Rahul V. Prajapati, Sanjay Srivastava, G. Jadeja, J. Parikh
{"title":"Optimization and kinetics study for the conversion of furfuryl alcohol towards ethyl levulinate using sulfonic acid functionalized catalyst","authors":"Rahul V. Prajapati, Sanjay Srivastava, G. Jadeja, J. Parikh","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0133","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the present work, furfuryl alcohol (FAL) alcoholysis towards ethyl levulinate (EL) was studied over a mesoporous SO3H-SBA-15 catalyst. The effect of various operating parameters i.e., temperature, catalyst dose, furfuryl alcohol amount, and time was studied and optimized via robust Response Surface Methodology through central composite rotatable designs (CCRD) method on the conversion of FAL to EL. According to Response Surface Methodology, under optimum reaction conditions viz. temperature 110 °C, catalyst dose 0.42 g, time 3 h, and FAL amount of 1.46 g, maximum EL yield (95 %) was recorded. Further, the effect of reaction parameters on the kinetics of the said reaction was also examined, suggesting the second-order kinetic concerning all operating parameters. Eventually, the reusability of the catalyst is evident in a decrease of almost 40 % yield towards EL in the fourth cycle.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"21 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139380120","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}
Shenzhou Ni, Tong Zhao, Zehui Sun, Wei Wang, Kuizu Su
{"title":"CFD simulation for comparative of hydrodynamic effects in biochemical reactors using population balance model with varied inlet gas distribution profiles","authors":"Shenzhou Ni, Tong Zhao, Zehui Sun, Wei Wang, Kuizu Su","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0167","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The operational efficiency of the airlift reactors relies significantly on the aeration and mixing provided by the inlet system. The diffused aeration system is the most energy-intensive component affecting the operation of the bioreactor, accounting for 45–75 % of the energy costs. This study presents a coupled CFD-PBM to investigate the collective impacts of multiple bubble diameters, variations in inlet gas distribution types, and flow rates on the hydrodynamic characteristics of bubble columns. The simulation results were validated through comprehensive comparisons with experimental data. The experimental data and simulations of the single bubble size model (SBSM) and multi-bubble size model (MBSM) were compared, proposing an enhanced inlet gas distribution type. The results indicate a close resemblance between the MBSM data and the experimental results, with an error margin not exceeding 5 %. Moreover, different flow rates were found to cause varying sensitivities in the bubble size distribution (BSD) within the column. Furthermore, the simulation results validate the similarity between lift coefficients and critical diameters to experiments and shed light on favorable conditions for reactor design. The key findings of this study encompass: (1) the use of MBSM can accurately predict the tower system characteristics; (2) the column circulation is intensified with small inlet bubble size and high gas velocity, which is favorable for chemical reactions and microbial aggregation to proceed; and (3) the BSD is not sensitive to the inlet gas distribution type at high flow rates.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"50 31","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382211","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":"Research progress and perspectives of biogas production from municipal organic solid waste","authors":"Jianbo Zhao, Shan Ren, Chenghong Li, Mengjiao Jiao, Guanzhou Wu, Hongsheng Chen","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0082","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Anaerobic digestion is a prevailing technology for the treatment and utilization of municipal organic solid waste (MOSW). In this technology, the macromolecular organic matter in waste degrades into small molecular substances through the anaerobic decomposition of microorganisms, producing biogas that can provide enormous energy. This paper focuses on the research progress of anaerobic digestion of various organic wastes for biogas production. The principle and process of anaerobic digestion for biogas production are introduced, along with the key factors affecting anaerobic digestion efficiency, such as temperature, pH, and sealing conditions. At the same time, the current cycle treatment technology and comprehensive treatment system of MOSW are also summarized. Furthermore, the paper explores biogas purification technologies, including desulfurization, deoxidation, drying, and decarbonization. Finally, the state-of-the-art of the utilization of MOSW for biogas production in the world and the problems faced by the utilization of MOSW for biogas production in China are reviewed. By summarizing the anaerobic digestion technology of MOSW, this review hopes to provide some reasonable solutions for the high-value utilization of MOSW.