Browsing Chemical Engineering by Publisher "Elsevier B.V."
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Environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic systems: A critical review of recent progress and future outlook
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Photovoltaic (PV) systems are regarded as clean and sustainable sources of energy. Although the operation of PV systems exhibits minimal pollution during their lifetime, the probable environmental impacts of such systems ... -
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) ... -
Fabrication and characterization of pyridinium functionalized anion exchange membranes for acid recovery
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In the present work, the fabrication of pyridinium functionalized anion exchange membranes (AEMs) for acid recovery using diffusion dialysis (DD) processes was developed using brominated poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene ... -
Fabrication of high flux nanofiltration membrane via hydrogen bonding based co-deposition of polydopamine with poly(vinyl alcohol)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)The use of bio-inspired polydopamine (PDA) chemistry for membrane development has attracted increasing interest in recent years. This paper reports on the fabrication of new nanofiltration (NF) membrane with a robust and ... -
Fenton oxidation for soil remediation: A critical review of observations in historically contaminated soils
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article Review)Fenton-based treatments have received tremendous attention in recent decades as viable strategies for soil decontamination. Historically contaminated soils are characterized by particular contamination types, pollution ... -
Forecast of the outbreak of COVID-19 using artificial neural network: Case study Qatar, Spain, and Italy
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The present study illustrates the outbreak prediction and analysis on the growth and expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic using artificial neural network (ANN). The first wave of the pandemic outbreak of the novel Coronavirus ... -
Gas hydrates inhibition via combined biomolecules and synergistic materials at wide process conditions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)The motive of this research to present a systematic study in context of implementation of gas hydrate inhibitors that are obtained via naturally occurring amino acids (L-Alanine, Glycine, L-Histidine, L-Phenylalanine and ... -
Gas solubility and rheological behavior study of betaine and alanine based natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Natural deep eutectic solvent (NADES) produced herein this work by mixing betaine and alanine with lactic acid and malic acid with 1:1 M mixing ratios. Thermophysical properties including water content, thermal stability, ... -
Gas templating of resorcinol-formaldehyde xerogels
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Gas templating of gels is a novel route in the know-how technology of templating porous gels. This technology depends basically on infusing certain gases into the media of sol-gel reaction upon the gelation process. The ... -
Gelation kinetics of PAM/PEI based drilling mud for lost circulation applications
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The problem of lost circulation is a direct consequence of the presence of fractures or high permeability. Lost circulation material (LCM) is used to treat the loss that occurs or proactively strengthen the wellbore of the ... -
Green solvent-based extraction of chlorophyll a from Nannochloropsis sp. Using 2,3-butanediol
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)Chlorophyll acts as a beneficial antioxidant for the human body; however, only a few studies have reported the chlorophyll extraction using the non-toxic solvents. In this study, we used a green solvent, 2,3-butanediol ... -
Growth of MAPbBr3 perovskite crystals and its interfacial properties with Al and Ag contacts for perovskite solar cells
( Elsevier B.V. , 2017 , Article)In this work, the MAPbBr3 perovskite crystals were grown and the interfacial properties of the poly-crystalline MAPbBr3 with Aluminum (Al) and Silver (Ag) contacts has been investigated. MAPbBr3 crystals are turned into ... -
Handling data uncertainties in event tree analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2009 , Article)Event tree analysis (ETA) is an established risk analysis technique to assess likelihood (in a probabilistic context) of an accident. The objective data available to estimate the likelihood is often missing (or sparse), ... -
Heat recovery in an actual LNG supply chain: Retrofitting of designed heat exchange networks (HENs) for potential fuel saving
( Elsevier B.V. , 2021 , Article)The demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is steadily increasing and projected to become an important component of global energy demand. Although LNG processing requires high-energy to convert the gas into liquid, it is ... -
Heavy metal ions removal from industrial wastewater using magnetic nanoparticles (MNP)
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)A novel iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) grafted on hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) polymer were synthesized, characterized and tested for heavy metals (Ni, Cu and AL) removals from secondary effluent industrial ... -
High-pressure CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separation using dense polysulfone-supported ionic liquid membranes
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)Four ionic liquids (ILs) were blended with polysulfone (PSF) to produce functional dense polymer-supported IL membranes (DPSILMs). The main aim was to investigate the applicability of the DPSILMs in industrial gas processing ... -
Highly efficient nonenzymatic glucose sensors based on CuO nanoparticles
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In this work, copper nanoparticles using three different modes are synthesized and evaluated for electrochemical properties towards non-enzymatic glucose biosensors. Copper oxide nanoparticles thus obtained are characterized ... -
Hole cleaning and drilling fluid sweeps in horizontal and deviated wells: Comprehensive review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article Review)Horizontal wells provide high drainage area within the reservoirs. Advancements in horizontal drilling technologies are utilized to develop unconventional resources such as shale gas and coal bed methane. However, wellbore ... -
Hydrogeochemical characterization and quality evaluation of groundwater suitability for domestic and agricultural uses in the state of Qatar
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)This study aims to investigate the groundwater (GW) quality in Qatar to be utilized in domestic and agricultural uses. The integrated physiochemical analysis along with hydrochemical faces analysis, geochemical modeling, ... -
Hydrothermally grown ZnO electrodes for improved organic photovoltaic devices
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)Here we report a simple, solution based processing route for the formation of large surface area electrodes resulting in improved organic photovoltaic devices when compared with conventional planar electrodes. The ...