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Safety and risk analysis in digitalized process operations warning of possible deviating conditions in the process environment Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Chizubem Benson; Christos D. Argyropoulos; Christos Dimopoulos; Cleo Varianou Mikellidou; Georgios Boustras
The process industry operates in high risks and hazardous environments that impose significant risks on workers' lives, assets-loss, and operational environments. Using the digitalized method for analyzing risk in the process operations to identify and evaluate risk emanated in the working environment is considered as a possible way of providing a warning of deviating conditions in the process environment
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Predicting major hazard accidents in the process industry based on organizational factors: a practical, qualitative approach Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Peter Schmitz; Genserik Reniers; Paul Swuste; Karolien van Nunen
OCI Nitrogen seeks to gain knowledge of (leading) indicators regarding the process safety performance of their ammonia production process. The current sub-study raises the question whether major hazard accidents in the ammonia production process can be predicted from organizational factors, also called management delivery systems. This paper links organizational factors to accident processes and their
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Role of VES-based fracturing fluid on gas sorption and diffusion of coal: an experimental study of Illinois basin coal Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-04 Qiming Huang; Shimin Liu; Bing Wu; Gang Wang; Guofu Li; Zhiguo Guo
As a kind of environmentally friendly and non-polluting fracturing fluid, the VES-based fracturing fluid is gradually promoted in the field coalbed methane (CBM) stimulation in recent year. However, the fracturing fluid residue trapped in the reservoir may have a potential negative impact on gas flow in CBM reservoirs. In this study, the fracturing fluid based on surfactant was selected to treat the
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CO2 Sequestration Exploration Utilizing Converter Slag and Cold-Rolling Waste Water: The Effect of Carbonation Parameters Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Chao Wei; Jianping Dong; Zehui Hu; Huining Zhang; Xu Wang; Zhifang Tong; Chunfa Liao
The exploration of carbonation routine utilizing BOFs, CRW and CO2 has a significant effect on terminated treatment of metallurgical wastes resourceful disposal at a low cost. This paper investigated the collaborative effect of CRW composition on slag carbonation degree and CRW decalcification rate in CO2 sequestration system, furthermore, the effect of reaction time etc. on both were also discussed
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Process Development for Sodium Permanganate Production by Waste Management of Industrial Sludge of Zinc Oxide Ores Recovery Plants: Experimental and Simulation Study Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 Majid Saidi; Hossein Kadkhodayan
Produced sludge in the hot refining stage of zinc oxide ores recovery plants contains huge amount of MnO2. Aspen Plus modeling assembled based on Taguchi experimental design has been utilized to study a new plan for sodium permanganate (NaMnO4) production from an industrial sludge containing MnO2. The optimized results by Taguchi approach has been applied as the initial data for the modeling and sensitivity
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An accident causation network for quantitative risk assessment of deepwater drilling Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Xiangkun Meng; Jingyu Zhu; Jiayue Fu; Tieshan Li; Guoming Chen
Quantitative risk assessment plays an important role in facilitating deepwater drilling safety. This paper proposes an accident causation network method for risk assessment during deepwater drilling. The method involves four basic steps: risk identification, failure scenarios definition, uncertainty evaluation, and accident path calculation. Risk factors regarding different sources such as the operator
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Design of economic photocatalytic system with low energy consumption, and high quantum yield, for the degradation of acid red 37 textile dye Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Hemmat A. Elbadawy; Wagih A. Sadik; Amel F. Elhusseiny; Seham M. Hussein
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Characteristics of hydrogen-ammonia-air cloud explosion Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Yanchao Li; Mingshu Bi; Yonghao Zhou; Zongling Zhang; Kai Zhang; Changshuai Zhang; Wei Gao
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Development of a predictive accident model for dynamic risk assessment of propane storage tanks Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-27 Kazem Sarvestani; Omran Ahmadi; Seyed Bagher Mortazavi; Hasan Asilian Mahabadi
Investigation of past accidents has shown that LPG tank accidents cause significant damage to the industry due to the storage of large volumes of flammable materials in them. This study aimed for developing a predictive accident model for dynamic risk assessment of propane storage tanks of the refinery. Hazards and safety barriers were identified using MIMAH methodology. The basis of MIMAH methodology
