Intensified Liquid-Liquid Extraction Technologies in Small Channels: A Review
Solvent extraction is a key separation process in several industries. Mixer-settlers and agitated or pulsed columns are mainly used as liquid-liquid contactors. However, these units require large...
View Article“Process Systems Engineering for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing”
Introduction “Process Systems Engineering for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing” is an ambitious reference comprising 24 chapters covering process systems engineering (PSE) methods and case studies of...
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View ArticleOxford Battery Modelling Symposium
Introduction The Oxford Battery Modelling Symposium was held in Oxford, UK, from 18th to 19th March 2019. The conference was specifically designed to gather mathematicians, chemists and engineers...
View Article“Nanocarbons for Energy Conversion: Supramolecular Approaches”
Introduction Carbon in its oxide and hydrocarbon forms is the cause of the energy and transport sectors’ biggest headache: climate change, so it is fitting that allotropes of this most versatile...
View ArticleTechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo 2019
Introduction The TechConnect World Innovation Conference and Expo event has been held annually for the past 20 years and has alternated location between Boston, USA and California, USA. The 2019...
View ArticleExploring Microemulsion-Prepared Lanthanum Catalysts for Natural Gas...
Microemulsions were used to develop a catalyst with high selectivity towards ethylene and ethane while maintaining considerable methane (CH4) conversion. The use of this technique to produce lanthanum...
View Article“Nanostructured Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage and Conversion:...
Introduction This Springer volume focuses on the design, characteristics and development potential of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies for both...
View ArticleIn the Lab: UK Research on Materials for Electrochemical Devices
Introduction A select group of researchers are profiled here, all of whom are involved in the design and characterisation of materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices. These...
View ArticlePredicting the Structure of Grain Boundaries in Fluorite-Structured Materials
Interfaces are a type of extended defect which govern the properties of materials. As the nanostructuring of materials becomes more prevalent the impact of interfaces such as grain boundaries (GBs)...
View ArticleGrain Reconstruction of Palladium and Palladium-Nickel Alloys for Platinum...
Platinum-rhodium gauzes are frequently used to catalyse the high temperature ammonia oxidation step for production of synthetic nitrogen-based fertilisers. The gauzes suffer from Pt loss in the form of...
View ArticleGuest Editorial: Making the Most of Our Materials
Recent advances in energy technology are driven by the need to mitigate climate change and find sustainable, non-polluting ways to power our communities. However, a large proportion of the impact...
View ArticleAssessing the Role of Big Data and the Internet of Things on the Transition...
This paper presents the main findings of a literature-based study of circular economy (CE) extending the technology attributes present on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) Regenerate, Share,...
View ArticleAssessing the Role of Big Data and the Internet of Things on the Transition...
The debate about circular economy (CE) is increasingly present in the strategic agenda of organisations around the world, being driven by government agencies and general population pressures, or by...
View ArticleIn the Lab: Alternative Recycling Process for Lithium-ion Batteries: Molten...
Ruth Carvajal-Ortiz’s current research is centred around innovation in energy storage. She has a special focus on the characterisation of materials, molten salts and their potential applications to...
View ArticleClosed-Loop Recycling of Polymers Using Solvents
Recycling of plastic is an established technology contributing to a circular economy. A sustainable society requires recycling to produce high quality feedstocks from all types of reusable waste. New...
View ArticleBuilding Circular Products in an Emerging Economy: An Initial Exploration...
The circular economy (CE) is an important approach and current trend in environmental sustainability. The implementation of the CE depends on the adoption of sustainable practices from the planning...
View ArticleImproving Circular Economy Business Models: Opportunities for Business and...
The circular economy (CE) is aimed at closing material loops by reducing and recovering resources in production and consumption processes. Many studies have discussed how CE helps companies create...
View ArticleHydrocarbonyl Processes for Conversion of Platinum-Rhodium-Palladium Alloys
A novel process for the recovery of platinum group metals (pgms) from ternary alloys using a hydrocarbonyl process is proposed. The hydrocarbonyl process involves treatment of a chloride solution of...
View ArticleThe Discoverers of the Isotopes of the Platinum Group of Elements: Update 2020
Since the 2018 review (1) one new light isotope of mass 165 (2) and four new heavy isotopes of masses 209 to 212 (3) have been identified for platinum (Table I). The heavy isotopes are only identified...
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