{"title":"Integrated Surfactant for Foam Drainage, Scale Inhibition, and Liquid-Lock Removal","authors":"Tingting Weng, Yubo Lian, Xingyan Ge, Wanjun Chang, Yongfei Li, Gang Chen","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70306","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Liquid lock and scale deposition are major obstacles in deep gas wellbores, reducing productivity. A ternary integrated surfactant (FC‑1009, lauramidopropyl betaine [LAB], and citric acid [CA]) is developed for synergistic foam drainage, scale inhibition, and liquid‑lock removal. The fluorocarbon surfactant imparts strong amphiphobicity with water/oil contact angles of 120°/55°, whereas LAB enhances foaming and CA chelates Ca<sup>2+</sup>. The formulation lowers surface tension to 28 mN m<sup>−1</sup> and achieves 94.9% CaCO<sub>3</sub> scale inhibition by converting angular calcite into loose vaterite. It tolerates high temperature, brine, methanol, and condensate oil. Core tests confirm liquid‑lock removal: water saturation drops to 24%, and gas permeability recovery reaches 60% at 0.8 PV. This multifunctional agent offers a cost‑effective solution for wellbore cleaning and reservoir protection.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seemab Bashir, Sadia Asghar, Muhammad Ramzan, Norah S. Barakat
{"title":"Analysis of Bödewadt Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Over a Permeable Disk Under Solar Irradiation","authors":"Seemab Bashir, Sadia Asghar, Muhammad Ramzan, Norah S. Barakat","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70299","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Due to the global energy crisis, alternative energy resources are gaining significant attention. Motivated by this, the present study investigates the effects of solar irradiation on Bödewadt hybrid nanofluid flow over a permeable stationary stretched disk. The effects of radial stretching and suction/injection are also incorporated. The governing three-dimensional nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations and solved numerically through the MATLAB bvp4c technique. The influence of important physical parameters is examined graphically. Validation with previously published studies confirms the accuracy of the present results. Major findings include hybrid nanofluid temperature rises when the solar irradiance parameter is increased, as more solar light is absorbed volumetrically, which increases internal heat generation. These findings are more significant and might be used in engineering and industry.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Zeng, Min Sun, Jianhao Xiong, Yan Zhang, Zijing Wan, Xiaomao Sun, Dongjing Lin
{"title":"Optimization of Bio-Methane Synthesis From Biogas Under Wide Operating Loads via Multi-Steady States","authors":"Wei Zeng, Min Sun, Jianhao Xiong, Yan Zhang, Zijing Wan, Xiaomao Sun, Dongjing Lin","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70300","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The CO<sub>2</sub> methanation with wide operation loads shows advantages in power-to-gas (P2G) technologies using renewable energy. This study establishes a biogas methanation model based on kinetics to study the reactor hotspots and multiple steady states. The results show that heat removal and heat transfer optimization are difficult to avoid the formation of hotspots. Adjusting hydrogen fed into the two reactors and recycling the product gas show the ability to decrease peak temperatures and suppress hotspot formation. Low raw gas pressure makes it difficult to activate the reaction, and a pressure higher than 0.5 MPa is required for methanation activation. When the operation loads of feed biogas and H<sub>2</sub>, namely, the flow compared to baseline condition, range from 5% to 110%, a total conversion higher than 99% and an energy efficiency of approximately 75% are achieved. These results provide a reference for P2G technology with fluctuating renewable energy to meet wide loads.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimization of the Counterion Enhances Selective Cu2+ Recovery by Standard Cation-Exchange Resin","authors":"Shaokui Zheng, Zhixuan Wang, Jiahui Qu, Mengya Guo, Jinfeng Jiang","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70298","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study systematically investigated the potential effects of mobile counterions (Ca<sup>2+</sup> or Na<sup>+</sup>) on standard cation-exchange resin (CER)-based selective Cu<sup>2+</sup> recovery from water. When Na<sup>+</sup> (or Ca<sup>2+</sup>) served as the mobile counterion, zero net Ca<sup>2+</sup> (or Na<sup>+</sup>) removal from feedwater during exhaustion was observed after a standard CER column was activated by a Ca<sup>2+</sup>–Na<sup>+</sup> binary brine with a critical