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A global optimization framework for stochastic integrated refinery planning with nonlinear unit models under demand and price uncertainties
(2020-09-11)
The refining industry is facing increased volatility in the global market such as lower economic margins. In this situation, refinery production planning becomes a substantial tool to utilize all potentials to extend the ...
The exploration of equivalent alkane carbon number of molecules
(2020)
This work strives to be a useful compilation of hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation (HLD) information with a focus on explaining the current understanding of Equivalent Alkane Carbon Number (EACN). The industrial interests ...
Computational Investigation of the Behavior of Nanoparticles and Surfactants at the Oil-Water Interface
(2021-12)
Surfactants and nanoparticles (NPs) are commonly used to stabilize emulsions, which have found applications in different areas. The fundamental understanding of the behavior of surfactants and NPs adsorbed at the oil-water ...
Effect of Water on Catalytic Reactions over Brønsted Zeolites
(2022-09)
Water is present in both conventional chemical transformations and conversion of renewable emerging feedstocks such as biomass and plastic waste. Solid acids and zeolites, in particular, have been one of the most common ...
Effects of Polymer Concentration on the Optimal Salinity of Microemulsions
(2020-05-08)
In this work, multiple water-soluble polymer-surfactant systems were characterized utilizing the hydrophilic lipophilic deviation (HLD) and net average curvature (HLD-NAC) concepts. Water-soluble polymers utilized in this ...
Effects of water and aluminum distribution on catalytic performance of zeolites
(2022-05-13)
Zeolites are used in numerous industrially relevant reactions such as cracking, isomerization, and alkylation. The activity of Brønsted acid sites contained within the microporous zeolite channels might be influenced by ...
Effect of Oscillatory Shear on Latent TGF-β Activation in Diseased Heart Valves
(2021-05-16)
Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the second leading cause of heart surgery and is responsible for about 15,000 deaths per year in North America. CAVD involves the thickening and calcification of the leaflets that ...
COMPUTATIONAL STUDY OF LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACE
(2020)
The solid interface is of fundamental importance to numerous scientific and technological fields, such as heterogeneous catalysis, water splitting, electrochemistry, corrosion, drug delivery, tribology, and wetting. However, ...
Further Exploration of Heat of Immersion as a Method To Quantify Wettability For Particulates: Effect of Temperature
(2023-05-12)
A previous paper by our group concluded that to distinguish between the wettability of different particles, heat of immersion is the best method as opposed to the Washburn or sessile drop method. In this paper, heats of ...
Computational Study and Manipulation of Local Chemical Environment in heterogeneous Catalysis and Separation.
(2023-06-09)
Reactive separation is proposed as a less energy-intensive chemical process with functions of catalytic reaction and separation. It offers an active chemical conversion combined with selective separation to obtain the ...