Search results for "THERMODYNAMICS"

Packing technology, column bed structure and chromatographic performance of 1-2-μm non-porous silicas in high-performance liquid chromatography

1989

This work is aimed at further elucidating the aggregation behaviour of micron- and submicron-size non-porous silicas and the column performance of 1–2-μm C18 silicas in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of low-molecular weight compounds. It is demonstrated that highly ordered, dense, porous aggregates of such silica beads were obtained by gravity settling and centrifugation. The slurry techniques applied at constant flow-rate and a pressure up to 50 MPa provided less-ordered aggregates, but generated an acceptable performance of columns when 1–2-μm C18 silica beads were employed. To operate columns of 53 mm × 4.6 mm I.D., the maximum flow-rate needs to be ca. 2.5 ml/min …

1987

Gibbs' Dividing Surface between a Fixed-Charge Membrane and an Electrolyte Solution. Application to Electrokinetic Phenomena in Charged Pores

1999

The Gibbs model for the boundary between two phases consists of replacing the finite interfacial region, where the properties of the system change gradually, by a dividing surface which acts as a third phase of zero volume in which some magnitudes change abruptly. This thermodynamic concept was recently applied to a planar interface between a fixed charge membrane and an electrolyte solution.1 The continuous decrease of counterions with the distance from the charged surface is replaced by a step function, so that the diffuse double layer is ideally represented by a charged region depleted of all co-ions. Here the cylindrical geometry is analyzed, and the planar case is revisited by proposin…

Role of Phase Behavior and Atomization in the Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation

2003

An experimental study on supercritical antisolvent (SAS) precipitation has been performed to gain insight into the role of phase behavior and atomization in controlling morphology and dimension of precipitates. The mixture yttrium acetate/dimethyl sulfoxide has been used as the main model system and supercritical CO 2 has been used as the antisolvent. Two SAS apparatuses (laboratory and pilot scale) with two injector arrangements and operating with various injector diameters in the range 60-500 μm have been used. The results showed that operating above the mixture critical point (MCP) of the ternary mixture yttrium acetate/dimethyl sulfoxide/ carbon dioxide, sub-micrometric particles are ge…

Experimental and fluid dynamic study of continuous supercritical water gasification of glucose

2016

Abstract The supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of glucose as a model compound for H 2 production is studied in term of process development at 25 MPa and 650 °C. Gasification has been investigated using a laboratory scale continuous plant comprising a continuous down flow reactor with a volume of 200 cm 3 , a heat recovery section and pre-heat of the biomass to simulate more closely an industrial design. Feed streams (pure water and glucose solution) are introduced at the top of the vessel and products are extracted from the bottom. The reactor is equipped with various inlet points that allow to modify the inlet position of reacting streams in order to study the effect of stream mixing…

Enhanced styrene removal in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor operated as a biotrickling filter: Towards full-scale applications

2017

Abstract Styrene vapor abatement was investigated in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor operated as a biotrickling filter (TPPB-BTF). The removal performance of the TPPB-BTF was simultaneously compared with a conventional BTF, which served as a control. Industrial-grade silicone oil was used as the non-aqueous phase in the TPPB-BTF due to its high affinity for styrene. Both bioreactors were operated at styrene inlet concentrations ranging from 55 to 323 mg C m −3 and empty bed residence times (EBRT) of 15–30 s, corresponding to pollutant loading rates of 13–77 g C m −3  h −1 . Both bioreactors exhibited styrene removal efficiencies (REs) higher than 90% at an EBRT of 30 s. Nevertheless, th…

Isobaric Vapor−Liquid Equilibria for 1-Propanol + Water + Calcium Nitrate

1999

Isobaric vapor−liquid equilibria for all of the binary and ternary mixtures of 1-propanol, water, and calcium nitrate have been measured at 100.00 kPa using a recirculating still. The addition of calcium nitrate to the solvent mixture produced an important salt effect; the azeotrope was removed at salt mole fractions higher than 0.08. The three experimental binary data sets were independently fitted with the electrolyte NRTL model (Mock, B.; Evans, L. B.; Chen, C. C. AIChE J. 1986, 32, 1655−1664), and the parameters of Mock's model were estimated for each binary system. No ternary parameter was required. These parameters were used to predict the ternary vapor−liquid equilibrium using the sa…

Isobaric Vapor−Liquid Equilibria for Water + Acetic Acid + Lithium Acetate

2001

Isobaric vapor−liquid equilibria for all of the binary and ternary mixtures of water, acetic acid, and lithium acetate have been measured at 100.00 kPa using a recirculating still. To take into account the association of the acetic acid in the vapor phase, Marek's chemical theory has been considered. The three experimental binary data sets have been independently correlated using Mock's electrolyte NRTL model, and the binary parameters estimated for each binary system have been used to predict the ternary vapor−liquid equilibrium using the same model. No ternary parameters were required. The ternary equilibrium values obtained in this way agreed well with the experimental values.

Volumes and compressibilities of pentanol in aqueous alkyltrimethylammonium bromide solutions at different temperatures

1990

Speed of sound and density properties of ternary water-tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide-pentanol system at 15, 25 and 35°C and of water-hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide-pentanol system at 25, 35 and 45°C were measured at fixed alcohol concentration as a function of surfactant concentration. The apparent molar volumes Vϕ,R and isentropic compressibilities Kϕ,RS of pentanol in micellar solutions as a function of the surfactant concentration show irregular behavior which depends on the alkyl chain length of the surfactant and tends to disappear with increasing temperature. These anomalies are ascribed to micellar transitions. For both surfactants at high concentrations, Vϕ,R decrease and …

Application of microwaves dielectric spectroscopy for controlling pork meat (Longissimus dorsi) salting process

2010

Abstract Salting treatment is a common operation in the production of high quality meat products, one of its main problems is the difficulty to control the simultaneous water and salt fluxes into the product and control the protein fibers transformation throughout process. Dielectric properties of salted porcine meat are strongly related to its structure and composition. Thus, dielectric properties measurement appears as a promising method for controlling on-line the salting process in meat industry. Dielectric spectroscopy studies have been performed on raw and salted Longissimus dorsi pork samples. Dielectric spectra were measured in the frequency range from 500 MHz to 20 GHz by an Agilen…