Journal of The Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021
The current study explores the entropy production rate in the flow induced by ciliary pumping sys... more The current study explores the entropy production rate in the flow induced by ciliary pumping systems through cylindrical tubules created under consequences of a magnetic field acting externally in the direction normal to flow. Impacts of Hall currents, viscous dissipation and ohmic heating on heat and mass transferals in bio-magnetic viscous materials are the prominent features of the present model. The governing equations make up a nonlinear coupled system of five partial differential equations in velocity components, pressure gradient, temperature and concentration distributions. However, implication of creeping flow approximation in the wave frame of reference makes the problem linear such that solutions of the aforementioned quantities are obtained analytically. Expressions for entropy production rate and Bejan number are also formulated for the present flow scenario. Effects of heat and mass transfers, Hartmann number, Hall current and cilia length parameters on the flow field...
Abstract The increasing alarm of global warming always draws interest in reactions like dry refor... more Abstract The increasing alarm of global warming always draws interest in reactions like dry reforming of methane (DRM) where both global warming gases (CO2 and CH4) are converted into value-added chemical building blocks, such as syngas. Nickel catalyst active sites along with support acid-base profiles play a key role in DRM. Herein, xLa2O3+(100-x) Al2O3 (x = 0, 10, 15, 20%) supports are prepared and followed by NiO dispersion over the produced support by impregnation method. It was tested for DRM reaction and characterized with TGA, XRD, TEM, IR, Surface area and porosity measurement, H2-TPR, CO2-TPD and NH3-TPD techniques. Upon increasing the basic lanthana proportion in the acidic alumina support, the crystallinity of alumina and acidity of total support decline. Up to 15% Lanthana addition in support claims a low acid and rich basic surface including super basic sites (related to unidentate carbonates) which governed optimum catalytic performance 64% CH4 conversion, 79% CO2 conversion and H2/CO ~ 1 up to 460-min in time on stream test. 20% lanthanum oxide loading led to inferior performance due to rapid loss of surface area, pore-volume, pore diameter, acidity and medium basic strength sites. Fine-tuning of acid-base lanthana-alumina support with dispersed Ni species are a means for understanding DRM.
Abstract This work presents a case study of thermodynamic performance of a condenser used in a 21... more Abstract This work presents a case study of thermodynamic performance of a condenser used in a 210 MW thermal power station at Mejia in West Bengal, India. The analysis involves an improvement of actual overall heat transfer coefficient by varying tube materials and fouling resistance. Exergy Destruction Factor (EDF) is introduced to quantify the percentage of exergy loss from the condenser wall. From this study, it is revealed that the second law performance of the condenser increases with the increase in thermal conductivity of the tube materials, decreases with the increase in fouling resistance and decreases with the increase in condenser pressure at the turbine outlet. The actual overall heat transfer coefficient can be increased up to 6% by selecting better conducting tube materials. While the EDF decreases with the increase in cooling water temperature rise and increases with the increase in cooling water inlet temperature, EDF is found to decrease with the increased cooling water mass flow rate.
With growing development in nano-technology and thermal engineering, nano-materials has intended ... more With growing development in nano-technology and thermal engineering, nano-materials has intended a great interest of researchers in current decade due to their multidisciplinary significances in renewable energy systems, heating processes, industrial cooling circuits, hybrid-powered motors, solar systems, nanoelectronic, sensing and imaging, coating integrity, drug delivery , nuclear cooling systems etc. The study of nanofluids in presence of external thermal sources like thermal radiation, magnetic force, activation energy and heat source/sink is more effective to improve the heat and mass transportation mechanism. Following to such motivations in mind, current research concern with the bioconvection flow of Sisko nanofluid confined by a stretched surface subject to the bioconvection phenomenon. The applications of porous space and inertial forces are analyzed by employing the Darcy-Forchheimer relations. The modified Cattaneo-Christov relations are utilized to modify the heat and ...
The conjugated conducting polyaniline was fabricated onto PANI-TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by mic... more The conjugated conducting polyaniline was fabricated onto PANI-TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by microwave-accelerated reaction system for the development an efficient and sensitive electrochemical sensor to protect the environment and healthcare fields in a broad scale.
