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Validation of mass transfer model for VIPS process using in-situ measurements performed by near infrared spectroscopy

submitted by ZackDon 15 hours ago

In this paper, combined experimental and modeling approaches were performed for investigating the influence of the formulation and the process parameters on mass transfers during VIPS process, usin...

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Multiobjective evolutionary optimization of batch process scheduling under environmental and economic concerns

submitted by gseikmon 15 hours ago

The simultaneous consideration of economic and environmental objectives in batch production scheduling is today a subject of major concern. However, it constitutes a complex problem whose solution ...

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Deterministic versus stochastic performance assessment of iterative learning control for batch processes

submitted by MariMalak 15 hours ago

This paper is concerned with performance assessment of linear time-invariant batch processes when iterative learning control (ILC) is implemented. Previous literatures show that conventional perfor...

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Oxygen permeation of various archetypes of oxygen membranes based on BSCF

submitted by MohamDilla 15 hours ago

Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (BSCF) tubes, capillaries, capillary modules and asymmetric membranes were prepared and tested for oxygen permeation in a dead end vacuum operation mode at temperatures ...

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Chemical engineering in Japan

submitted by biishiqaaeo 15 hours ago

The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan (SCEJ) celebrated its 75th anniversary in March 2012. In this memorial year, it is meaningful to review the history of Japanese chemical engineering and the...

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Nationwide energy supply chain analysis for hybrid feedstock processes with signicant CO2 emissions reduction

submitted by onni 15 hours ago

Integrating diverse energy sources to produce cost-competitive fuels requires efficient resource management. An optimization framework is proposed for a nationwide energy supply chain network using...

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(MnzFe1—z)yOx combined oxides as oxygen carrier for chemical-looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU)

submitted by forhod 15 hours ago

Oxygen carrier particles with the composition (Mn0.8,Fe0.2)2O3 were found to readily release gas phase oxygen at 850°C, and were capable to oxidize CH4 completely and convert wood char rapidly to ...

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Role of microwave heating strategies in enhancing the progress of a first order endothermic reaction

submitted by daomortenizpo 15 hours ago

In thin, intermediate and thick regimes of microwave heating. It has been shown that heating strategy plays a critical role in maximizing the efficiency of microwave heated reactors, where progress...

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Pain relief through distraction -- it's not all in your head

submitted by narwons 20 hours ago

Mental distractions make pain easier to take, and those pain-relieving effects aren't just in your head, according to a report published online on May 17 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publicatio...

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Inauguration of the SNOLAB International Laboratory for Particle Physics

submitted by raeivran6966 20 hours ago

Today, the University of Montreal and its partners are launching SNOLAB, an underground particle physics laboratory that grew out of a collaboration between the university's researchers and their c...

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New technique reveals unseen information in DNA code

submitted by ShannonC 20 hours ago

A multi-institutional research team has used a new technique to map 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in DNA from human and mouse embryonic stem cells, revealing new infor...

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Prosthetic retina offers simple solution to restoring sight

submitted by trevororvv 20 hours ago

A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership.

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Herschel Space Observatory study reveals galaxy-packed filament

submitted by RoberZach 20 hours ago

A McGill-led research team using the Herschel Space Observatory has discovered a giant, galaxy-packed filament ablaze with billions of new stars. The filament is the first structure of its kind spi...

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Germany's energy transition: 1 year later

submitted by tenyoni 20 hours ago

After the Fukushima nuclear explosions, Germany responded to the heightened international focus on energy procurement by returning to a fast-paced nuclear phase-out program. On May 21, a lunch disc...

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MAJORANA, the search for the most elusive neutrino of all

submitted by scuttletattoos 20 hours ago

Neutrinos may be even stranger than they seem, if indeed they are the only fermions (particles of matter) that are their own antiparticles. Proof would be a rare form of radioactive decay called ne...

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