Processes, Volume 11, Issue 10

The powered roof support in a mining complex protects machines and people from the harmful effects of the rockmass. The design of the powered roof support should be strictly prepared for adverse working conditions. This especially applies to the cons...

In cyber–physical power systems (CPPSs), system collapse can occur as a result of a failure in a particular component. In this paper, an approach is presented to build the load-capacity model of CPPSs using the concept of electrical betweenness...

Infant milk formulas often contain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a highly unsaturated fatty acid that is prone to oxidation. Previously, we reported in oil that the esterified lipid pool is more prone to lipid oxidation than the free pool. However, it...

With the increasingly complicated sources of lead smelting materials, it is becoming more difficult to optimize process parameters during the bottom-blowing lead oxidation smelting process. Building a bottom-blowing lead smelting thermodynamic model...

Water channeling has always been one of the urgent problems during oilfield development. Especially for fractured reservoirs with high temperature, high salinity, and severe heterogeneity (e.g., deep carbonate reservoirs), it is difficult for the exi...

In recent years, the quest for effective lubrication in micro deep drawing (MDD) has seen promising advancements. In this study, the influence of TiO₂ nanolubricants and graphene lubricants on the performance of 301 stainless steel foil in MDD is exa...

The global spread of multi-resistant pathogenic microorganisms has significantly complicated the treatment of chronic wounds. The development of novel drugs requires a substantial time investment. Hybrid materials such as nanoparticles stabilized by...

In order to effectively control high temperatures inside coal gangue hills, gravity heat pipes with specific spacings are vertically installed in coal gangue hills. Heat extracted from these heat pipes can be utilized for power generation through ene...

Troxerutin (TXR), a naturally derived compound with diverse therapeutic potential, faces limitations in clinical efficacy due to poor bioavailability and rapid plasma clearance. This study focuses on troxerutin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (TXR-S...

The volatilization of asphalt fumes not only affects the health of construction workers, but also damages the environment. It even affects the construction quality of asphalt pavement in tunnels. This article focuses on solving the emission of asphal...

Broccoli is one of the most valuable representatives of the Brassicaceae family, characterized by high levels of glucosinolates and fiber, antioxidant status and tolerance to high selenium (Se) concentrations. To evaluate the efficiency of Se-enriche...

In an era of rising population density and industrialization, the environment confronts growing challenges. Soil, agricultural land, and water bodies are becoming increasingly polluted by petroleum waste and hydrocarbons. While hydrocarbons are natur...

Energy shortage and environmental pollution have become the most serious problems faced by human beings in the 21st century. Looking for advanced clean energy technology to achieve sustainable development of the ecological environment has become a ho...

Vegetable oils represent an important element in protecting a sustainable environment. The pursuit of environmentally friendly solutions and the ever-increasing costs of synthetic oil production are increasing the interest in natural vegetable oils....

Optimization algorithms have significantly evolved because of advancements in computational capacity. This increase aids in the availability of data to train various artificial intelligence models and can be used in optimizing solutions for electroni...

Phosphogypsum (PG: CaSO₄·2H₂O) is a waste product (or by-product) from the production of phosphoric acid, the main component in the production of concentrated simple and complex fertilizers. The world production of phosphogypsum exceeds 200 mi...

Cold recycled mixtures with asphalt emulsion (CRME) suffer the majority of damage from freezing and thawing cycles in seasonal freezing regions. However, an effective model for describing the internal damage evolution behavior of the CRME is still la...

Kinetic modeling is essential in understanding and controlling the process of cellulose hydrolysis for producing value-added cellulose derivatives. This study aims to adopt a set of dominate kinetic ordinary differential equations of cornstalk cellul...

Since the split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test technology was proposed, it has played an important role in the study of dynamic mechanical properties of materials under the impact of dynamic load. It is a major test technology for the study of dy...

Yucatan, Mexico, is renowned for its rich plant diversity, with ~40% melliferous plants. Yucatan bee honey (BH) constitutes ~15.83% of Mexico’s annual BH production, giving high international value. Major melliferous families in Yucatan include...

This present study investigated thin-layer drying characteristics of dried apple slices for a range of temperatures from 40 °C to 80 °C at a constant drying time of 10 h under infrared (IR) and hot air oven (OV) drying methods. The fresh appl...

After the fourth industrial evolution, precision and automatic manufacturing have become increasingly widely accepted in production. With highly variable productivity and flexibility, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) lower production costs and in...

A methodology is proposed to extend datasets in a database suitable for use as a reference tool to support an evaluation of damage mitigation by a barrier wall in a hydrogen refueling station (HRS) during a vapor cloud explosion (VCE) accident. This...

The utilization rate of reclaimed asphalt pavement is significantly low in the sustainable design process of asphalt roads. Numerous researchers have extensively investigated the recycling and utilization of reclaimed asphalt pavements from various p...

