Browsing Chemical Engineering by Type "Article"
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Colorimetric Detection of Mercury Ions in Water with Capped Silver Nanoprisms
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-05-10)The emission of mercury (II) from coal combustion and other industrial processes may have impacts on water resources, and the detection with sensitive but rapid testing methods is desirable for environmental screening. ... -
Comparing Non-Steady State Emissions under Start-Up and Shut-Down Operating Conditions with Steady State Emissions for Several Industrial Sectors: A Literature Review
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2017-02-04)This study investigates the emissions of various industrial facilities under start-up, shut-down, and normal operations. The industries that have been investigated include power and/or heat generation, energy-from-waste ... -
Computationally Efficient Field-Theoretic Simulations for Block Copolymer Melts
(American Chemical Society, 2019-11-12)Field-theoretic simulations (FTS) provide fluctuation corrections to self-consistent field theory (SCFT) by simulating its field-theoretic Hamiltonian rather than applying the saddle-point approximation. Although FTS work ... -
Constructing pristine and modified cellulose nanocrystals based cured polychloroprene nanocomposite films for dipped goods application
(Elsevier, 2020-08)In this work, polychloroprene rubber (CR) nanocomposite films reinforced with native and modified cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were evaluated for dipped goods applications. The CNC modification, with a goal of enhancing ... -
Construction and analysis of a genetically tuneable lytic phage display system
(Springer, 2013-09-01)The Bacteriophage lambda capsid protein gpD has been used extensively for fusion polypeptides that can be expressed from plasmids in Escherichia coli and remain soluble. In this study, a genetically controlled dual expression ... -
Continuous Modification of Polypropylene Via Photoinitiation
(Wiley, 2015-07-03)A twin screw extruder was used for continuous modification of polypropylene (PP) via UV radiation. Long chain branches were incorporated in the PP backbone to modify its rheological properties. Benzophenone (BPH) as ... -
A Controlled Experiment Investigating the Effects of Explanatory Manual on Adherence to Operating Procedures
(MDPI, 2019-04-14)Operators’ adherence to operating procedures is a crucial factor for process safety in the process industry. Instruction manuals that document Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) are commonly used both as training ... -
Controlling the sustainability and shape change of the zinc anode in rechargeable aqueous Zn/LiMn2O4 battery
(Elsevier, 2018-11-01)The use of thixotropic gel electrolytes in the rechargeable hybrid aqueous battery improves the battery performance but it is required to have a corrosion inhibitor in the gel electrolyte. These inhibitors are not always ... -
A correction method for systematic error in 1H-NMR time-course data validated through stochastic cell culture simulation
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-04)Background: The growing ubiquity of metabolomic techniques has facilitated high frequency time-course data collection for an increasing number of applications. While the concentration trends of individual metabolites can ... -
Correlation between mechanical dissipation and improved X-band electromagnetic shielding capabilities of amine functionalized graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane composites
(Elsevier, 2017-08-24)Graphene-based polymer nanocomposites have demonstrated significant promise to create commercially viable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding to protect the next-generation of electronic materials from radiative ... -
Critical assessment of influenza VLP production in Sf9 and HEK293 expression systems
(BioMed Central, 2015-05-16)Background: Each year, influenza is responsible for hundreds of thousand cases of illness and deaths worldwide. Due to the virus' fast mutation rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) is constantly on alert to rapidly ... -
Degradation and Toxicity Assay During Electrocatalysis of Chlorobenzene in Aqueous Solution
(ESG, 2015-12-01)The degradation and toxicity assay on a three-dimensional electrocatalytic oxidation (ECO) of organic pollutants were described in this paper. Aqueous chlorobenzene (CB, 50 mg/L) was chosen as model pollutant and C. vulgaris ... -
A density functional theory analysis on syngas adsorption on NiO (100) surface
(Elsevier, 2019-12-31)Oxygen carrier (OC) design can effectively improve the performance of chemical looping combustion (CLC) and realize fossil fuel combustion at low energy-cost CO2 capture. This study describes the adsorption principles of ... -
Design and simulation of a petcoke gasification polygeneration plant integrated with a bitumen extraction and upgrading facility and net energy analysis
(Elsevier, 2017-09-18)The in-situ extraction of bitumen from oil sands, particularly steam assisted gravity drainage, has been the fastest growing production technology in the industry. Integrated with upgrading operations to enhance the fuel ... -
Design of Polymeric Materials: Experiences and Prescriptions
(Wiley, 2020-12-23)As process engineering has matured, research interest has shifted towards polymer product quality. In the past 20 years or so, the shift has progressed even further, as interest in polymer product quality has morphed into ... -
Designing Optimal Terpolymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery (Polymer Flooding)
(ACS, 2020-03-20)Terpolymers of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS), acrylamide (AAm) and acrylic acid (AAc) have significant potential to be used in polymer flooding for enhanced oil recovery. Our earlier work has explored ... -
Designing Polymeric Sensing Materials for Analyte Detection and Related Mechanisms
(Wiley, 2016-02)A systematic approach is used to design and tailor sensing materials for targeted analytes and specific applications. An example is used to demonstrate how potential sensing materials can be designed based on the chemical ... -
Designing Polymeric Sensing Materials: What are we Doing Wrong?
(Wiley, 2016-08-31)Gas analytes, or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), interact with polymeric sensing materials through various sensing mechanisms. The dominant sensing mechanisms are discussed for different types of VOCs, which are ... -
Development of advanced nanocomposite membranes using graphene nanoribbons and nanosheets for water treatment
(Elsevier, 2018-08-15)Water-intensive industries have to comply with stringent environmental regulations and evolving regulatory frameworks requiring the development of new technologies for water recycling. Development of polymeric membranes ... -
Direct measurement of the capillary pressure characteristics of water-air-gas diffusion layer systems for PEM fuel cells
(Elsevier, 2008-10-01)A method and apparatus for measuring the relationship between air-water capillary pressure and water saturation in PEMFC gas diffusion layers is described. Capillary pressure data for water injection and withdrawal from ...