Study of Cellulose Interaction with Concentrated Solutions of Sulfuric Acid
The effect of the concentration of sulfuric acid (SA) and temperature on structure and properties of cellulose (MCC) had been studied. Investigations showed that solubility of the initial sample at the...
View ArticleDirective Production of Pullulan by Altering Cheap Source of Carbons and...
In the present paper, attempts have been made to control the production of pullulan by supplementing commercial source of carbons and protein, timely. Pullulan production was regulated by supplying...
View ArticleCementation of Bioproducts Generated from Biodegradation of Radioactive...
The current work was devoted to study the solidification of bioproducts originated from the bioremediation of mixture of solid cellulose-based radioactive waste simulates using a mushroom (Pleurotus...
View ArticleBitumen Coating as a Tool for Improving the Porosity and Chemical Stability...
Coating of simulated cement-based waste form was investigated by performing physical and chemical experimental tests. Moreover, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and electron...
View ArticleParametric Study of Entropy Generation in a Fluid with Internal Heat...
Entropy generation analysis of a steady fluid flow with internal heat generation between two rotating cylinders was presented. The surface of the inner cylinder was kept at constant temperature while...
View ArticleThe Assessment of Hydrogen Energy Systems for Fuel Cell Vehicles Using...
Hydrogen energy which has been recognized as an alternative instead of fossil fuel has been developed rapidly in fuel cell vehicles. Different hydrogen energy systems have different performances on...
View ArticleAdvances in Pressure Swing Adsorption for Gas Separation
Pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is a well-established gas separation technique in air separation, gas drying, and hydrogen purification separation. Recently, PSA technology has been applied in other...
View ArticleApplication of Artificial Neural Network in Simulation of Supercritical...
Application of artificial neural network (ANN) has been studied for simulation of the extraction process by supercritical CO2. Supercritical extraction of valerenic acid from Valeriana officianalis L....
View ArticleEffect of Sliver Nanoparticles on Wool Fibre
Sliver nanocolloids have been synthesized by chemical reduction of sliver salt solution, characterized by SEM usage of nanoparticles. Sliver nanocolloids are treated with wool fibres and dyed wool...
View ArticleOptimization of Conversion of High Free Fatty Acid Jatropha curcas Oil to...
A five-level-four-factor central composite design (CCD) with 54 assays was employed to study the effect of catalyst concentration (NaOH), reaction temperature, reaction time, and methanol/oil molar...
View ArticleEffect of Chemical Activation on the Adsorption of Heavy Metals Using...
The effect of chemical activation on the adsorption of metals ions (Cr2+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Pb2+, Fe2+, and Zn2+) using waste Nigerian based bamboo, coconut shell, and palm kernel shell was investigated. The...
View ArticleTheoretical and Experimental Aspects of the Corrosivity of Simulated Soil...
Corrosion of buried steel pipe is a permanent engineering problem and, albeit the counter measures against degradation, when the corrosion process takes place, the damage has costly impact. In order to...
View ArticleEnzymatic Carbon Dioxide Capture
In the past decade, the capture of anthropic carbonic dioxide and its storage or transformation have emerged as major tasks to achieve, in order to control the increasing atmospheric temperature of our...
View ArticleOptimization Study on Supercritical Electrodeposition of Nickel Nanowire...
Highly ordered and nanometer-scaled nickel wire arrays were successfully prepared by supercritical electrodeposition method using anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) template. The results show that the...
View ArticleCollagen Extraction from Malaysian Cultured Catfish (Hybrid Clarias Sp.):...
A central composite design (CCD) was used for the experimental design and results analysis to obtain the optimal processing parameters (acetic acid concentration, liquid to solid ratio, and stirring...
View ArticlePore Size Distribution Analysis of Coal-Based Activated Carbons:...
The present study attempts to investigate the effects of different chemical agents and chemical ratios on pore structure of coal-based activated carbons. The adsorption isotherm data of two series of...
View ArticleA Review on Some Chemical Engineering and Microbiological Aspects Considered...
The main purpose of this work is to give an overview on the chemical engineering aspects related with the production of probiotic cultures and bacteriocins. Firstly, some evidence of the potential of...
View ArticleSteam Reforming of Glycerol for Hydrogen Production over Catalyst
The performance of catalyst for glycerol reforming has been investigated in fixed-bed reactor using careful tailoring of the operational conditions. In this paper, a commercial Engelhard catalyst has...
View ArticleEvaluation of the Properties of Cemented Liquid Scintillator Wastes under...
Experiments simulating flooding scenario in various aqueous media for a long period were carried out to determine the adequacy of cement-clay composite for solidification/stabilization of spent organic...
View ArticleThermal Decomposition of Nitrated Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate in a Flow Reactor
Tri-n-butyl phosphate (TBP) is a universal nuclear extractant, commercially used in the PUREX process for the last 60 years. However, it is prone to nitration and thermal degradation, and as a...
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