{"title":"A Simple Method for Finding Optimal Paths of Hot and Cold Streams inside Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers to Reduce Pumping Cost in Heat Exchanger Network Problems","authors":"V. Sadri, H. Soltani, S. Rahimzadeh","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2020.1809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1809","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a simple method is presented for the synthesis and retrofit of heat exchanger networks (HENs) by considering pressure drop as well as finding proper path of streams inside heat exchangers (HEs) to reduce the pumping cost of network. Generally, HEN problems lead to MINLP models which have convergence difficulties due to the existence of both continuous and integer variables. In this study, instead of solving these variables simultaneously, a combination of Genetic Algorithm (GA) with Quasi Linear Programming (QLP) and Integer Linear Programming (ILP) was used for solving the problem. GA was used to find optimal HENs structure and streams paths, whereas continuous variables were solved by QLP. For the retrofit of HENs, a modified ILP model was used. Results show that the proposed method has the ability to reduce the cost of annual pumping due to considering optimal paths for streams in the HEs compared to the literature.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"34 1","pages":"131-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67063948","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":"Isolation, Kinetics, and Performance of a Novel Phenol Degrading Strain","authors":"Wen Zhang, X. Xia","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2019.1685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1685","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient phenol-degrading bacteria is still the key to the biological treatment of phenol-containing wastewater. In this research, a novel phenol-degrading strain N8 was isolated. According to the 16S rDNA identification, it was concluded that the N8 strain was Bacillus sp. IARI-J-20. The wastewater treatment experiments showed that the phenol degrading rate of N8 reached 92.8 % at 24 h with the inoculation amount of 15 %, temperature of 30 °C, pH of 7.2, yeast extract addition of 0.08 %, and initial phenol concentration of 225 mg L–1. Haldane’s model was fit for the growth kinetics of the phenol-degrading strain N8 over a wide range of initial phenol concentrations (50–1200 mg L–1), with kinetic values μmax = 0.33 h−1, Ks = 79.16 mg L–1, and Ki = 122 mg L–1. The yield coefficient reached maximal value when the phenol concentration was 400 mg L–1. When the initial phenol concentration was more than 400 mg L–1, the inhibition effect of phenol became predominant.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"33 1","pages":"485-494"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67063687","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":"An Efficient Biosurfactant by Pseudomonas stutzeri Z12 Isolated from an Extreme Environment for Remediation of Soil Contaminated with Hydrocarbons","authors":"S. Pourfadakari, S. Jorfi, Shokooh Ghafari","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2019.1718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1718","url":null,"abstract":"S. Pourfadakari,a,c S. Jorfi,b,c,* and S. Ghafarid aStudent Research Committee, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran bEnvironmental Technologies Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran cDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran dInfectious Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"34 1","pages":"35-48"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1718","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67063862","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}
A. Zahir, H. Aslam, Umair Aslam, A. Abdullah, Rizwan Ali, M. M. Bello
{"title":"Paspalum notatum Grass-waste-based Adsorbent for Rhodamine B Removal from Polluted Water","authors":"A. Zahir, H. Aslam, Umair Aslam, A. Abdullah, Rizwan Ali, M. M. Bello","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2020.1830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1830","url":null,"abstract":"The potential of Paspalum notatum grass waste to adsorb Rhodamine B dye from aqueous phase is reported in this research. The grass waste was activated and characterized through various techniques to analyze the chemical (FTIR), morphological (SEMEDX), and thermal (TGA) changes incorporated through the activation process. The pollutant removal efficiency of the raw and modified adsorbents was studied by varying different process parameters in a batch process. The maximum capacity of adsorption which was observed for grass waste and activated grass waste was 54 mg g–1 and 72.4 mg g–1 respectively. Among the various kinetic models, the pseudo-second order model gives the best regression results. However, the intraparticle diffusion-adsorption model showed that the diffusion within pores controlled the adsorption rate. Thermodynamic analysis of this process revealed that Rhodamine B adsorption was endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The results of this study show that grass waste has the potential to be used as an adsorbent for the treatment of colored water.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"34 1","pages":"93-104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1830","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67064294","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}
