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{"title":"Recent trends in porous materials science doped with MXene: toward AI-assisted design and performance optimization","authors":"Sara Estaji ,&nbsp;Shahab Moghari ,&nbsp;Sogand Ahmadi ,&nbsp;Pouya Khattami Kermanshahi ,&nbsp;Hosein Ali Khonakdar","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>MXenes are an emerging family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides that have attracted considerable attention due to their exceptional electrical conductivity, surface chemistry tunability, and layered architecture. Despite rapid progress, the rational design of porous MXene-based composites remains fragmented, with limited cross-cutting analyses that connect porous-host selection, structure–property relationships, scalability, and data-driven optimization. In this review, building upon and extending our prior contributions, we present a comprehensive and critical synthesis of organic and inorganic porous materials integrated with MXenes, including metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), zeolites, porous polymers, and carbon-based hosts. Beyond a descriptive survey, this work introduces a unified comparative framework that quantitatively contrasts porous hosts in terms of conductivity enhancement, mechanical robustness, manufacturability, and compatibility with machine-learning-assisted optimization. One of the key innovations of this review is the explicit integration of artificial intelligence into porous MXene materials design: we systematically analyze AI-assisted and non-AI design paradigms, propose a closed-loop AI–experiment workflow, and introduce a figure of merit (FoM_AI design) to benchmark predictive reliability, data efficiency, and resource utilization across different AI strategies. By linking hierarchical porosity, MXene electronic structure, and data-centric intelligence, this review moves beyond conventional trial-and-error approaches and establishes a conceptual roadmap for predictive, scalable, and application-oriented porous MXene composites. The insights provided here define clear short-, mid-, and long-term research directions for next-generation materials targeting energy storage, electrocatalysis, sensing, electromagnetic interference shielding, and environmental remediation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 101041"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146098720","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":"Thermodynamic insights on the direct transformation of methane and CO2 into value-added coupling products","authors":"Elena Montejano-Nares,&nbsp;Ángel Maroto-Valiente,&nbsp;Esther Asedegbega-Nieto,&nbsp;Francisco Ivars-Barceló","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101070","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101070","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The indiscriminate anthropogenic emissions of methane (CH₄) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), the two major greenhouse gases directly involved in global warming, remain a critical environmental challenge. The processes for their combined transformation into value-added chemicals, without relying on energy-intensive and unsustainable syngas generation, are still inefficient for industrial implementation. Achieving significant progress requires a thorough understanding of the thermodynamic aspects governing the reactions involved. To this end, a thermodynamic study on the direct coupling of CH₄ and CO₂ into oxygenated hydrocarbons (O-HCs), for which atom economy is maximized and/or exhibiting potential applications as sustainable energy carriers, has been performed. The analysis, carried out with Aspen Plus using Gibbs free energy minimization, evaluates the influence of reaction temperature (300-1000 K), pressure (1-150 atm), and presence of co-reactants (O₂, H₂O, CO) on product distribution and methane conversion. Parallel reactions were also considered, revealing that the complete combustion reaction of methane does not hinder O-HC formation under the studied conditions, whereas reactions leading to CO production do. Equilibrium constants, enthalpies, and Gibbs free energies have been additionally calculated from models using Barin Eq.s according to Aspen Physical Property System parameters. Finally, selected modelling results are contrasted with recent experimental findings for CH₄ and CO₂ coupling reactions, highlighting their potential relevance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 101070"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146172144","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 capsaicin and urea-modified MIL-101(Cr) on the CO2 separation performance of PMP-based mixed matrix membranes","authors":"Atousa Rezaei Khenari,&nbsp;Reza Abedini,&nbsp;Hossein Hassanzadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101076","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101076","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>CO₂ separation from the power plant's flares and the extracted natural gas is an important issue for the relevant industries. Membrane technology, due to its low energy consumption and process simplicity, has become a major focus of recent research. In this study, high-performance MMMs based on PMP were developed by incorporating capsaicin as a plant-derived CO₂-philic modifier and urea-functionalized MIL-101(Cr) for further performance elevation. Introducing 5 wt.