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Multiphase Flow Measurement Techniques for Slurry Transport

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Katherine J. Albion, Lauren Briens, Cedric Briens and Franco Berruti

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

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A Parametric Study of the Oxygen Elimination Process in a ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Shankar Natarajan, Chao Zhang and Cedric Briens

This study is concerned with an industrial application involved in the manufacture of the polymer Nylon12, which is polymerised from ...

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Biomass Valorization for Fuel and Chemicals Production -- A Review

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Cedric Briens, Jan Piskorz and Franco Berruti

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

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Enhancement of the Distribution of a Liquid Sprayed Into a ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

David Zhou, Mohammad Saberian, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, et al.

In the fluid coking process, bitumen and steam are sprayed into a fluidized bed of coke particles. The liquid reacts ...

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Bioenergy II: Characterization of the Pesticide Properties of Tobacco Bio-Oil

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Christina J Booker, Rohan Bedmutha, Ian M. Scott, Kenneth Conn, et al.

Pyrolysis converts biomass such as agricultural and forestry waste into bio-oil, preserving some chemicals while creating other, new ones. Nicotine, ...

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A Review of Short Residence Time Cracking Processes

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Craig Hulet, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti and Edward W Chan

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

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Entrainment and Stability of a Horizontal Gas-Liquid Jet in a ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Craig Hulet, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, Edward W Chan, et al.

Fluid coking is a non-catalytic process where heavy hydrocarbon feed, sprayed using jets into a fluidized bed reactor, cracks upon ...

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Visualization of the Effect of a Shroud on Entrainment of ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Craig Hulet, Jennifer McMillan, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, et al.

Submerged gas jets issuing into fluidized beds are used in many different industries and it is important to have a ...

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Characterization of Fluidization Quality in Fluidized Beds of Wet Particles

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Steven L McDougall, Mohammad Saberian, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti, et al.

Monitoring the fluidization quality represents an operating challenge for many processes in which a liquid is sprayed into a gas-fluidized ...

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A Comparison of the Breakage Mechanisms for Attrition of Selected ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Suma Al-Senawi, Bashar Hadi, Cedric Briens and Jean-Michel Chabagno

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

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Particle Technology & Bio-Fuels (1)

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Optimization of an Intermittent Slug Injection System for Sawdust Biomass ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Federico M Berruti, Lorenzo Ferrante, Franco Berruti and Cedric Briens

Among many other potential applications, intermittent solid slug feeders can be used to effectively inject biomass materials into fluidized bed ...

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A Review of Rapid Gas-Solid Separation Techniques

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Martin Huard, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti and Thierry A Gauthier

Rapid, effective separation of phases is an essential step in many hydrocarbon conversion gas-solid processes. In heavy oil upgrading, fluid ...

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Experimental Study of a Novel Fast Gas-Solid Separator for Pyrolysis ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Martin Huard, Franco Berruti and Cedric Briens

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

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Carbon Nanotube Synthesis: A Review

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Carole E Baddour and Cedric Briens

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

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Detection and Modeling of the Core-Annulus Transition in Industrial and ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Lauren Briens, Cedric Briens, David Nevicato and Jean René Bernard

The core-annulus structure is essential to the modeling and optimization of riser reactors such as used in Fluid Catalytic Cracking. ...

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Digital X-ray Imaging Technique to Study the Horizontal Injection of ...

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Siva Ariyapadi, David W. Holdsworth, Chris J.D. Norley, Franco Berruti, et al.

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

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Horizontal Penetration of Gas-Liquid Spray Jets in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (2012)

Siva Ariyapadi, Franco Berruti, Cedric Briens, Jennifer McMillan, et al.

A new method has been developed to predict the horizontal jet penetration of gas-liquid sprays injected into gas-solid fluidized beds. ...

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About Cedric Briens

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Disciplines

Hydrotransport (1)

Chemical Reactors (1)

Biomass (1)

Fludization (1)

Physical Sciences and Mathematics: Chemistry AND Engineering: Chemical Engineering (1)

Chemical Engineering (3)

Fluidization (1)

Pneumatic Transport and Spouted Beds (1)

Particle Technology & Bio-Fuels (1)

Gas-Solid Fluidization (1)

Green Process Engineering (1)

No Subject Area (4)