{"title":"Preparation and characterization of magnetized GO nanoparticle enhanced microencapsulated phase change material for thermal energy storage application","authors":"V. Aiswarya, Sudev Das, Satish Kumar, A. Datta","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2066577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2066577","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Novel magnetized nanoparticle nickel-graphene oxide / n-octadecane/ melamine-formaldehyde (MF) composite phase change material (MnCPCM) for enhanced solar thermal energy storage(STES) is prepared via in situ polymerization. The magnetized nanoparticles in CPCM promoted the thermal energy storage capacity as well as photothermal conversion efficiency of the composite by the unidirectional heat transfer flow. For these composite PCM, the thermal conductivity is found as excellent and more than that of pure n-octadecane (0.153 W/mK) because of the presence of highly conductive magnetized GO. The role of magnetized Ni-GO nanoparticles in the structure and properties of the microencapsulated PCM is characterized by the SEM, optical microscopy, FTIR, XRD, DSC, thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis. SEM and optical microscopy reveal that the microencapsulated PCM has uniform spherical morphology. TGA and DTA results show the CPCM is stable up to a temperature of 350 °C. XRD analysis indicates highly ferromagnetic material is well composed with GO to enhance the directional heat flow. DSC analysis shows that the composite is stable up to 100 thermal cycling processes. The enhanced heat transfer flow and better leakage-preventing performance might be highly chosen for STES storage applications of the CPCM as well as heat sink integrated passive cooling. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"519 - 529"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48915722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A kinetic model and parameters estimate for the synthesis of 2-phenyloctane: a starting material of bio-degradable surfactant","authors":"Sudip Banerjee, M. Aurangzeb, Amit Kumar","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2068077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2068077","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this article, we have proposed a kinetic model of a 2-phenyloctane formation from benzene and 1-octene in the presence of Y zeolite CVB760 solid acid catalyst. The typical elementary reaction involved in benzene alkylation consists of isomerisation of π-bond of 1-octene and attachment of octyl ion with benzene. Here, we have followed transition state theory and statistical thermodynamics to express the rate expression for the disappearance of 1-octene and formation of 1-octene and 2-phenyloctane isomers. In transition state theory, we have incorporated a single-event concept to account for a change in the relative position of the atom during the chemical reaction. Subsequently, we also estimate activation energies involved in the kinetic model using the regression method and experimental data. For this, a particle swarm optimisation (PSO) followed by Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm, called hybrid PSO, is adopted to measure the activation energies. The statistical methods involved in this investigation include analysis of variance, F-test and parity diagram and comparison between the proposed kinetic model and experimental data confirm the kinetic model reliability and optimal estimate of activation energies. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"65 1","pages":"1 - 13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49561469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Anubha, R. Saranya, C. Chandrasatheesh, J. Jayapriya
{"title":"Effect of neem gum on water sorption, biodegradability and mechanical properties of thermoplastic corn starch-based packaging films","authors":"M. Anubha, R. Saranya, C. Chandrasatheesh, J. Jayapriya","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2065368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2065368","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Cornstarch (CS) is an inexpensive and widely available material that can be easily moulded into thermoplastic starch (TPS) films when mixed with the plasticising agent glycerol (CS- Gly). However, its applications in the packaging sector are limited due to its brittleness and high-water solubility. To enhance the functional characteristics of the CS- Gly films in packaging applications, it was blended with neem gum at the concentrations of 0.3 and 0.9% (w/w). The tensile strength, elongation percentage, water sorption and biodegradability efficacy of the blended cornstarch films (CS-Gly-NG) were analysed. The tensile strength of the blended film improved by 1.1-fold compared with CS-Gly (24.49 ± 0.72 MPa) when the natural gum additive was used at 0.30% (w/w). However, once the natural gum content was raised to 0.9% (w/w), the TS of the film decreased to 21.28 ± 1.75 MPa, whereas the resistance to water solubility improved to a greater extent. Moreover, the biodegradability test showed that the blended films (64-69 wt %) disintegrated more rapidly than the CS-Gly film (17.3%) in a setting akin to the natural environment. Therefore, this blended film (CS-Gly-NG) can be used as an alternative to the commercially available non-biodegradable polyethene films and will have a positive impact on the environment. