Processes, Volume 12, Issue 4

In response to the challenges of global warming and the development of A low-carbon economy, the integrated electricity and natural gas energy system (IEGES) is known as an important structure for future energy supply; thus, its planning and design m...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics constitute a significant portion of plastic pollution in the environment and pose substantial environmental challenges. In this study, the effectiveness of the Fenton process and post-oxidation coagulati...

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) nanoindentation is a powerful technique for determining the mechanical properties of soft samples at the nanoscale. The Hertz model is typically used for data processing when employing spherical indenters for small inden...

Using slow-release fertilizer is one of the sustainable strategies to improve the effectiveness of fertilizers and mitigate the environmental pollution caused by excess usage of fertilizer. In this study, a slow-release urea fertilizer with water ret...

To characterize the failure of rock mass surrounding underground tunnels, biaxial compression tests were conducted on a real sandstone model with a straight-walled arched hole. The acoustic emission (AE) system and digital image correlation (DIC) opt...

As the proportion of renewable energy installations in modern power systems increases, major weather events can easily trigger significant fluctuations in new energy generation and electricity load, presenting the system with the dual challenges of e...

It is of great significance to investigate the flow rate and stress distribution of multi-fracture propagation for the optimization of perforation parameters and fracture parameters. Considering the coupling of rock deformation, fracture direction an...

Pump-turbines experience complex flow phenomena and fluid–structure interactions during transient operations, which can significantly impact their stability and performance. This paper presents a comprehensive field test study of the pump mode...

The primary function of a mine hoist is the transportation of personnel and equipment, serving as a crucial link between underground and surface systems. The proper functioning of key components such as work braking and safety braking is essential fo...

The Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technique is a widely embraced automated method for gas separation within the industrial sector, prized for its operational simplicity and substantial economic benefits. In practice, the process typically involves...

In order to reduce the failure accidents caused by the insufficient strength of fracturing string joints, theoretical calculation and string design methods were adopted to conduct finite element calculations on commonly used long circular threads. Th...

Media thermal conductivity is important in various heat-transfer processes. Many conventional fluid conductors suffered low conductivity and environmental issues. Therefore, research was active in finding out alternative systems, mostly relying on aq...

Waste biogenic materials derived from seafood exploitation represent valuable resources of new compounds within the blue bioeconomy concept. Here, we describe the effectiveness of Raman technology implementation as an in-line tool for the demineraliz...

Phytoremediation, an ecological approach aimed at addressing polymetal(loid)lic-contaminated mining soils, has encountered adaptability challenges. Dominant plant species, well-suited to the local conditions, have emerged as promising candidates for...

Autostrainer is used for the purpose of debris removal in order to increase the efficiency of the heat exchanger by taking the required raw water as a heat source for the pre-cooling hydrothermal system. During the operation of the autostrainer, a pr...

Hot air-assisted radio frequency (HARF) is considered a rapid heating process. In order to improve the circular economy of agricultural byproducts, this study used different proportions of HARF stabilized rice bran (R) from milling rice, HARF dried g...

“Aging” is a practice that allows alcoholic beverages to mature and gives them particular flavors and colors. In this context, oak or durmast wooden barrels are used in this process, thus providing different types of aging. This conventio...

The seepage effect of rock and soil in the process of encountering water follows a nonlinear coupling law between water and rock. According to the permeability of rock and soil during softening with water, changes in particles in rock and soil are re...

This study evaluated the changes in microbial activity in the course of time following the joint application of the herbicides S-metolachlor, foramsulfuron, and thiencarbazone-methyl to two soils (S1 and S2) under conventional tillage (CT) and non-ti...

The dynamic model of cavitation bubbles serves as the foundation for the study of all cavitation phenomena. Solving the cavitation bubble dynamics equation can better elucidate the physical principles of bubble dynamics, assisting with the design of...

The complexity and heterogeneity of pore structures in carbonate reservoirs pose significant challenges for accurately characterizing the influence of different pore micro-parameters on reservoir physical properties. Drawing upon the principles of fr...

With the introduction of numerous technologies and equipment, the volume of data in smart substations has undergone exponential growth. In order to enhance the intelligent management level of substations and promote their efficient and sustainable de...

In the case of strong non-Gaussian noise in the measurement information of the distribution network, the strong non-Gaussian noise significantly interferes with the filtering accuracy of the state estimation model based on deep learning. To address t...

Fractured-vuggy reservoirs are crucial for increasing unconventional oil storage and production, but the controlling mechanism of this dominant flow channel remains vague, and the jamming mechanism of modulator particles is unclear. This study explor...

The paper shows the expediency of supplementing the balance simplex method by calculating the number of free variables of separation flowsheets containing recycle flows. The need to determine and set the free variables that provide lower energy consu...

