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Advantages of Tandem versus Simultaneous Operation: The case of Isomerization/Hydrogenation of Terpinolene Epoxide to Terpinen-4-ol Using a Ni/TiO2-SiO2 Bifunctional Catalyst Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-24 Jie Liu, Jianhao Cui, Lei Chen, Jingjing Chen, Huidong Zheng, S. Ted Oyama
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An open-source topology optimization modeling framework for the design of passive micromixer structure Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Jian Na, Hong Li, Peng Yan, Xingang Li, Xin Gao
In the microfluidic systems, the structure of micromixer is one of the important influence factors for the mixing performance. The traditional trial-and-error method for the optimization design of micromixer structure is difficult to consider both the mixing performance and power dissipation. Here we show the topology optimization method of designing the passive micromixer with the minimum power dissipation
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Intrusive sampling of dust deposition in a granular bed filter-cyclone coupled separator Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Ming Chang, Yiping Fan, Chunxi Lu
A separator coupling cyclone with a built-in granular bed filter is proposed for gas purification. Due to the complicated mutual influences between the outer cyclone shell and the inner granular bed, the dust deposition is different from that in the traditional granular bed filter. By using the intrusive sampling method, the dusts deposited in the bed are sampled under varying inlet dust concentrations
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Defects Modulating on MgAl-hydrotalcite Nanosheet with Improved Performance in Carbonyl Sulfide Elimination via a Hydroxyl Chemical Looping Route Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Jinxing Mi, Guanqing Zhang, Qiuyun Zhang, Weitao Zhao, Yanning Cao, Fujian Liu, Lilong Jiang
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Upgrading of methane emissions via chemical looping over copper-zeolites: experiments and modelling Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Mauro Álvarez, Pablo Marín, Salvador Ordóñez
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A novel ANN-CFD model for simulating flow in a vortex mixer Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Sourav Sarkar, K.K. Singh, K. Suresh Kumar, G. Sreekumar, K.T. Shenoy
The study presents a novel ANN-CFD model for simulating flow in a vortex mixer (an unbaffled vessel stirred by a magnetic stirrer). Large eddy simulations (LES) are performed to simulate flow and turbulence considering presence of both air and liquid phases. The flow fields in air and liquid phases are coupled by applying suitable boundary conditions at the gas-liquid interface represented by the vortex
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Bubble formation and deformation Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 M. Puncochar, M.C. Ruzicka, M. Simcik
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Towards High-quality graphite oxide from graphite – Systemization of the balance in oxidative and mechanical forces for yield enhancement Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-18 S.K. Mahanta, U. Balaji, S.K. Pradhan, S. Suman, K.J. Sankaran
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Tube-based iterative-learning-model predictive control for batch processes using pre-clustered just-in-time learning methodology Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Chengyu Zhou, Li Jia, Yang Zhou
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Amount of cholesterol in intercellular lipid models inversely correlates with hexagonal structure ratio in packing structures Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Suzuko Terayama, Yutaka Goto, Toshiro Fukami
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Optimization of the catalyst service life based on the coupling of reactor and heat exchanger network Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Liwen Zhao, Guilian Liu
A systematic method is proposed for targeting the optimal catalyst service life, considering the catalyst deactivation and coupling integration of HEN and reactor. Relations among the reactor’s conversion, inlet/outlet temperature, energy consumption, average product cost, and catalyst activity are determined based on the catalyst deactivation kinetics, energy balance, and the migration of the composite
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Kinetics model of piperacillin synthesis in a microreactor Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Yu Xie, Mingjian Feng, Min Zhang, Weiguo Hu, Juan Huang, Yujun Wang, Guangsheng Luo
Piperacillin, an important penicillin, is generally synthesized by N-acylation of ampicillin and 4-ethyl-2,3-dioxo-1-piperazinecarbonyl chloride (EDPC) at the oil-water interface. A membrane dispersion microreactor can be used to synthesize high-quality piperacillin. However, research on the kinetics model of this process is limited. In this study, a high-speed microscope camera system was used to
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Hydrogen storage metal-organic framework classification models based on crystal graph convolutional neural networks Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Xiuyang Lu, Zhizhong Xie, Xuanjun Wu, Mengmeng Li, Weiquan Cai
