Processes, Volume 10, Issue 11

Ceramics have excellent properties such as hardness and thermal and chemical stability. Therefore, researchers have studied the use of 3D printing to produce complex shapes in tools and structural applications. The debinding and sintering processes f...

Since the 21st century, in several public health emergencies that have occurred across the world, the humid enclosed environment of the toilet has become one of the places where bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms breed and spread. Mobile public to...

Wastes generated during the cultivation of marine microalga Crypthecodinium cohnii and after the lipid extraction process, were energetically valorized into biogas production through anaerobic digestion (AD). The tested wastes were extracted microalg...

Echinacea is a widely used plant medicine, valued especially for its well-documented ability to stimulate the immune system. It has been suggested that melanin could be one of the bioactive factors responsible for the immunostimulatory properties of...

Investigations were undertaken to study the drying kinetics of pretreated and unblanched leaves of Moringa oleifera dried in a fluidized bed dryer (FBD) using nine established thin layer drying mathematical models. The statistical software tool Stati...

Water is a precious resource that can be intelligently managed. Effective water usage demands computerized home water supply management in a culture where water tanks, motors, and pumps are ubiquitous. Water management is crucial for the government a...

Metal manufacturing processes are essential techniques to convert raw materials into desired metal products, which contributes significantly to the growth of industry and our society [...]

Rice is one of the most consumed cereals in the world. From rice processing, rice bran is obtained, and only a part of this by-product is effectively used. Rice bran oil can be obtained and used as an alternative feedstock for biodiesel production, a...

Existing inflexible and ineffective traffic light control at a key intersection can often lead to traffic congestion due to the complexity of traffic dynamics, how to find the optimal traffic light timing strategy is a significant challenge. This pap...

Multi-barreled composite foundations are generally used in offshore oil platform structure. However, there is still a lack of theoretical analyses and experimental research. This paper presents the results of a three-dimensional finite element analys...

Improving surface quality attributes is a critical task in the production of micro-sized near-net-shaped components for end-use applications using additive manufacturing techniques. In the present study, we investigated the effect of fused deposition...

P-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is a high toxicity material and has harmful effects on the environment. Thus, the analysis of 4-NP is an important topic at present. In this work, the fabrication of a novel electrochemical sensor based on coal-liquefaction-resid...

Cartilage tissue performs many functions in the human body. The diseases and injuries affecting it are prevalent due to its slow regeneration rate. However, cartilage tissue is exceptionally important for its auspicious use in forensic medicine due t...

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is one of the most widespread and deadly diseases in several parts of Indonesia. An accurate forecast-based model is required to reduce the incidence rate of this disease. Time-series methods such as autoregressive inte...

As a theory in ancient China, Feng Shui is used in terrain exploring to find ideal living environments. In this study, 62 traditional villages documented on China’s and Jiangxi’s protection lists in Jinxi County, Jiangxi Province were div...

Aluminium metal is avoided as main reactant in submerged arc welding (SAW) because it is easily oxidised in this process. Aluminium is an effective de-oxidiser and can be used to prevent Cr and Co loss to the slag by preventing oxidation of these met...

The preparation of flavored vegetable oils using spice and herb plants is considered to be an indispensable opportunity for the application of these plants. In the present exploration, sunflower oil (SFO) samples flavored by Mentha spicata L. (spearm...

The development of flour from established native sources to alternative and sustainable sources is increasing as demands for flour products rise due to recent global conflicts [...]

The low permeability and thinly interbedded reservoirs have poor physical properties and strong interbedded heterogeneity, and it is difficult to control the hydraulic fracture (HF) height and width during hydraulic fracturing, which affects the effe...

In the propulsion system of cryogenic liquid rockets, low-frequency pressure oscillation is a long-standing issue occurring in its feeding pipe, and is not conducive to the normal operation of the rocket. Its mechanism and excitation process are not...

In the process of oilfield development, the use of CO₂ can improve the degree of reservoir production. Usually, CO₂ is injected alternately with water to expand the spread range of CO₂, and CO₂ presents a supercritical state in the formation conditio...

The rising use of renewable energy sources, particularly those that are weather-dependent like wind and solar energy, has increased the uncertainty of supply in these power systems. In order to obtain considerably more accurate results in the analysi...

Developing a model that can accurately predict internal fractured reservoirs in the context of the ultra-low physical properties of carbonate rocks by only employing conventional mathematical methods can be very challenging. This process is challengi...

Technological advances have shown an accentuated growth trend, which is directly proportional to the quality of life in today’s society. As a result, the business market is becoming increasingly competitive and customers are becoming more deman...

Malaria management remains a challenge, due to the resistance of malaria parasites to current antimalarial agents. This resistance consequently delays the global elimination of malaria throughout the world. Hence, the demand is increasing for new and...

Date press cake (DPC) is a by-product of the date syrup industry with a high content of dietary fibers, minerals, and antioxidant compounds. Accordingly, the present study aimed to evaluate the inclusion of DPC on the color parameters, texture profil...

