Hydrotransport

Multiphase Flow Measurement Techniques for Slurry Transport (with Katherine J. Albion, Lauren Briens, and Franco Berruti), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Multiphase flow measurement techniques are required to monitor slurry transport in industrial processes. Monitoring methods...

 

Chemical Reactors

A Parametric Study of the Oxygen Elimination Process in a Packed Bed (with Shankar Natarajan and Chao Zhang), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

This study is concerned with an industrial application involved in the manufacture of the polymer...

 

Biomass

Biomass Valorization for Fuel and Chemicals Production -- A Review (with Jan Piskorz and Franco Berruti), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

The transformation of biomass into fuel and chemicals is becoming increasingly popular as a way...

 

Fludization

Enhancement of the Distribution of a Liquid Sprayed Into a Fluidized Bed (with David Zhou, Mohammad Saberian, Franco Berruti, Edward W. Chan, and Steven L. McDougall), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

In the fluid coking process, bitumen and steam are sprayed into a fluidized bed of...

 

Physical Sciences and Mathematics: Chemistry AND Engineering: Chemical Engineering

Bioenergy II: Characterization of the Pesticide Properties of Tobacco Bio-Oil (with Christina J. Booker, Rohan Bedmutha, Ian M. Scott, Kenneth Conn, Franco Berruti, and Ken K.-C. Yeung), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Pyrolysis converts biomass such as agricultural and forestry waste into bio-oil, preserving some chemicals while...

 

Chemical Engineering

A Review of Short Residence Time Cracking Processes (with Craig Hulet, Franco Berruti, and Edward W. Chan), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

This review examines the key features and configurations of short residence time cracking processes from...

 

Entrainment and Stability of a Horizontal Gas-Liquid Jet in a Fluidized Bed (with Craig Hulet, Franco Berruti, Edward W. Chan, and Siva Ariyapadi), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Fluid coking is a non-catalytic process where heavy hydrocarbon feed, sprayed using jets into a...

 

Visualization of the Effect of a Shroud on Entrainment of Fluidized Solids into a Gas Jet (with Craig Hulet, Jennifer McMillan, Franco Berruti, and Edward W. Chan), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Submerged gas jets issuing into fluidized beds are used in many different industries and it...

 

Fluidization

Characterization of Fluidization Quality in Fluidized Beds of Wet Particles (with Steven L. McDougall, Mohammad Saberian, Franco Berruti, and Edward W. Chan), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Monitoring the fluidization quality represents an operating challenge for many processes in which a liquid...

 

Pneumatic Transport and Spouted Beds

A Comparison of the Breakage Mechanisms for Attrition of Selected Polymers in Pneumatic Transport and Spouted Beds (with Suma Al-Senawi, Bashar Hadi, and Jean-Michel Chabagno), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Predicting the amount of attrition that will occur in a pneumatic transport system is very...

 

Particle Technology & Bio-Fuels

Optimization of an Intermittent Slug Injection System for Sawdust Biomass Pyrolysis (with Federico M. Berruti, Lorenzo Ferrante, and Franco Berruti), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Among many other potential applications, intermittent solid slug feeders can be used to effectively inject...

 

Gas-Solid Fluidization

A Review of Rapid Gas-Solid Separation Techniques (with Martin Huard, Franco Berruti, and Thierry A. Gauthier ), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Rapid, effective separation of phases is an essential step in many hydrocarbon conversion gas-solid processes....

 

Green Process Engineering

Experimental Study of a Novel Fast Gas-Solid Separator for Pyrolysis Reactors (with Martin Huard and Franco Berruti), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

From escalating global concern over the exhaustion of non-renewable energy sources comes an imperative need...

 

No subject area

Detection and Modeling of the Core-Annulus Transition in Industrial and Pilot Plant Risers (with Lauren Briens, David Nevicato, and Jean René Bernard), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

The core-annulus structure is essential to the modeling and optimization of riser reactors such as...

 

Digital X-ray Imaging Technique to Study the Horizontal Injection of Gas-Liquid Jets into Fluidized Beds (with Siva Ariyapadi, David W. Holdsworth, Chris J.D. Norley, and Franco Berruti), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Gas-liquid jets injected into fluidized beds of particles/catalyst find applications in many industrial processes. The...

 

Horizontal Penetration of Gas-Liquid Spray Jets in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds (with Siva Ariyapadi, Franco Berruti, Jennifer McMillan, and David Zhou), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

A new method has been developed to predict the horizontal jet penetration of gas-liquid sprays...

 

Carbon Nanotube Synthesis: A Review (with Carole E. Baddour), International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Discovered in 1991, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have reached the forefront of many industrial research projects....