% capsaicin into PMP increased the membrane crystallinity from 35% in pure PMP to 41.85% in PMP/Capsaicin/MIL-Urea membrane. Subsequent incorporation of MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-101(Cr)-Urea (0–20 wt.%) further improved structural ordering, raising crystallinity up to 57.40% and strengthening interfacial interactions. The presence of MIL-101(Cr)-Urea also increased the glass transition temperature from 28.6 °C in PMP/Capsaicin membrane to 32 °C in mixed matric membranes and enhanced thermal stability, with the decomposition temperature rising from 250 °C in PMP/Capsaicin to 320 °C at 20 wt.% loading. Gas permeation results demonstrated that synergistic effects between capsaicin’s CO₂-philic groups and the porous functionalized MOF structures significantly improved membrane performance. The CO₂ permeability, CO₂/CH₄ and CO₂/N₂ selectivities of pure PMP membrane at 10 bar were 93.6 barrer, 9.26 and 12.31, respectively; while, in PMP/Capsaicin/MIL-Urea optimum membrane, these values was cosrrespondingly increased to 316.3 barrer, 25.92, and 31.63 at the same pressure. Overall, integrating a natural modifier with urea-functionalized MIL-101(Cr) provides a sustainable and effective strategy to simultaneously enhance permeability, selectivity, and stability in PMP-based MMMs, offering a promising pathway for next-generation CO₂ separation technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 101076"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146172143","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":"Intermediate cellular regeneration counteracts the stop in methanol production from methane by Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b","authors":"Héloïse Baldo,&nbsp;Louis Cornette de Saint Cyr ,&nbsp;Azariel Ruiz-Valencia ,&nbsp;Eddy Petit,&nbsp;Loubna Karfane-Atfane,&nbsp;Marie-Pierre Belleville,&nbsp;José Sanchez-Marcano,&nbsp;Laurence Soussan","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Methylosinus trichosporium</em> OB3b stands out as a methanotrophic model strain, widely reported for its high productivity of exogenous methanol from methane. However, the development of this attractive bioprocess is hindered by a limited production time rounding 20 h. The causes of MeOH production stop are not fully understood yet. This work investigated potential cytotoxic impacts of EDTA and NaCl, enzymatic inhibitors together added in the reaction medium to avoid the spontaneous methanol overoxidation. The tested NaCl concentrations did not refrain bacterial cells from proliferating normally, discarding osmotic stress phenomena. But EDTA addition appeared mandatory to yield an efficient MeOH production. Up to date, EDTA precise mode of action is not fully understood and several hypotheses have been reported. In this study, prior EDTA saturation with Cu²⁺ ions had no effect on MeOH production, suggesting EDTA did not chelate MMO metallic cofactor. EDTA action was consequently assumed to target cell membrane compounds and affect cell integrity. Regenerating cells in their native culture conditions (<em>i.e.</em> without inhibitors) appeared allowing them to recover their hydroxylating activity and produce MeOH with a productivity similar to the initial one, in a faster way than re-cultivation of the bacteria.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101036"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145973195","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":"Reinforced graphene oxide–acrylamide/sodium acrylamide hydrogel composite-coated meshes for the separation of stabilized oil–surfactant emulsions from greywater","authors":"Weam S.K. Abudaqqa ,&nbsp;Jemille Joven ,&nbsp;Ali Elkamel ,&nbsp;Raja Ghosh ,&nbsp;Chandra Mouli R. Madhuranthakam","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Kitchen greywater, which is high in fats, oils, and grease (FOG), as well as surfactants, poses a significant environmental threat due to its ability to contaminate water sources and impair wastewater infrastructure. In this study, a reinforced composite hydrogel composed of acrylamide (AM), sodium acrylate (Na-Ac), and graphene oxide (GO) is synthesized via graft polymerization and applied as a coating over stainless-steel meshes with various pore sizes (200, 255, and 405 µm) to treat oil/surfactant/water mixtures. Experiments are conducted with various acrylamide (AM) compositions (50, 55, and 60 wt%) and graphene oxide (GO) loadings (10, 20, and 40 mg) to investigate the influence of composition and mesh size on the separation efficiency. Oil removal efficiency as high as 89% and surfactant removal up to 80% were achieved with the proposed hydrogel membranes The statistical models yielded near-ideal fits for both responses (R² = 0.9994 for oil removal and R² = 1.000 for surfactant removal), indicating excellent predictive reliability across the tested formulation and operating conditions. These findings suggest that the AM/GO hydrogel-coated mesh can be effectively tuned to