Marcelo De Luccas Dourado, Davi Gomes de Carvalho, Ysrael Marrero Vera
{"title":"Modeling and simulation of samarium and neodymium separation by a solvent extraction process","authors":"Marcelo De Luccas Dourado, Davi Gomes de Carvalho, Ysrael Marrero Vera","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00411-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00411-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The demand for permanent magnets is expected to increase in the 2021–2030 decade, which will require a commensurate increase in the production of samarium (Sm) and neodymium (Nd). Since these metals are considered critical and due to their abundance in Brazilian territory, the Brazilian government and mining companies must master the refining of these metals through autochthonous technologies. Thus, we developed a process to separate the light (La, Ce, Pr and Nd) from the medium (Sm, Eu and Gd) and heavy (Tb-Lu and Y) rare earth elements (REE) with D<sub>2</sub>EHPA by empirical modeling of solvent extraction (SX) processes. The experimental methodology included three phases: equilibrium data acquisition from batch experiments, solvent extraction simulation, and continuous process trials to validate the model on a mini-pilot scale. Our simulation predicted 99.5% Sm organic recovery and 80% Nd aqueous recovery in a seven-stage process and 0.30 A/O ratio, validated in the continuous trial. This work paves the way for establishing Brazilian technology to obtain the constituent elements of permanent magnets.</p>","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138513549","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}
Nathália Pereira Dias, Helen Conceição Ferraz, João Victor Nicolini, Paulo Couto, Santiago Drexler, Tiago Albertini Balbino
{"title":"Evaluation of fluid–fluid and rock–fluid interfacial interactions using silica nanofluids and crude oil for a deepwater carbonate pre-salt field","authors":"Nathália Pereira Dias, Helen Conceição Ferraz, João Victor Nicolini, Paulo Couto, Santiago Drexler, Tiago Albertini Balbino","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00419-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00419-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The biggest challenges for E&P activities are the high viscosity of the oil, the geology of the formation, the high interfacial tensions (IFT) between fluids and the reservoir wetting conditions. Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods are applied to modify fluid–fluid and fluid–rock interactions in the reservoir, facilitating the oil displacement and, consequently, increasing the recovery factor. In this work, the use of silica nanofluids as EOR method to reduce the IFT and to change the wettability conditions of reservoir rock were evaluated. For experimental tests, crude oil from a reservoir in a Brazilian Pre-salt field was used as oleic phase. No significant change in IFT was observed with an increase in the concentration of SiNPs for both distilled water and low salinity water (1000 ppm) dispersant fluids. The significant reduction of the contact angle is observed for nanofluids with 0.02 wt% SiNP. Finally, the Amott test was performed in a carbonate rock sample to reaffirm the action of these chemicals in oil recovery, corroborating the potential of nanofluids to EOR applications. Thus, this work might contribute to a more rational design of nanoEOR strategies and technological innovations in carbonate reservoirs, especially those addressed to the South American Deepwater sector.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138513541","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":"Preferential solvation of azoxystrobin in binary solvent mixtures of (methyl alcohol + ethyl ethanoate) and (n-propyl alcohol + ethyl ethanoate)","authors":"Adel Noubigh, Manef Abderrabba","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00401-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00401-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135290772","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":"Machine learning and genetic algorithm as tools for single and multi-objective shape optimization of micromixers with Cantor fractal structure","authors":"Jingzhi Cao, Xueye Chen","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00414-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00414-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135291022","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":"Modifying the hydrodesulfurization process for efficient production of liquefied petroleum gases","authors":"Ayoub Safari, Masoud Vesali-Naseh","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00403-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00403-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135474977","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}
Fereshteh Pordeli, Seyyed Hossein Zohdi, Ali Akbar Mirzaei, Maliheh Ghofran Pakdel
{"title":"Kinetic modeling of Fischer–Tropsch synthesis in the presence of Sn promoted Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst","authors":"Fereshteh Pordeli, Seyyed Hossein Zohdi, Ali Akbar Mirzaei, Maliheh Ghofran Pakdel","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00409-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00409-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135818766","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}
Asmaa Kadim Ayal, Anwar Ali Baqer, Asla Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Araa Mebdir Holi, Ying-Chin Lim
{"title":"Nickel depositing in TiO2 nanotube photoanode with promoted photoelectrochemical response","authors":"Asmaa Kadim Ayal, Anwar Ali Baqer, Asla Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Araa Mebdir Holi, Ying-Chin Lim","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00413-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00413-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135325404","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}
Ana Flavia Ariello, Carolina M. G. Pires, Marcelo K. Lenzi, Maria José J. S. Ponte, Haroldo A. Ponte
{"title":"Estimating parameters of the electrochemical oxidation to treat effluents from petrochemical industry contaminated with hydrogen sulfide: a statistical approach","authors":"Ana Flavia Ariello, Carolina M. G. Pires, Marcelo K. Lenzi, Maria José J. S. Ponte, Haroldo A. Ponte","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00410-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00410-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135270986","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}
Victor D. Pires, Raquel M. Cavalcante, André F. Young
{"title":"Process simulation and economic evaluation of biodiesel production from several feedstocks in Brazil","authors":"Victor D. Pires, Raquel M. Cavalcante, André F. Young","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00412-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00412-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136233742","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}
Marco C. P. Soares, Michele Cacioppo, Francesco Amato, Thiago D. Cabral, Marcelo N. P. Carreño, Inés Pereyra, Carlos A. S. Ramos, Manuel Cid, Gilson S. Goveia, José F. D. Chubaci, Eric Fujiwara, Julio R. Bartoli
{"title":"Fabrication of fluorescent PMMA-carbon nanodots optical films and their feasibility in improving solar cells efficiency using low-cost sustainable materials","authors":"Marco C. P. Soares, Michele Cacioppo, Francesco Amato, Thiago D. Cabral, Marcelo N. P. Carreño, Inés Pereyra, Carlos A. S. Ramos, Manuel Cid, Gilson S. Goveia, José F. D. Chubaci, Eric Fujiwara, Julio R. Bartoli","doi":"10.1007/s43153-023-00408-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-023-00408-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9194,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135732328","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}