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been considered as promising physical adsorbents for hydrogen storage due to their high porosity and structural tunability. We selected 7643 real MOFs from the computation-ready MOF 2019 database to screen high-performance materials for hydrogen storage based on the grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations. Based on the obtained data set, we proposed a deep
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New nitrogen-doped graphitic carbon nanosheets with rich structural defects and hierarchical nanopores as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in Zn-Air batteries Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Jie Yu, Yawen Dai, Zhenbao Zhang, Tong Liu, Siyuan Zhao, Qijiao He, Peng Tan, Zongping Shao, Meng Ni
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Finite Element Method Assisted Design of Needleless Electrospinning Systems for Mass Production of Polymer Nanofibers Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Zhikun Qin, Guilong Yan, Xunlong Zhang, Zihao Yang, Han Li, Jian Wang
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A phase-change model for diffusion-driven mass transfer problems in incompressible two-phase flows Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Gabriele Gennari, Richard Jefferson-Loveday, Stephen J. Pickering
We present a VOF-based numerical method for incompressible Direct Navier–Stokes (DNS) equations for diffusion-driven phase-change flows. A special emphasis is placed on the treatment of velocity discontinuities across the interface. A novel algorithm is presented to smoothly extend the liquid velocity field across the interface in a way that the interface can be transported by a divergence-free velocity
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Computational Characterization Techniques Applied to Pore Network Models by Using a Fast Percolation Algorithm Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 G. Ledezma, J. Verstraete, L. Sorbier, D. Leinekugel-Le Cocq, E. Jolimaitre, C. Jallut
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Process intensification for Fe/Mn-nitrogen-doped carbon-based catalysts toward efficient oxygen reduction reaction of Zn-air battery Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Yiran Jiao, Long Deng, Dong Liu, Yan Jiao, Dan Wang, Jian-Feng Chen
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A neural recommender system for efficient adsorbent screening Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Xiang Zhang, Sahil Sethi, Zihao Wang, Teng Zhou, Zhiwen Qi, Kai Sundmacher
Adsorption is widely used for gas separation and storage. Its performance relies heavily on the selection of suitable adsorbents. In this work, a data-driven neural recommender system is developed for a preliminary adsorbent screening. Over 32,000 single-component isotherms are retrieved from the NIST isotherm database. After a series of filtering steps, 16,470 isotherms related to gaseous adsorbates
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Transport in turbulent, recurrent flows: Time-extrapolation and statistical symmetrization Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 T. Lichtenegger, S. Abbasi, S. Pirker
We investigate bubble dynamics in a submerged double-jet as an example of weakly coupled, Lagrangian transport. The setup resembles continuous casting of steel at Reynolds numbers Re=136000 to Re=272000. Using short time series of flow fields obtained from large-eddy simulations (LES) with a discrete bubble model, we calculate a database of transport patterns and time-extrapolate them to long durations
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Mechanistic modelling of two-phase slug flows with deposition Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Gabriel F.N. Gonçalves, Omar K. Matar
Despite the large quantity of works dedicated to the analysis and modelling of deposition in single-phase flows, very few models have been proposed for deposition of solids in two-phase pipe flows of gas and liquid. A comprehensive mechanistic model for transient, multiphase pipe flow with phase change is proposed, which takes into account effects of deposition by mass diffusion, ageing, and shearing
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Experimental investigation of monodisperse solids drying in a gas-fluidized bed Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 M.J.A. de Munck, E.A.J.F. Peters, J.A.M. Kuipers
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Automatic system for monitoring gaseous concentration in a packed-bed solid-state cultivation bioreactor Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 João Paulo Henrique, Fernanda Perpétua Casciatori, João Cláudio Thoméo
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Optimization of ethylene dichloride (EDC) and ethane concentrations to maximize catalytic ethylene oxide production rate and yield: Experimental study and modeling Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Hajar Delavar, Abbas Naderifar
Simultaneous optimization of EDC and ethane concentrations to maximize ethylene oxide production rate (rEO) over a commercial catalyst at 17.4 bar, 213–240 °C and in the GHSV range of 3000–5000 h−1 was done in this study. The feed composition and operating conditions were chosen similar to those in the industry, so that the findings are practical. EDC and ethane concentrations in the feed are merged
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Experimental Investigation of the High Temperature Chlorination of Methane in a Tubular Reactor Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Florian Keuchel, Pascal Radziej, David W. Agar
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Condensing droplets on the soft surfaces with varying shear modulus Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Himanshu Pathak, Tibin M. Thomas, Pallab Sinha Mahapatra