target either oil, surfactant, or combined removal, making it a promising candidate for compact or modular treatment units. In this way, the recovered water could be reused for secondary purposes, contributing to more sustainable kitchen wastewater management and supporting multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101020"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938753","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":"Ion-chemistry-enhanced modeling of soot formation in diesel engines: a multi-zone thermodynamic approach with ionic reaction mechanisms","authors":"Milad Mohammadi ,&nbsp;Elaheh Neshat ,&nbsp;Alireza Rezaei ,&nbsp;Damon Honnery","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101026","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Soot formation in diesel engines remains a critical challenge due to its adverse environmental and health impacts, necessitating precise predictive models. This study introduces a novel multi-zone thermodynamic model coupled with a semi-detailed ionic chemical kinetics mechanism to elucidate the role of ion chemistry in soot production. The mechanism integrates 22 ionic reactions and 6 non-ionic pathways, explicitly addressing the formation of key ions like HCO⁺ and C₃H₃⁺, which act as precursors to soot nucleation. Validated against experimental data from a Hino W04D diesel engine, the model demonstrates that ionic species—though less abundant than neutral soot—significantly enhance prediction accuracy by capturing intermediate reaction dynamics. Results reveal that HCO⁺ emerges as the primary ion during early combustion, directly influencing soot inception, while C₃H₃⁺ dominates hydrocarbon-ion pathways. The inclusion of ionic reactions reduces soot mass prediction errors by &gt;40 % compared to neutral-only models. Soot mechanism's electron-consuming reactions reduce peak electron production by 55.87 %. This work advances diesel combustion modeling by bridging gaps between ion diagnostics and particulate emissions, offering insights for optimizing engine designs to mitigate soot pollution.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101026"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938842","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":"Experimental and kinetic insights into enzymatic synthesis of phosphatidylglycerol in an oscillatory baffled reactor","authors":"Jianyu Wang ,&nbsp;Rachel A. Scullion ,&nbsp;James Birbeck ,&nbsp;Xiongwei Ni","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) is a valuable product across pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food industries, the conventional phospholipase D (PLD) syntheses however require organic solvents and very long reaction times to reach 50–74 % yield at millilitre scale. The novelty of this study is that we have developed a solvent-free, fully aqueous synthesis route of PG using PLD-catalysed transphosphatidylation of phosphatidylcholine (PC) with glycerol in a 250 mL oscillatory baffled reactor (OBR). By optimising temperature, PLD concentration, glycerol-to-PC ratio and mixing, we achieved 63.5 % PG conversion within 20 min with no detectable byproduct. Time-resolved kinetic analysis has revealed a three-phase mechanism in this reaction: an initial Michaelis–Menten behaviour, followed by product inhibition and eventual enzyme deactivation. We have then developed a multi-parameter kinetic model integrating intrinsic enzyme kinetics with operational variables, enabling quantitative predictions of reaction concentration, conversion and selectivity at high confidence level (R2&gt;0.95). Coupling the green, solvent-free process with reactor intensification and mechanistic modelling establishes a scalable framework for PG manufacture and offers regulatory and sustainability advantages by avoiding volatile organic solvents and simplifying downstream processing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101004"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938843","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":"Green synthesis of chitosan-functionalized silver nanoparticles using non-thermal plasma as biocompatible antimicrobials against multidrug-resistant pathogens","authors":"Tirtha Raj Acharya ,&nbsp;Manorma Negi ,&nbsp;Prajwal Lamichhane ,&nbsp;Apurva Jaiswal ,&nbsp;Oat Bahadur Dhakal ,&nbsp;Sandhya Gautam ,&nbsp;JunYoung Park ,&nbsp;Rizwan Wahab ,&nbsp;Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy ,&nbsp;Neha Kaushik ,&nbsp;Eun Ha Choi ,&nbsp;Nagendra Kumar Kaushik","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2025.101010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) demands alternative strategies to overcome the restrictions of conventional antibiotics. This study reports the green synthesis of chitosan-functionalized silver nanoparticles (CS-AgNPs) in a one-step process at room temperature by employing a non-thermal plasma (NTP) process in an aqueous phase without using any hazardous reducing agent. Ar/H₂ plasma generated highly reactive species, thus enabling rapid Ag⁺ reduction and simultaneously acting as a chitosan capping agent to produce crystalline, monodisperse nanoparticles. FTIR, Raman, XPS, and TEM analyses confirmed strong chitosan coordination (Ag–N, Ag–O) and uniform elemental distribution. CS-AgNPs displayed dose-dependent antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant <em>Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica</em>, and <em>Streptococcus mutans</em>, inhibiting their growth in the concentration range 2.34–4.69 µg/mL and reducing their colony-forming unit (CFU) count to a maximum of 1 log unit at 75 µg/mL. Cytotoxicity tests revealed that CS-AgNPs do not have any detrimental effects on RAW 264.7 and HT-29 cells at 37.5 µg/mL. CS-AgNPs inhibited the virulence genes SPI-1 and SPI-2 of Salmonella enterica, hence reducing its adhesion, invasion, and survival inside cells. These results pointed out that CS-AgNPs study in a two-step mode of action, with direct bactericidal activity and suppression of bacterial virulence, while keeping the viability of host cells intact. In conclusion, the NTP synthesized CS-AgNPs provides a biocompatible, effective, and sustainable platform to address the growing threat caused by AMR pathogens, with further applications in infection control and biomedical devices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101010"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938913","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":"First-time evaluation of 137Cs adsorption onto virgin PLA, PET, and PVC microplastics","authors":"Süleyman İnan ,&nbsp;Vipul Vilas Kusumkar ,&nbsp;Helena Švajdlenková ,&nbsp;Peter Machata ,&nbsp;Jan Bednárek ,&nbsp;Eva Viglašová ,&nbsp;Michal Galamboš","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents the first investigation into the adsorption behaviours of polylactic acid (PLA), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) virgin microplastics (MPs) for cesium-137 (¹³⁷Cs) from aqueous solutions. The MPs were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and pHpzc analysis. The effects of various parameters, including solution pH, contact time, Cs⁺ concentration, adsorbent dosage, temperature, and the presence of matrix ions, were examined.</div><div>The adsorption study results indicate that adsorption capacity is strongly influenced by pH. PLA shows enhanced uptake under alkaline conditions (maximum: 29.0 µg/g at pH 8), PET favors acidic conditions, while PVC shows different behavior with peak adsorption at pH 4. Kinetic analysis revealed that Cs⁺ adsorption follows a pseudo-second-order model, indicating chemisorption dominance, which was further confirmed by FT-IR and XPS analyses, with PLA achieving the fastest and highest uptake (∼39 µg/g) due to abundant functional groups. Isotherm modelling revealed multilayer adsorption on PLA and PET (Freundlich model) and monolayer adsorption on PVC (Langmuir model), with the latter exhibiting the highest theoretical capacity of 10.28 mg/g. Adsorbent dosage inversely affected adsorption capacity, while thermodynamic studies confirmed the process is spontaneous, endothermic, and entropy-driven. Under competitive cation conditions, PVC demonstrated a pronounced increase in Cs⁺ uptake possibly due to the ion-bridging due to steric or functional group constraints.</div><div>These findings elucidate microplastic interactions with Cs⁺, providing valuable insights for environmental risk assessment and adsorption behaviour of the PLA, PET and PVC MPs for the transport of Cs⁺in the environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101057"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146073729","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":"Mechanism-based kinetic modeling of magnesium sulfate hydration for thermochemical energy storage","authors":"Tobias Niederkofler ,&nbsp;Aldo Giovannini ,&nbsp;Roman Lackner","doi":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ceja.2026.101048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Magnesium sulfate and water form a promising reaction pair for thermochemical energy storage due to their high energy density, yet practical implementation is hindered by slow hydration kinetics. Although various studies have reported qualitative observations of this behavior, a quantitative assessment of how key operating conditions affect the reaction rate has been lacking. This study systematically examines the influence of temperature, water vapor pressure, particle size, and layer thickness on the hydration rate of magnesium sulfate using thermogravimetric analysis. A kinetic model is developed to quantify the dependence of the reaction rate on these parameters. The results show that the hydration proceeds through a single-step reaction that is well described by a contracting-sphere model. Model simulations closely reproduce the experimental data, enabling reliable prediction of hydration behavior under realistic operating conditions. The findings clarify the underlying reaction behavior and provide a foundation for reliable performance prediction in future reactor design and system modeling.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":9749,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal Advances","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 101048"},"PeriodicalIF":7.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146034448","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}