Ca<sup>2+</sup> (or Na<sup>+</sup>) equivalent fraction of 0.70 (or 0.08). By contrast, Ca<sup>2+</sup> counterion use was associated with a lower Cu<sup>2+</sup> level (0.12 vs. 0.71 mg/L) in product water, increased the Cu<sup>2+</sup> breakthrough volume by >10%, and shortened (by 80%) the time required for Ca<sup>2+</sup> and Na<sup>+</sup> to achieve ion-exchange equilibrium. When a critical Ca<sup>2+</sup>–Na<sup>+</sup> binary brine with Ca<sup>2+</sup> as the mobile counterion was used, a standard CER column consistently exhibited zero net Na<sup>+</sup> removal from feedwater, >90% Cu<sup>2+</sup> removal and recovery, and stable Ca<sup>2+</sup> substitution for Cu<sup>2+</sup> during six exhaustion–regeneration cycles.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148753304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nguyen Van Minh, Reda A. Haggam, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida, Amr Sayed Hassan Abdallah, S. Purushothaman, B. Srimanickam, Senthil Sampath
{"title":"Optimization and Performance Prediction of an Air-Based PVT System Using Machine Learning","authors":"Nguyen Van Minh, Reda A. Haggam, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida, Amr Sayed Hassan Abdallah, S. Purushothaman, B. Srimanickam, Senthil Sampath","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70290","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) systems are promising renewable energy technologies capable of generating both electrical and thermal energy simultaneously. However, the performance of air-based PVT systems is often limited by inadequate thermal management and difficulties in predicting thermo–electrical behavior under varying operating conditions. In this study, an experimental and machine learning-based framework was developed to evaluate and optimize the performance of an air-based PVT system with different internal obstacle configurations. Experiments were conducted under real climatic conditions in Chennai, India, at two mass flow rates. Support vector regression (SVR) and decision tree (DT) models were used to predict electrical efficiency, whereas response surface methodology (RSM) optimized the operating parameters. The SVR model showed better prediction accuracy than DT. The optimal operating condition achieved 13.5% electrical efficiency and 39.4% electrical–thermal efficiency.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erisa Fero, Maela Manzoli, Ilaria Barlocco, Luca Braglia, Alberto Villa, Laura Prati, Marta Stucchi
{"title":"Fe-Modified Co/CeO2 Catalysts for Sustainable Cyclohexane Oxidation","authors":"Erisa Fero, Maela Manzoli, Ilaria Barlocco, Luca Braglia, Alberto Villa, Laura Prati, Marta Stucchi","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70295","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Fe-modified Co/CeO<sub>2</sub> catalysts have been synthesized by sol-immobilization and used for cyclohexane oxidation to KA oil and adipic acid (AA). The activity of bimetallic Fe<i><sub>x</sub></i>Co<i><sub>y</sub></i> and of the corresponding monometallic Co/CeO<sub>2</sub> and Fe/CeO<sub>2</sub> has been studied on cyclohexane oxidation at 120°C and 4 bar of O<sub>2</sub>, using benzaldehyde as radical initiator and without. The Fe<sub>1</sub>Co<sub>2</sub>/CeO<sub>2</sub> reached the highest productivity and selectivity to KA oil, suggesting a possible synergistic interaction between the two metals, particularly marked when the reaction was performed in the presence of the radical initiator. XPS analyses established that this effect is produced by the presence of Co<sup>2+</sup>/Fe<sup>3+</sup> species creating synergy. When the reaction is not initiated by benzaldehyde, although Fe<sub>1</sub>Co<sub>2</sub>/CeO<sub>2</sub> and Co/CeO<sub>2</sub> reached similar productivity, they showed different selectivity to KA oil or AA, where the bimetallic catalyst still produced more KA oil, whereas monometallic Co was the only one active to form AA.</p>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ceat.70295","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed Saud Abdulhameed, Rima Heider Al Omari, Mohammed Al-Yaari, Mahmoud Abualhaija
