This paper addresses an innovative approach to improve CO2 photoreduction via process intensification. The principle of CO2 photoreduction using process intensification is presented and reviewed. Process intensification via concentrating solar light...
Sector coupling remains a crucial measure to achieve climate change mitigation targets. Hydrogen and Power-to-X (PtX) products are recognized as major levers to allow the boosting of renewable energy capacities and the consequent use of green electro...
In the present review article, the definitions and the most advanced findings within Process Intensification are collected and discussed. The intention is to give the readers the basic concepts, fixing the syllabus, as well as some relevant applicati...
Liquid fuels obtained from CO2 and green hydrogen (i.e., e-fuels) are powerful tools for decarbonizing economy. Improvements provided by Process Intensification in the existing conventional reactors aim to decrease energy consumption, increase yield,...
Microreactors for process intensification transform chemical synthesis, providing precise control over reactions in compact devices and enhancing efficiency. This review article explores their application in chemical synthesis, emphasizing advantages...
Nanomaterials have found many applications due to their unique properties such as high surface-to-volume ratio, density, strength, and many more. This review focuses on the recent developments on the synthesis of nanomaterials using process intensifi...
The polycondensation reaction to produce polydextrose can be intensified by using micro-process engineering. Fluid Guiding Elements are additively manufactured internal inserts that have already shown their potential to intensify heat transfer in dou...
Monoclonal antibodies are the workhorse of the pharmaceutical industry due to their potential to treat a variety of different diseases while providing high specificity and efficiency. As a consequence, a variety of production processes have been esta...
Environmentally friendly amino-acid salt solutions are used for the absorption of carbon dioxide from concentrated flue-gas streams via chemical absorption. Process intensification reduces operating and capital costs by combining chemical reactions a...
The worldwide population is anticipated to reach 10.12 billion by the year 2100, thereby amplifying the necessity for sustainable agricultural methodologies to secure food availability while reducing ecological consequences. Conventional synthetic pe...
Biomass is a key renewable resource for advancing sustainable and circular energy systems. In contrast to prior reviews that predominantly emphasized well-established biomass types and conventional conversion technologies, this work offers a comparat...
A micro-channel distillation device was used for the process intensification method to separate boron isotopes, 10B and 11B. Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology was introduced to manufacture the micro-channel device, which used the chemical ex...
The chemical industry faces major challenges despite recent progress in the transition to more environmentally friendly processes. Sustainable industrial chemistry relies on the optimization of protocols and downstream processes such as extraction, p...
This study aims to investigate, from a technical and an environmental perspective, various alternatives for acetic acid concentration for maximizing acetic acid production, its purity, and in the meantime, minimizing the energy usage and the environm...
N2O has a global warming potential about 300 times higher than CO2, and even if its contribution to the greenhouse effect is underrated, its abatement in industrial production’s tail gas has become imperative. In this work, we investigate the f...
The process and energy intensifications for the synthesis of glycerol carbonate (GC) from glycerol and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) using an eggshell-derived CaO heterogeneous catalyst were investigated. The transesterification reaction between glycerol...
A current focus of biopharmaceutical research and production is seed train process intensification. This allows for intermediate cultivation steps to be avoided or even for the direct inoculation of a production bioreactor with cells from cryovials o...
This perspective reports a process intensification strategy that converts methanol into ethylene glycol (MeOH-2-EG) in a single step to circumvent multi-step naphtha cracking into ethylene followed by ethylene epoxidation to ethylene oxide (EO) and t...
Process intensification of catalytic fixed-bed reactors is of vital interest and can be conducted on different length scales, ranging from the molecular scale to the pellet scale to the plant scale. Particle-resolved computational fluid dynamics (CFD...
This paper provides a multi-aspect comparison of selected methods of ethyl acetate production and shows the possibility of further reactive distillation process integration and sophisticated intensification including process stream regeneration. The...
The shift away from fossil resources is revolutionizing our industrial carbon sources, and the developments in legislation demand increased overall efficiency in processes and emission abatement [...]
Hydrodynamic cavitation is one of the most promising technologies for sustainable process intensification in the food, nutraceutical, and environmental sectors, due to its ability to generate highly localized and intense implosions. Venturi-type devi...
In this work, a dynamic, one-dimensional, first principle-based model of a novel membrane storage reactor (MSR) process is developed and simulated. The resulting governing equations are rendered dimensionless and are shown to feature two dimensionles...
The dynamic migration of mineral particles within spiral separators and its control via structural parameters are not yet fully understood, hindering efficiency improvements. To this end, a set of spiral separators with systematically adjusted struct...
Nowadays, approximately 1 billion kg/y of grape stalks, with a remarkable polyphenols content, are produced worldwide. In this paper, the extraction process intensification of polyphenols in water was achieved under ultrasound-assisted recovery, focu...
