Kritsana Namhaed , Thibaut Triquet , Patrick Cognet , Muhamad Arif Darmawan , Muryanto Muryanto , Misri Gozan
{"title":"Formic acid as a catalyst in furfural production by simultaneous extraction processes via steam stripping and biphasic systems","authors":"Kritsana Namhaed , Thibaut Triquet , Patrick Cognet , Muhamad Arif Darmawan , Muryanto Muryanto , Misri Gozan","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Formic acid, a promising organic acid used as a solvent for lignocellulosic biomass depolymerization, is also an efficient catalyst for converting xylose to furfural. Investigating reaction temperature (100–200 °C), residence time (0–60 min), and initial xylose concentration (2–30 g/L) in synthetic solutions, optimal conditions emerged: 170 °C, 40 min, and 10 g/L xylose, yielding 58 % furfural. Both the steam stripping and the water/cyclopentyl methyl ether biphasic system demonstrated significant advantages in furfural production. They achieved 80 % and 70 % furfural yields, respectively, with a separation efficiency exceeding 90 % using 30 g/L of xylose. This surpassed the 54 % yield achieved in batch processing. Under identical conditions, the fir wood hydrolysate resulted in 50 %, 72 %, and 76 % furfural yields in batch, semi-batch, and biphasic systems. Similarly, the hydrolysate from oil palm empty fruit bunch yielded 70 %, 79 %, and 83 % furfural in the corresponding systems. The suggested processing method can be effectively included in current lignocellulosic biorefinery systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 388-399"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Techno-economic and environmental assessments for different scenarios of utilizing n-butane in sulfuric acid alkylation process: Direct sale and maleic anhydride production","authors":"Jincheng Pan, Chundong Zhang, Hui Wan, Guofeng Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.042","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The sulfuric acid alkylation process was one of the primary industrial processes for producing alkylate oil. The raw materials used were butane and butene, with a large amount of n-butane not reacting with the butene. Therefore, two treatment scenarios which was selling n-butane directly and further utilizing it to produce maleic anhydride were proposed. Moreover, The technical, economic, and environmental effects of the scenarios were evaluated by methods such as energy analysis, net present value evaluation, uncertainty analysis, and life cycle assessment. Based on the above calculation results, three effects were integrated into the TOPSIS-AHP model for comprehensive evaluation. The results of Scenario 2 including the energy utilization rate (48.81 %), discounted revenue (81.64 M$), and profitability probability (0.93) were significantly better than those of Scenario 1 (20.96 %, 41.93 M$, and 0.76), but Scenario 2 had more serious environmental impact. The comprehensive evaluation results showed that the calculation result of Scenario 2 (0.78) was significantly better than that of Scenario 1 (0.22), so the comprehensive benefit of Scenario 2 was better. The research results of this paper provided new ideas for the utilization of n-butane in the sulfuric acid alkylation process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 230-243"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143898664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Judy Min Hui Ng , Chin Seng Liew , Mohamad Zulfadhli Ahmad Sobri , Nurul Tasnim Sahrin , Anita Ramli , Jun Wei Lim , Kuan Shiong Khoo , Yi Jing Chan , Chii-Dong Ho
{"title":"Kinetics-based activation energy of one-step optimized transesterification in producing quality biodiesel from black soldier fly larvae oil","authors":"Judy Min Hui Ng , Chin Seng Liew , Mohamad Zulfadhli Ahmad Sobri , Nurul Tasnim Sahrin , Anita Ramli , Jun Wei Lim , Kuan Shiong Khoo , Yi Jing Chan , Chii-Dong Ho","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.045","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Black soldier fly (BSF; <em>Hermetia illucens</em>), is an appealing solution towards organic waste reduction, and biodiesel production owing to its high oil content at maturity. However, with more commercial focus on the insect protein, its oil fraction has been an underutilized by-product from the larval processing industry. In this regard, the current study has successfully unveiled the one-step alkaline-catalyzed transesterification, which achieve the highest biodiesel yield of 88.08 % ± 0.75 %, at optimum parameters of 6:1 of methanol-to-oil molar ratio, 1.5 wt% of KOH, within 1.5 h at an exceptionally low temperature of 35 °C. The kinetics of this mild reaction had found to be a pseudo-second order reaction, where the conversion of monoglycerides to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) and glycerin at 35 °C attained a rate constant of 11.94 min<sup>−1</sup>. The energies of activation (<em>E</em><sub><em>a</em></sub>) for the hydrolysis of triglyceride, diglyceride and monoglyceride were determined to be 43.19, 35.52 and 21.69 kJ/mol, respectively. Notably, the biodiesel met majority key quality specifications outlined in EN 14214, ASTM D6751 and MS 2008:2008, demonstrating the viability of this simplified method for biodiesel production. This approach contributes to circular bioeconomy by interlinking the waste valorisation with renewable energy production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 428-437"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143931449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chen Li, Hong Zhang, Siyao Gu, Wenlong Lu, Xinyu Chen, Liuliu Zhong, Mingjun Zheng, Hui Wan, Lei Wang, Guofeng Guan