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Double-column batch stripper process based on heterogeneous property and control strategy for the efficient separation of a ternary mixture containing two minimum boiling azeotropes Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-26 Jiangang Zhao; Zhaoyou Zhu; Zhaoyuan Ma; Fei Zhao; Xiao Yang; Yinglong Wang; Peizhe Cui; Xin Li; Jun Gao
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Fire behaviors of two-layer coated latex foam with an extremely thin surface layer under bottom ventilation conditions Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Dongmei Huang; Chen Cheng; Zhihao Xu; De Li; Long Shi; Guanghua Liang
Latex foam based upholstered furniture has been widely used in our daily lives. Its high fire risk can be reflected by its extremely thin surface layer together with a cellular structure sponge. Therefore, through this study, an experimental study was carried out to address the fire behaviors of typical latex foams, including cotton, hemp, silk, and blending coated latex foam. The thermal properties
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Synthesis of value-added hydrocarbons via oxidative coupling of methane over MnTiO3-Na2WO4/SBA-15 catalysts Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Thanaphat Chukeaw; Worapinit Tiyatha; Kanticha Jaroenpanon; Thongthai Witoon; Paisan Kongkachuichay; Metta Chareonpanich; Kajornsak Faungnawakij; Nevzat Yigit; Günther Rupprechter; Anusorn Seubsai
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Ground loading from BLEVE through small scale experiments: experiments and results Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 R. Eyssette; F. Heymes; A.M. Birk
The ground force generated by a BLEVE is a hazard that has been seldom studied, even though BLEVE has been source of many research works in the past decades. However, emergency responders have been asking questions the risk and consequences of a BLEVE on a bridge and other critical infrastructures for a while, with no answer so far. Moreover, a tank truck accident in Bologna in August 2018 has shown
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Safety and reliability evaluation of casing in ultra-deep well based on uncertainty analysis of extrusion load Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Meng Li; Jingcheng Liu; Huiqun He; Kanhua Su; Xiaole Guo; Weiqing Chen
The extrusion load on casing in ultra-deep well is uncertain, which limits the application of safety factor method. Therefore, the evaluation method of collapsing safety and reliability on casing during drilling in ultra-deep wells is put forward. Based on the extrusion load model in ultra-deep well considering the diversity of strength parameters of casing and the integrity of formation-cement sheath-casing
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The mitigation performance of ventilation on the accident consequences of H2S-containing natural gas release Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Dongdong Yang; Guoming Chen; Jianmin Fu; Yuan Zhu; Ziliang Dai; Lei Wu; Jian Liu
Ventilation is an available measure to dilute the released toxic gas and has been widely applied in offshore facilities to mitigate the adverse impact. However, “available” is never the same as “effective”. Up to now, the mitigation performance of ventilation remains a challenging topic that needs to be further studied. To identify the effectiveness of the mitigation, a systematic approach is proposed
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Effect of High Pressure on the Performance of Coalescing Filter Cartridges for the Natural Gas Purification Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Zhen Liu; Da-Ren Chen; Peng Wang; Zhongli Ji
The performance of coalescing filter cartridges (of four different specifications) after a 410-day field operation for the high-pressure natural gas purification has been evaluated in this study. Our evaluation of field-tested filter cartridges showed the increase of the filter pressure drop by a factor of 5.28 and the decrease of the filtration efficiency at various degrees, resulting in 50.3% loss
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Laser-based measurement and numerical simulation of methane-air jet flame suppression with water mist Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Yangpeng Liu; Jiaxing Shen; Jing Ma; Guochun Li; Zihao Zhao; Xiaomin Ni; Xishi Wang
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An evaluation of the effects of nanoplastics on the removal of activated-sludge nutrients and production of short chain fatty acid Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Qun Liu; Lu Li; Xiaoli Zhao; Kang Song
Nanoplastics in the environment and their effect on the ecosystem has aroused wide concern. This study investigated the effect of polystyrene nanoplastics on activated sludge properties, including nutrient removal, dewaterability, and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production potential. The results indicated that the nanoplastics inhibited the ammonia oxidation rate and nitrate generation rate during
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Towards limiting potential domino effects from single flammable substance release in chemical complexes by risk-based shut down of critical nearby process units Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Hao Sun; Haiqing Wang; Ming Yang; Genserik Reniers