K. Khoo, Xuefei Tan, T. Nguyen, Shih‐Hsin Ho, T. Ling, J. Juan, Preeti Pal, P. Show
{"title":"Treatment for Landfill Leachate via Physicochemical Approaches","authors":"K. Khoo, Xuefei Tan, T. Nguyen, Shih‐Hsin Ho, T. Ling, J. Juan, Preeti Pal, P. Show","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2019.1703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1703","url":null,"abstract":"Leachate waste consists of various mixtures of organic, inorganic, and heavy metal contaminants, which are responsible for groundwater and surface water contamination. Landfills apply physical, chemical, and biological processes for the treatment of leachate. Most studies on leachate treatment by coagulation and flocculation are based on the selection and performance of natural based biopolymers in comparison with various inorganic metal salts and grafted polymers used for the removal of contaminants. In addition, adsorption processes utilizing non-conventional activated carbons as absorbents are the current emerging focus of the researchers in leachate treatment. These adsorbents are low-in-cost, efficient, and renewable compared to conventional adsorbents. The present paper aimed to evaluate and review the technology utilising various greener approaches in coagulation, flocculation, and adsorption as the physicochemical approaches to leachate treatment. The challenges and future work regarding the development of these green products in the commercial markets were comprehensively evaluated.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"34 1","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1703","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67063809","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}
Eva Vrbková, Eliška Vyskočilová, Aneta Semrádová, Lada Sekerová, L. Červený
{"title":"Mixed Oxides as Successful Sorption Materials for Some Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients","authors":"Eva Vrbková, Eliška Vyskočilová, Aneta Semrádová, Lada Sekerová, L. Červený","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2020.1774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2020.1774","url":null,"abstract":"Mixed oxides based on Mg-Al, Mg-Fe, Zn-Al, and Ni-Mg-Al were prepared, characterized and used as sorption materials for different types of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)– nicotinic acid, salicylic acid, ibuprofen, paracetamol and ascorbic acid. Immobilization of APIs on solid supports was confirmed using X-Ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. Overall, the best sorption material for mentioned substances showed to be mixed Mg-Al oxides (>80 % of immobilized substance after 4 h except ascorbic acid). On the other hand, Mg-Fe and Mg-Ni-Al materials did not possess high sorption capacity (max. 59 % after 4 h). From studied substances, the immobilization amount was the lowest in the case of ascorbic acid (max. 44 % immobilized after 4 h), the highest amount was immobilized in the case of salicylic and nicotinic acids (>95 %, 4 h). The discussion regarding the structure of substances and properties of sorption materials is also offered.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"34 1","pages":"25-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67063896","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}
Irena Ivanišević, Petar Kassal, Andrea Milinković, Anamarija Rogina, S. Milardović
{"title":"Combined Chemical and Thermal Sintering for High Conductivity Inkjet-printed Silver Nanoink on Flexible Substrates","authors":"Irena Ivanišević, Petar Kassal, Andrea Milinković, Anamarija Rogina, S. Milardović","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2019.1585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1585","url":null,"abstract":"Electrical conductivity is a key factor in measuring performance of printed electronics,\u0000but the conductivity of inkjet-printed silver nanoinks greatly depends on post-fabrication\u0000sintering. In this work, two different conductive silver nanoinks, in which the silver nanoparticles were stabilized by two different capping agents – Poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) and Poly(methacrylic acid) (PMA) – were synthesized. The inks were inkjet-printed on flexible PET substrates, coated with an additional polycation layer, which facilitated\u0000chemical sintering. The printed features were then exposed to moderately elevated\u0000temperatures to evaluate the effect of combined chemical and thermal sintering. Both\u0000inks produced conductive features at room temperature, and the conductivity increased\u0000with both temperature and duration of sintering. At temperatures above 100 °C, the choice of capping agent had no pronounced effect on conductivity, which approached very high values of 50 % of bulk silver in all cases. The lowest resistivity (2.24 μΩ cm) was obtained after sintering at 120 °C for 180 min. By combining chemical and conventional thermal sintering, we have produced remarkably conductive silver electrodes on flexible substrates, while using low-cost and simple processes.