{"title":"The study of structure-property relationships of heteropolyacids regulated by cesium sources in selective oxidation with methacrolein","authors":"Chen Li, Hong Zhang, Siyao Gu, Wenlong Lu, Xinyu Chen, Liuliu Zhong, Mingjun Zheng, Hui Wan, Lei Wang, Guofeng Guan","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.044","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The selective oxidation of methacrolein (MAL) to methacrylic acid (MAA) is a crucial step in the C4 process for producing methyl methacrylate (MMA). While Cs-modified polyoxometalates (POMs) are known to enhance the catalytic activity in this reaction, wherein the influence of different cesium sources on their performance remains unexplored. This work systematically investigates the effect of varying cesium sources on the performance of (NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>)<sub>X</sub>Cu<sub>0.2</sub>CsH<sub>2.8-X</sub>PMo<sub>11</sub>VO<sub>40</sub> (BPAV) series catalysts. Characterization results show that the introduction of CsOH facilitates the formation of spherical microstructures in the catalyst, significantly increasing its specific surface area (13.74 m<sup>2</sup>/g) and medium acid amounts (1.46 mmol/g). XPS analysis further confirms that CsOH enhances the interaction between cesium ions and polyoxometalate anions, promoting the electron transfer from Cs ions to POM anions and the formation of abundant V<sup>4+</sup> species (V<sup>4+</sup>/V<sup>5+</sup> = 2.23) for enhanced redox capability. The BPAV catalyst with CsOH/POM molar ratio of 1 achieves the optimal performance, exhibiting 85.5 % MAL conversion and 90.5 % MAA selectivity. Furthermore, the BPAV catalyst with CsOH source also demonstrated excellent catalytic performance in the selective oxidation of propionaldehyde and isobutyraldehyde, with product selectivity surpassing 90 % in both reactions. These findings offer new insights and perspectives for the design of high-efficiency aldehyde oxidation catalysts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 495-503"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special issue: International Conference on Separation and Purification Technologies (ICSPT)","authors":"Jose V. Parambil, Ashutosh Singh, C.M. Reddy","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 182-183"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143877622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhixia Xu, Yao Wang, Jinlong Li, Hanbin Wu, Jing Pan, Qing Ye
{"title":"Multi-criteria decision analysis of entrainers screening on the extractive distillation process for separating ternary mixtures based on multi-objective optimization","authors":"Zhixia Xu, Yao Wang, Jinlong Li, Hanbin Wu, Jing Pan, Qing Ye","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to use multi-criteria decision analysis to investigate the impacts of relative volatility and the thermodynamic properties of entrainers on the extractive distillation process, using the separation of tetrahydrofuran/acetonitrile/water mixture as a case study. Based on the changes of relative volatility, four entrainers are chosen as candidate entrainers from eight widely used entrainers. A multi-objective algorithm is applied to optimize the extractive distillation processes of four entrainers. The optimization results indicate the economic, environmental, and entropy production advantages of the extractive distillation processes using four entrainers are ranked as follows: dimethyl sulfoxide> 1,2-propanediol>ethylene glycol> 1,3-propanediol. The multi-criteria decision analysis method based on entropy weight is adopted to evaluate the impacts of different influencing factors on the extractive distillation process. It indicates that alongside relative volatility, the impacts of the specific heat and boiling point of the entrainers on the extractive distillation process are significant and cannot be neglected.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 376-387"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoming Luo , Da Cao , Qiaosheng Zhang , Shengde Di , Pengfei Zhang , Yingzhe Tang , Yujie Yang
{"title":"Prediction of wax deposition and optimization of pigging intervals in shale oil multiphase pipelines","authors":"Xiaoming Luo , Da Cao , Qiaosheng Zhang , Shengde Di , Pengfei Zhang , Yingzhe Tang , Yujie Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.037","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.037","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address the flow safety challenges caused by wax deposition in shale oil multiphase pipelines under low-temperature conditions and the difficulty of current wax deposition prediction models to adapt themselves to the complexity of multiphase flows, this study presents a multi-physics coupled wax deposition model and a pigging interval optimization method. By coupling a steady-state two-fluid model and thermodynamic equations, along with a wax deposition kinetics mechanism that accounts for molecular diffusion, deposit layer porosity, and shear stripping effects, a multiphase wax deposition model is developed. This model is capable of comprehensively predicting of flow regime, temperature loss, pressure drop, and wax deposition thickness in multiphase pipeline. The accuracy of the model is validated through comparisons with experimental data and OLGA simulations, and the model results are within 20 % of the experimental error. Additionally, an optimization method for pigging intervals is proposed, considering both environmental parameters and economic factors. The impacts of temperature and flow rate on pigging intervals are analyzed. The proposed model and optimization method provide a robust theoretical foundation for the safe operation and optimization of pigging in shale oil multiphase pipelines.