Innovation in chemical plant design stands at the forefront of transformative advancements in the dynamic field of chemical engineering [...]

The productivity prediction of deep coalbed methane (CBM) wells is significantly influenced by gas-water two-phase flow characteristics and seepage parameters of the fracture network. While numerical simulations offer a comprehensive approach, analyt...

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based advanced numerical optimization techniques are essential as practical tools used to enhance the performance of various fluid machines and fluid devices for realizing carbon neutrality [...]

In the current search for products that are friendly to the environment, the intent is to reduce the use of domestic, food and industrial waste of mineral origin, thereby creating new products that are functional in industrial and agricultural proces...

This study aimed to develop and verify a simple HPLC-based quantitative approach to simultaneously determine the phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5Is) sildenafil, vardenafil, udenafil, avanafil, and tadalafil in a tablet dosage form mixed with hone...

The results of the oxidative desulfurization process (combination of straight-run gasoline fraction and gas condensate oxidation with subsequent rectification) are presented. It is shown for the first time that it is possible to obtain a gasoline fra...

Regenerated magnesia-calcium brick samples with different aluminium oxide (Al₂O₃) contents were prepared using spent magnesia-calcium bricks and fused magnesia as the main raw materials and Al₂O₃ powders as the additive. The phase compositions, micro...

The solar drying process is a critical postharvest stage for preserving coffee quality and is widely used in coffee-producing countries. A descriptive exploratory study was carried out in zones with different annual solar brightness to determine the...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the 3D reconstruction and seepage simulation of vermiculite-based sealing materials in order to clarify the relationship between material structure and fluid leakage in order to improve their performance an...

The leachate generated from a landfill can cause significant harm to the environment and human health, so it must be treated before being discharged. A biochemical method is effective to treat the landfill leachate, but it requires a physicochemical...

Carbon emissions play a significant role in shaping social policy-making, industrial planning, and other critical areas. Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) serve as the major choice for carbon emission prediction. However, year-frequency carbon emissio...

Hydraulic fracturing of horizontal wells is a common method for enhancing production in low-permeability and unconventional oil reservoirs. However, due to the interference between fractures, issues such as decreased production and water channeling o...

A biosensor is considered an integrated receptor transducer device, with the ability to convert a biological impulse into an electrical signal. The amendment of biosensors has been recognized for its great potential by many researchers, due to its nu...

This paper presents the design and development of a digital twin to diagnose leaks in water distribution networks. The digital twin allows for the remote operation of the hydraulic system’s actuators using embedded microcontrollers integrated w...

In recent years, underground sewage treatment plants that can remarkably reduce land occupation with less environmental pollution are gradually entering the popular consciousness and are now being used widely. However, problems associated with the tr...

The implementation of renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and tradable green certificate schemes will exert significant influences on the market equilibrium outcomes and generation firms’ strategic behaviors. To quantitatively investigate these...

With the increasing complexity of shale gas extraction conditions, a large number of high-strength collapse-resistant casing is applied to the extraction of unconventional oil and gas resources. There are errors in the traditional API collapse streng...

The utilization of biogas and biogas residues is an important objective of animal manure resource management. Regarding the environmental friendliness and economic suitability of utilization modes, previous studies have evaluated and compared biogas...

Wastewater production is a major environmental issue for the leather and textile industries: in a modern plant, several synthetic dyes are used in separated coloring batches whose wastewaters are usually mixed, diluted with other process water stream...

Steam-assisted gravity oil drainage (SAGD flooding) is a cutting-edge technology for the development of oils which is gradually replacing steam huff and puff and is being used more and more widely. Low-permeability interlayers are generally developed...

Coal seam pre-drainage technology is widely used to prevent and control gas in China’s high-gas coal seams, and upward drilling is a safe and reliable technology. Using the Luling Coal Mine as the study location, according to the actual situati...

During the acid pressure conversion process in high-temperature, deep oil and gas reservoirs, a number of challenges are encountered that hinder the effectiveness of acid fracturing. These obstacles include significant corrosion of acidized pipe stri...

This study was conducted in order to examine the impact of magnetite (Fe₃O₄), a conductive material capable of promoting direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among microorganisms, on the efficiency of anaerobic digestion in a plug flow reacto...

In this paper, we investigate a UAV-assisted Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) system that is deployed with multiple UAVs to provide timely data processing services to disaster-stricken areas. In our model, since base stations are unavailable in disaster-a...

The oil and gas resources in the deep Paleogene system of the South China Sea are abundant. However, due to its poor reservoir physical properties and strong heterogeneity, the deep Paleogene system needs to be commercially exploited by hydraulic fra...

New biofuels are in demand and necessary to address the climate problems caused by the gases generated by fossil fuels. Biohydrogen, which is a clean biofuel with great potential in terms of energy capacity, is currently impacting our world. However,...