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STAGED THERMAL FRACTIONATION OF BIOMASS FOR SEGREGATION OF HEMICELLULOSE, CELLULOSE AND LIGNIN DERIVED PRODUCTS
(2016-05-14)
The increasing industrialization and motorization of the world has led to a steep rise in the demand of petroleum-based fuels. However, negative environmental consequences of fossil fuels, natural limitation in their ...
SURFACE MODIFICATION OF TIO2 FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN BIPHASIC AND SINGLE PHASE SYSTEMS
(2016-12-16)
Living style of human kind in this era has a large dependence on energy and petroleum based products. As the population grows; the world’s fossil fuels, minerals, and natural resources are being depleted. Currently, as ...
Strategies for Catalytic Upgrading of Vapor Streams from Thermal Fractionation of Biomass
(2016-05)
Herein several strategies for the catalytic upgrading of biomass to green chemicals and fuels are discussed. Both vapor and liquid phase reaction pathways have been investigated. Many different fuel precursors and chemical ...
USE OF THE HLD EQUATION TO DETERMINE SURFACTANT ADSORPTION AT SOLID SURFACES
(2016-07-08)
The objective of this work is to develop and refine a mathematical model based on the fundamentals of the hydrophilic-lipophilic deviation equation in order to describe and predict surfactant adsorption onto reservoir rocks ...
ALTERNATIVE SURFACTANT FORMULATION FOR NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (NAPL) REMOVAL
(2016-05)
Due to the inefficiency of the pump and treat method in removing hydrocarbon contamination from ground water, a new method called surfactant Enhanced Aquifer remediation (SEAR) has been developed. SEAR is just a chemical ...
CARBOXYLIC ACID KETONIZATION ON ZEOLITES
(2016-05)
Carboxylic acids contained in crude oil and bio oil present significant corrosion and handling problems. It is necessary that the acid content is reduced in the bio-oil for upgrading. One potential method is to convert ...
CARBON NANOTUBES AND MAGNETIC PARTICLES AS PICKERING EMULSION STABILIZERS: PARTICLE CONTROL FOR PHASE SELECTIVE REACTIONS
(2016-05-13)
Interest in the use of two phase reaction systems for the production of biofuels and specialty chemicals from biomass has been increasing over the past several years, specifically in circumstances in which the feedstock ...
HEXANE CRACKING ON Y ZEOLITES: ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT AND ITS POSSIBLE REASONS
(2016)
HY zeolites are an essential component as catalysts in fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) process. The Steamed HY or Ultra Stable Y (USY) zeolites have proved to be active hydrocarbon cracking catalysts. Therefore, in this ...
CATALYTIC UPGRADING OF SUGAR DERIVATIVES
(2016-08-12)
With industrial revolution there has been a huge increase in demand for petroleum-based fuel. Detrimental effects on environment due to unprecedented use of fossil fuels and shortage in its availability has spurred the ...
Adsorptive Trapping of Bio-oil Compounds onto Activated Carbon
(2016-08)
Industrialization and its long-term effects on the environment are receiving increased scrutiny from both political and environmental pundits questioning environmental sustainability in a time of globalization. Traditional ...