The explosion load is a significant escalation factor possibly influencing the potential occurrence of domino accidents in chemical plants. It is not economical to install explosion isolation systems (e.g., extinguishing barrier) for all equipment or process units across a chemical plant. Although shutting down all equipment or process unit can prevent an explosion, it may also cause further economic
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Kinetic model for removing phosphorus and zinc from waste lubricating oil by pyrolysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-21 Zhenxin Jiang; Qingyan Chu; Haiyu Yang; RongRong Zhao; Yueman Yu; Ming Wang; Ransheng Liu
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Novel electrochemical method for detection of cytotoxic Tinidazole in aqueous media Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-21 Krishnapandi Alagumalai; Ragurethinam Shanmugam; Shen-Ming Chen; Sivakumar Musuvadhi Babulal; Periyalagan Alagarsamy
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Two-phase expanding mechanism and pressure response characteristic of boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion under rapid depressurization Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Qingrui Shang; Supan Wang; Xuhai Pan; Shi Shicheng; Yuheng Ma; Juncheng Jiang
The two-phase flow evolution, internal pressure, and thermodynamics responses during a BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion) process with water are assessed. Various initial pressures ranging from 1.7 to 5.7 barg, liquid fills load and different pressure relief ways were tested. Results show that after the pneumatic valve was opened, the rise velocity of the bubble increased first, and then
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Improving the performance of pyramid solar still using rotating four cylinders and three electric heaters Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Wissam H. Alawee; Suha A. Mohammed; Hayder A. Dhahad; A.S. Abdullah; Z.M. Omara; F.A. Essa
The world suffers from the potable water shortage problem. Solar still is a simple device used to convert the brackish water into a drinkable water. We proposed a new modification in the design of the pyramid solar still to enlarge the exposure area and decrease the depth of the water film as possible. So, four rotating cylinders were incorporated into the basin of the pyramid distiller. Also, three
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Effect of solvent on hydro-solvothermal co liquefaction of sugarcane bagasse and polyethylene for bio-oil production in ethanol–water system Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Humair Ahmed Baloch; M.T.H Siddiqui; Sabzoi Nizamuddin; Sajid Riaz; Muhammad Haris; N.M. Mubarak; G.J Griffin; M.P Srinivasan
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Artificial Intelligence Based Monitoring System For Onsite Septic Systems Failure Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-17 Niranjan Ravi; Dr. Daniel P. Johnson
An Onsite Sewage System (OSS) is a complex system that takes advantage of nature's biological processes to remove harmful pathogens from wastewater and reintroduces clean water back into the natural water cycle. However, the failure of an OSS can contaminate drinking water, surface water and release hazardous pathogen and chemicals creating hazardous conditions within the local environment. This research
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Influence of antioxidants on spontaneous combustion and coal properties Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Moshood Onifade; Bekir Genc; Abisola Risiwat Gbadamosi; Andrew Morgan; Thapelo Ngoepe
Spontaneous combustion (SPONCOM) of coal is well known to be a serious threat to the safety of mineworkers, mining equipment and to the environment. It is also the biggest reason behind the coal mine fires. In this study, the influence of antioxidants on coal properties and SPONCOM liability of coal samples collected from South African coal mines was investigated. These antioxidants minimized SPONCOM
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A circular economy approach for industrial scale biodiesel production from palm oil mill effluent using microwave heating: Design, simulation, techno-economic analysis and location comparison Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Harry Waudby; Sharif H. Zein
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Dynamic Modeling of SCR Denitration Systems in Coal-fired Power Plants Based on a Bi-directional Long Short-term Memory Method Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Kang Junjie; Niu Yuguang; Hu Bo; Li Hong; Zhou Zhenhua
SCR (selective catalytic reduction) denitrification system can effectively reduce NOx emission by controlling ammonia injection. However, the energy structures, load fluctuations, reactor dynamic characteristics and system delay pose great challenges to the precise ammonia injection. To achieve high-precision NOx emissions prediction, a method that combinations dynamic joint mutual information and
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Performance and mechanism of phosphorus removal by slag ceramsite filler Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Xiao Liu; Sen Yang; Shibo Liu; Yong Yang
Ceramsite made from BOF (basic oxygen furnace) slag was used in column test to deal with aquatic phosphate. The objective of this study was to identify the phosphorus (P) removal mechanisms of slag ceramsite and to evaluate its potential use in efficient phosphorus adsorption filter. The relationships of Ca2+, pH and phosphorus removal, as well as filler regeneration were investigated. Chemical extraction