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Mass transfer modeling and sensitivity study of low-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 S.B. Øyen, H.A. Jakobsen, T. Haug-Warberg, J. Solsvik
An industrial-scale Fischer–Tropsch (FT) slurry bubble column reactor (SBCR) was theoretically investigated, emphasizing the mass transfer between the gas and slurry phases. In this endeavor, three different driving forces for mass transfer (the impetus behind the motion of species mass) were proposed: one based on Henry’s law and two based on rigorous phase equilibrium. The mass transfer model based
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Sedimentation behavior of suspensions in milliflow reactors Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Joris Claes, Bert Metten, Bert Brabants, Mumin Enis Leblebici, Simon Kuhn, Leen C.J. Thomassen
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Intra-tumor heterogeneity and its impact on cytotoxic therapy in a two-dimensional vascular tumor growth model Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 I. Lampropoulos, M. Charoupa, M. Kavousanakis
We study the effect of intra-tumor heterogeneity on the dynamics of a growing tumor, utilizing a two-dimensional continuum model. The cancerous phase is divided into two sub-phases, with the second characterized by a mutation. In addition, the vascular phase is categorized into two sub-populations based on their maturity. Nutrient chemical species are supplied by the vasculature and transferred throughout
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Methane decomposition by plasma-packed bed non-thermal plasma reactor Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Piu Chawdhury, Sarita Bhanudas Rawool, M. Umamaheswara Rao, Ch. Subrahmanyam
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Corona discharge behavior in foggy environments with flat plate and fin plate electrodes Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Xiaohong Yan, Dengcheng Sun
The corona discharge is widely used to charge fog droplets. However, there is a lack of an accurate description of the interaction between fog droplets and the corona discharge process. Discharge currents of the two wire-plate devices in two foggy environments were measured experimentally. It was found that fog droplets floating in the air restrained the corona discharge process, and the effect of
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Rational regulation of spatially adjacent Al4c and Al6c sites assisted Ru catalysts for low-NH3 furfural tandem reductive amination Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-05 Zhexi Gao, Xinxin Zhao, Xiumin Li, Huifang Wu, Mingyu Gao, Qian Wang, Dianqing Li, Junting Feng
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Wetting behavior of sessile droplet affected by chemical heterogeneity size: A theoretical and simulative analysis with consideration of contact line width Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Yongshuai Wen, Yongshou Liu
The effect of surface heterogeneity of solid substrate on the wetting behavior of sessile droplets is systematically investigated. A theory is proposed to predict the contact angle by considering the droplet to be a spherical cap and the contact line to have a width. Comprehensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are implemented to validate this theory, which shows good agreement. Based on this
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Experimental validation of the extraction of a particle-particle cohesion model (square-force) from simple bulk measurements (defluidization in a rheometer) Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Ipsita Mishra, Michael J. Molnar, Margaret Y. Hwang, Abhishek Shetty, Christine M. Hrenya
The most sophisticated descriptions of particle-particle cohesion rely on extremely sensitive and resource-intensive measurements, often making them impractical for industrial application. The focus here is to experimentally assess the “square-force” cohesion model (Liu et al., 2018), which (i) incorporates the two quantities that dictate interactions, namely cohesive force and energy, and (ii) involves
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A new framework for numerical modeling of population balance equations: Solving for the inverse cumulative distribution function Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Joseph D. Peterson, Ioannis Bagkeris, Vipin Michael
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Reconstruction and prediction of state variables in distillation/absorption processes under off-design and limited measurement conditions Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Xing Qian, Shengkun Jia, Yang Yuan, Yimin An, Haisheng Chen, Kejin Huang, Xigang Yuan
Distillation and absorption processes are characterized by a large number of state variables. In order to reconstruct and predict these state variables under off-design and limited measurement conditions, this paper combines the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method with the nonlinear autoregressive with exogenous input (NARX) data-driven model. The POD method can reduce the full-order variables
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Kinetics of light assisted catalytic reduction of 4-NP over Ag/PDA Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Kun Wang, Xun Zhu, Rong Chen, Dingding Ye, Yang Yang, Qiang Liao