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"594 - 606"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41427142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of distance between impeller blade tip and surface on mass transfer to a local electrode in a stirred vessel in a wide range of Sc number","authors":"S. Yapici, İlhan Altay","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2059020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2059020","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT\u0000 Stirred vessels are encountered in a wide scale of applications from bench to industrial processes, and the knowledge of the heat/mass transfer rates in these vessels is required for their design, operation and control. This work submits an investigation on the mass transfer to a small circular surface immersed in a stirred vessel in the parameter ranges of 267 < Re < 9437, 1473 < Sc < 61,422, and 0.022 < x/dK < 0.22 for the distance between the impeller blade tip and the transfer surface. The Reynolds number was based on the impeller diameter. The electrochemical limiting diffusion current technique having a potassium ferri-/ferrocyanide system was applied for mass transfer coefficient measurements. Aqueous glycerine solutions were prepared to attain a wide range of Sc numbers. The rate of mass transfer is enhanced with increasing rotation rate, decreasing blade tip-to-electrode surface distance, and decreasing glycerine concentration. The experimental data were well correlated by the relation . GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"576 - 593"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45239623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Hu, J. Song, Liang Wei, Shisong Yue, Jinxin Jia
{"title":"Analysis of flow-field and particle-motion characteristics in the dry separation process for coal-series kaolin","authors":"B. Hu, J. Song, Liang Wei, Shisong Yue, Jinxin Jia","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2021.1914198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2021.1914198","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Feng Xuan (FX) dry separators can effectively separate coal-series kaolinite. Coal-series kaolinite from Inner Mongolia (China) was selected as the sample. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and the discrete element method (DEM) were used to study velocity field, pressure field, turbulent kinetic energy field, and particle-motion characteristics of the FX dry separator. The results showed that the air velocity and pressure of the four air chambers symmetrically distributed from the centre to the surrounding area, and their values gradually decreased. The heavy products were located at the lower part of the material layer and moved horizontally along the sieve plate, the light products were located on the upper part of the material layer and moved obliquely along the sieve plate, and the intermediate products aggregated along horizontal and inclined directions, and their compaction effect on heavy products was obvious at the end of the sieve plate. This study provided a new way to optimise the structural parameters of FX dry separators. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"208 - 218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00194506.2021.1914198","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59212869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation of the effects of oxyhydrogen gas (HHO) flow rate and injector penetration on the performance of a dual fuel CI engine","authors":"Pravritt Kushwaha, Saleel Ismail","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2048096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2048096","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Renewable sources of energy help mitigate the environmental concerns associated with fossil fuel combustion and in meeting the ever-increasing energy demand. The use of HHO gas in I.C. Engines becomes promising in this context. HHO gas is a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 2:1, produced by the electrolysis of water. In this research, alkaline electrolysis was used for producing HHO gas using KOH as an electrolyte. This HHO gas was introduced in the intake manifold of the C.I. engine, making it operate in dual-fuel mode. The effects of HHO gas addition on engine performance and emissions were investigated. The variation of diesel injector protrusion (DIP) by +/− 1 mm from its normal position was also studied. This was achieved using washers of varying thicknesses. Three different HHO gas injection locations, namely port, manifold, and upstream, were compared to determine the most suitable position. The simultaneous evaluation of the effects of DIP and HHO injection location makes this study unique. BSFC, peak pressure, HC, CO, CO2 and smoke emissions were observed to be lower, while BTE, NOx and O2 emissions were enhanced for the optimum condition of + 1 mm DIP, PI with 1.63 LPM of HHO gas. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"530 - 542"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44457747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Poddar, J. N. Ullas Krishnan, J. S. Chandra Babu
{"title":"Non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis of citrus waste (orange peel)","authors":"S. Poddar, J. N. Ullas Krishnan, J. S. Chandra Babu","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2046510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2046510","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The development of industries requires energy sources. Therefore, the requirement for alternative renewal energy sources increases. They are solar, wind, wave, geothermal, and biomass. For the generation of energy from these sources, we apply thermochemical and biochemical methods. Amidst all the thermochemical origins, pyrolysis is advancing attention due to its ability to produce solid, liquid, and gaseous products. This article represents the non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis (573 -1173K) experiments conducted in a semi-batch reactor and TGA set up for citrus wastes (orange peel) collected from the local fruit juice seller outlet. The effect of catalysts observed and concluded that the presence of catalysts increases the yield of pyro-oil (30.79 wt.%→ 49.45 wt.