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Processes, Volume 6, Issue 4

April 2018 - 12 articles

Cover Story: An increasing number of researchers and professionals are struggling with converting processes from batch mode to continuous mode of operation. This presents us with an important question: How much of what we know about the batch system is transferable to continuous mode conditions? This paper reviews the scientific knowledge on the differences and similarities between rotor-stator mixers (also known as high-shear mixers) run in batch and continuous modes. As pointed out in the review, although rotor-stators that run in batch and continuous mode appear to be similar, substantial differences are observed in terms of power draw, pumping, turbulence, and emulsification efficiency. View this paper.
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Articles (12)

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,490 Views
14 Pages

19 April 2018

This study experimentally analysed the influence of temperature levels (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, and 800 °C) on the permeability of granite samples. At each temperature level, the applied confining pressure was in the range of 10–30 MPa, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,694 Views
13 Pages

Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behaviors of Grouted Sand with UF-OA Grouts

  • Yuhao Jin,
  • Lijun Han,
  • Qingbin Meng,
  • Dan Ma,
  • Guansheng Han,
  • Furong Gao and
  • Shuai Wang

19 April 2018

A detailed understanding of the engineering properties for grouted sand is a key concern in foundation engineering projects containing sand layers. In this research, experiments of grouting with various grain sizes of sand specimens using a new type...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,288 Views
13 Pages

Structure Manipulation of Carbon Aerogels by Managing Solution Concentration of Precursor and Its Application for CO2 Capture

  • Pingping He,
  • Xingchi Qian,
  • Zhaoyang Fei,
  • Qing Liu,
  • Zhuxiu Zhang,
  • Xian Chen,
  • Jihai Tang,
  • Mifen Cui and
  • Xu Qiao

12 April 2018

A series of carbon aerogels were synthesized by polycondensation of resorcinol and formaldehyde, and their structure was adjusted by managing solution concentration of precursors. Carbon aerogels were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,902 Views
15 Pages

11 April 2018

Cyanide recovery in the gold-mining industry is a crucial step in terms of the cost of operation. Currently, a process such as AVR (acidification, volatilization and recycling), based on packed towers for stripping and absorption stages, addresses th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
11,037 Views
22 Pages

Preparation and Potential Applications of Super Paramagnetic Nano-Fe3O4

  • Hao Zhan,
  • Yongning Bian,
  • Qian Yuan,
  • Bozhi Ren,
  • Andrew Hursthouse and
  • Guocheng Zhu

9 April 2018

Ferroferric oxide nanoparticle (denoted as Nano-Fe3O4) has low toxicity and is biocompatible, with a small particle size and a relatively high surface area. It has a wide range of applications in many fields such as biology, chemistry, environmental...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
17,830 Views
17 Pages

3 April 2018

Although continuous production processes are often desired, many processing industries still work in batch mode due to technical limitations. Transitioning to continuous production requires an in-depth understanding of how each unit operation is affe...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
11,043 Views
14 Pages

2 April 2018

Grafting of acrylic monomers onto the renewable feedstock starch via free radical polymerizations has been investigated for many years. Many potential applications have been studied, such as superabsorbents, flocculants, thickening agents and so fort...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,395 Views
13 Pages

Genome-Scale In Silico Analysis for Enhanced Production of Succinic Acid in Zymomonas mobilis

  • Hanifah Widiastuti,
  • Na-Rae Lee,
  • Iftekhar A. Karimi and
  • Dong-Yup Lee

1 April 2018

Presented herein is a model-driven strategy for characterizing the production capability of expression host and subsequently identifying targets for strain improvement by resorting to network structural comparison with reference strain and in silico...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,986 Views
11 Pages

25 March 2018

A process consisting of ball milling followed by NaOH leaching was developed to selectively dissolve alumina from black dross. From the ball milling treatment, it was found that milling speed greatly affected the leaching behavior of silica and the o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
9,218 Views
16 Pages

22 March 2018

The aim of this study is to explore an innovative downstream route for microalgae processing to reduce cost production. Experiments have been carried out on cell disruption and fractionation stages to recover lipids, sugars, and proteins. Steam explo...

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