Reviews
Applications of Liquid-Solid Fluidization
Norman Epstein
Applications of the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA) in Chemical Reaction Engineering
Anjana D. Nandasana, Ajay Kumar Ray, and Santosh K. Gupta
Transport and Reaction Processes in Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants. 1. Review of Bacterial Degradation and Transport
David C. Bressler and Murray R. Gray
Catalysis Engineering on Three Levels
Jacob A. Moulijn, Javier Perez-Ramirez, Annelies van Diepen, Michiel T. Kreutzer, and Freek Kapteijn
Pressure Effects on Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Behavior
Igor Sidorenko and Martin J. Rhodes
Recent Research in Catalytic Inorganic Membrane Reactors
Anthony G. Dixon
Some Aspects of the Hydrodynamics of Bubble Columns
Gabriel Wild, Souhila Poncin, Huai-Zhi Li, and Eric Olmos
Articles
Modeling of Autothermal Steam Methane Reforming in a Fluidized Bed Membrane Reactor
Meltem Dogan, Dusko Posarac, John Grace, Alaa-Eldin M. Adris, and C. Jim Lim
Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Multiphase Flow in Bubble Columns
Francesco Bertola, Marco Vanni, and Giancarlo Baldi
Modeling of the Catalytic Distillation Process for the Synthesis of Ethyl Cellosolve Using A Three-Phase Nonequilibrium Model
Yuxiang Zheng, Flora T. T. Ng, and Garry L. Rempel
CFD Simulations of Gas Fluidized Beds Using Alternative Eulerian-Eulerian Modelling Approaches
Paola Lettieri, Luca Cammarata, Giorgio D. M. Micale, and John Yates
Diffusion Resistances and Contribution of Surface Diffusion in TAME and TAEE Production Using Amberlyst-15
Timur Dogu, Ebru Aydin, Nezahat Boz, Kirali Murtezaoglu, and Gulsen Dogu
Kinetic Evaluation of Carbon Formation in Steam/CO2-Natural Gas Reformers. Influence of the Catalyst Activity and Alkalinity
Joost-Willem Snoeck, Gilbert Froment, and Martin Fowles
Valorization of Polyolefin/LCO Blend over HZSM-5 Zeolites
José M. Arandes, Javier Ereña, Martin Olazar, Javier Bilbao, and Gabriela de la Puente
Modeling of Membrane Reactor
Karl A. Hoff, Jana Poplsteinova, Hugo A. Jakobsen, Olav Falk-Pedersen, Olav Juliussen, and Hallvard F. Svendsen
Chemical Kinetics in Dispersed-Phase Reactors
Ben J. McCoy and Giridhar Madras
Influence of the Sulfur Poisoning on the Performance of a Primary Steam Reformer
Juliana Piña, Verónica Bucalá, and Daniel Oscar Borio
Performance Enhancement of Photocatalytic Reactor Utilizing Flow Instability
Kanheya Mehrotra and Ajay Kumar Ray
Optimization of Styrene Reactor Design for Two Objectives using a Genetic Algorithm
Yue Li, Gade P. Rangaiah, and Ajay Kumar Ray
Market Demand versus Technological Development: the Future of Chemical Engineering
Jean-Claude Charpentier
Influence of Particle Properties on the Yield and Selectivity of Fast Heterogeneously Catalyzed Gas-Liquid Reactions
Jodi Raffensberger, Athanas A. Koynov, Benjamin J. Glasser, and Johannes G. Khinast
Estimation of Cumene Cracking Reaction-Diffusion Model Parameters: Uniqueness and Parametric Sensitivity Analysis
Peter Schwan and Klaus P. Möller
A Real Time Toxicity Bioassay for Activated Sludge Reactor
