Kareem M. Tharwat, Fatma H. Ashour, Noura F. Abdelsalam, Shereen M. S. Abdel-Hamid
{"title":"Recent Advances in Refining of Waste Lubricating Oil: A Comprehensive Review","authors":"Kareem M. Tharwat, Fatma H. Ashour, Noura F. Abdelsalam, Shereen M. S. Abdel-Hamid","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70282","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Used lubricating oil (waste lubricating oil [WLO]) is a hazardous waste generated across numerous industrial and transportation sectors, requiring appropriate management to minimize its environmental impact. Improper handling or disposal can lead to significant contamination of soil and water resources. During service, lubricating oils undergo thermal degradation, oxidation, and contamination, resulting in the accumulation of hazardous constituents, including heavy metals, sulfur- and chlorine-containing compounds, as well as toxic organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These contaminants pose considerable risks to both ecosystems and human health. Given the increasing quantities of WLO generated worldwide and the environmental challenges associated with its disposal, there is growing interest in developing sustainable technologies for its recovery, re-refining, regeneration, and conversion into valuable products.</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":"148752570","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}
Hendrik Simon Henn, Florian Sauer, Bernhard Hoffner
{"title":"A Generalized Predictive Model for Displacement Washing of Partially Reslurried Filter Cakes","authors":"Hendrik Simon Henn, Florian Sauer, Bernhard Hoffner","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70294","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Displacement washing is a common process to increase product quality after cake filtration. During this process, impurities or valuable substances dissolved in the pore liquid are displaced by a wash liquid that is usually applied to the cake surface via nozzles, drip plates, or overflow channels. On impact of the wash liquid, the filter cake is partially reslurried, causing the wash liquid to be contaminated by dissolved impurities of the re-dispersed filter cake surface. This contamination affects the washing process to a great extent. This article presents a generalized model to predict washing results of partially reslurried filter cakes on both discontinuous and continuous equipment. Model calculations are validated for different cases with experimental washing results. Partial cake reslurrying is identified as a new limiting effect for displacement washing.</p>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ceat.70294","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752604","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}
Nandini Ajgaonkar, Yogesh Badgujar, Hitesh S. Pawar
{"title":"Catalytic Co-Liquefaction of Biodegradable Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste and Sugarcane Bagasse","authors":"Nandini Ajgaonkar, Yogesh Badgujar, Hitesh S. Pawar","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70289","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Municipal solid waste (MSW) and sugarcane bagasse (SCB) are abundant carbon-rich feedstocks for sustainable biofuel production, but their efficient utilization is constrained by limited carbon accessibility. This study reports a synergistic co-liquefaction strategy using transition-metal-dispersed TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts under mild conditions. Proximate and ultimate analyses confirmed the suitability of both feedstocks for liquid fuel production. Among Cr, Ni, Fe, Co, and Cu supported TiO<sub>2</sub> catalysts, Co-TiO<sub>2</sub> exhibited the best performance, achieving >85% selectivity and >48% mCTL oil yield with negligible char and gaseous byproducts. Under optimized conditions, the process delivered >70% biomass conversion, >65% oil yield, and >80% selectivity through enhanced depolymerization and stabilization of reactive intermediates. The catalyst also showed excellent recyclability (turnover number [TON] 190.61; turnover frequency [TOF] 1.27 × 10<sup>2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>). Product analyses confirmed the formation of energy-dense liquid fuels, demonstrating a scalable and eco-friendly route for simultaneous waste valorization and sustainable biofuel production.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617270","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}
Ibrahim Fatih Rasul, Zanwer Tahir, Omar Azad Khorsheed, Ahmed Salih Mohammed
