Processes, Volume 14, Issue 1

The presence of paracetamol and ciprofloxacin in aquatic ecosystems is a cause for great concern due to their harmful effects on human health. The objectives of this investigation are to simulate an industrial-scale adsorption bed for the competitive...

Net-shaped casting processes in the automotive industry have proved to be difficult to simulate due to the complexities of the interactions amongst thermal, fluid, and solute transport regimes in the solidifying domain, along with the interface. The...

The Zhu I Depression in the Pearl River Estuary Basin is a major oil and gas enrichment area, with complex lithology, mainly mudstone, fine sandstone and siltstone, strong heterogeneity, and extensive development of abnormal high pressure, making it...

To address the limitations of existing power system low-carbon dispatching studies—such as over-reliance on generation-side carbon mitigation, price-oriented demand response (DR) failing to guide carbon reduction, and the low solution efficiency of t...

Coal slime, a byproduct of coal processing with high ash content, poses significant challenges in terms of its efficient separation and resource utilization due to its fine particle size and complex composition. This study aims to optimize the oil ag...

The carbonate reservoir of the Shunbei oilfield is characterized by deep burial depth and high temperature. During acid fracturing, the reaction rate between conventional acid systems and the rock is relatively fast, leading to a limited effective ac...

This study investigates coke formation, structure, and combustion behaviors in paraffin-based Menggulin and naphthenic-based Xinjiang heavy oils under simulated in-situ combustion (ISC) conditions (350 °C, 450 °C), utilizing GC-MS, SEM, ¹³C s...

Fluidized bed drying has been widely applied in the food industry due to its high heat and mass transfer rates. In this study, the impact of drying temperatures (50, 60, 70 and 80 °C) in a fluidized bed on the physicochemical, functional, morpho-...

Addressing the issue of shallow-buried, closely spaced multiple coal seam repeat mining, where the development of overlying rock fractures causes interlayer airflow disturbances, leading to spontaneous combustion hazards in leftover coal and affectin...

Addressing the complexity of transient evolution and the difficulty of rapid risk quantification in high-penetration renewable energy receiving-end grids under short-circuit faults, this paper proposes a rapid risk assessment method based on the faul...

Araucaria angustifolia produces seeds known as Pinhão, which are valued for their nutritional composition and potential use in functional foods. This study investigated the production and characterization of spray-dried Pinhão extracts...

With the increasing depth of coal mining, thick-hard overlying strata (THOS) often induce dynamic disasters such as rockbursts, posing significant threats to mine safety. This study focuses on the application of directional hydraulic fracturing roof...

Bottom-water coning is a core challenge in the development of high-temperature, high-pressure, high-permeability, and fractured bottom water reservoirs. Taking the Carboniferous reservoir in Xinjiang as the research object, this work uses numerical s...

The integration of graphene-based materials with metal–organic frameworks (G@MOFs) has emerged as a promising strategy for advanced wastewater treatment owing to their synergistic physicochemical properties. This review systematically compiles...

In response to the issues of low synergy efficiency between gas extraction and water injection, unclear procedural connections, and high costs in coal mine gas disaster prevention, this paper proposes a collaborative prevention technology for coal mi...

The development of shale gas reservoirs relies on complex fracture networks created via multistage hydraulic fracturing, yet most existing models still use oversimplified fracture geometries and therefore cannot fully capture the coupled effects of m...

The depletion of the mineral resource base is inevitable. Therefore, it is necessary to adapt and expand the resource base by incorporating non-traditional copper sources in production. Slag samples from the Balkhash Copper Smelting Plant (Kazakhstan...

The valorization of lignocellulosic biomass has been attracting interest in several industrial areas due to its potential to produce high-value-added compounds. Among these products, lignocellulosic enzymes stand out, capable of degrading biomass int...

Feedstock quality has been proven to be the single variable that most affects fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit performance, but catalyst characteristics have also been reported in the literature to have a considerable effect on cracking process pe...

The transition to a circular economy and the pursuit of environmental sustainability are driving humanity to develop alternative technologies for producing a range of bioproducts. In this context, microbial-mediated fermentation processes have gained...

Milk and its by-products offer a concentrated source of proteins and nutrients that are essential for life and that can be challenging to obtain from other foods. There has been growing interest in the production, enhancement, and effective utilizati...

Hazardous gas leaks are a major trigger of chemical incidents. If not handled in time, they can easily lead to secondary disasters such as fires and explosions. In recent years, with the construction of hazardous chemical monitoring and early-warning...

The valorization of food processing by-products is a key strategy for advancing sustainability in the agri-food sector. This study developed a fermented milk product incorporating tomato powder (TP) obtained from surplus tomatoes not meeting retail a...

Packaging plays a crucial role in extending the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables, thereby preserving their quality characteristics throughout the supply chain. Packaging systems treated with natural compounds can replace synthetic packaging...