%) with ZnO nanocatalyst to be the best performing catalyst. Reaction kinetics were also determined using isothermal and non-isothermal methods. The pH values of the pyro-oil investigated and observed that citrus waste pyro-oil is acidic, but the presence of catalyst makes it basic. The GC analysis of the pyro-gas infers that the gas contains CO and H2, which can be used as an energy source and feedstock for the Fischer–Tropsch process. Therefore, the utility of this type of pyrolyser is done in municipal areas of large cities. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"433 - 460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44955621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of biopolymer chitosan-based hydrogels with and without a crosslinker for the removal of industrial dye procion blue HERD: a comparative study","authors":"N. Bhullar, M. Garg, K. Kumari, D. Sud","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2046509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2046509","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study reports the preparation and application of bio-based polymer composite hydrogel with and without a crosslinker for the removal of industrial dye procion blue HERD (PB). Biopolymer chitosan, acrylic acid as a monomer and potassium persulphate (K2S2O8) as an initiator synthesise composite hydrogel. The crosslinked composite hydrogel is synthesised by the microwave irradiation technique using thiourea (CH4N2S) as a crosslinker. Chitosan-based hydrogel synthesised without crosslinker (CH) and with crosslinker thiourea (CH-T) is analysed using techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTG) and derivative thermogravimetric analysis (DTA). The adsorption capacity of CH and CH-T for the removal of PB from an aqueous solution is investigated. The removal efficiency of hydrogel is 90% in a solution of pH 7 for a constant dose of PB (5 mg L−1). The experimental data attained for the adsorption of industrial dye (PB) onto CH and CH-T showed a perfect fit for Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms. The perfect fit of experimental data for PB decolorisation is observed for pseudo-second-order kinetic equation with k values 10.17 × 10−3 mg−1 min−1 and 6.719 × 10−3 mg−1 min−1 with CH and CH-T, respectively. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"461 - 478"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43557519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physico-chemical, in-vitro cytotoxicity and antimicrobial evaluation of L-valine functionalised CuO NPs on polyvinyl alcohol and blended carboxymethyl cellulose films","authors":"Yamanappagouda Amaregouda, Kantharaju Kamanna","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2046511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2046511","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The novel L-valine functionalised polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/CuO NPs and PVA/carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/Copper oxide nanocomposite (NCs) films were prepared by the solvent casting method. The required CuO NPs for NC films are prepared by the novel biogenic method using Euphorbia heterophylla plant leaves extract. Various spectroscopic techniques were employed for the characterisation of biogenic prepared CuO NPs and polymeric NC films prepared, namely X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and UV–visible spectroscopy. In-vitro cytotoxicity of the prepared NC films showed cell viability (%) >80% against human embryonic kidney cell lines (for films F3 & F4). In addition, the prepared NC films (F3 & F4) exhibited potent anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity towards E. coli, S. aureus, C. tropicalis, and C. albicans. Furthermore, the prepared NCs films showed promising results in water contact angle (66.1%), water vapour permeability (28.09%), moisture retention capacity (94%), soil biodegradable test (42%), optical transparency (58.63%) and thermal properties. The obtained results suggested us the prepared PVA/CMC/CuO NPs films can be implemented in biomedical, environmental protection, and food packaging purposes. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"543 - 552"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48846924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Batch extraction kinetics and total phenolic content estimation of Syzygium Cumini.L bark","authors":"G. Keerthiga, A. Sridhar","doi":"10.1080/00194506.2022.2046512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00194506.2022.2046512","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Traditional herbs are investigated for their medicinal properties and feasible large scale low cost extraction techniques. The extraction of phenolic content from different plant matrices has been a huge challenge and largely depends on the effectiveness and efficiency of selected extraction methods. The estimation of total phenolic content from Syzygium Cumin.L (Jamun bark) and its optimisation of extraction conditions with respect to nature of solvent, solvent ratios, particle size and solid to solvent ratio were carried out in this study. Room temperature based batch mode of extraction of Syzygium Cumini L bark has been performed and compared with conventional Soxhlet extraction. The total phenolic extraction rate for different ratios of methanol–water and ethanol–water were investigated where methanol–water ratio of 70:30 yields high phenolic extraction rate of 49.22 ± 5.3 mg GAE/g. The particle size of 0.05–0.06 mm, solvent to solid ratio of 3:1 yielded higher total phenolic content of 47.22 ± 3.35 mg GAE/g. The extraction followed second-order kinetics with 98% goodness of fit. Feasible optimised mode of extraction of total phenolic compound shows promising directions towards industrial extraction. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT","PeriodicalId":13430,"journal":{"name":"Indian Chemical Engineer","volume":"64 1","pages":"565 - 575"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44238737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}