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Chemical Engineering Journal : Elsevier, (Article in Press) (Impact Factor: 13.273) DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130199
Research Highlights
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) is a competitor feedstock for biodiesel production.
The five FOG waste-to-chemicals processes for producing biodiesel and side products are developed in Aspen Plus®.
Trade-off process designs of esterification-transesterification (two-step) using different catalysts are addressed.
The best scheme via esterification over Amberlyst-15 and transesterification over KOH is evaluated.
The optimum operating conditions are determined by Box-Behnken design with the RSM.
Journal of the Taiwan Institue of Chemical Engineers : Elsevier, (Impact Factor: 5.876) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.06.041
Research Highlights
Alternative fuel was produced from Annona oil through transesterification process.
Propyl gallate used to improve fuel properties of biodiesel.
Thermal barrier coating used to increase accessible energy in the fuel.
PCCU was installed in tail pipe to obtain reduced emission parameters.
Optimization of engine emission parameters were accomplished.
Renewable Energy : Elsevier, Volume 176, Oct 2021, Pages 280-294 (Impact Factor: 8.001) DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.05.085
Research Highlights
A novel ISD with TES unit having fins inserted phase change material was developed.
The ISD with different cases of solar collectors were experimentally studied.
The drying kinetics of Momordica charantia specimens was investigated and compared.
Page model was identified as the better fit model to describe the drying behavior.
Energy, exergy, and environmental impact analyzes of the ISD were performed.
Journal of Cleaner Production : Elsevier, Volume 300, 1 June 2021, 126959 (Impact Factor: 9.297)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126959
Research Highlights
Comparative life cycle assessment of four scenarios is addressed.
An integration of anaerobic codigestion and microalgae production units is presented.
Wheat straw and microalgae are feedstocks of the new biomethanol production process.
The new bioprocess reduces the environmental impact of the conventional fossil process by 93.6%.
The levelized cost of biomethanol is estimated about 3.08USD/kg MeOH.
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis : Elsevier, Volume 156, June 2021, 105117 (Impact Factor: 3.905) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105117
Research Highlights
The composition of waste clay oil pyrolysis products was analyzed by a variety of detection methods.
Study the pyrolysis characteristics of waste clay oil.
Explored the possibility of pyrolysis oil as a biofuel.
Fuel : Elsevier, Volume 285, February 2021, 119244 (Impact Factor: 5.578)
Research Highlights
Crude fish oil was converted into Fish oil ethyl ester (FOEE).
FOEE25, FOEE50 and FOEE75 were prepared and examined in diesel engine.
The properties of fuel blends were determined based on ASTM biodiesel standards.
Engine exhaust heat was used for preheating of FOEE at 60 °C, 70 °C and 80 °C.
Emission characteristics was compared with ISO 8178 D2 testing procedure .