American Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020

  • The Effect of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) on the Performance of Natural Zeolite-PVA Hybrid Ceramic Membrane for Desalination

    Anwar Ma’ruf, Moechammad Agus Salim Al Fathoni, Agus Mulyadi Purnawanto, Linatul Chulqi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020
    Pages: 1-4
    Received: 30 January 2020
    Accepted: 17 February 2020
    Published: 25 February 2020
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    Abstract: The seawater desalination process currently uses membrane technology because of relatively lower investment and energy requirements. The process of seawater desalination using membrane process technology can be done in 3 methods, namely reverse osmosis (RO), distillation membrane (membrane distillation / MD) and pervaporation process (PV). This stu... Show More
  • Reducing HCl Release to the Environment by Eliminating Methyl Chloride at Reactors End of Run

    Rahul Patil, Kevin Rickert

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020
    Pages: 5-10
    Received: 6 June 2019
    Accepted: 10 February 2020
    Published: 28 February 2020
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    Abstract: Study of unreacted MeCl clearing from CSTR reactors at the end of run: It is a unique set up with CSTR reactors in cascade, used to produce salt-based product, esters and methanol from this unit operations. This study involves chemical reaction Engineering and process improvement experiments along with control logics to perform the steps to elimina... Show More
  • Adsorption of Heavy Metals Contaminants in Used Lubricating Oil Using Palm Kernel and Coconut Shells Activated Carbons

    Boadu Kwasi Opoku, Joel Ogbonna Friday, Essumang David Kofi, Evbuomwan Benson Osa

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020
    Pages: 11-18
    Received: 8 November 2019
    Accepted: 4 December 2019
    Published: 10 March 2020
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    Abstract: This research work investigated the adsorption of some heavy metals contaminants in used lubricating oil using chemically activated carbon adsorbents produced from palm kernel and coconut shells. The adsorption mechanism was able to remove some heavy metals such as zinc, chromium, cadmium and magnesium contaminants from the used lubricating oil to ... Show More
  • A Simple Zeolite-based Treatment of Soya Bean Oil Mill Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes

    Rose Erdoo Kukwa, Benjamin Ishwah, Ahola David Oklo, Donald Tyoker Kukwa, Fredrick Teghtegh Samoh, Aondoakaa Steve Nomor

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020
    Pages: 19-26
    Received: 25 January 2020
    Accepted: 19 February 2020
    Published: 10 March 2020
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    Abstract: Soya bean oil mill wastewater (SOMW) is a liquid waste obtained from the soya bean oil industry with several environmental problems due to its high amount of toxic pollutants. This research work is aimed at assessing the feasibility and suitability of using a zeolite-based method for the treatment of soya bean oil mill wastewater for irrigation pur... Show More
  • Study on the Performance of a Swirl Tube Column

    M. Jiang, H. Yuan, S. Fu, Q. Shi

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2020
    Pages: 27-35
    Received: 14 March 2020
    Accepted: 26 March 2020
    Published: 13 April 2020
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    Abstract: A column is an important heat and mass transfer equipment, which can be used for distillation, absorption, gas stripping, extraction and other transfer separation process. The commonly used columns include plate columns and packed columns, which are operated under the gravity and have the problems of flooding, furrow flow or bias flow. In this pape... Show More