Mimma Pernetti, Luca Di Palma, and Carlo Merli
Simulation of Cold Flow FCC Stripper Hydrodynamics at Small Scale Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
Tim McKeen and Todd S. Pugsley
Transport and Reaction Processes in Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants. 2. Role of Aggregate Size in Soil Remediation in a Slurry Bioreactor
Soheila Karimi Lotfabad and Murray R. Gray
Simulations of Reacting Fluidized Beds Using an Agent-Based Bubble Model
S. Pannala, C.Stuart Daw, and John Halow
Bubble Size Reduction in a Fluidized Bed by Electric Fields
Flip Kleijn van Willigen, J. Ruud van Ommen, Jan van Turnhout, and Cor van den Bleek
CFD Simulation of Reaction and Heat Transfer Near the Wall of a Fixed Bed
Anthony G. Dixon, Michiel Nijemeisland, and Hugh Stitt
Memory Based Local Learning: Application to Process Engineering Problems
Abhijit J. Kulkarni, Sanjay Vasant Patil, Valadi K. Jayaraman, and Bhaskar D. Kulkarni
Phenomenology of NOx Adsorber Catalysts
C.Stuart Daw, Katey E. Lenox, Kalyana Chakravarthy, William E. Epling, and Greg Campbell
Optimization of Steam Reformers: Heat Flux Distribution and Carbon Formation
Juliana Piña, Verónica Bucalá, and Daniel Oscar Borio
Numerical Study of the Influence of Horizontal Tube Banks on the Hydrodynamics of a Dense Gas-Solid Bubbling Fluidized Bed
Sanjib K. Das Sharma and Ratan Mohan
Bifunctional Redox Scrubbing of Hydrogen Sulphide in Ferric Chelate Solutions - Reaction-Transport Model for Randomly Packed-Bed Scrubbers for Pulp and Paper Effluents
Ion Iliuta, Maria Iliuta, Bernard Grandjean, and Faical Larachi
NOx Emission in In-line Low-NOx Calciners - A Theoretical Study
Ion Iliuta and Maria Iliuta
Development of a Catalytic Candle Filter for One-Step Tar and Particle Removal in Biomass Gasification Gas
Karen Engelen, Yuhong Zhang, and Gino V. Baron
Bubble Behaviour in Three Phase Capillary Microreactors
Mark J. Simmons, David C Y Wong, Paul J Travers, and James S. Rothwell
Eulerian/Eulerian CFD Simulation of a Cold Flowing FCC Riser
Kim G. Hansen, Claus H. Ibsen, Tron Solberg, and Bjørn H. Hjertager
Combating Deactivation in Methane Non-Oxidative Dehydrocyclization via Hydrogen Feed Pulsing
Maria Iliuta, Ion Iliuta, Bernard Grandjean, and Faical Larachi
Photobioreactor Stability by Phase Plane Technique Applied to Spirulina Maxima Growth
Khaled Belkacemi and Safia Hamoudi
Measurement of Efficiency of Distribution of Liquid Feed in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed Reactor
Brian A. Knapper, Murray R. Gray, Edward W. Chan, and Randy Mikula
Adsorption Competition Effects in Hydroconversion of Alkane Mixtures on Zeolites
Joeri F. Denayer, Ahmet Refik Ocakoglu, Bruno A. De Jonckheere, Johan A. Martens, Joris W. Thybaut, Guy B. Marin, and Gino V. Baron
Low-Carbon Monoxide Hydrogen by Sorption-Enhanced Reaction
Douglas P. Harrison and Zhiyong Peng
A Simulation Model for the Growth of Engineered Cartilage on Polymeric Scaffolds
Massimo Pisu, Nicola Lai, Alberto Cincotti, Francesco Delogu, and Giacomo Cao
Disinfecting E.coli Bacteria In Drinking Water Using A Novel Fluidized Bed Reactor.