A waste material cannot truly be called waste when the procedures and technologies have been invented and developed to exploit and utilize it [...]
Bioeconomy, an area of smart specialization for Romania. [...]
An experimental study was conducted in this work to investigate the effect of different configurations on bubble cutting and process intensification in a micro-structured jet bubble column (MSJBC). Hydrodynamic parameters, including bubble size, flow...
Dibenzyltoluene/perhydro-dibenzyltoluene (H0DBT/H18DBT) is considered a promising liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) pair for the storage and transportation of green hydrogen (H2). However, at the point of use, the catalytic dehydrogenation of H1...
A stable water-in-oil Pickering emulsion was fabricated with SO3H-functionalized ionic liquid and surface-modified silica nanoparticles and used for 2,2′-(4-nitrophenyl) dipyrromethane synthesis in a packed-bed microreactor, exhibiting high reaction...
Meat processing involves different transformations in the animal muscle after slaughtering, which results in changes in tenderness, aroma and colour, determining the quality of the final meat product. Enzymatic glycolysis, proteolysis and lipolysis p...
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) residue in Ontario soil is expected to be found at trace levels, since it has been banned for over 45 years in Canada. This presents challenges to the efficiency and accuracy of conventional detection methods. Th...
The gas–liquid multiphase process plays a crucial role in the chemical industry, and the utilization of packed beds enhances separation efficiency by increasing the contact area and promoting effective gas–liquid interaction during the se...
This Process Synthesis and Intensification (PS+I) framework uses a low-aggregation superstructure to solve the synthesis problem, and its solution is interpreted and translated into a task-integrated intensified process. Then, the process is post-opt...
Arbutus unedo L., commonly known as the strawberry-tree fruit, is an endemic species of the Mediterranean flora. Microwave extraction technology has been considered as a fast and “green” method for the production of extracts rich in bioac...
Esterification is a key transformation in the production of lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals. Conventional processes employing homogeneous acid catalysts suffer from limitations such as corrosive byproducts, energy-intensive separation...
Process Intensification (PI) is a modern trend in Chemical Reaction Engineering (CRE) science [...]
Semihydrogenation of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol (MBY) was studied in a 5 m tube reactor wall-coated with a 5 wt% Pd/ZnO catalyst. The system allowed for the excellent selectivity towards the intermediate alkene of 97.8 ± 0.2% at an ambient H2 pressure and...
A comparison between the effect of different highly thermal conductive carriers on the performance of Pt/CeO2/Al2O3-based structured catalysts in a water–gas shift reaction, was reported. The structured catalysts were prepared by means of washc...
Process intensification strategy (PIS) is emerging as an interesting guideline to revolutionize process industry in terms of improved efficiency and sustainability. Membrane engineering has appeared as a strong candidate to implement PIS. The most si...
With the growing emphasis on enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of industrial plants, process integration and intensification are gaining additional interest throughout the chemical engineering community [...]
In recent decades, ultraviolet-assisted advanced oxidation processes (UV-AOPs) have been successfully applied to remove a wide range of contaminants from polluted water. Despite this, their extended use on an industrial scale is still far from being...
The live-attenuated yellow fever 17D strain is a potent vaccine and viral vector. Its manufacture is based on embryonated chicken eggs or adherent Vero cells. Both processes are unsuitable for rapid and scalable supply. Here, we introduce a high-thro...
The dehydration of isopropanol (IPA) is a crucial process in numerous industries, and the optimization of its efficiency and economic viability is essential. This review provides a comprehensive analysis and comparison of various distillation process...
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a key technology for energy recovery in wastewater treatment plants, converting organic matter into methane-rich biogas. However, its efficiency is constrained by slow reaction rates, particularly during hydrolysis and met...
A process for obtaining ethyl levulinate through the direct esterification of levulinic acid and ethanol using AlCl3·6H2O as a catalyst was investigated. AlCl3·6H2O was very active in promoting the reaction and, the correspondent kinetic and thermody...
The effect of forced periodic modulation of several input parameters on the rate of photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid over a TiO2 thin film catalyst has been investigated in a continuously stirred tank reactor. The kinetic model was adopted...
This research aims to develop an optimal continuous process to produce fatty acid methyl esters (biodiesel) from waste cooking oil using a series of shockwave power reactors. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD)...
Given the demands human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-based therapeutics place on manufacturing, process intensification strategies which rapidly ensure the desired cell quality and quantity should be considered. Within the context of antibod...
In this paper, we proposed a new approach to the sustainable intensification (SI) process in agriculture in the EU Member States. In contrast to previous studies, we measured SI on a sectoral level and emphasised its dynamic rather than static nature...
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