The research on the deep coalbed methane (CBM) in the Ordos Basin is mostly concentrated on the eastern margin of the basin. The geological resources of the Benxi Formation in the Yulin area, located in the central-eastern part, cover 15,000 ×...

Traditional batch ethanol fermentation poses the problems of poor production and economic viability because the lag and stationary phase always demand considerable fermentation time; plus, downtime between batches is requested to harvest, clean, and...

The power battery constitutes the fundamental component of new energy vehicles. Rapid and accurate fault diagnosis of power batteries can effectively improve the safety and power performance of the vehicle. In response to the issues of limited genera...

This research introduces a new data-driven methodology for fault detection and isolation in dynamic systems, integrating fuzzy/Bayesian change point detection and decision trees induced by genetic programming for pattern classification. Tracking chan...

The pyrolysis of three different biomasses, rice husk (RH), zoita wood sawdust (ZW) and pine wood sawdust (PW), was studied at 500 °C in a multipurpose unit at the bench scale to determine the yields of the different products and the compositions...

Blast furnace slag, a by-product of the iron and steel production process, contains a significant amount of untapped heat resources. Currently, China is entering a period of rapid growth in scrap production, making efficient scrap utilization a new r...

Pachycymbiola brasiliana is a marine snail found in the seas adjacent to the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, whose eggshells are composed primarily of chitin. In this work, Pachycymbiola brasiliana eggshells were used to prepare films and t...

A cascaded pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann model and refilling algorithms for moving boundary treatment were used to simulate the large density ratio cavitating flow in a two-dimensional nozzle with the periodic motion of the needle valve. The rel...

Vacuum is an important parameter in cutter suction dredging operations because the equipment is underwater and can easily fail. It is necessary to analyze other parameters related to the vacuum to make real-time predictions about it, which can improv...

Sustainable product development requires combining aspects, including quality and environmental. This is a difficult task to accomplish. Therefore, procedures are being sought to combine these aspects in the process of product improvement. Therefore,...

Carbonic anhydrase (CA)-based biological CO₂ capture is emerging as a prominent carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. We developed a tagged CA–Ferritin chimera, resulting in a high-purity, high-activity, micrometer-sized CA aggregate, Sa...

To enhance the fault diagnosis capability for ultrasonic liquid flow meters and refine the fault diagnosis accuracy of support vector machines, we employ Levy flight to augment the global search proficiency. By utilizing circle chaotic mapping to est...

Natural fractures and wormholes strongly influence the performance of acid fracturing in naturally fractured carbonate reservoirs. This work uses an integrated model to study the effects of treatment parameters in acid fracturing in different reservo...

Traditional coiled tubing radial drilling with the same diameter cannot support deep and ultra-deep wells for high-pressure hydraulic jet drilling due to small diameter and sizeable hydraulic loss over long distances. The novel downhole movable pipe...

Modern production processes for biopharmaceuticals often work with very high cell densities. Moreover, there is a trend towards moving from fed-batch to continuous perfusion processes; a development that is influencing the requirements for bioreactor...

Environmental pollution and energy scarcity are the two significant issues that could substantially impede the sustainable growth of our civilization. Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are an emerging technique for converting the chemical energy of organic...

Plastid terminal oxidases (PTOXs) are essential for maintaining photosynthetic efficiency and cellular redox homeostasis. Astaxanthin, a carotenoid pigment with antioxidant properties, is synthesized and accumulates in response to oxidative stress in...

Microplastics have been widely detected in wastewater treatment plants, but there is still a significant dearth of research data on the removal efficiency of microplastics in such plants. The present study focused on three wastewater treatment plants...

Vacuum arc remelting is the main production method of titanium alloy ingots at present. In order to obtain good quality ingots, it is of great significance to study the formation of the solidification structure of ingots via vacuum arc remelting. In...

Cement concrete pavements are crucial to urban infrastructure, significantly influencing road safety and environmental sustainability with their anti-skid and noise reduction properties. However, while texturing techniques like transverse grooving ha...

Industrial control systems are often used to assist and manage an industrial operation. These systems’ weaknesses in the various hierarchical structures of the system components and communication backbones make them vulnerable to cyberattacks t...

With the development of machine vision technology, deep learning and image recognition technology has become a research focus for agricultural product non-destructive inspection. During the ripening process, banana appearance and nutrients clearly ch...

This paper introduces a novel and cost-effective method for detecting adulterated diesel, specifically targeting contamination with kerosene, by leveraging machine learning and the refractive index values of mixed diesel samples. It proposes a laser-...

In order to remove high-concentration emulsified oil from wastewater, a chitosan-based magnetic flocculant, denoted as FS@CTS-P(AM-DMC), was employed in this present study. The effects of factors including the magnetic flocculant dose, pH values, and...

Water quality deterioration and eutrophication have become a global concern, while reservoir pollution caused by multiple factors has led to frequent algal blooms, posing a serious threat to rural drinking water security and urban water supply. The p...