In this study, a magnetic/polyetherimide-acrylonitrile composite nanofiber membrane with effectiv... more In this study, a magnetic/polyetherimide-acrylonitrile composite nanofiber membrane with effective adsorption of nickel ions in an aqueous solution was created using a simple electrospinning method. Iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were stirred and ultrasonically dispersed into a polyetherimide-acrylonitrile solution to create a homogenous NPs suspension, which was placed in an electrospinning machine to produce a uniform and smooth nanofiber composite membrane. Nanoparticle incorporation into this membrane was confirmed using scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and NPs aqueous stability from a leaching test. The high adsorption capability of the membrane on nickel ions was attributed to the combination of magnetic NPs, polyetherimide-acrylonitrile matrix, and the nanostructure of the membrane. A membrane containing magnetic NPs demonstrated the maximum adsorption capabilitie...
Transformers reduce the voltage from overhead powerlines to voltages acceptable for city/neighbou... more Transformers reduce the voltage from overhead powerlines to voltages acceptable for city/neighbourhood needs. Overheating of transformer cooling fluids presents a serious hazard. In this work, the risk of fires and explosions due to vaporisation of the hydrocarbon components of mineral oil, which is used as a transformer cooling fluid in electrical substations, was investigated. The compositions of new and used mineral oil from an electrical substation in Riyadh were analysed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and C6 to C41 hydrocarbons were detected. The majority of the components were alkanes, alkenes, or alkynes; some ketone, alcohol, aromatic, and anhydride species were also detected. Approximately 25% of the compounds comprising the new oil sample were alkanes, whereas more than 33% of the used oil sample components were alkanes. The lower and upper flammability limits (LFL and UFL) of the mixtures were found to be 0.88 and 5.75 vol.% for the new oil and 0.47 and 3.05 ...
The present study reports on the preparation of novel nanofibre membranes from the thermoplastic ... more The present study reports on the preparation of novel nanofibre membranes from the thermoplastic polymer polyvinylidene fluoride coated with chitosan to enhance membrane properties such as hydrophilicity, mechanical properties, water flux and salt rejection. Initially, a supporting layer was produced from polyvinylidene fluoride using phase inversion methods, followed by being coated with chitosan using either electrospinning or immersion methods. Two types of fabricated membranes with different coating methods were characterized and tested for physical and chemical performance using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, tensile tests, permeation tests (water flux and salt rejection) and contact angle measurements. It was found that the support membrane (polyvinylidene fluoride) produced by the phase inversion method that was coated with chitosan using electrospinning showed better performance, with a salt rejection up to 70% for MgSO4, a decreased the contact angle (52°) and...
In this study, N-doped and TiO2-decorated graphene oxides were developed as efficient nonprecious... more In this study, N-doped and TiO2-decorated graphene oxides were developed as efficient nonprecious electrodes for capacitive deionization. The activity of this new material was evaluated in situ and in vivo. The performance of the synthesized material was measured in different saline solutions (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 M NaCl) as an electrolyte. The results showed that the new material exhibits very good performance (157 F/g at 5 mV/s and 1.0 M NaCl compared to 19.5 F/g for pure graphene oxide). In the desalination test, which was performed in batch mode, the salt adsorption capacity and the efficiency of salt removal were 9.2 mg/g and 98%, respectively. To check the stability, the desalination test was repeated several times, and no change in the performance was observed. The results provide evidence that the newly synthesized material is a potential electrode material for CDI water desalination with satisfactory salt removal ability.
Abstract Theoretically, tri-ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 embeds considerable amount of hydrogen. ... more Abstract Theoretically, tri-ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 embeds considerable amount of hydrogen. Typically, the expected hydrogen release from this cheap and stable material is 73.83 mmol/gsalt if a proper catalyst is exploited in the hydrolysis reaction. In this study FexCo1−x-doped titanium oxide nanotubes are introduced as an efficient photocatalyst under solar radiation. The introduced modified titanium oxide nanotubes have been prepared in two successive steps. First, Na-doped TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment in presence of 10 N NaOH solution at 160 °C for 16 h. Then, doping by the proposed metals was carried out by ion exchange process in a microwave oven. X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the success of the doping process and the nanotubular morphology, respectively. Study the photo characteristics indicated that the proposed metal doping shifted the band gap from UV to the visible light region as the estimated band gap energies for the as-prepared and doped nanotubes were 3.4 and 2.1 eV, respectively. Moreover, distinct enhancement for the visible light absorption capacity was observed. Accordingly, a distinguished improvement in the photocatalytic activity toward tri-ammonium phosphate hydrolysis was observed. However, the two metals content has a strong influence on the amount of the obtained hydrogen per gram of tri-ammonium phosphate salt. Numerically, the maximum obtained hydrogen was 4.0, 11.2, 11.2, 11.6, 13.4, 16.5, 17.4, 13.4 and 9.8 mmol/gsalt for the pristine TiO2, and FexCo1−x-doped TiO2 with x = 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.0, respectively.