Biogenic synthesis of gold nanoparticles using plant extracts has been widely explored for biomedical applications due to its eco-friendly and cost-effective nature. In this study, gold nanoparticles were phytoformulated using an ethanolic extract of...

In order to address the challenges of soft coal texture, poor permeability, and wellbore instability in tectonic coal reservoirs, a new biodegradable fuzzy-ball drilling fluid combined with a bio-based surfactant and enzyme system was developed. The...

Replacing electric water heaters with heat pumps significantly lowers energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Among the refrigerants considered, carbon dioxide (CO₂ or R744) has attracted considerable attention from refrigeration specialists...

Despite being frequently proposed as a low-carbon solution for wastewater treatment and solar fuel production, the feasibility of photocatalytic processes in large-scale deployments remains unclear. This review evaluates the scalability of photocatal...

Microparticles (MPs) are delivery systems for bioactive compounds with particle sizes in the micrometer range (1–1000 μm). This study reports a green protocol for the biosynthesis of ZnO-, MgO-, and CaO-MPs using the probiotic strains Lactob...

The contamination of water with toxic metals, such as copper, poses significant environmental and public health challenges, necessitating sustainable treatment solutions. This study investigates the phytoremediation potential of Epipremnum aureum for...

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) has emerged as an effective approach for analyzing massive and diverse data. It offers promising avenues for energy management and intelligent decision support amid the accelerating digital transformation of the p...

Germination is a biological process that can enhance the nutraceutical value of Andean grains, but its efficiency can be optimized through emerging, sustainable technologies. This study evaluated ultrasound as a pretreatment for the germination of Co...

As a cutting-edge technology in the field of cement-based materials, early carbonation curing enables industrial carbon sequestration and functional modification, and the optimization of process parameters is the key to advancing the development of t...

This study compares the mechanisms of organic (Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose, HPMC) and inorganic (bentonite) thickeners in regulating the bleeding behavior and surface homogeneity of cement pastes. In situ low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-N...

The Agricultural Park Integrated Energy System (APIES) is a key platform for integrating distributed renewable energy (DRE) with agricultural production. However, its economic operation and the stability of crop growth environments are severely chall...

Erosion wear represents a significant issue in piping systems across energy and chemical industries, particularly in elbows. This study develops a prediction model for erosion wear based on tangential and normal impact energy for elbow tubes fabricat...

Axial harmonic excitation is an emerging method for enhancing drilling speed, yet its influence on the torsional dynamics of a drill string remains unclear. To investigate these effects, this study establishes a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) nonlin...

Fixed-bed adsorption is widely employed in the scaling-up of liquid-phase adsorption processes because it offers significant operational advantages over batch systems. However, conventional approaches for scaling up adsorption columns are subject to...

In the context of global energy demands, the efficient demulsification of highly stable heavy crude oil emulsions remains a critical challenge. This study systematically investigated the demulsification mechanisms of two demulsifiers (P1# and P2#) th...

With the continuously rising penetration rate of variable renewable energy (VRE), issues related to power balance and frequency stability in power systems have become increasingly prominent. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) with grid-forming cap...

With the advancement of petroleum engineering, the increasing complexity of formations and unpredictable conditions make wellbore pressure prediction more challenging. Accurate bottom-hole pressure (BHP) prediction is crucial for the safe and stable...

Implementing effective water control measures in horizontal wells is essential for sustaining stable production in offshore oilfields. However, due to complex reservoir geological characteristics and diverse water control technologies, significant va...

The contamination of ecosystems with heavy metals necessitates the inspection of effective, eco-friendly bioremediation strategies over expensive conventional methods. This study examined the capacity of filamentous fungi to withstand and remove heav...

The increasing impact of global warming is predominantly driven by the extensive use of fossil fuels, which release significant amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This has led to a critical need for alternative, sustainable energy sourc...

Ultra-precision single-point diamond turning (SPDT) remains the core process for fabricating optical-grade surfaces with nanometric roughness and sub-micrometer form accuracy. However, machining hard-to-cut or brittle materials such as high-entropy a...

Currently, lithium-ion battery packaging has poor sealing and positive and negative electrodes are easily damaged by humid environments; therefore, we design a structure in which the inner packaging uses HL-1029 silicone gel to wrap the lithium-ion b...

High penetration of renewable energy sources (RES) in power systems introduces substantial source-load uncertainty and flexibility challenges, leading to misalignments between economic optimization and environmental sustainability. An edge-side elect...

Drying is a crucial postharvest preservation step, particularly for fruits and vegetables, due to their high moisture content. Physical, sensory, and storage qualities after drying are of interest to food engineers; however, for medicinal purposes, s...

The primary goal of this study was to improve the rheological properties of water-based drilling mud using a combination of TiO₂-coated ZnO nanoparticles and activated carbon (AC) from banana peels. The TiO₂/ZnO nanocomposites were prepared using pol...

Soil permeability decreases with reduced saturation, making desaturation an effective strategy for seepage control. Air injection has emerged as a promising technique to induce desaturation in engineering applications that require rapid seepage preve...