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Mineral carbonation of a pulp and paper industry waste for CO2 sequestration Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Ana C. Spínola; Carolina T. Pinheiro; Abel G.M. Ferreira; Licínio M. Gando-Ferreira
This study focuses on the mineral carbonation to capture CO2 using an alkaline industrial waste, the grits, formed during the kraft pulp production process. An indirect mineral carbonation route was adopted, composed by two steps: first the extraction of calcium from the grits and second the precipitation of calcium carbonate. Firstly, four solvents were analyzed (HNO3, CH3COOH, NaOH and NH4Cl). Only
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Preliminary test of a newly developed pilot-scale movable microwave drying equipment for the treatment of solid organic waste Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Jiali Guo; Lei Zheng; Zifu Li
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Facile synthesis of macroalgae-derived graphene adsorbents for effecient CO2 capture Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Ai Ning; Lou Sa; Lou Fengyan; Xu Chengda; Wang Qining; Ganning Zeng
Graphene, emerging as one of the most promising class of adsorptive separation carbon material for its high specific surface area and strong surface chemical activity. Biomass especially sustainable biomass as graphene sources shows great potential at large scales under energy shortage era. In this paper, a kind of subtropical macroalgae (Sargassum Horneri, S.H.) was selected as the precursor, and
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Prediction of Evaporative Diffusion Behavior and Explosion damage in Gasoline Leakage Accidents Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Katsuhiro Okamoto; Toshikazu Ichikawa; Jumpei Fujimoto; Nobuyuki Kashiwagi; Masahiro Nakagawa; Takao Hagiwara; Masakatsu Honma
To meet the requirements for use as an automotive fuel, motor gasoline must be highly flammable and combustible. In addition, because gasoline is highly volatile, in the event of its leakage from a storage tank, a large amount of vapor is rapidly generated from the surface of the gasoline and mixes with the air, forming a flammable gas mixture in the immediate surroundings. If the flammable gas mixture
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Study on the combined effect of duct scale and SBC concentration on duct-vented methane-air explosion Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Minggao Yu; Yuanpeng Fu; Ligang Zheng; Rongkun Pan; Xi Wang; Wen Yang; Hongwang Jin
A gas explosion is often vented to a safe location by means of a discharge duct. However, the presence of a discharge duct increases the explosion severity in the vessel, inducing a higher explosion overpressure compared to a simply vented vessel. To reduce the explosion overpressure in the vessel, an experimental study was performed to suppress the methane-air explosions in a 5 L vessel connected
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Enhancing the biodegradation efficiency of a emergent refractory water pollutant by a bacterial isolate through a statistical process optimization approach Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-15 Lidia Favier; Claudia Popa Ungureanu; Andrei Ionut Simion; Gabriela Bahrim; Christophe Vial
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biodiesel wastewater treatment using nanofiltration membranes Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-12 J. José Torres; Macarena Cuello; N. Ariel Ochoa; Cecilia Pagliero
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A probabilistic model to estimate microbiologically influenced corrosion rate Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Abdul-Waris Dawuda; Mohammed Taleb-berrouane; Faisal Khan
This work presents a new probabilistic methodology and model to estimate the microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) rate. The proposed methodology considers the variability of the corrosion causing parameters, complex interdependencies of the parameters, and updating the corrosion rate in response to evolving conditions. The proposed method is used to develop a fully parameterized Bayesian network
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Performance evaluation of a vertical rotating wick solar still Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Z.M. Omara; A.S. Abdullah; F.A. Essa; M.M. Younes
In this work, a new solar still desalination system named vertical rotating wick solar still (VRWSS) was investigated experimentally. The experiments were performed under different operating conditions. The performance of VRWSS was investigated under different wick belt materials (jute and cotton cloth), belt rotational speeds (0.02, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 rpm), and rotating directions (clockwise
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CFD analysis of the influence of a perimeter wall on the natural gas dispersion from an LNG pool Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Marco Bellegoni; Federica Ovidi; Gabriele Landucci; Leonardo Tognotti; Chiara Galletti
We developed an innovative tool to support the simulation of gas dispersion from liquefied natural gas pools in presence of obstacles. For the first time, the systematic evaluation of the influence of atmospheric stability conditions and the variation of the source term on congested dispersion scenarios is carried out, coupling integral models and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The atmospheric
