Browsing Chemical Engineering by Type "Book chapter"
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A Straightforward Optimization Approach for a Baseload Propane-Mixed Refrigerant Process
( Elsevier , 2020 , Book chapter)As the energy markets adjust to the increasing demand on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and growing global warming concerns, a compelling need arises to operate existing LNG plants as efficiently as possible. Cryogenic systems, ... -
A Systematic Visual Approach to Ionic Liquid Design for Carbon Dioxide Capture
( Elsevier , 2015 , Book chapter)Ionic liquids (ILs) have been introduced as potential replacement of conventional CO2 capturing solvents, for their negligible vapour pressure and high thermal stability. Besides, through matching cations and anions, ILs ... -
Adhesion Improvement Between Polyethylene and Aluminum Using Eco-Friendly Plasma Treatment
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Algal bioremediation versus conventional wastewater treatment
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Microalgae-based wastewater (Ww) treatment systems are gaining popularity in recent years and offer a simple and cost-effective tertiary biotreatment process combined with the production of valuable biomass that can be ... -
An integrated approach to the simultaneous design and operation of industrial facilities for abnormal situation management
( Elsevier B.V. , 2014 , Book chapter)Flaring is a common operation in industrial facilities and is usually intended for safety purposes, for disposal of waste gases with low heating values, or for management of abnormal situations. In addition to the economic ... -
Application of microalgae in wastewater treatment: simultaneous nutrient removal and carbon dioxide bio-fixation for biofuel feedstock production
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)The release of organic and inorganic pollutants generated from domestic, agricultural, and industrial water activities can have a serious impact on the environment. Conventional treatment processes (primary and secondary) ... -
Applying a Sustainability Metric in Energy, Water and Food Nexus Applications; A Biomass Utilization Case Study to Improve Investment Decisions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Book chapter)The demand for energy, water and food (EWF) resources will continue to increase, especially as the population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. The consequences of this include resource exhaustion and environmental ... -
Applying New Sustainability Metric in Different Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) Recovery Configurations to Extend Investment Decision and Incorporate Sustainability Analysis
( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Book chapter)Sustainable design is considered as one of emerging research area in process system engineering (PSE) society. It extends the investment decision that focuses mainly on profitability analysis to consider other aspects such ... -
Challenges in the design and operation of an efficient photobioreactor for microalgae cultivation and hydrogen production
( Springer India , 2016 , Book chapter)The major challenge in the production of biofuels from microalgae is the need to generate sufficient quantities of microalgal biomass and an environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for extraction of oil from the ... -
Characterization of Industrial Flaring under Uncertainty for the Design of Optimum Flare Recovery and Utilization Systems
( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Book chapter)One of the main challenges in industrial applications is to optimally manage flare gases that are inevitably generated both in routine and non-routine process operations but can yet constitute valuable energy resources for ... -
Chemical, physical, and morphological characteristics of nanomaterials for CO2 capture and conversion
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)The major cause of global warming and ocean acidification are due to the anthropogenic emissions of CO2 from industrial development. Till date, various mitigation strategies had been proposed for CO2 capture from different ... -
Development of deep learning framework to predict physicochemical properties for Ionic liquids
( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)In this paper, a deep learning-based group contribution approach has been developed to identify the optimum structure for ionic liquids (ILs) and to maximize the CO2 absorption capacity. The suggested methodology demonstrates ... -
Efficacy of TIO2 doped with copper for water disinfection
( Nova Science Publishers, Inc. , 2011 , Book chapter)This research was conducted to improve titanium dioxide by transition metal doping using cooper. Sol gel method was used to prepare metal doped TIO2. Titanium isopropoxide and commercial TIO2 P25 were employed as catalyst ... -
Electrical properties of lithium ferrite nanoparticles dispersed in a styrene-isoprene-styrene copolymer matrix
( Springer Netherlands , 2015 , Book chapter)The main goal of this work was the preparation and study of a composite material by dispersing lithium ferrite particles in a polymeric matrix. The matrix selected was styrene-b-isoprene-b-styrene (SIS) copolymer. Lithium ... -
Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons
( Elsevier , 2022 , Book chapter)Global accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere has become a significant environmental challenge in the past twodecades. Global warming and climate change resulting from increasing concentrations of CO2 are of utmost concern ... -
Enzymatic Electrosynthesis Toward Value Addition
( Elsevier , 2019 , Book chapter)Utilization of enzymes as biocatalyst found to have specific advantages over whole-cell bacterial biocatalyst in electrochemical systems. The process of enzymatic catalysis in association with electrodes was found to have ... -
Fluid-rock interactions in tight gas reservoirs: Wettability, pore structural alteration, and associated multiphysics transport
( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)Tight and unconventional reservoirs such as shales are rich in clay minerals that give rise to several fluid-rock interactions. The effect of such fluid-rock interactions is manifested at multiscales. The fluid-rock ... -
Integrated bioelectrochemical platforms
( Elsevier Ltd , 2018 , Book chapter)Energy and water are intrinsically linked, as all energy sources need water for their production processes, and at the same time, water resources require energy to be available for human consumption. One of the promising ... -
Introduction to reservoir fluids and rock properties
( Elsevier , 2023 , Book chapter)Hydrocarbon reservoirs contain gas, oil, water, and brine within the pores. The interactions between these fluids and the reservoir rocks have a considerable role in distributing the phases in the porous media. Understanding ... -
Ionic Liquids in Bulk and at an Interface
( John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2015 , Book chapter)In the present chapter, we describe different types of investigation carried out by research groups based at CQE/IST/UTL and ITQB/UNL and their ramifications in terms of surface science. Most of the work is focused on the ...