Solvent extraction of metals: Role of ionic liquids and microfluidics

MR Asrami, NN Tran, KDP Nigam, V Hessel - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microfluidic technology has attracted great interest across industry and academia. Its
engineering characteristics, through miniaturization, can enhance mass-and heat transfer …

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of two-phase flow patterns in a serpentine microfluidic device

Y Amini, V Ghazanfari, M Heydari, MM Shadman… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In the current research work, the flow behavior of a liquid–liquid extraction (LLE) process in
a serpentine microchannel was analyzed. The simulation was performed using a 3D model …

Investigation of kinetic, isotherm and adsorption efficacy of thorium by orange peel immobilized on calcium alginate

AAG Khamseh, SA Ghorbanian, Y Amini… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this research work the thorium uptake on immobilized protonated orange peel was
studied in a batch system. The effects of effective parameters such as biosorbent dosage …

Critical elements: opportunities for microfluidic processing and potential for ESG-powered mining investments

TNQ Le, QD Tran, NN Tran, C Priest, W Skinner… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Critical minerals are those minerals containing elements, typically metals, and element
allotropes which play an irreplaceable role in the ongoing revolution in technology and …

On the hydrothermal features of radiative Fe3O4–graphene hybrid nanofluid flow over a slippery bended surface with heat source/sink

N Acharya, F Mabood - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2021 - Springer
The present investigation concentrates on the hydrothermal features of both hybrid nanofluid
and usual nanofluid flow over a slippery permeable bent structure. The surface has also …

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using wheat bran ash as a sustainable biomass

A Gouran, B Aghel, F Nasirmanesh - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the transesterification of waste cooking oil using methanol and
modified wheat bran ash and CaO as the catalyst. Under a simple solid-state reaction …

Optimization of liquid-liquid extraction of calcium with a serpentine microfluidic device

Y Amini, A Hassanvand, V Ghazanfari… - … Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, novel solvent extraction and microfluidic technology were combined to separate
and extract Ca 2+ ions. Subsequently, a serpentine microfluidic apparatus was used to …

The use of KOH/Clinoptilolite catalyst in pilot of microreactor for biodiesel production from waste cooking oil

M Mohadesi, B Aghel, M Maleki, A Ansari - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the transesterification of waste cooking oil and methanol aimed to produce
biodiesel and use of KOH/Clinoptilolite as a heterogeneous catalyst in the microreactor as a …

Splitting of droplet with different sizes inside a symmetric T-junction microchannel using an electric field

K Fallah, E Fattahi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In the current study, droplets dynamics under an asymmetric electric field in a T-junction are
numerically studied using COMSOL Multi-physics software. The effect of different factors …

Solar heat for biodiesel production in microchannel

A Biabani, A Khoshhal, B Aghel - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The limited resources of fossil fuels and environmental pollution have led researchers to use
renewable green fuels such as biodiesel. The important costs in the biodiesel production …