Vol 52 (2016)
"The main goal of the current volume is to provide an up-to-date summary the most recent developments and applications in the fields of Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving
and Pollution Reduction. The Guest Editors believe that the published papers will attract wide readership attention and contribute to the spreading the most recent research results in the field."
Guest Editors: Petar Sabev Varbanov, Peng-Yen Liew, Jun-Yow Yong, Jirí Jaromír Klemeš, Hon Loong Lam
Copyright © 2016, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
ISBN 978-88-95608-42-6; ISSN 2283-9216

Research Articles

Total Site Integration of Light Hydrocarbons Separation Process
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Supersonic Separation of Natural Gas Liquids by Twister Technology
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Analysis of the Influence of Turbulence on the Heat Transfer Between Spherical Particles and Planar Surfaces
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Exergy Analysis of the Air Evacuation Process From the Pressure Accumulator of the Pneumatic Pulsator System
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A Genetic Algorithm Based Plant Layout Design Methodology Considering Piping and Safety
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A Novel Freeze Drying Process by Using Self-Heat Recuperation Technology
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A Sankey Diagram Approach to Quantifying Industrial Residual Energy in China
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A Scheduling Model of Household Application with a Battery Storage System Based on Charge/Discharge Characteristics of Lithium-ion Battery
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Modelling of Coal-Biomass Blends Gasification and Power Plant Revamp Alternatives in Egypt’s Natural Gas Sector
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A Superstructure Based Optimisation Framework for Batch Water Network Synthesis with Multiple Wastewater Treatment Models
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Absorption Cooling Devices with LiBr/H2O as Working Media
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Activity and Stability of Novel Silica-Based Catalysts for Hydrogen Production via Oxidative Steam Reforming of Ethanol
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Addition of Water in Calcium Based Adsorbent for CO2 Adsorption: Experimental and Isotherm Modelling Studies
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Assessment of Power Generation Alternatives Through a Fuzzy Multiobjective Mixed Integer Long-Term Planning Model: Case Study of Non-Interconnected Areas of Colombia
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Assessment of the Exergy Performance of an Organosolv Process using Aspen Plus®
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Calculation of the Operation Parameters of the Catalytic Converters of the Harmful Gas Impurities
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CALS-based Computer-Aided Support in the Chemical Industry
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CO2 Adsorption on Polybenzoxazine Grafted Activated Carbon: Effects of Amine Precusor
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CO2 Separation Process Using Circulating Fluidized Bed Based on Exergy Recuperation
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Comparison of Heat Exchanger Designs Using Vipertex 1EHT Enhanced Heat Transfer Tubes
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Competitive Adsorption of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Different Activated Carbons
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Control of Solid Mass Flow Rate in Circulating Fluidized Bed by a Pulsed Gas Flow
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Characterization of the Residue from Double Alginate Extraction from Sargassum filipendula Seaweed
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Development of the Frequency PID Tuning Method with Filter
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Dimensionless Analysis of Heat, Momentum and Mass Transfer in a Pool Fire
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Effects of Mixed Surfactants on Methane Hydrate Formation and Dissociation
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Effects of Tetrahydrofuran and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide on Carbon Dioxide Hydrate Formation
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Energy Efficiency Measures for Batch Retort Sterilization in the Food Processing Industry
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Equilibrium and Thermodynamic Studies on Adsorption of Trivalent Chromium by Sericin-Alginate Particles Prepared from Bombyx Mori Cocoons
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Optimal Energy Supply Structures for Industrial Sites in Different Countries Considering Energy Transitions: A Cheese Factory Case Study
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Integration of Heat Exchanger Network Considering the Influence of the Reactor
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Lignin Valorisation from Side-Streams Produced during Agriculture Waste Pulping and TCF Bleaching
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Low-Temperature Steam Reforming of Raw Bio-Ethanol Over Ceria-Zirconia Supported Catalysts
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Mathematical Model of Separation of Transplutonium and Rare Earth Elements by Ion-Exchange Chromatography Method with Complexation During Elution
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Modelling of Multi-Scale Uncertainties in Biofuel Supply Chain Optimization
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Modelling and Optimisation of a Crude Oil Hydrotreating Process Using Neural Networks
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On Modelling the Convective Mass Transfer over Moving Films Interface for the Reaction-Diffusion Systems of the Second Order
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Performance Evaluation of Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with SDC–Based Electrolyte
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Present Chemical Production Simulator Model Validation Method
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Total Site Utility Systems Optimisation for Milk Powder Production
