{"title":"Prediction of Cement Compressive Strength by Combining Dynamic Models of Neural Networks","authors":"D. Tsamatsoulis","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2021.1952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2021.1952","url":null,"abstract":"This study aimed at developing models predicting cement strength based on shallow neural networks (ANN) using exclusively industrial data. The models used physical, chemical, and early strength results to forecast those for 28and 7-day. Neural networks were trained dynamically for a movable period and then used for a future period of at least one day. The study includes nine types of activation functions. The algorithms use the root mean square errors of testing sets (RMSEFuture) and their robustness as optimization criteria. The RMSEFuture of the best models with optimum ANNs was in the range of 1.36 MPa to 1.63 MPa, which is near or within the area of long-term repeatability of a very competent laboratory. Continuous application of the models in actual conditions of a cement plant in the long-term showed a performance at least equivalent to that calculated during the design step.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41282211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nacera Riad, N. Bouzidi, Mohamed Reda Zahi, O. Touafek, Y. Daghbouche, L. Piovetti, M. El Hattab
{"title":"Extraction of the Volatile Oils of Dictyopteris membranacea Batters 1902 by Focused Microwave-assisted Hydrodistillation and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Empirical Kinetic Modelling Approach, Apparent Solubility and Rate Constants","authors":"Nacera Riad, N. Bouzidi, Mohamed Reda Zahi, O. Touafek, Y. Daghbouche, L. Piovetti, M. El Hattab","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2020.1885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1885","url":null,"abstract":"Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction (SCCO2) and focused microwave-assisted hydrodistillation (FMAHD) were used comparatively to isolate the volatile oils of the brown alga Dictyopteris membranacea from the crude ether extract. The volatiles fractions were analysed by GC/MS, the major compounds were: dictyopterene A, 6-butyl 1,4-cycloheptadiene, 1-undecen-3-one, 1,4-undecadien-3-one, (3-oxoundec-4-enyl) sulphur, tetradecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, 3-hexyl-4,5-dithiacycloheptanone, and albicanol. A kinetics study of the extraction of the volatile fractions obtained by the two processes was carried out, an external calibration allowed to quantify the content of the main metabolites. Empirical models were applied to adjust the experimental kinetics values but also to determine the values of apparent solubilities for SCCO2 and the rate constants for FMAHD. The results obtained revealed that the SCCO2 process was characterized by the coexistence of three distinct phases. For FMAHD, the extraction mechanism included two steps.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42662993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anita E. Chand, P. Chand, Gopal Gautam Khatri, Dasu Ram Paudel
{"title":"Enhanced Removal Efficiency of Arsenic and Copper from Aqueous Solution Using Activated Acorus calamus Based Adsorbent","authors":"Anita E. Chand, P. Chand, Gopal Gautam Khatri, Dasu Ram Paudel","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2021.1943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2021.1943","url":null,"abstract":"Water security, due to heavy metal pollution in water resources, has become a serious problem in modern urbanized society. Plants with a good source of cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, etc., are the most promising adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water. In this work, for the first time, a low-cost local plant named Acorus calamus (AC; flag root or sweet flag) and citric acid modified AC root powder (CAMAC) were used as potential adsorbents. The samples were characterized by SEM, FT-IR, XRD, and the sorption properties were investigated by different parameters, such as solution pH, batch kinetic study, batch isotherm, effect of adsorbent dose, effect of initial concentration, and effect of contact time. The results of ACRP on removal efficiency of copper (II) and arsenic (III) in an aqueous solution showed an excellent adsorption behavior (~ 80 % adsorption efficiency). This study opens up an easy and economical method for the decontamination of harsh polluting metal ions from water.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45357557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amreen Naz, S. Arun, Ruby Kumari, S. Narvi, M. Siraj Alam
{"title":"Cu(II)-metalated Silica-based Inorganic-Organic Hybrid: Synthesis, Characterization and Its Evaluation for Dye Degradation and Oxidation of Organic Substrates","authors":"Amreen Naz, S. Arun, Ruby Kumari, S. Narvi, M. Siraj Alam","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2020.1906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1906","url":null,"abstract":"A. Naz,a S. Arun,b R. Kumari,a S. S. Narvi,a and M. S. Alamc,* aDepartment of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India-211004 bDepartment of Chemistry, Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India-226017 cDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India-211004","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43712482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anaerobic Fermentation of Substrate with High Nitrogen Content","authors":"Nikolas Gróf, M. Hutňan","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2021.1945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2021.1945","url":null,"abstract":"This work focuses on anaerobic fermentation of synthetic substrate with high nitrogen content. An anaerobic continuously stirred tank reactor was gradually loaded with synthetic substrate, and the first inhibition was observed on day 110 when the SBP decreased by 20 %. Another significant change was observed on day 135, when SBP dropped to 122 L kg–1 COD. At the same time, a gas washing bottle with hydrochloric acid was connected to capture ammonia from recirculated biogas. With this arrangement, a slight increase in the SBP production to 150 L kg–1 COD was observed. On day 164, the gas washing bottle was changed to two gas washing bottles with fritted discs. After ten days, a significant increase in SBP, to 320 L kg–1 COD, was observed, indicating that the system began to overcome inhibition. From these results, it can be concluded that this method is effective in mitigating ammonia inhibition.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48908180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Astaraki, Farham Aminsharee, S. Jorfi, R. D. C. Soltani, Mojtaba Nasr Esfihani
