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Column Adsorption of Copper and Silver Ions on Modified Porous Glass
Constantly growing industry necessitates the development of more effective methods to protect the environment against waste in the form of metal ions. Among many methods used to purify the environment from damaging substances a very attractive and efficient method is adsorption. In this ... En savoir plus
Modeling and Simulation of Flat Sheet Membrane with Physical and Chemical Absorption
Greenhouse gases trap heat and make the planet warmer. The main greenhouse gases emitted by human activities are: Carbon dioxide (CO2). The use of fossil fuel is the primary source of CO2 [1, 2]. Accordingly, there is a need for an efficient and novel separation processes for removal of ... En savoir plus
Simulator for Automotive Evaporative Emissions Restraint Systems
Fuel vapor restraint systems are used in vehicles to avoid discharge of volatile hydrocarbons from fuel tanks. The topic of this paper is the proper operation of fuel vapor restraint systems depending on the composition of bioethanol-fuel-blends. Experimental data serve as input to a ... En savoir plus
A Modified Koutecký-Levich Equation for the Analysis of Electrochemical Flow Cells with Complex Geometries
Electrochemical flow cells have found widespread use in analytical chemistry due to their short response time, high sensitivity and selectivity. The geometrical flexibility and therefore, the ease of coupling the electrochemical to other experimental techniques has attracted considerable ... En savoir plus
Computational Optimization of Battery Grid for Efficiency and Performance Improvement
Battery grids are critical system used in automobile, renewable energy, medical devices and mobile phones. Research efforts are directed to increase energy density, longevity and reduce the cost. This paper is related to computational optimisation of lead acid battery for efficiency and ... En savoir plus
Charge-Discharge Studies of Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries
A lithium-ion battery comprises of two intercalating electrodes separated by a membrane, sandwiched between aluminum and copper current collecting plates. The battery performance depends upon several parameters and its operating conditions. In this work we developed a model for a lithium ... En savoir plus
CAE-Based Design and Optimization of a Plasma Reactor for Hydrocarbon Processing
Plasma reactors can be applied to the conversion of waste, biomass and fuels to synthesis gas (mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide) with efficiencies as higher as 90-95% and low energy demand, depending on the design optimization. In this work, a multi-step approach was applied to the ... En savoir plus
Modelagem da Perda de Umidade da Banana Durante o Processo de Secagem
O objetivo deste trabalho foi modelar a perda de umidade de bananas Caturra com os modelos empíricos e com o software COMSOL Multiphysics, definindo os coeficientes convectivo de transferência de massa e difusivo. O valor obtido para coeficiente de difusão, com base no ajuste matemático ... En savoir plus
Chemical Reaction Engineering: Difusão com Biotransformação
A biotransformação de substratos utilizando enzimas imobilizadas em nanopartículas presentes num meio fluido (substrato), contido num bioreator CSTR, foi investigada. O software COMSOL Multiphysics foi usado para simular o sistema através do uso das equações de difusão de espécies ... En savoir plus
Mathematical Formulation of a PEM Fuel Cell Model
The idea of a friendly implementation of a mathematical formulation using specialist software was performed with the support of COMSOL Multiphysics® software with Chemical Reaction Engineering and Batteries & Fuel Cell Modules. The real problem of a Proton Exchange Membrane – PEM ... En savoir plus