Mohammad F. Kabir, Farzana Haque, Elena Vaisman, Cooper H. Langford, and Apostolos Kantzas
Towards Improved Reaction Runaway Assessment Methods I. Simple Calorimetric Method Of Evaluation Of Heat Transfer Coefficient And Reactor Thermal Mass
Maria Papadaki and Hosadu Parameswara Nawada
Numerical Analysis of a Reacting Gas/Solid Flow in the Riser Section of an Industrial Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Sofiane Benyahia, Agustin Gonzalez Ortiz , and José Ignacio Paz Paredes
Tertiary Butyl Mercaptan Adsorption in Soils. Determination of Kinetic and Transport Parameters from Experimental Data
Andrea Eberhardt, Eduardo Lopez, Verónica Bucalá, and Daniel E. Damiani
Formulation of Reduced-Order Models for the Dynamic and Stability Analyses of Autothermal Radial Flow Reactors
Malte Bartels, Jorge E. Gatica, Marisa Pedernera, Noemí Susana Schbib, and Daniel Oscar Borio
Gas Dispersion and Bubble-to-Emulsion Phase Mass Exchange in a Gas-Solid Bubbling Fluidized Bed: A Computational and Experimental Study
Dhaneshwar J. Patil, Martin van Sint Annaland, and J.A.M. Kuipers
Simulation and Design of a Non-adiabatic Multiphase Microreactor
Andreas Schuster, Ramachandran Lakshmanan, Jack Ponton, and Khellil Sefiane
Reactive Hydrogen Content: A Tool to Predict FCC Yields
Ernesto Mariaca-Dominguez, Silvano Rodríguez-Salomón, and Rafael Maya Yescas
Kinetics and Equilibrium of Cadmium Biosorption by Yeast Cells S. cerevisiae and K. fragilis
Bashar Hadi, Argyrios Margaritis, Franco Berruti, and Maurice Bergougnou
2D and 3D CFD Simulations of Bubbling Fluidized Beds Using Eulerian-Eulerian Models
Luca Cammarata, Paola Lettieri, Giorgio D. M. Micale, and Derek Colman
Detection and Modeling of the Core-Annulus Transition in Industrial and Pilot Plant Risers
Lauren Briens, Cedric Briens, David Nevicato, and Jean René Bernard
Modeling Fluid Catalytic Cracking in a Novel CREC Riser Simulator: Adsorption Parameters under Reaction Conditions
Jesus A. Atias, Gabriela M. Tonetto, and Hugo Ignacio de Lasa
Hydrodynamic Modeling of CFB Risers and Downers
Yasemin Bolkan, Franco Berruti, Jesse Zhu, and Bruce Milne
The CREC Fluidized Riser Simulator. Characterization of Mixing Patterns
Jason M. Ginsburg, Ahmet Pekediz, and Hugo Ignacio de Lasa
Use of Different Numerical Solution Approaches for a Three-Phase Slurry Catalytic Reactor Model
Mardonny Nazareno Barreira, Eduardo Coselli Vasco de Toledo, Rubens Maciel Filho, and Maria das Graças Enrique
Modelling of a Reverse Flow Catalytic Membrane Reactor for the Partial Oxidation of Methane
J. Smit, M. van Sint Annaland, and J.A.M. Kuipers
Analysis of the Microscopic Flow Structure of a CFB Downer Reactor Using Solids Concentration Signals
Samwel V. Manyele, Jesse Zhu, and Hui Zhang
Digital X-ray Imaging Technique to Study the Horizontal Injection of Gas-Liquid Jets into Fluidized Beds
Siva Ariyapadi, David W. Holdsworth, Chris J.D. Norley, Franco Berruti, and Cedric Briens
An Engineering Model for the Scale-Up and Design of Photocatalytic Reactors
Zisheng Jason Zhang, William A. Anderson, and Murray Moo-Young
Optimal Catalyst Distribution in Catalytic Plate Reactors
Roberto Baratti, Stefania Tronci, Monica Zanfir, and Asterios Gavriilidis
Numerical Investigation for Optimal Phase Holdup of a Continuous Reactor for Hydrogenation of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber
Qinmin Pan and Garry L. Rempel
Entrainment and Stability of a Horizontal Gas-Liquid Jet in a Fluidized Bed
Craig Hulet, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, Edward W. Chan, and Siva Ariyapadi
Conference Presentations
Modelling of Fluidized Bed Reactors
Joachim Werther and Ernst-Ulrich Hartge
Short Communications and Notes
Radial Distribution of Liquid Velocity in a Liquid-Solids Circulating Fluidized Bed
Ying Zheng and Jesse Zhu
Theoretical Analysis of Fluidized-Bed Reactor for Dimethyl Ether Synthesis from Syngas
Wen-Zhi Lu, Li-Hua Teng, and Wen-De Xiao
Gas Holdup Characteristics in a Tapered Bubble Column
Kai Zhang, Yulong Zhao, and Bijiang Zhang
Catalytic Wet Oxidation of Acrylic Acid: Studies with Manganese-based Oxides
Adrián M.T. Silva, Rita R.N. Marques, and Rosa M. Quinta-Ferreira
Kinetics of Synthesis of Perfumery Grade p-tert-Butylcyclohexyl Acetate Over Ion Exchange Resin Catalyst
Ganapati D. Yadav and Ambareesh D. Murkute
Kinetic Study of Batch Biodegradation of Diapers
Rosa M. Espinosa, Irma Delfin-Alcalá, Sylvie Turpin, and Jose Luis Contreras