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 194-207"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a new environmentally benign cascaded ammonia fuel generating system","authors":"Haris Ishaq , Ibrahim Dincer","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ammonia synthesis is recognized as a cornerstone of the chemical industry, yet it remains an energy-intensive process. As the demand for more efficient and sustainable production methods grows, this study designs an environmentally benign cascaded ammonia synthesis system, exploring three distinct configurations: single-stage, double-stage, and triple-stage cascaded systems. By implementing multiple reactors in series integrated with absorbent-enhanced separation (AES) technique, an effective solution is developed to eliminate the energy costs associated with gas recycling and minimize the number of recycle loops. A simplified AES model is developed using magnesium chloride (MgCl<sub>2</sub>) absorbent and assuming 90 % recovery factor that selectively binds to ammonia while ensuring continuous separation with minimal energy loss, preserving the pressure and temperature of the feed to the subsequent reactor. Through process simulations conducted with the Aspen Plus V11, our findings reveal that multi-stage configurations outperform single-stage synthesis, achieving higher energy efficiency and ammonia yield. The production capacity of single, double, and triple stage design comes out to be 1890 kg/day, 2640 kg/day, and 2800 kg/day. Additionally, the study incorporates sensitivity analyses, which elucidate the impact of various operational parameters on performance. The findings offer valuable insights for optimizing industrial-scale ammonia production while minimizing energy consumption and environmental impact.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 264-272"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143916501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhu-Qi Liu , Nuo-Xin Zhou , Zi-Bin Huang , Jing-Yi Yang , Li-Tao Wang , Pei-Qing Yuan
{"title":"Regulation of water-in-oil emulsions based on interfacial asphaltene distribution","authors":"Zhu-Qi Liu , Nuo-Xin Zhou , Zi-Bin Huang , Jing-Yi Yang , Li-Tao Wang , Pei-Qing Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.039","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Subcritical water (Sub-CW) exhibits tunable polarity and hydrogen-bonding characteristics that significantly influence the formation and stability of water-in-oil (w/o) emulsions during heavy oil processing. In this study, the interfacial behavior of asphaltenes in Sub-CW environments was elucidated through molecular dynamics simulations and experimental investigation. Results indicate that heteroatom-rich asphaltenes preferentially accumulate at the oil–water interface, forming oriented, rigid interfacial films that lower interfacial tension and enhance emulsion stability. The extent of interfacial enrichment is governed by Sub-CW thermodynamic state, oil phase composition, and asphaltene molecular structure. Experimental findings further confirm that the water content of w/o emulsions can be precisely regulated by adjusting cooling strategies—yielding emulsions with <0.5 wt % water via rapid quenching and >20 wt % through gradual cooling. These insights provide a molecular-level basis for controlling asphaltene distribution and offer a practical pathway to tailor w/o emulsion properties for diverse downstream applications in heavy oil upgrading.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 184-193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143888283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luca Riccio , Martino di Serio , Vincenzo Russo , Tapio Salmi
{"title":"Modelling of transient kinetics in trickle bed reactors: Butene oxide production via hydrogen peroxide","authors":"Luca Riccio , Martino di Serio , Vincenzo Russo , Tapio Salmi","doi":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cherd.2025.04.038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Liquid-phase epoxidation of 2-butene and equimolar mixtures of 1-butene and isobutene was studied in a laboratory-scale trickle bed reactor. Hydrogen peroxide was used as the environmentally friendly epoxidation agent and commercial titanium silicate (TS-1) as the catalyst<strong>.</strong> Traditionally, alkene epoxidation experiments have been carried out at steady state or in batch mode, but in this work, transient response experiments were conducted under isothermal conditions to retrieve very precise kinetic data. The reaction temperature and pressure were varied within the intervals 15–40 °C and 1 bar, respectively. The highest butene conversions were around 85 % and the epoxide selectivity was 95 %. The experimental results were interpreted with a dynamic trickle bed reactor (TBR) model, which consisted of coupled parabolic partial differential equations for the gas and liquid phases and ordinary differential equations for the solid catalyst phase. The model equations were solved numerically with the software gPROMS, to estimate the kinetic and adsorption parameters and to predict both the reactant and product concentrations. Nonlinear regression analysis was applied in the parameter estimation. A good description of the experimental data was obtained.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":10019,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Research & Design","volume":"218 ","pages":"Pages 133-146"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143873433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}