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Green extraction of lithium from waste lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics using a water leaching process Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Youngjae Kim; Yosep Han; Sookyung Kim; Ho-Seok Jeon
An acid-free leaching process for lithium extraction from waste lithium aluminosilicate (LAS) glass-ceramics was investigated. Lithium was extracted by a water leaching process after calcination with CaO or a CaO-CaCl2 mixture. Compared to extraction using only CaO calcination, the addition of CaCl2 to CaO can significantly reduce the Si:Ca mixing ratio as well as the thermal treatment temperature
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Improving the surface properties of adsorbents by surfactants and their role in the removal of toxic metals from wastewater: A review study Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Sajad Tamjidi; Bahareh Kamyab Moghadas; Hossein Esmaeili; Farideh Shakerian Khoo; Gholamhossein Gholami; Mansoure Ghasemi
Heavy metals are pollutants that are naturally produced by human activities. Due to heavy metals' amount and toxicity in aqueous media, they are considered extremely harmful to human life. Therefore, it is necessary to find effective and efficient methods, as a severe challenge for reducing these pollutants to a permissible level. Among the various removal methods, the adsorption process has received
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A two-stage eco-efficiency evaluation of China’s industrial sectors: a dynamic network data envelopment analysis (DNDEA) approach Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Qunwei Wang; Jiexin Tang; Gyunghyun Choi
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Polyethersulfone hybrid ultrafiltration membranes fabricated with polydopamine modified ZnFe2O4 nanocomposites: Applications in humic acid removal and oil/water emulsion separation Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Parashuram Kallem; Israa Othman; Mariam Ouda; Shadi W. Hasan; Inas AlNashef; Fawzi Banat
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Feasibility of electrochemical regeneration of activated carbon used in drinking water treatment plant. Reactor configuration design at a pilot scale Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Borja Ferrández-Gómez; Diego Cazorla-Amorós; Emilia Morallón
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Scientific rationale of hospital discharge as a sustainable source of irrigation water: Detection, phytological assessment and toxicity verification Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Y.N. Chow; L.K. Lee; K.Y. Foo
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Estimating the Two-Dimensional Thermal Environment Generated by Strong Fire Plumes in an Urban Utility Tunnel Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-06 Kai Ye; Xiao Tang; Yuan Zheng; Xiaoyu Ju; Yang Peng; Hong Liu; Dong Wang; Bei Cao; Lizhong Yang
Although utility tunnels act as an innovative technique for the sustainable development of city’s utilities and limited underground space today, the fire issues in this type of tunnel should be carefully treated as they are different from traffic tunnel fire scenarios. In order to propose an easy-to-use two-dimensional (2D) temperature estimation methodology that is helpful to the designers, operators
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Recycling of printed circuit boards by abrasive waterjet cutting Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Manjun Yang; Hui Liu; Bo Ye; Wei Qian
The rapid growth of waste printed circuit boards (PCBs) necessitates development of compatible treatment techniques. In this study, abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting technology was utilized to crush waste PCBs for the first time. Cutting experiments were mainly performed on waste mobile mainboard, random access memory (RAM), universal circuit board (UCB), and central processing unit (CPU). The results
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Evaluation of underground coal gas drainage performance: mine site measurements and parametric sensitivity analysis Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Peng Liu; Jinyang Fan; Deyi Jiang; Jiajun Li
Underground gas extraction from coal formations has triple-effects involving mining safety, low-carbon gas capture and greenhouse gas control. Air leakage around the drainage borehole is a serious problem that continuously affects gas drainage performance. In this study, mine site measurement of gas drainage data is firstly performed in coal mine, and then a mechanism-based model is proposed to theoretically
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Experimental and Numerical Investigations into Effects of Urea-Water Solution Injection on Tailpipe Particulate Matter Emissions Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Boxi Shen; Zhijun Li; Xiangjin Kong; Mengliang Li; Zhenguo Li; Shijuin Shuai; Shiyu Liu
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Industrial reheating furnaces: A review of energy efficiency assessments, waste heat recovery potentials, heating process characteristics and perspectives for steel industry Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Jun Zhao; Ling Ma; Mohamed E. Zayed; Ammar H. Elsheikh; Wenjia Li; Qi Yan; Jiachen Wang
