -
Correlating the physical solubility of CO2 in several amines to the concentrations of amine groups
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)In this study, the physical solubilities of CO2 in several amine solutions at different concentrations and pressures were determined using the nitrous oxide N2O analogy. The solubilities of N2O in four aqueous amine ... -
Heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids using iron nanoparticles decorated carbon nanotubes
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)Enhancing heat transfer in thermal fluid systems can contribute significantly towards the improvement of thermal efficiency resulting in reducing energy consumption and hence carbon emission. Conventional fluids like water ... -
Rheological and thermal properties of novel surfactant-polymer systems for EOR applications
( Wiley-Liss Inc. , 2016 , Article)In this work, two surfactant-polymer (SP) systems were evaluated for enhanced oil recovery applications. The first SP system contained partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide and alkyl polyethylene glycol ether-based non-ionic ... -
Improvement in Photovoltaic Performance of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Using Activated Carbon-TiO2 Composites-Based Photoanode
( IEEE Electron Devices Society , 2016 , Article)In this study, the activated carbon (AC) is synthesized from the oil fly ash (FA). Noncarbonaceous impurities were eliminated by acidic treatment of oil FA. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller and scanning electron microscopy ... -
Thermodynamic investigation of hydrogen enrichment and carbon suppression using chemical additives in ethanol dry reforming
( Elsevier Ltd , 2016 , Article)In this study, a thermodynamic equilibrium analysis has been performed on ethanol dry reforming in presence of commonly used reducing agents such as glycine, hydrazine, urea and ammonia. The effect of these agents on ...