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Process Simulation and Costing Study for the FT-Liquid Fuels Production from Steam Glycerol Reforming
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Robust Controller Design for a Heat Exchanger
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Robust Model Predictive Control of Heat Exchangers in Series
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Study of Hydrogen Sulfide Absorption with Diethanolamine in Methanolic Aqueous Solutions
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The Longitudinal Flow of Oil and Petroleum Products in the Channels and Pipes
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Thermal Analysis of the Finned Channel of Pneumatic Pulsator Using Numerical Simulations and Thermography
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Universal Multi-Functional Secondary Catalyst Carriers for Purification of Gas Emission of Thermal Power Equipments
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Water Recovery and Reuse in the Fractionation of Protein Hydrolysate by Ultrafiltration and Nanofiltration Membranes
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Biomass Gasification with Dolomite and Olivine Particles as a Bed Inventory in Presence of Ceramic Filters
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Hydrogen Production by a Thermally Integrated ATR based Fuel Processor
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Innovative Catalytic Systems for Methane Steam Reforming Intensification
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Microwave Pyrolysis of the Spruce Sawdust for Producing High Quality Syngas
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Multiple Modifications in Stepwise Retrofit of Heat Exchanger Networks
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Optimal High-Speed Passenger Transport Network with Minimal Integrated Construction and Operation Energy Consumption Based on Superstructure Model
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Optimisation of EDM Process for Water Purification
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Optimization of Uranium Crystallization Process by Using MPC Approach
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Revamping of Heat Exchanger Network of an Egyptian Refinery Plant using New Temperature Driving Force (TDF) Graphical Technique
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Sericin and Alginate Blend as Matrix for Incorporation of Diclofenac Sodium
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Simultaneous Optimisation and Integration of IGCC Plant Using Graphical Method
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Simultaneous Optimization of Short-Term Scheduling and Heat Integration Schemes for Multipurpose Batch Plants
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SOFC Running on Steam Reforming of Biogas: External and Internal Reforming
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Glass Texturing Affects Optical Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells: Comparison Study between Mesoscopic and Planar Structure
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Valorising of Wheat Straw by Applying Combined Liquid Hot Water and Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment
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Cellular Automata Application for Simulation of Uranium Crystallization Process
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Finding the Best Available Techniques for an Environmental Sustainable Waste Management in the Fish Canned Industry
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A Heterogeneous Condensation Assisted Three-Phase Bed Column to Remove Submicronic Particles
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A Novel Mathematical Method for the Simultaneous Optimization of Hydrogen Network and Reactor
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Assisted Heat Transfer and Shaft Work Targets for Increased Total Site Heat Integration
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Cadmium and Zinc Adsorption Kinetics onto Activated Carbon in Single and Binary Systems
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Carbon Dioxide Capture from Model Marine Diesel Engine Exhaust by means of K2CO3-Based Sorbents
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Electrified Water Sprays Generation for Gas Pollutants Emission Control
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Extraction of Green Hydrogen at Fuel Cell Quality from Mixtures with Natural Gas
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Fully Resolved CFD Simulation of a Hollow Fibre Membrane Module
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Investigation of the Pressure Drop of Random Packed Bed Adsorbers
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Microwave Susceptible Catalytic Diesel Particulate Filter
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New Approaches to the Synthesis of the Catalyst Purification of Gaseous Emissions
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Optimisation of Non-Isothermal Utilities using the Unified Total Site Heat Integration Method
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Selected Methods of Advanced Biogas Upgrading
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Warm Syngas Clean-up Processes Applied in Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) Production with Coal and Biomass
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When Life Cycle Thinking is Necessary for Decision Making: Emerging Cleaner Technologies in the Chlor-Alkali Industry
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Catalytic Activities of Bimetallic Catalysts for Low Temperature Water Gas Shift Reaction
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Efficient Flow Modelling in Equipment Containing Porous Elements
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Numerical Simulation and Thermographic Examination of the Heat Transfer in a Radiator
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Application of P-graph Techniques for Efficient use of Wood Processing Residues in Biorefineries
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Enhanced SO2Removal by Using Charged Water Droplets
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Investigation of the Performance of Different Recuperative Cycles for Gas Turbines/aero Engine Applications
