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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 ...
CARBON-BASED COMPLEX STRUCTURE AND MODEL DEVELOPMENT
(2020)
Growing concerns about the environment and energy crisis prompt a search for effective carbon-based materials due to their low cost, renewability, sustainability, easy accessibility and excellent properties. We study the ...
Synergistic and Competitive Behavior of Anisotropic Particles and Surfactant Molecules at Fluid Interfaces
(2023-08-04)
Colloidal systems are a common feature in different application domains, from complex underground frameworks such as petroleum recovery and water remediation to industrialized consumer products such as cosmetics and paint. ...
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 ...
Transport of Nanoparticles in Porous Media by Numerical Simulations
(2023-05-15)
This thesis focuses on three primary topics related to the movement of fluid and nanoparticles (NPs) in porous media. While prediction of local fluid velocities within porous media are significant, conducting experiments ...
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 ...
UNDERSTANDING SPECIFIC ION EFFECTS AND INTERFACIALLY ACTIVE SOLUTES USING THE COLLIGATIVE PROPERTIES OF MICROEMULSIONS
(2020-05)
Designing and optimizing surfactant formulations continues to be of great interest to many industrial endeavors. Many of these applications utilize an assortment of ingredients including electrolytes, alcohols and other ...
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, ...
Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass-Derived Compounds over Promoted Metal Oxide Catalysts
(2023-05-12)
The pressing need to address environmental issues has led to a growing demand for cleaner and sustainable energy sources, such as biomass. Lignocellulosic biomass-derived bio-oil offers great potential for producing renewable ...