Extensive research has been carried out to figure out safe means of disposing various industrial effluents. Industrial wastewaters from the aeration industry such as heavy metals and oily substances contain a high degree of contamination. The advance...

Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) consist of several applications which include lightweight aggregates, energy storage, and drug delivery. Nevertheless, the silica reagents used in SNP synthesis are both costly and hazardous. As a result, it is critical to...

Coffee is an extremely popular beverage worldwide. To obtain it, the berry must be depulped, fermented, washed, dried, and roasted, producing residues: pulp and husk, mucilage, and parchment. Recently there has been an interest in generating high-val...

The amount of food waste is increasing with the development of society and the increase in population; the rough treatment of food waste could result in a serious environmental crisis and waste of resources. Hydrothermal treatment is a promising sche...

Phenolic compounds are toxic and ominously present in industrial effluents, which can end up in water bodies, causing potential damage to living organisms. This study employed the dried biomass of freshwater green microalgae Chlorella vulgaris to rem...

Cement hydration within particle bed concrete 3D printing processes can be benefited by storing water in the otherwise dry aggregate bulk material. Additional water also has the advantage of acting as a source of passive cooling. However, even small...

The control of a simulated moving bed (SMB) is always a challenging chemical control topic due to its complexity and nonlinearity. Its mathematical model must undergo an affine transformation and digitization before it can be controlled. Basically, t...

Discrete element simulation is an effective method to reveal the interaction between tillage components and work objects. However, due to the lack of discrete element modelling parameters of maize root and its mixture with soil, existing tillage mode...

As a non-explosive low-disturbance rock breaking technology, carbon dioxide phase transition blasting (CDPTB) is widely used in rock breaking projects such as pressure relief and permeability enhancement in coal mines, open-pit mining, road subgrade...

Milk containing aflatoxin M1 (ATM1) in quantities above 0.05 µg/kg is considered unsuitable for consumption. It is possible to use mycotoxin deactivators that bind aflatoxin M1 and allow the further use of milk. The study aimed to examine the i...

Investigation of pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment of yeast at 20 kV/cm using chambers with BaTiO₃ dielectric layers was conducted in this study. The sterile rate as well as concentrations of metallic ions and hydroxyl radicals were measured to a...

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the recovery of bioactive extracts from Acacia dealbata leaves and twigs and to characterize their chemical composition and functional properties. Fresh and air-dried samples were extracted by maceration at ro...

The ubiquitous presence of mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic N-nitrosamine impurities in medicines has become a major issue in the pharmaceutical industry in recent years. Rigorous mitigation strategies to limit their amount in drug products are...

Many types of volcanic rock oil and gas reservoirs have been found in China, showing great petroleum exploration potential. Volcanic reservoir also is one of the key fields of exploration in the Junggar Basin and mainly concentrated in the middle and...

This work shows some advanced studies in model pharmaceutical formulations that help to develop guidelines for the rational design of controlled release systems [...]

A model that captures realistic viral growth dynamics has been developed based on a continuous and semi-continuous production model of an influenza A virus. This model considers viral growth parameters such as viral latency. It also captures the lag...

A kinetic study was conducted experimentally for the precipitation of ferrous oxalate. The ferrous oxalate, in the form of dihydrate (FeC₂O₄·2H₂O), was produced by the acidic dissolution of ferrous ammonium sulfate (Fe(NH₄)₂(SO₄)₂) in an aqueo...

Carbon and nitrogen are the essential elements constituting living organisms and are closely coupled during biogeochemical cycles. Due to the atmospheric nitrogen deposition and increased agricultural nitrogen fertilizer input, the effect of nitrogen...

Advertising and service investment can enhance brand goodwill to increase the sales of branded goods. However, the impact of advertising and services on brand goodwill is not immediate but delayed. At the same time, due to the different service chara...

The distribution characteristics and causes of casing deformation during hydraulic fracturing were investigated. Finite element models of a casing–cement sheath-formation assembly, considering a multi-stage fracturing process, were established....

The FT-NIR technique was used for the rapid and non-destructive determination of sweet cherry and sour cherry ripeness. Titratable acidity (A), water-soluble total solids (SSC), total anthocyanin (TA) content and calculated maturity index (SSC/A = MI...

The combustion and explosion characteristics of cassava starch and the dispersive physical motion law of dust were systematically studied using a 20 L (=0.02 m³) spherical explosive test device and the numerical simulation method. The experimental re...

Rosmarinus officinalis L. is widely distributed in Saudi Arabia. However, only a few studies have been reported regarding this species. In this study, we investigated the phytochemical analysis of R. officinalis essential oil using GC-MS analysis in...

The high cost of Lithium-ion battery systems is one of the biggest challenges hindering the wide adoption of electric vessels. For some marine applications, battery systems based on the current monotype topologies are significantly oversized due to v...