Processes, Volume 11, Issue 9

Water alternating gas (WAG) flooding is a widely employed enhanced oil recovery method in various reservoirs worldwide. In this research, we will employ SiO₂ nanofluid alternating with the CO₂ injection method as a replacement for the conventional WA...

The main obstacles to scaling up membrane distillation (MD) on a commercial level are membrane fouling and temperature polarization. Therefore, in this study, the significance of the pulsation feed flow phenomenon was used for membrane distillation (...

The primary objective of this study was to investigate the survival rate of three species of encapsulated bacteria (Propionibacterium acidipropionicici, Propionibacterium freudenreichii, and Propionibacterium thoenii) in model solutions designed to s...

Background: Microglial cells are immune cells that operate within the central nervous system. Abnormally activated microglia cause neuroinflammation, which is linked with neurodegenerative disease. Previous research has revealed that Rumex crispus ro...

The global trend towards net-zero carbon emissions from burning fuels in combustion engines alerts us to the alternative role of biodiesel. The manufacturing cost of biodiesel hinders the fast development of various types of biofuels. Feedstock cost...

Municipal and industrial wastewater discharge is a longstanding environmental problem that pollutes water bodies, affecting both the landscape and human health. In the department of Sucre, Colombia, nearby urban sewage is discharged into the Arroyo G...

Despite that previous research exists, there is a need for further research on the quantitative aspects of this Nexus. Existing Water-Energy-Environment Nexus management tools and frameworks are based on indicators aiming to model the whole system, a...

Challenges associated with mesophilic digestate (MD) involve volume, odor, and pathogens, which effective post-digestion treatments can address. The efficiency of MD post-treatment can be enhanced by conditioning with ferric chloride (FeCl₃), hydroge...

According to QYResearch, a global market research firm, the global market size of secondary batteries is growing at an average annual rate of 8.1%, but fires and casualties continue to occur due to the lack of quality and reliability of secondary bat...

Symphytum officinale (comfrey) is a perennial herb native to West Asia and Europe. Its root extracts are commonly used as a natural remedy to treat muscle, joint, skin, and bone disorders, especially in Europe. However, more information is needed on...

Supramolecular gels are physically cross-linked hydrogels formed by non-covalent interactions. The synthesis, structure optimization, property regulation, and application expansion of supramolecular gels has gradually become the research hotspot in t...

Hydrogen-based fluidized bed direct reduction (H-FBDR) is an important and promising route for fossil-free ironmaking. In this study, to achieve the optimal operation state of energy use and exergy efficiency, the influences of the metallization proc...

Non-enzymatic glycation is a process, which can be best described as a significant posttranslational modification of various proteins. It emerges in hyperglycemic conditions and may have an impact on albumin stability as well as its activity and phys...

The wet oxidation of pharmaceutical sludge for the treatment and production of value-added materials was investigated. The experiments were carried out in a stainless-steel autoclave reactor with chemical synthetic pharmaceutical sludge. The highest...

In natural gas exploitation, foam drainage, corrosion inhibition and hydrate inhibition of wellbore fluid are conventional operations. However, there is often a problem where multiple chemical agents cannot be effectively used together and can only b...

An extremely important issue in quality management is monitoring and diagnosing processes, and, subsequently, supervising them using so-called control charts. In typical production processes, charts with constant parameters are commonly used, such as...

The record photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells is constantly increasing, reaching 26% currently. However, there is a crucial need for the development of simple architectures that are compatible with large-scale industrialization and po...

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ), a thermal barrier coating material characterized by low thermal conductivity, is typically deposited via electron beam-physical vapor deposition. Notably, oxygen depletion occurs during this process, causing color ch...

Hay and straw are commonly used materials in agriculture. They are organic materials and, therefore, flammable. This article examines the behaviour of hay and straw when exposed to radiant heat. The objective of this study is to experimentally determ...

Paraxanthine (PX), a major metabolite of caffeine, a protective agent against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, and a promising drug for the treatment of post-COVID 2019 anosmia and ageusia, has been studied in the solid state and prot...

The repeatable and cost-efficient generation of nanobubbles is still a challenge. In most cases, the hydrodynamic generation of nanobubbles is used at larger scales. Therefore, every cost reduction possible in nanobubble generation is needed. In this...

The background of “dual carbon” is accelerating low-carbon transformation in the energy field, and oil field enterprises are facing challenges in energy conservation and emissions reduction for sustainable development. However, oil field...

With increasingly stringent carbon policies, the development of traditional heavy industries with high carbon emissions has been greatly restricted. Manufacturing companies surveyed use multifunctional machining machines and variable speed cranes, as...

Engineering and technological research groups are becoming interested in neural network techniques to improve productivity, business strategies, and societal development. In this paper, an explicit numerical scheme is given for both linear and nonlin...

This study investigates and compares the experimental heat transfer performance and simulation via computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and water nanofluids GNP/water in the double-tube-type heat exchanger (DTHE). Tests...