In this work, Ag nanoparticles as surface plasmon catalysts were prepared on polydopamine microspheres via in-situ reduction for catalytic 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol in the presence of sodium borohydride. The kinetics of catalytic reaction under light and dark conditions was compared. It was found that the reaction rate constant under light condition was increased by 53.6% due to the surface plasmon
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Molecular mechanisms of Poly(N-alkyl methacrylamides)s as Kinetic hydrate inhibitors Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-03 Jinxiang Liu, Yujie Yan, Yiwei Feng, Shengli Liu
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A three-dimensional conjugate heat transfer model for methanol synthesis in a modular millireactor Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Daulet Izbassarov, Judit Nyári, Alpo Laitinen, Arto Laari, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Ville Vuorinen
In this work, a modular millireactor (MMR) is designed and modeled using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool OpenFOAM. First, the method is validated against a conventional packed bed reactor (PBR) model (1D) with Aspen Plus. Next, the method is applied to study the effects of pressure (2–6 MPa) and temperature (483–533 K) on the performance of the MMR. Conjugate heat transfer (CHT) CFD results
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Simplified model for operability window of slot coating without vacuum Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Jihwan Yoon, Dongjae Kim, Seung-Hyun Lee, Dongjoon Kang, Jaewook Nam
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Flow characteristics and packing structures of dense granular flow around an immersed cylindrical tube Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Sheng Chen, Wenchao Fang, Shuo Shi
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Experimental and model study for liquid–liquid extraction of conductive nanofluid drops under low voltage pulsed electric fields Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Farnaz Jafari, Javad Saien
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Super-hydrophobic microfluidic channels fabricated via xurography-based polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micromolding Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Thi Hong Tham Phan, Sung-Jin Kim
The facile and rapid fabrication of super-hydrophobic microfluidic channels has numerous bio- and physico-chemical applications. In this study, we present a simple, fast, and inexpensive method to fabricate a super-hydrophobic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannel. The method involves using xurography-based PDMS micromolding with a silicon carbide paper. The microchannel exhibited a micro-textured
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Chemical equilibrium of the magnesium manganese oxide redox system for thermochemical energy storage Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Alessandro Bo, Kelvin Randhir, Nima Rahmatian, James Klausner, Joerg Petrasch
The magnesium manganese oxide redox system shows great promise for use in grid-scale, long duration thermochemical storage. We measured the equilibrium extent of oxidation, y=yeq, of the MgMnO2+y system, in a series of thermogravimetric relaxation experiments. Temperatures and oxygen partial pressure ranges are 1000–1500 °C and 0.01–0.9 atm respectively. The equilibrium oxygen stoichiometry ranges
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Liquid-liquid colliding micro-dispersion and general scaling laws in novel T-junction microdevices Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-24 Jing Song, Lin Sheng, Yongjin Cui, Shi Wang, Yujun Wang, Jian Deng, Guangsheng Luo
Colliding micro-dispersion has been extensively used to generate uniform droplets in liquid-liquid heterogeneous reactions. However, there are few reports on the colliding micro-dispersion. More importantly, only squeezing flow and big size droplets can be generated in the normal colliding micro-dispersion process, and even there exists no general scaling laws for droplet size. We have developed novel
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Mechanism and modeling of Taylor bubble generation in viscous liquids via the vertical squeezing route Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Lin Sheng, Yu Chang, Jian Deng, Guangsheng Luo
Bubble formation routes are vital to the application of microreactors, but a systematic understanding of the vertical squeezing remains lacking. Accordingly, this study focuses on the vertical squeezing bubble generation mechanism in viscous liquids in a T-junction microchannel. The results show there are the retraction, expansion, shrinking, and necking formation stages in the vertical squeezing route
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A unified just-in-time learning paradigm and its application to adaptive soft sensing for nonlinear and time-varying chemical process Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Ping Wang, Yichao Yin, Wei Bai, Xiaogang Deng, Weiming Shao
In traditional just-in-time learning (JITL)-based adaptive soft sensors for complex chemical process, relevant sample selection and local model construction are carried out separately, resulting in that the developed predictive models are usually lack of optimality and validity. This has long been a tough issue for the JITL-based soft sensors. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel unified JITL paradigm
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Experimental study on droplet breakup and droplet particles diffusion of a pressure nozzle based on PIV Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Gang Zhou, Junpeng Wang, Ruixin Song, Cuicui Xu, Pengfei Wang
