Gas Evolution in Water Electrolysis

PA Kempler, RH Coridan, L Luo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gas bubbles generated by the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction
during water electrolysis influence the energy conversion efficiency of hydrogen production …

Photo-bioreactor design for microalgae: a review from the aspect of CO2 transfer and conversion

J Fu, Y Huang, Q Liao, A Xia, Q Fu, X Zhu - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Photobioreactor (PBR) is the most critical equipment for microalgal photosynthetic fixation of
CO 2. It provides suitable environmental conditions, such as CO 2, light and nutrients, for …

A review of bubble break-up

P Chu, J Finch, G Bournival, S Ata, C Hamlett… - Advances in colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The coalescence and break-up of bubbles are important steps in many industrial processes.
To date, most of the literature has been focussed on the coalescence process which has …

[HTML][HTML] Frothers in flotation: A review of performance and function in the context of chemical classification

P Pawliszak, BH Bradshaw-Hajek, W Skinner… - Minerals …, 2024 - Elsevier
The significance of frothers in the context of mineral flotation is widely recognized,
particularly in relation to their impact on bubble size and dispersion, coalescence inhibition …

Gallium bioionflotation using rhamnolipid: Influence of frother addition and foam properties

M Chakankar, A Oestreich, K Pollmann… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the application of rhamnolipid biosurfactant as an ion
collector in bioionflotation. In a top-down approach, the influence of rhamnolipid on gallium …

[HTML][HTML] Functionality of hydrophobic groups of surfactants in the flotation of anode active materials

S Nazari, M Behzadi, H Khoshdast, Y He… - Minerals …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the present paper, the effect of surface activity and the role of hydrophobic groups of four
different frothers (2-octanol, terpenic oil, methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC), and sodium …

The roles of particles in multiphase processes: Particles on bubble surfaces

G Bournival, S Ata, EJ Wanless - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Particle-stabilised foams (or froths) form the fundamental framework of industrial processes
like froth flotation. This review provides an overview of the effects of particles on bubble …

Numerical study of surfactant effects on the rise of a single bubble and two coaxial bubbles

J Zhang, W Zhao, H Liu, G Xi - … Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
A hybrid lattice Boltzmann and finite difference method is presented for two-phase flows with
unequal densities and insoluble surfactants. This method simulates two-phase flows through …

Influence of MIBC on the surface-air nucleation and bubble-particle loading in graphite froth flotation

M Xu, A Vanderbruggen, N Kupka, H Zhang… - Minerals …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates one aspect of surface air nucleation in froth flotation, namely the
impact of frother-type surfactants like Methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC). During this study, tap …

Synergistic effects of frothers, collector and salt on bubble stability

Y Pan, I Gresham, G Bournival, S Prescott, S Ata - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates synergistic and antagonistic effects of flotation reagents and salt on
the air–liquid interface and stability of air bubbles under quasi-static conditions. Frothers of …