In the world's competitive industrial market, the development of existing manufacturing equipment’s such as industrial reheating furnaces (IRFs) increases profitability in terms of higher production, higher quality, and better energy efficiency. In this review, recent progress and current status in IRFs technology have been presented. A special focus has been highlighted on the recent applications
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A Win-win Strategy for Simultaneous Air-quality Benign and Profitable Emission Reduction during Chemical Plant Shutdown Operations Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Sijie Ge; Yiling Xu; Sujing Wang; Qiang Xu; Thomas Ho
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Simulation and experimental study of working characteristics of an improved bioreactor for degrading oily sludge Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Fei Luo; Lile He; Ning He
The degradation characteristics of oily sludge in the bioreactor were studied by using Euler-multiphase flow method, in which the gas-liquid two-phase and gas-liquid-solid three-phase flow field dynamics model was established. The working characteristics of the conventional bioreactor and the proposed new bioreactor were simulated via FLUENT software respectively, and the distribution of bubble diameter
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A Combined Physics of Failure and Bayesian Network Reliability Analysis Method for Complex Electronic Systems Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Bo Sun; Yu Li; Zili Wang; Dezhen Yang; Yi Ren; Qiang Feng
Complex electronic systems have a structures that can lead to coupling failure mechanisms and difficulties in collecting measured data. These issues increase the difficulty of reliability analysis. Current reliability research methods cannot effectively solve the above problems. In this paper, we propose a new approach that combines a physics of failure (PoF) method and a copula Bayesian network to
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Detection of pressure relief valve leakage by tuning generated sound characteristics Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Jilai Cao; Jian Zhang; Xinhai Yu; Shan-Tung Tu
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Evolutionary model of coal mine safety system based on multi-agent modeling Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Lianhua Cheng; Huimin Guo; Haifei Lin
To investigate the evolutionary mechanisms of coal mine safety systems, and to improve the level of system safety, this paper introduces a new method of assessing and managing the system safety of coal mines. A multi-agent modeling and simulation method is used to construct a dynamic evolutionary model of a coal mine safety system based on complex adaptive system theory. The NetLogo platform is used
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Probabilistic approach of reliability evaluation for the tubular elements of the chemical equipment according to technical state changing Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 A. Toporov; O. Aleksieieva; P. Tretiakov
During the operation of chemical equipment, its technical condition, operating modes and operability change. Such phenomena are typical for the main element of chemical equipment - tubular elements, which must have the required strength, ensure the transportation of the working medium and the transfer of heat between the working medium. During the operation of tubular elements the wall thickness decreases
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Numerical analysis on the potential danger zone of compound hazard in gob under mining condition Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Zijun Li; Yu Xu; Huasen Liu; Xiaowei Zhai; Shuqi Zhao; Zhijin Yu
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Production of a bacterial biosurfactant in an electrochemical environment as a prelude for in situ biosurfactant enhanced bio-electrokinetic remediation Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Brian Gidudu; Evans M. Nkhalambayausi Chirwa
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Laboratory quantification of coal permeability reduction effect during carbon dioxide injection process Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Jia Lin; Ting Ren; Yuanping Cheng; Jan Nemcik
CO2 geo-sequestration in unminable coal seams is one promising method to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and would be a means of cleaner production. At the same time, the injected CO2 can enhance coalbed methane recovery and offsets the economic cost for CO2 transportation and injection. However, this technology is still at its primary stage and so far, no large scale of field CO2 injection has been
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Dynamic analysis for fire-induced domino effects in chemical process industries Process Saf. Environ. Prot. (IF 4.966) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Kongxing Huang; Guohua Chen; Faisal Khan; Yunfeng Yang
Domino effects are typically high-impact low-probability (HILP) accidents, which pose a serious threat to chemical process industries. Previous researches on domino effects in chemical industries focus more on static analysis at the spatial scale. From the perspective of the spatial and temporal characteristics of the accident, this study proposed a model to analyze dynamic evolution process of domino