An environmentally-benign way of producing hydrogen is methane decomposition. This study focused ... more An environmentally-benign way of producing hydrogen is methane decomposition. This study focused on methane decomposition using Fe and Fe-Ni catalysts, which were dispersed over different supports by the wet-impregnation method. We observed the effect of modifying ZrO2 with La2O3 and WO3 in terms of H2 yield and carbon deposits. The modification led to a higher H2 yield in all cases and WO3-modified support gave the highest yield of about 90% and was stable throughout the reaction period. The reaction conditions were at 1 atm, 800 °C, and 4000 mL(hgcat)−1 space velocity. Adding Ni to Fe/x-ZrO2 gave a higher H2 yield and stability for ZrO2 and La2O3 + ZrO2-supported catalysts whose prior performances and stabilities were very poor. Catalyst samples were analyzed by characterization techniques like X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen physisorption, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), and Raman spectroscopy. The phases of iron and the supports were ...
Multiplication is one of the Mathematical concepts which is difficult to be learnt by most of yea... more Multiplication is one of the Mathematical concepts which is difficult to be learnt by most of year two primary school pupils, especially for low achievers. The purpose of this study was to diagnose year two pupils' misunderstanding of multiplication concepts at selected schools in Sabah. This survey study involved a sample of 202 year two pupils from two primary schools in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The schools were selected based on its large number of pupils representing year two student population in the state of Sabah. Data collected via ...
Improvement of the electrocatalytic activity of nickel toward methanol oxidation can be conducted... more Improvement of the electrocatalytic activity of nickel toward methanol oxidation can be conducted by exploiting the synergetic influence of a co-catalyst and/or utilizing a proper support. In this study, utilizing tin as a co-catalyst and supporting on carbon nanofibers are proposed to enhance methanol oxidation in the alkaline media. Typically, NiSn nano-particles alloy-incorporated carbon nanofibers could be prepared by calcination of elec-trospun nanofibers composed of poly (vinyl alcohol), nickel acetate tetrahydrate and tin chloride under argon atmosphere at a high temperature. The influence of the co-catalyst content and the calcination temperature on the morphology, composition and electro
Journal of The Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2021
The current study explores the entropy production rate in the flow induced by ciliary pumping sys... more The current study explores the entropy production rate in the flow induced by ciliary pumping systems through cylindrical tubules created under consequences of a magnetic field acting externally in the direction normal to flow. Impacts of Hall currents, viscous dissipation and ohmic heating on heat and mass transferals in bio-magnetic viscous materials are the prominent features of the present model. The governing equations make up a nonlinear coupled system of five partial differential equations in velocity components, pressure gradient, temperature and concentration distributions. However, implication of creeping flow approximation in the wave frame of reference makes the problem linear such that solutions of the aforementioned quantities are obtained analytically. Expressions for entropy production rate and Bejan number are also formulated for the present flow scenario. Effects of heat and mass transfers, Hartmann number, Hall current and cilia length parameters on the flow field...