{"title":"Grafted Chitosan-Vanillin/Silicon Carbide Composite for Methyl Orange Dye Adsorption","authors":"Ahmed Saud Abdulhameed, Rima Heider Al Omari, Mohammed Al-Yaari, Mahmoud Abualhaija","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70293","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study focuses on the functionalization and grafting of chitosan with vanillin and silicon carbide (SiC) to develop a multifunctional organic–inorganic composite adsorbent (denoted as chitosan-vanillin/silicon carbide [CHT-VAN/SiC]). The CHT-VAN/SiC material was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The CHT-VAN/SiC was applied for the efficient removal of the anionic dye (methyl orange, MO) from aqueous environments. Optimization of the adsorption conditions was conducted using the Box–Behnken design, targeting dosage (0.02–0.1 g), pH (4–10), and duration (10–60 min). The maximum MO adsorption capacity reached 163.4 mg/g. Optimization using the Box–Behnken experimental design (BBD) identified the optimal conditions for maximum dye removal—an adsorbent dosage of 0.08 g, solution pH of ∼4, and a contact time of 56 min—achieving a removal efficiency of 87.82%. These results highlight the CHT-VAN/SiC composite as a promising multifunctional adsorbent for the treatment of dye-contaminated industrial effluents.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mixing Time Distribution for Steady-State Reynolds-Averaged Turbulent Flows in T-Shaped Microreactor","authors":"Tianheng Liu, Shiyi Wang, Yukun Zhang, Qingcheng Zhang, Junping Zhao, Lixiong Wen","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70297","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Lagrangian-based framework for mixing time distribution (MTD) was established by discrete phase model (DPM) trajectories extracted from previously validated computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and applied to the steady-state Reynolds-averaged turbulent flows in T-shaped microreactors. For each tracked fluid element, the individual mixing time was defined as the duration from its concentration beginning to change to reaching a specified tolerance band around the uniform state after completely mixing. The MTD functions and spatial mapping of individual mixing times to injection locations were analyzed to reveal the flow path diversity of fluid elements, and the average mixing time results showed excellent agreement with reference methods.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suren Azad Ramadhan, Huner Kamal Omer, Rawand Sirwan Izzalddin, Diyar Salahuddin Ali
{"title":"Nicotinamide Hydrotropy of the NSAID Piroxicam: Overcoming Dissolution-Rate Limitation","authors":"Suren Azad Ramadhan, Huner Kamal Omer, Rawand Sirwan Izzalddin, Diyar Salahuddin Ali","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70296","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Piroxicam is an NSAID and Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS) Class II drug with high membrane permeability but low aqueous solubility, leading to dissolution-rate-limited oral absorption. This study evaluates nicotinamide as a safe hydrotropic agent to enhance piroxicam solubility, clarify thermodynamic behavior, enable simple predictive modeling, and reduce biopharmaceutical risk. Equilibrium solubility was determined by the shake-flask method in water and 10%–30% w/v nicotinamide at 25°C ± 1°C, using a validated UV–Vis assay at 355.38 nm, and analyzed via Gibbs free-energy change (<i>ΔG</i>°), hydrotropic efficiency index, solubilizing power (<i>p</i>), and dose number (<i>Do</i>); Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)/Tukey's test assessed solid-state interactions and statistical significance. Nicotinamide increased piroxicam solubility from 2.058 to 16.742 µg/mL at 30% w/v, with Δ<i>G</i>° decreasing from −2.75 to −5.20 kJ/mol and <i>Do</i> from 38.8 to 4.8, whereas FTIR confirmed reversible physical aggregation without covalent modification.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. S. Amrish Varshan, S. Karthick Raja Namasivayam, Krithika Shree Sivasuriyan, Sowmya R.
{"title":"Green Chitosan Nanoparticles for Malachite Green Dye Removal and Safety Evaluation","authors":"G. S. Amrish Varshan, S. Karthick Raja Namasivayam, Krithika Shree Sivasuriyan, Sowmya R.","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70292","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigated fungal-derived chitosan nanoparticles (CSNP) for malachite green removal and evaluated biosafety in <i>Cyprinus carpio</i>. Adsorption efficiency increased with contact time and dosage, with optimal removal under moderately alkaline conditions, achieving ∼80% efficiency. Isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin) indicated predominantly monolayer adsorption with heterogeneous surface interactions. Biosafety was assessed through a 60-day feeding trial. Growth and survival (95.55%–96.66%) showed no significant variation. Hematological parameters remained within normal ranges, indicating non-toxicity. Antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation confirmed oxidative stability. Histological analysis of midgut, gill, and muscle tissues showed no abnormalities. Gut microbiota analysis revealed reduced opportunistic Gram-negative bacteria without imbalance. Overall, CSNP demonstrate effective adsorption and strong environmental safety.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}