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Online measurement of mean residence time of supercritical-pressure fluid with/without chemical reaction in pipe flow: A particle image statistics method considering optical distortion and radial uneven distribution of tracer particles Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Yusen Wang, Yuxiang Cheng, Minghao Li, Peixue Jiang, Yinhai Zhu
This paper proposed a nonintrusive, in-situ experimental method for visualizing and measuring the mean residence time (MRT) of supercritical-pressure pipe flow with/without chemical reactions based on the high-frequency sampling of laser-induced particle images. Normal and oblique optical arrangements (NOA & OOA) for the incident laser were applied to induce particle scattering in the JP-10 pipe flow
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Amorphous Ni-P-S@FeOOH/CC catalyst for high oxygen evolution Activity: Preparation, characterization and modeling Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Zhufeng Hu, Yinxiang Xu, Wenchao Xiang, Xiaodong Guo, Yuchen Tong, Junbo Xu, Chao Yang
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Bubble dynamics in a binary Gas-Solid fluidization system of Geldart B and Geldart D particles Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Tianzi Bai, Zeneng Sun, Ziang Guo, Jesse Zhu, Shahzad Barghi
In order to gain a more fundamental understanding of binary particle systems, a two-dimensional (2D) fluidized bed was used to study the bubble dynamics and dense phase composition. Digital image analysis (DIA) was employed to measure bubble diameter, bubble rise velocity, bed expansion, and the distribution of the two types of particles in the bed. Magnetite and sand particles as the single components
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Simultaneous electrocatalytic hydrogen production and hydrazine removal from acidic waste water Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Weijie Zhu, Appala Gandi Naidu, Qiongfei Wu, Hao Yan, Mengting Zhao, Zhoucheng Wang, Hanfeng Liang
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Experimental analysis of mixing-processes in biogas plants Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Sven Annas, Michael Elfering, Hans-Arno Jantzen, Jürgen Scholz, Uwe Janoske
The aim of this paper was to develop a deeper understanding of the mixing processes in biogas plants and to explore potentials for optimization with respect to efficient mixing. Since slow-running agitators have a higher energy efficiency than high-speed submersible mixers, the focus was placed on paddle agitators. In order to achieve more effective mixing, different agitator positions were compared
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PIV experiments and CFD simulations of liquid–liquid mixing in a planetary centrifugal mixer (PCM) Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Baojun Shen, Xiaobin Zhan, Zhibin Sun, Yu He, Jiecai Long, Xiwen Li
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Alleviating mass transfer limitations in industrial external-loop syngas-to-ethanol fermentation Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-26 Lars Puiman, Britt Abrahamson, Rob G.J.M. van der Lans, Cees Haringa, Henk J. Noorman, Cristian Picioreanu
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Synthesis of branched surfactant via ethoxylation of oleic acid derivative and its surface properties Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Qingwen Dong, Xu Li, Jinxiang Dong
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Flow pattern transition and void fraction prediction of gas–liquid flow in helically coiled tubes Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Li Liu, Jiarong Zhang, Bing Hu, Juntao Dai, Ke Wang, Hanyang Gu
Helically coiled tubes (HCTs) are widely used in industries owing to their compact structure and excellent heat and mass transfer efficiency. Due to the complexity of three-dimensional flow in HCTs, profound knowledge on the flow pattern characteristics is not well documented in existing literature. In this paper, we employ the wire-mesh sensor (WMS) and image tomography technique to measure a series
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Green and universal sulfur doping technique coupled with construction of conductive network for enhanced kinetics of Li-ion capacitors Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-19 Lu Zhao, Dong Sun, Qi Cao, Zhihua Xiao, Zhiqing Yu, Chuanlei Qi, Xingxun Li, Guoqing Ning, Xinlong Ma, Chong Peng, Jinsen Gao, Xiaoqiao Huang
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Numerical and experimental investigation on the defect formation in lithium-ion-battery electrode-slot coating Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-20 Tianlun Huang, Penghui Tan, Zhenyu Zhong, Maoyuan Li, Yun Zhang, Huamin Zhou
Defect-free slot coating is important in the design and manufacturing of lithium-ion-battery electrodes. However, the defect formation in electrode-slot coating is not clearly understood because of the involvement and coupling of many parameters. Here, we investigate the defect formation mechanisms in electrode-slot coating by using numerical and experimental methodologies. Three defects, namely, striped
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Effective mixing of dissimilar fluids in asymmetric Confined Impinging Jets mixers Chem. Eng. Sci. (IF 4.311) Pub Date : 2022-05-24 M.S.C.A. Brito, I.S.O. Barbosa, C.P. Fonte, M.M. Dias, J.C.B. Lopes, R.J. Santos