Abstract The increasing alarm of global warming always draws interest in reactions like dry refor... more Abstract The increasing alarm of global warming always draws interest in reactions like dry reforming of methane (DRM) where both global warming gases (CO2 and CH4) are converted into value-added chemical building blocks, such as syngas. Nickel catalyst active sites along with support acid-base profiles play a key role in DRM. Herein, xLa2O3+(100-x) Al2O3 (x = 0, 10, 15, 20%) supports are prepared and followed by NiO dispersion over the produced support by impregnation method. It was tested for DRM reaction and characterized with TGA, XRD, TEM, IR, Surface area and porosity measurement, H2-TPR, CO2-TPD and NH3-TPD techniques. Upon increasing the basic lanthana proportion in the acidic alumina support, the crystallinity of alumina and acidity of total support decline. Up to 15% Lanthana addition in support claims a low acid and rich basic surface including super basic sites (related to unidentate carbonates) which governed optimum catalytic performance 64% CH4 conversion, 79% CO2 conversion and H2/CO ~ 1 up to 460-min in time on stream test. 20% lanthanum oxide loading led to inferior performance due to rapid loss of surface area, pore-volume, pore diameter, acidity and medium basic strength sites. Fine-tuning of acid-base lanthana-alumina support with dispersed Ni species are a means for understanding DRM.
Abstract This work presents a case study of thermodynamic performance of a condenser used in a 21... more Abstract This work presents a case study of thermodynamic performance of a condenser used in a 210 MW thermal power station at Mejia in West Bengal, India. The analysis involves an improvement of actual overall heat transfer coefficient by varying tube materials and fouling resistance. Exergy Destruction Factor (EDF) is introduced to quantify the percentage of exergy loss from the condenser wall. From this study, it is revealed that the second law performance of the condenser increases with the increase in thermal conductivity of the tube materials, decreases with the increase in fouling resistance and decreases with the increase in condenser pressure at the turbine outlet. The actual overall heat transfer coefficient can be increased up to 6% by selecting better conducting tube materials. While the EDF decreases with the increase in cooling water temperature rise and increases with the increase in cooling water inlet temperature, EDF is found to decrease with the increased cooling water mass flow rate.
With growing development in nano-technology and thermal engineering, nano-materials has intended ... more With growing development in nano-technology and thermal engineering, nano-materials has intended a great interest of researchers in current decade due to their multidisciplinary significances in renewable energy systems, heating processes, industrial cooling circuits, hybrid-powered motors, solar systems, nanoelectronic, sensing and imaging, coating integrity, drug delivery , nuclear cooling systems etc. The study of nanofluids in presence of external thermal sources like thermal radiation, magnetic force, activation energy and heat source/sink is more effective to improve the heat and mass transportation mechanism. Following to such motivations in mind, current research concern with the bioconvection flow of Sisko nanofluid confined by a stretched surface subject to the bioconvection phenomenon. The applications of porous space and inertial forces are analyzed by employing the Darcy-Forchheimer relations. The modified Cattaneo-Christov relations are utilized to modify the heat and ...
The conjugated conducting polyaniline was fabricated onto PANI-TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by mic... more The conjugated conducting polyaniline was fabricated onto PANI-TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by microwave-accelerated reaction system for the development an efficient and sensitive electrochemical sensor to protect the environment and healthcare fields in a broad scale.
In this study, a magnetic/polyetherimide-acrylonitrile composite nanofiber membrane with effectiv... more In this study, a magnetic/polyetherimide-acrylonitrile composite nanofiber membrane with effective adsorption of nickel ions in an aqueous solution was created using a simple electrospinning method. Iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) were stirred and ultrasonically dispersed into a polyetherimide-acrylonitrile solution to create a homogenous NPs suspension, which was placed in an electrospinning machine to produce a uniform and smooth nanofiber composite membrane. Nanoparticle incorporation into this membrane was confirmed using scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and NPs aqueous stability from a leaching test. The high adsorption capability of the membrane on nickel ions was attributed to the combination of magnetic NPs, polyetherimide-acrylonitrile matrix, and the nanostructure of the membrane. A membrane containing magnetic NPs demonstrated the maximum adsorption capabilitie...
Transformers reduce the voltage from overhead powerlines to voltages acceptable for city/neighbou... more Transformers reduce the voltage from overhead powerlines to voltages acceptable for city/neighbourhood needs. Overheating of transformer cooling fluids presents a serious hazard. In this work, the risk of fires and explosions due to vaporisation of the hydrocarbon components of mineral oil, which is used as a transformer cooling fluid in electrical substations, was investigated. The compositions of new and used mineral oil from an electrical substation in Riyadh were analysed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and C6 to C41 hydrocarbons were detected. The majority of the components were alkanes, alkenes, or alkynes; some ketone, alcohol, aromatic, and anhydride species were also detected. Approximately 25% of the compounds comprising the new oil sample were alkanes, whereas more than 33% of the used oil sample components were alkanes. The lower and upper flammability limits (LFL and UFL) of the mixtures were found to be 0.88 and 5.75 vol.% for the new oil and 0.47 and 3.05 ...