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Numerical Modeling of Heat Exchangers in Gas Turbines Using CFD Computations and Thermodynamic Cycle Analysis Tools
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Conceptual Design of an Autonomous Once-through Gas-to- Liquid Process with Microchannel Fischer-Tropsch Reactors
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Hierarchical Method for Prioritization of Sustainable Products’ Characteristics
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Novel Process for Hydrogen Production Through the Sorption Enhanced Reforming of Methane Combined with Chemical Looping Combustion
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Cost Effective Heat Exchangers Network of Total Site Heat Integration
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Participant Plants and Streams Selection for Interplant Heat Integration among Three Plants
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Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in Cross-Flow Welded Plate Heat Exchanger for Ammonia Synthesis Column
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Sustainable Milk Powder Production using Enhanced Process Integration and 100 % Renewable Energy
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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Based Simulation Approach to CO2 and CO Methane Hydrogenation
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An Energy Hub Approach for Multiple-plants Heat Integration
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Effect of Temperature on Catalytic Steam Co-Gasification of Rubber Seed Shells and Plastic HDPE Residues
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Investigation of Fouling in Plate Heat Exchangers at Sugar Factory
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A Multi-Period and Multi-Objective Optimization Model of a Microgrid System Investment Model
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A New CO2 Absorption Data for Aqueous Solutions of N-methyldiethanolamine + Hexylamine
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Catalytic Decomposition of Oil Slime in the Presence of Inorganic Salts
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Catalytic Pyrolysis of Volatile Tars Contained in Gaseous Products of Fast Pyrolysis of Agricultural Waste
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Changes in Components of Tyre-derived Oil after Sulphur and Heteroatom Removal Using Three Acids
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Evaluation of Architectural and Environmental Aspects of Passive House
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Fatty Acid Hydrotreatment Using Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene-Supported Pd Catalysts to Produce Biofuels
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A Fuzzy Association Rule Mining Based Approach to Identifying SO2 Emission Concentration Patterns of Coal-fired Boilers
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Magnetically Recoverable Catalysts for Cellulose Conversion into Glycols
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Optimal Selection of Aerobic Biological Treatment for a Petroleum Refinery Plant
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Optimal Selection of Desalination Systems using Fuzzy AHP and Grey Relational Analysis
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Preliminary Design and Analysis of Regenerative Heat Exchanger
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Pyrolysis of Polymer Waste in the Presence of Metal Chlorides of Iron Subgroup
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Innovative Adaptation of MPF Model to Recognition of Thermal Behaviour of Operated Industrial Low Emission Burner System
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Ru-containing Catalysts in Hydrogenation of D-glucose in Flow-type Microreactor
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Selective Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to Gamma- Valerolactone Using Polymer-Based Ru-Containing Catalysts
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Sustainable Production of Asphalt using Biomass as Primary Process Fuel
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Suzuki Cross-coupling in Environmentally Friendly Solvents in a Batch Mode Using Hypercrosslinked Polystyrene-supported Pd Catalysts
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Understanding Chemical Engineering Student’s Learning of Process Systems Engineering from Metacognitive Perspectives
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Water Management in Lignocellulosic Ethanol Production- a Case Study and Comparative Analysis from a Swedish Perspective
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Lowering Temperature Regime in District Heating Network for Existing Building Stock
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Application of Oxide Copper Chromium Catalysts for the Purification of Exhaust Gases
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Energy-Efficient Co-production of Hydrogen and Power from Brown Coal Employing Direct Chemical Looping
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Enhanced Utilization of Palm Oil Mill Wastes for Power Generation
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Input-output Based System Perturbation Analysis of the Environmental Implications of Rice Hull Utilization for Power Generation in the Philippines
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Integration of Air to Water Heat Pumps into Industrial District Heating Substations
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Sequential Initialisation Technique for Synthesising Multi- Period Multiple Utilities Heat Exchanger Networks
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Sensitivity Analysis of Radiative Heat Loading to Tube Coil with Geometric Imperfections
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Computational Analysis of Swirling Pipe Flow
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Improving Sustainability of Electric Steelworks through Process Simulations
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On the Systematic Allocation of Natural Gas under Footprint Constraints in Industrial Clusters
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Relative Efficiency of Esterified Rubber Seed Oil in a Hydrodynamic Cavitation Reactor and Purification via Distillation Column