{"title":"Plant-Derived Biosurfactant–Saltwater Synergy for EOR in Carbonate Reservoirs","authors":"Ibrahim Fatih Rasul, Zanwer Tahir, Omar Azad Khorsheed, Ahmed Salih Mohammed","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70287","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sustainable methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) are essential to increase hydrocarbon extraction from oil-wet carbonate reservoirs. This research investigates a biosurfactant derived from <i>Baccharis oxyodonta</i>, an eco-friendly agent that alters interfacial properties when used with saltwater. FTIR analysis identified saponin-related functional groups. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) was found to be 5000 ppm through conductivity and surface tension tests. Interfacial tension (IFT) dropped from 38.1 to 12.42 mN/m at the CMC, a 67% reduction. Adding salinity further decreased IFT to 8.15 and 8.93 mN/m at optimal NaCl and CaCl<sub>2</sub> levels, respectively. Wettability changed from strongly oil-wet (172.5°) to intermediate-wet (114.78°). These findings highlight the potential of biosurfactant–saltwater systems for sustainable EOR in carbonate reservoirs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148616882","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}
Gayathry S. Warrier, Thiyagarajan Chandran, J. N. S. S. Janardhana Naidu, Ravikumar Jayabal, Mukilarasan Nedunchezhiyan, Kumar Subarayan
{"title":"Process Optimization and LSTM Modeling of Nano-Enhanced Waste Fat Biodiesel Combustion","authors":"Gayathry S. Warrier, Thiyagarajan Chandran, J. N. S. S. Janardhana Naidu, Ravikumar Jayabal, Mukilarasan Nedunchezhiyan, Kumar Subarayan","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70284","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Waste-derived biodiesel offers a sustainable alternative to diesel fuel but faces challenges in combustion and emissions. This study evaluates a CRDI diesel engine fueled with B50 duck waste fat biodiesel blended with 50 ppm Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles under varying injection timings (21–25°CA bTDC) and injection pressures (500–600 bar). A long short-term memory (LSTM) model was developed to predict performance and emissions. Under optimal conditions (25°CA bTDC and 600 bar), brake thermal efficiency (BTE) reached 30.85%, whereas smoke, hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions decreased by 17.04%, 20.14%, 27.17%, and 16.8%, respectively, compared with diesel. The LSTM model achieved <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> values above 0.92 for all outputs. The novelty lies in combining Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> nano-additives, injection optimization, and LSTM modeling to improve the combustion and emission characteristics of waste-fat biodiesel in CRDI engines.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617268","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":"Study on the Pyrolysis Characteristics and Kinetic Analysis of Hami Tar-Rich Coal","authors":"Yang Geng, Jing Liao, Yun Wu, Zhijun Li, Bingjian Zhao, Guofeng Li, Shiyong Wu","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70288","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this study, two kinds of tar-rich coal sourced from Xinjiang were adopted in a fixed-bed reactor to explore their optimal pyrolysis conditions and pyrolysis product characteristics, as well as to clarify the variation law of pyrolysis activation energy. The results demonstrate that the optimal pyrolysis conditions for HM coal are a particle size of 75 mesh, a final temperature of 700°C, and a heating rate of 7.5°C/min, with a maximum coal tar yield of 17.09%. For GH coal, the optimal final pyrolysis temperature is 750°C, achieving a maximum coal tar yield of 18.12%. HM coal tar possesses higher contents of light tar fractions and high value-added compounds compared with GH coal tar. Increasing heating rate consistently reduces the activation energy and improves the pyrolysis reactivity of HM, whereas GH exhibits complex non-monotonic kinetic variations due to its unique carbon structure and inherent mineral properties.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617271","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}
Sudesna Aech, Pabitra Mohan Mahapatra, Prakash Chandra Mishra, Pijush Kanti Mandal, Achyut Kumar Panda
{"title":"Catalytic Pyrolysis of Multilayer Plastics Over Halloysite: Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Fuel Analysis","authors":"Sudesna Aech, Pabitra Mohan Mahapatra, Prakash Chandra Mishra, Pijush Kanti Mandal, Achyut Kumar Panda","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70286","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Waste multilayer plastics were catalytically pyrolyzed with halloysite clay (HC) to enhance process kinetics, product yield, and product quality. The optimum temperature (450°C) yields 66.92% pyrolysis oil in thermal pyrolysis, which increases to 82.5% upon adding 5% HC. The kinetic analysis shows that the clay catalyst reduced activation energy from 304 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup> in thermal pyrolysis (F<sub>1</sub> mechanism) to 267 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup> in the catalytic one (F<sub>2</sub> mechanism). The catalyst affected the thermodynamics of degradation, decreasing Δ<i>H</i> (135.698 → 111.603 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>) and increasing both Δ<i>G</i> (814.939 → 834.948 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>) and the magnitude of Δ<i>S</i> (−903.846 → −957.755 × 10<sup>−3</sup> kJ K<sup>−1</sup> mol<sup>−1</sup>), confirming its efficacy. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) results indicate that the pyrolytic oil is predominantly hydrocarbon-rich. The use of HC as a catalyst improves the kinetics and thermodynamics of the process, in addition to yield and properties of fuel oil for sustainable waste-to-fuel.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148617269","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":"Enhancing Conversion in an Adiabatic Tubular Reactor via Cyclic Spatial Profile Homogenization","authors":"Marek Berezowski","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70285","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This work considers a model of an adiabatic tubular chemical reactor with axial dispersion, for which, under certain kinetic parameters, a steady state characterized by a low conversion level exists. Numerical analysis shows that significantly higher values of the state variable, including values close to the maximum, can be achieved during transient operation. It is demonstrated that by deliberately disturbing the spatial profile of the state variable through its homogenization along the reactor, successive transient phases can be initiated, leading to repeated overshoots. Repeating this operation at appropriate time instants allows maintaining a high level of conversion in terms of its time-average value, despite the existence of a low steady state. For the analyzed case, the average conversion increases from 0.082 to 0.995. The results indicate that the maximum reactor performance is not limited by the steady state but rather by the transient dynamics of the system.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148616358","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":"Conjugate Heat Transfer and Entropy Generation in a T-Finned Double-Pipe Cavity With NEPCM and MHD","authors":"Omaima Jabbar, Ahmed M. Hassan","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70283","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates free convection and entropy generation in a horizontal double-pipe heat exchanger cavity with four T-shaped fins attached to the heated inner cylinder. The annular space is filled with nano-encapsulated phase-change material (NEPCM)–water suspension under a horizontal magnetic field. Conjugate heat transfer between the fins and the surrounding mixture, combined with latent heat absorption during phase transition, provides synergistic thermal enhancement. The governing equations are solved using the Galerkin finite element method. Results show that the magnetic field reduces heat transfer by 30% and suppresses entropy generation by 85%. Increasing NEPCM concentration enhances the Nusselt number by up to 72%, whereas raising fin conductivity ratio improves it by 35%. An optimal fusion temperature near 0.3–0.4 is identified where the phase-change zone aligns with the steepest thermal gradients.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148616357","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":"Cubic B-Spline–Galerkin and Response Modeling of Tetra-Hybrid Nanofluid Over a Stretching Sheet","authors":"Heena, K. N. S. Kasi Viswanadham","doi":"10.1002/ceat.70281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.70281","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A nonlinear stretching sheet with tetra-hybrid nanofluid (THNF) flow under thermal radiation and stratification has important applications in cooling systems and thermal collectors where enhanced heat transfer and temperature control are required. In the present study, THNF flow past a nonlinear stretching sheet is investigated for various nanoparticle geometries. The resulting system of equations with Dirichlet and Neumann-type boundary conditions is solved using the Galerkin method with <i>B</i>-splines. This model with multiple effects and nanoparticle morphological influence, solved using a novel numerical technique and statistical modeling, was not studied earlier. An increasing stratification parameter decreased the temperature of the fluid. The thermal profile increased with increasing magnetic parameter values, and velocity profile increased with increasing stretching parameter (<i>C</i>), following the trend spherical < brick < platelet due to reduction in the rotational resistance.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10083,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering & Technology","volume":"49 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148615762","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}