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74462303","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":"Flux Decline Study of Tubular Ceramic and Flat Sheet UF Membranes in Textile Wastewater Treatment","authors":"Maja Zebić Avdičević, K. Košutić, S. Dobrović","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2018.1570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2018.1570","url":null,"abstract":"This work gives an assessment of the application of two ultrafiltration membrane types, which are the same in pore size but different in chemistry and configuration module, for textile wastewater treatment. Characterization was based on the solute rejection data of two commercial membranes, flat sheet polyethersulfone (PES) and tubular multichannel\u0000ceramic membrane, and flux decline was provided using polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions of different molar mass. The permeate flux recovery after chemical cleaning was evaluated, and the efficiency of wastewater treatment was estimated on the basis of the analysis of textile wastewater and permeate. The permeate flux decline study showed that fouling was less likely to occur when PES membrane was used for wastewater treatment. PES flat membrane has proven to be more effective in the treatment of wastewater with total organic carbon (TOC) and colour removal efficiency of 72 % and 85 % respectively.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85202188","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":"Extraction Mechanism of Ferric and Manganese Ions with Aqueous Two-phase System Formed by Ionic Liquid and Polyethylene Glycol","authors":"P. D. Ola, M. Matsumoto","doi":"10.15255/cabeq.2019.1621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/cabeq.2019.1621","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we employed an aqueous two-phase system formed by an ionic liquid and polyethylene glycol for the separation of Fe(III), which is the most commonly used metal in the world, and Mn(II), which is currently used in many industries. We found that the extraction mechanisms of Fe(III) and Mn(II) were strongly influenced by the concentration of the hydrochloric acid that dissolved the metal salt. The ion pair reaction was the predominant mechanism that generated the Fe(III) and Mn(II) extractions. At a lower concentration of hydrochloric acid, metal ions were extracted because of the reaction between a metal cation and a dodecylsulfonate anion. At a higher concentration of hydrochloric acid, the reaction between a metal chlorocomplex anion and a hexylmethylimidazolium cation also proceeded. The aqueous two-phase system, composed of ionic liquid and polyethylene glycol, is promising for metal separation based on the difference in the affinity of metal with alkyl-sulfonate in a low HCl concentration and in the stability constant of metal chlorocomplex in a high HCl concentration. The maximum extractability of Fe(III) and Mn(III) was 57.8 and 75.3 %, respectively, with 0.3 mol dm–3 hydrochloric acid concentration.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87345541","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}
S. Ghafari, Zeynab Baboli, S. Jorfi, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, R. Saeedi, R. Darvishi Cheshmeh Soltani, S. A. Mirzaee, A. Neisi
{"title":"Surfactant-enhanced Bioremediation of n-Hexadecane-contaminated Soil Using Halo-tolerant Bacteria Paenibacillus glucanolyticus sp. Strain T7-AHV Isolated from Marine Environment","authors":"S. Ghafari, Zeynab Baboli, S. Jorfi, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, R. Saeedi, R. Darvishi Cheshmeh Soltani, S. A. Mirzaee, A. Neisi","doi":"10.15255/CABEQ.2018.1465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15255/CABEQ.2018.1465","url":null,"abstract":"A halo-tolerant bacterial strain Paenibacillus glucanolyticus sp. strain T7-AHV isolated\u0000from marine environment was used for bioremediation of n-hexadecane-contaminated\u0000soil. Soil/water ratio, initial inoculums volume, surfactant addition, n-hexadecane concentration, and salinity were investigated. The possibility of biosurfactant production by isolated strain was also studied, and the results demonstrated that it was not a biosurfactant producer, based on measurement of the surface tension of culture broth. Both tween 80 and rhamnolipid enhanced the biodegradation of n-hexadecane significantly up to 44 and 46 %, respectively. A biodegradation rate of 39.7 % was observed at salinity level of up to 2 %, and the biodegradation efficiency decreased significantly at higher salinity concentrations. A natural hydrocarbon-contaminated soil sample with total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentration of 1437 mg kg–1 was subjected to bioremediation using the selected conditions of operational parameters, and a biodegradation rate of 22.1 % was obtained.","PeriodicalId":9765,"journal":{"name":"Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2019-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83552485","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}