{"title":"A Novel Integration of CWPO Process with Fe3O4@C and Sonication for Oxidative Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol","authors":"M. Astaraki, Farham Aminsharee, S. Jorfi, R. D. C. Soltani, Mojtaba Nasr Esfihani","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2021.1929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2021.1929","url":null,"abstract":"M. Astaraki,a,b F. Aminsharei,b,c* S. Jorfi,a,d* R. Darvishi Cheshmeh Soltani,a,e and M. Nasr-Esfahanif aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran bHuman Environment and Sustainable Development Research Center, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad cDepartment of Safety, Health and Environment, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran dEnvironmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran eDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran fDepartment of Chemistry, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47839244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and Multi-objective Optimization of a Packed Bed Reactor for Sulfur Dioxide Removal by Magnesium Oxide Using Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II","authors":"A. B. Ani, H. Ale Ebrahim","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2021.1913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2021.1913","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays, protecting the environment is of utmost importance worldwide, and sulfur dioxide is one of the main pollutants in the atmosphere. This work proposes a new method for simultaneous SO2 removal by MgO, and production of magnesium sulfate in a packed bed reactor for which breakthrough curves have been obtained. Furthermore, the effect of important operating parameters, including temperature, SO2 concentration, and gaseous flow rate was investigated. Experiments showed that increasing the temperature improved the breakthrough lifetime, but the increase in concentration and flow rate reduced the lifetime. The experimental results were predicted successfully by applying the Random Pore Model (RPM). Finally, the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA II) that is a technique for multi-objective optimization, was employed to determine the best operating parameters for SO2 removal by magnesium oxide in the packed bed reactor.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45476169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leonard Javier Mamani-Asqui, Lucero Nataly Peredo-Berlanga, Francisco Javier Roque Rodríguez, Giancarlo Richard Salazar Banda
{"title":"Vicia faba Crop Residues for Sustainable Electricity Generation Using a Sludge-based Microbial Fuel Cell","authors":"Leonard Javier Mamani-Asqui, Lucero Nataly Peredo-Berlanga, Francisco Javier Roque Rodríguez, Giancarlo Richard Salazar Banda","doi":"10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1857","url":null,"abstract":"L. J. Mamani-Asqui,a L. N. Peredo-Berlanga,a F. J. Roque Rodríguez,a,b and G. R. Salazar-Bandac,d,* aAcademic Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 0401, Perú bPostgraduate Unit of the Faculty of Process Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 0401, Perú cElectrochemistry and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), 49032-490, Aracaju-SE, Brazil dGraduate Program in Process Engineering (PEP), Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490, Aracaju-SE, Brazil","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49663312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding Caking Phenomena in Industrial Fertilizers","authors":"Aysu Ulusal, Cemre Avşar","doi":"10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1866","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most important problems of the fertilizer industry is that fertilizers show caking tendency during transportation and storage. Caking occurs as a result of interaction at the contact points formed between solid fertilizer particles. These interactions, also called contact mechanisms, are activated by a number of properties that fertilizers have and by environmental conditions. Prevention of caking mechanism is a substantial research subject that directly affects the quality and financial value of the final product and ensures its applicability. Fertilizer in good quality can provide ease in agricultural applications, and directly affect plant nutrition and crop productivity. At this point, there are various promoter practices for obtaining the free-flowing property in fertilizers that can be maintained or suggested during or after production, both in industry and in R&D studies. In order to develop new process control points in the industry, it is important to understand the factors that cause caking and the mechanism of physicochemical interactions that progress depending on these factors. In addition, it is essential to improve the storage conditions of the fertilizer, as well as to maintain its quality until end-use. This paper focuses on the caking behavior of fertilizers in detail, giving brief information about the prevention of caking and various types of anticaking agents.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67064494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Slimani, H. Hiyane, M. Haddad, S. Lazar, S. Antri, Y. Achour, M. Essoufy, S. Benkaddour, I. E. Ouahabi
{"title":"Removal Efficiency of Textile Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Calcined Waste of Eggshells as Eco-friendly Adsorbent","authors":"R. Slimani, H. Hiyane, M. Haddad, S. Lazar, S. Antri, Y. Achour, M. Essoufy, S. Benkaddour, I. E. Ouahabi","doi":"10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2020.1872","url":null,"abstract":"R. Slimani,a I. El Ouahabi,b S. Benkaddour,b H. Hiyane,b M. Essoufy,a Y. Achour,c S. El Antri,b S. Lazar,b,* and M. El Haddadc aLaboratory of Spectroscopy, Molecular Modeling, Materials, Nanomaterials, Water & Environment-CERNE2D, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, BP 1014RP, Rabat, Morocco bLaboratory of Biochemistry, Environment &Agroalimentary URAC36, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Hassan II University of Casablanca, BP 146, 20650, Mohammedia, Morocco cLaboratory of Analytical & Molecular Chemistry, Faculty Poly-Disciplinary of Safi, University of Cadi Ayyad, BP4162, 46000 Safi, Morocco","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67064505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}