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"52 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139386389","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":"Methyl-orange/reduced graphene oxide composite as the electrode material for the solid-state supercapacitor","authors":"Karsimran Singh, Amarjeet Kaur","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0068","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Herein, we have introduced the electrode material made up of a composite of an electrochemical active organic molecule (i.e. methyl orange (MO)) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite. This composite is found to be a potential material for supercapacitor application due to the sustainability, redox reversibility of organic molecules, and good conductivity of rGO. For fabricating symmetric solid-state cell (MO/rGO//PVA/H2SO4//MO/rGO), polyvinyl alcohol–sulphuric acid (PVA/H2SO4) aqueous gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) has been sandwiched between the two MO/rGO electrodes. It was found that a MO/rGO based symmetric cell interfaced with a PVA/H2SO4 gel electrolyte has a specific capacitance of 166.79 F g−1 and an energy density of 11.58 Wh kg−1 at a power density of 6.25 kW kg−1. Here, good specific capacitance is the result of a combination of both electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) and pseudo-capacitive behaviour observed in a fabricated cell. The specific capacitance is stable after 2500 cycles of charge and discharge, with an initial fade of 32 %. This synthesized material and fabricated device found its potential to be used for the supercapacitor application.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"7 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138586530","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":"Efficiency and environmental stability of TiO2 based solar cells for green electricity production","authors":"Mahendra Singh, Deepak Singh, V. Mishra, Vijay Singh, Sunita Singh, Rahul Dev, Dhananjay Singh","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0117","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Environmental sustainability and energy security are two major issues, which are globally attracting the attention of the scientists and researchers. The sustainable development goal (SDG-7) calls for sustainable and modern energy for all. Solar energy has great potential and it can be transformed in other usable forms through various energy harvesting technologies. The photovoltaic cell utilizes solar radiation to generate green electricity. Photovoltaic cells follow the mechanism of photon to electron conversion for electricity production. Recently, organic solar cell, which is a type of photovoltaic cells, has shown potential to overcome demerits faced by photovoltaic cell like low flexibility, weight and environmental biodegradability issues. Dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) is a kind of the organic solar cell. A (DSSC) has been fabricated using Punica Granatum (pomegranate juice) as sensitizer. The maximum efficiency of the solar cell is observed to be 0.16 %. The effect of various climatic parameters the performance of fabricated dye sensitized solar cell has also been evaluated and reported.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"31 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138589902","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}
F. Granados-Correa, E. Gutiérrez-Bonılla, Melania Jiménez-Reyes, G. Roa‐Morales, P. Balderas-Hernández
{"title":"CO2 adsorption behavior of a highly-microporous KOH-activated carbon obtained from rice husk waste: kinetic and equilibrium studies","authors":"F. Granados-Correa, E. Gutiérrez-Bonılla, Melania Jiménez-Reyes, G. Roa‐Morales, P. Balderas-Hernández","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0052","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this study, rice husk was the precursor for a KOH-activated carbon with high surface area and high micro-porosity. CO2 adsorption capacity of this material was measured by thermogravimetric analysis. The CO2 adsorption kinetic showed that equilibrium was reached 30 min after the solid-gas phases came into contact and is well-described by the pseudo-first order model (R2 > 0.99 and 95 % confidence level). Intraparticle diffusion model revealed multilinearity over the CO2 adsorption range. Isotherm data at 25, 35, and 45 °C were well-fitted by the Freundlich model, revealing the adsorbent’s surface heterogeneity and the exothermic behavior of the process. The material reached a maximum CO2 adsorption capacity of 2.54 mmol/g. A comparison with literature data showed a good agreement.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":"28 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138602740","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}
Injamamul Haque, Tabish Alam, Jagmohan Yadav, N. Gupta, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, T. Siddiqui, Naushad Ali, Shivam Srivastava, Anil Singh Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Rohit Khargotra, A. K. Thakur
{"title":"Numerical analysis of various shapes of lozenge pin-fins in microchannel heat sink","authors":"Injamamul Haque, Tabish Alam, Jagmohan Yadav, N. Gupta, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, T. Siddiqui, Naushad Ali, Shivam Srivastava, Anil Singh Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Rohit Khargotra, A. K. Thakur","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0092","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Higher density heat flux is the major cause of damage to the electronic component; therefore, cooling such components are of the utmost importance to operate in a safe zone and to increase their life. For this purpose, Microchannel heat sinks (MHSs) are among the most practical methods for dissipating unwanted heat. In this regard, the novel lozenge-shaped pin-fins in the flow passage of the microchannel heat sink (MHS) have been designed and proposed to achieve higher cooling performance. Aspect ratios (λ = 0.30, 0.39, 0.52, 0.69, 1.00) of several lozenge-shaped pin-fins have been used into the design of MHS to investigate their impact on heat transmission and fluid flow characteristics. A three-dimensional model of MHS with a lozenge-shaped has been generated and simulated numerically in the following range of Reynolds numbers, starting from 100 to 900. Heat transmission and flow characteristics have been presented and discussed in detail. It has been found that introducing lozenge-shaped pin-fins in MHS has greatly improved cooling performance. The highest improvement in Nusselt number has been observed when aspect ratio (λ) of lozenge-shaped pin-fins was 1.00. The Nusselt number have been varied in the following ranges of 6.96–12.34, 6.97–12.72, 7.01–13.62, 7.09–14.43, and 7.12–15.26 at λ = 0.30, λ = 0.39, λ = 0.52, λ = 0.69, and λ = 1.0, respectively. In addition, a study of the thermohydraulic performance of the proposed lozenge-shaped pin-fins in the MHS found that this design is an effective means of lowering operating temperature.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47831314","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}