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System Analysis of Poly-Generation of SNG, Power and District Heating from Biomass Gasification System
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The Potential for Digestate Thickening in Biogas Plants and Evaluation of Possible Evaporation Methods
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A Systematic Comparison of Stagewise/Interval-Based Superstructure Approaches for the Optimal Synthesis of Heat Exchange Networks
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Experimental Investigation of Nanofiltration Process for the Separation of Complex Sugar Mixtures Containing Mono- and Multivalent Salts
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Synthesis of South Africa’s Biomass to Bioethanol Supply Network
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Problematique Approach to Analyse Barriers in Implementing Industrial Ecology in Philippine Industrial Parks
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Heat Pump Integration for Total Site Waste Heat Recovery
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Area-Based Retrofit and Operational Optimization of Existing Crude Oil Heat Exchanger Networks
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An Effective Method for Targeting Water-using Networks of Single Contaminant Involving Regeneration Reuse/Recycling
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Gas-phase Photocatalytic Synthesis of Acetaldehyde from Ethanol: Thermodynamic Evaluation and Comparison with Photocatalytic Activity
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TiO2/Zeolite Composite on Ceramic Tiles: Influence of the Amount of Photocatalyst on Adsorption and Photocatalytic Properties
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Photocatalytic Removal of Tartrazine Dye from Aqueous Samples on LaFeO3/ZnO Photocatalysts
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Stress Analysis of Deformed Storage Tank Shell
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Targeting and Design of Evacuated-Tube Solar Collector Networks
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A P-Graph Model for Multi-period Optimization of Isolated Energy Systems
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Determination of Optimum Production Conditions of Casting Slurry in the Manufacture of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Electrodes with the Tape Casting Technique
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Economic Feasibility Study on the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Fuel Companies. A Cuban Study Case
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Fuel Purpose Hydrotreating of Free Fatty Acid By-products and Heavy Straight Run Gas Oil
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Investigation of Heat Recovery with Pump-Arounds at a Crude Oil Atmospheric Distillation Tower
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Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics of the Mercury Solid Waste Pyrolysis: An Isoconversional Approach
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Removal Continuous Studies of Chromium (VI) Using Sugar Cane Bagasse
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Technological Proposal for Treating Wastewater Contaminated with Nitro Aromatic Compounds by Simulation
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Total Site Analysis as a Synthesis Model to Select, Optimize and Integrate Processes in Multiple-Product Biorefineries
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Wheat Straw Combustion and Co-firing for Clean Heat Energy Production
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An Economic Model Predictive Approach for Inventory Routing and Control with Time Windows Constraints: Application in the Distribution of Industrial Gases
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Quality Improvement of Middle Distillates from Thermal Decomposition of Waste Polypropylene
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Sediment Influenced by Acid Mine Drainage in the Smolnik Creek – Qualitative and Quantitative Characterization
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Cascade Models for Targeting and Synthesis of Total Water Networks
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On the Dependence of Flow Properties on Porosity in an Open-Cell Foam
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Mathematical Modelling of the Effects of Circadian Rhythm on Microalgal Growth in Phototrophic and Mixotrophic Cultures
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Pinch Analysis Approach to Energy Planning Using Weighted Composite Quality Index
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Kinetics of Microwave-based Ionic Liquid-mediated Catalytic Conversion of Ricinus Communis to Biofuel Products
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Development of a Blast Furnace Model with Thermodynamic Process Depiction by Means of the Rist Operating Diagram
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Spark Plasma Sinering Simulation of Alumina Composite Modified with Carbon Nanotubes
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Bread as a Chemical Reactor: Triggering the Aroma Production through Chemical Kinetics
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Model Predictive Control for Hydrogen Production in a Membrane Methane Steam Reforming Reactor
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Performance Analysis and Control Structure Design for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell
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Simulation of PEMFC with Pt/CNT Nanostructured Cathode Catalyst
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Decision Support for Energy-efficient Cooling Tower Operation using Weather Forecasts
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Design of a Knowledge-Enabled Supervisory Framework for the Detection of Abnormal Conditions at Process Pilot Plants
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Supervisory Control and Monitoring of a Hybrid High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell System with Li-Ion Batteries and an LPG Reformer
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Evaluation of Metal Affinity of Ag+, Cd2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ and Pb2+ in Residue of Double Alginate Extraction from Sargassum filipendula Seaweed