This paper presents a flexible HEN (heat exchanger network) synthesis methodology for designing a multiperiod HEN with streams involving phase changes. The methodology is based on an MINLP (mixed integer nonlinear programming) model, identification o...

The process industry is confronted with rising demands for flexibility and efficiency. One way to achieve this is modular process plants, which consist of pre-manufactured modules with their own decentralized intelligence. Plants are then composed of...

The proposed study aims to estimate and conduct an investigation of the performance of a hybrid thermal/photovoltaic system cooled by nanofluid (Al₂O₃) utilizing time-series deep learning networks. The use of nanofluids greatly improves the proposed...

This study aims to develop an image recognition curve-fitting (IRCF) control strategy integrated with a cloud monitoring technique for application in electric self-driving vehicles (ESDVs) to improve their operation efficiency. The study focuses on a...

Hydrogen vehicles, encompassing fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), are pivotal within the UK’s energy landscape as it pursues the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. By markedly diminishing dependence on fossil fuels, FCEVs, including hydroge...

Reservoirs overflow during flood season because of sedimentation cycles, which severely affects their effectiveness. Siltation is a major problem in dams constructed in waterways in arid and semi-arid areas. Therefore, the reservoirs in wadis lose th...

Solid oxide fuel cells with protonic ion conducting electrolytes (H-SOFCs) are recognized and anticipated as eco-friendly electrochemical devices fueled with several kinds of fuels. One distinct feature of SOFCs that makes them different from others...

The oil and gas phase behavior of high temperature is complex and changeable, which is usually obtained by PVT experiments. The accuracy of the experiment data plays a crucial role in the reserve evaluation and development plan of oil and gas reservo...

The Chang 7 shale oil reservoir has low natural energy and is both tight and highly heterogeneous, resulting in significant remaining oil after depletion development. CO₂ huff and puff (huff-n-puff) is an effective way to take over from depletion dev...

Objective: In order to study the lean combustion process of a natural gas engine by separating the combustor, a spark ignition natural gas engine with separated combustors was retrofitted from a S195 single-cylinder diesel engine. Methods: The electr...

Culinary herbs and spices are widely used in daily diets. Pakistan’s flora is enriched with phytochemicals due to a diverse range of land. Phytochemicals, including volatile and non-volatile compounds, have captured much interest due to their n...

This research evaluates process instability together with microbial population dynamics of the startup of an anaerobic digestion of a mild pretreated solid olive oil waste. The pretreatment consisted of a mild thermal treatment called thermo-malaxati...

The installation of ground collectors often has several disadvantages for the user, despite future benefits in more ecological heating, namely the need for a large space for installation, which increases costs, and can also cause inconvenience later,...

Coal and gas outbursts are some of the most serious coal mine disasters, and effective prediction of coal and gas outbursts can reduce the likelihood of accidents and fatalities. Previously conducted studies have established that machine learning has...

The adhesion between a hydrate and a pipe wall is the main cause of hydrate deposition and blockage. In this study, the adhesion strength of semi-clathrate hydrate (tetrabutylammonium bromide hydrate) to four kinds of solid surfaces (E235B carbon ste...

The paper presents two effective methods for discovering process models in the form of partial differential equations based on an evolutionary algorithm and an algorithm for the best subset selection. The methods are designed to work with sparse and...

This study evaluated the chemical profile and bioactive compounds in Tapirira guianensis juice samples under high-intensity ultrasound (US) effects. T. guianensis juices were produced and processed using the US with varying ultrasound energy (0, 0.9,...

The effects of substitution at the A- and B sites on the redox performance of a series of lanthanum–strontium–manganese (LSM)-based perovskite oxides (Z = Ni, Co, and Mg) were studied for application in a two-step thermochemical CO₂ split...

The process design of hot air reflow soldering is one of the key factors affecting the quality of PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) component products. In order to improve the product quality during the design process, this paper proposes a robus...

The concept of controlling vehicle comfort is a common problem that is faced in most under- and postgraduate courses in Engineering Schools. The aim of this study is to provide a simplified approach for the feedback control design and simulation of a...

Vis-NIR and XRF spectroscopy are widely used in monitoring heavy metals in soil due to their advantages of being fast, non-destructive, cost-effective, and non-polluting. However, when used individually, XRF and vis-NIR may not meet the accuracy requ...

The non-structural model of heat exchanger networks (HENs) offers a wide solution space for optimization due to the random matching of hot and cold streams. However, this stochastic matching can sometimes result in infeasible structures, leading to i...

Converter blowing limestone powder making slag steelmaking process has the advantages of low carbon and high efficiency, and can realize the resource utilization of CO₂ in the metallurgical process, which is in line with the development direction of...

Aimed at the characteristics of multi-source heterogeneity and the rapid generation of data in digital twin workshops, as well as the current situation where communication protocols between equipment within the workshop vary greatly and are difficult...

When a single-axis parallel hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) equipped with a multi-speed AMT gearbox is in its shifting process, the superposition of dynamic characteristics of multiple power sources and the intervention and withdrawal of AMT transmissi...