Licheng Wang, Yijing Lu, Wenwen Zhang, Zhou-Yi Yang
{"title":"Simulation investigation of the effect of heating temperature and porosity of porous media on the water evaporation process","authors":"Licheng Wang, Yijing Lu, Wenwen Zhang, Zhou-Yi Yang","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0090","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the study, carbon fiber as porous media, water and vapor as liquid and gas phases, respectively, the evaporation process of multiphase fluid in carbon fiber was explored based on the pore network model. The Micro-CT technology was adopted to reconstruct the structure of carbon fiber. The applicability of the CFD model adopted in the simulation was validated by experiment. Effect of heating temperature and porosity on the evaporation process was investigated in detail. The study found that at various heating temperatures, fluid temperature increases gradually with time, and tends to be constant when it reaches a certain temperature. When heating temperature is high, the constant temperature is large, the time to arrive the constant temperature is short. The liquid evaporation rate V e and the heat absorbed by the fluid every 0.5 s Q0.5 increase first, and decrease gradually when a maximum value is reached. When the heating temperature is high, the maximum that V e and Q0.5 can be obtained is also large, the required time is also short. In porous media with different porosity, fluid temperature rises to an approximate constant. V e and Q0.5 increase first, and decrease gradually after reaching a certain maximum value. The maximum values of V e and Q0.5 in porous media with porosity of 0.598 are the largest.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45580435","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}
R. Patel, A. Singh, Rathy Shankar, P. Khare, A. Thakur, V. Gole
{"title":"Indoor air quality control using lab scale air purifier tower","authors":"R. Patel, A. Singh, Rathy Shankar, P. Khare, A. Thakur, V. Gole","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2023-0043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2023-0043","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Population and industrialization growth is the major reason for the indoor air quality depletion. So, air quality control in sensitive area is needed to avoid air pollution-based hazards. Small economical air pollutant controlling equipment may be helpful in indoor air quality control. Present work covers the performance study of lab scale air purifier tower, 37 × 37 × 140 cm3 (LSAPT) for the removal of PM2.5, PM10 and TVOC from the polluted air in a control volume (75 m3). LSAPT follow 3 step pollutants removal procedure in which coarse particles are separated by prefilter and the fine particles are separated with the help of negative ioniser and activated carbon beds. More than 99 % of percentage of PM2.5, PM10 and TVOC removal are achieved within 100 s for initial pollutants loading of PM2.5: 1000 μg/m3 & PM10: 1000 μg/m3 and TVOC: 7.2 mg/m3 respectively. The assessment study suggests the proposed lab scale air purifier tower can be used continuously up to 10–15 days without much variation in pollutants removal efficacy. Approximately 7700 ₹ (92.40 US$) is used as installation cost and 30 ₹/hr (0.36 US$/hr) is used as consumable energy cost.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48884593","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}
J. G. Moguel-Castañeda, Rafael Gomez-Rodriguez, H. Puebla, E. Hernandez‐Martinez
{"title":"Temperature sensor location for the implementation of cascade control schemes in distillation columns: an approach based on multiscale time series analysis","authors":"J. G. Moguel-Castañeda, Rafael Gomez-Rodriguez, H. Puebla, E. Hernandez‐Martinez","doi":"10.1515/ijcre-2022-0111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2022-0111","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this work, the application of multiscale analysis to evaluate the sensitivity of the dynamic responses of the trays in a distillation column exposed to external disturbances is explored. This sensitivity allows for the identification of the tray where the temperature sensor improves the performance of a composition-temperature type cascade controller. To implement the proposed methodology, synthetic time series are generated for each plate of the column, which is subsequently analyzed using the multiscale rescaled range (R/S) analysis. Three case studies were evaluated (binary mixtures, azeotropic mixture and ternary mixture), finding that the highest values of the Hurst exponent correlate with the areas of greatest sensitivity of the column. To corroborate this result, a composition-temperature cascade control scheme was implemented, evaluating the temperature sensor in each plate of the column, identifying that the zone of greatest sensitivity determined with the multiscale analysis corresponds to the best performance of the controller. Therefore, our results show that the proposed methodology represents an easy-to-implement alternative that provides information on the most suitable zone for the placement of temperature sensors to improve the performance of cascade control in a pre-designed distillation column.","PeriodicalId":51069,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42327218","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}