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Numerical Simulation of Slug Flow Mass Transfer in the Pipe with Granular Layer
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Life Cycle Analysis of Microalgae Extraction Techniques
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Data Reconciliation for Total Site Integration
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Maximizing the Efficiency of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Based Trigeneration Systems
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Procedure for the Simultaneous Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks at Process and Total Site Level
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Evaluation of Different Solvent Types on the Extraction of Proteins from Microalgae
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Supply Chain Design Network Model for Biofuel and Petrochemicals from Biowaste
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System Synthesis by Maximizing Sustainability Net Present Value
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Forecasting Modeling for Energetic Efficiency in an Industrial Process
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Hybrid-Heating-Systems for Optimized Integration of Low-Temperature-Heat and Renewable Energy
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Approximation of Non-linear Cost Functions in P-graph Structures
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A Master Plan for the Implementation of Sustainable Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (Part II): Development of a Roadmap
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A Master Plan for the Implementation of Sustainable Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (Part III): Evaluation of a Roadmap
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Combustion Characteristics of Modified Plant Biomass Pellets
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Techno-Economic Sensitivity of Bio-Hydrogen Production from Empty Palm Fruit Bunches under Colombian Conditions
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Experimental Determination of the Particle Dynamics into a Rotating Tube
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Development and Validation of N-nitrosamine Rejection Mathematical Model Using a Spiral-wound Reverse Osmosis Process
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Development of a Dynamic Fouling Model for a Heat Exchanger
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A Case Study for Developing Eco-efficient Street Lighting System in Saudi Arabia
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Case Study Comparison of Bubbling Fluidised Bed and Grate-Fired Biomass Combined Heat and Power Plants
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Design of Water Networks with Multiple Contaminants by Concentration Potential Concepts
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Impact of Hybrid Heat Transfer Enhancement Techniques in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design
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Potential of Biomass to Resource as An Action to Mitigate Transboundary Haze In ASEAN Country
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Regional and Total Site CO2 Integration Considering Purification and Pressure Drop
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Environmental Index for Palm Oil Mill
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Design and Simulation of a RF Resonant Reactor for Biochemical Reactions
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Kinetic Modelling of the Gas-Phase Water Oxidation of Light Hydrocarbons
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Use of Microwaves for Disinfection of Farmland: a Feasibility Study
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H2S Oxidative Decomposition for the Simultaneous Production of Sulphur and Hydrogen
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Reaction Parameters and Energy Optimisation for Biodiesel Production Using a Supercritical Process
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Power-to-Gas Storage Optimization Through Power Pinch Analysis
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Production of Energy from Biomass: Near or Distant Future Prospects?
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The Influence of Fouling Build-up in Condenser Tubes on Power Generated by a Condensing Turbine
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Demonstration of a Biogas Methanation Combined with Membrane Based Gas Upgrading in a Promising Power-to-Gas Concept
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Tuning Parameters of PID Controllers for the Operation of Heat Exchangers under Fouling Conditions
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A Risk-based Criticality Analysis in Bioenergy Parks using P-graph Method
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Utilization of Bottom Ash as Catalyst in Biomass Steam Gasification for Hydrogen and Syngas Production
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Comparison of Material Compositions of Roofs in term of Environmental and Energy Performance
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Numerical Modelling of Combustion in 1.5 MW Low-NOx Burner
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Effect of Experimental Conditions on Measuring Autoignition Temperature of Met-OH and Et-OH Binary Mixtures
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Experimental Research of Flammability and Explosion Parameters of Binary Gas Mixtures in 1 m3
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JET Fuel Production from High Molecular Weight Fischer- Tropsch Paraffin Mixture
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Generalisation of the Solution of the Inverse Richards’ Problem
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Use of Regression Discontinuity Design for the Estimation of the Impact of National Policies on the Development of Biomass Energy in China
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An Experimental Investigation on Seeded Granulation of Detergent Powders
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Design of Integrated Solar Thermal Energy System for Multi- Period Process Heat Demand
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