The present study reports on the preparation of novel nanofibre membranes from the thermoplastic ... more The present study reports on the preparation of novel nanofibre membranes from the thermoplastic polymer polyvinylidene fluoride coated with chitosan to enhance membrane properties such as hydrophilicity, mechanical properties, water flux and salt rejection. Initially, a supporting layer was produced from polyvinylidene fluoride using phase inversion methods, followed by being coated with chitosan using either electrospinning or immersion methods. Two types of fabricated membranes with different coating methods were characterized and tested for physical and chemical performance using field-emission scanning electron microscopy, tensile tests, permeation tests (water flux and salt rejection) and contact angle measurements. It was found that the support membrane (polyvinylidene fluoride) produced by the phase inversion method that was coated with chitosan using electrospinning showed better performance, with a salt rejection up to 70% for MgSO4, a decreased the contact angle (52°) and...
In this study, N-doped and TiO2-decorated graphene oxides were developed as efficient nonprecious... more In this study, N-doped and TiO2-decorated graphene oxides were developed as efficient nonprecious electrodes for capacitive deionization. The activity of this new material was evaluated in situ and in vivo. The performance of the synthesized material was measured in different saline solutions (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 M NaCl) as an electrolyte. The results showed that the new material exhibits very good performance (157 F/g at 5 mV/s and 1.0 M NaCl compared to 19.5 F/g for pure graphene oxide). In the desalination test, which was performed in batch mode, the salt adsorption capacity and the efficiency of salt removal were 9.2 mg/g and 98%, respectively. To check the stability, the desalination test was repeated several times, and no change in the performance was observed. The results provide evidence that the newly synthesized material is a potential electrode material for CDI water desalination with satisfactory salt removal ability.
Abstract Theoretically, tri-ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 embeds considerable amount of hydrogen. ... more Abstract Theoretically, tri-ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4 embeds considerable amount of hydrogen. Typically, the expected hydrogen release from this cheap and stable material is 73.83 mmol/gsalt if a proper catalyst is exploited in the hydrolysis reaction. In this study FexCo1−x-doped titanium oxide nanotubes are introduced as an efficient photocatalyst under solar radiation. The introduced modified titanium oxide nanotubes have been prepared in two successive steps. First, Na-doped TiO2 nanotubes were synthesized by hydrothermal treatment in presence of 10 N NaOH solution at 160 °C for 16 h. Then, doping by the proposed metals was carried out by ion exchange process in a microwave oven. X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the success of the doping process and the nanotubular morphology, respectively. Study the photo characteristics indicated that the proposed metal doping shifted the band gap from UV to the visible light region as the estimated band gap energies for the as-prepared and doped nanotubes were 3.4 and 2.1 eV, respectively. Moreover, distinct enhancement for the visible light absorption capacity was observed. Accordingly, a distinguished improvement in the photocatalytic activity toward tri-ammonium phosphate hydrolysis was observed. However, the two metals content has a strong influence on the amount of the obtained hydrogen per gram of tri-ammonium phosphate salt. Numerically, the maximum obtained hydrogen was 4.0, 11.2, 11.2, 11.6, 13.4, 16.5, 17.4, 13.4 and 9.8 mmol/gsalt for the pristine TiO2, and FexCo1−x-doped TiO2 with x = 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.0, respectively.
An environmentally-benign way of producing hydrogen is methane decomposition. This study focused ... more An environmentally-benign way of producing hydrogen is methane decomposition. This study focused on methane decomposition using Fe and Fe-Ni catalysts, which were dispersed over different supports by the wet-impregnation method. We observed the effect of modifying ZrO2 with La2O3 and WO3 in terms of H2 yield and carbon deposits. The modification led to a higher H2 yield in all cases and WO3-modified support gave the highest yield of about 90% and was stable throughout the reaction period. The reaction conditions were at 1 atm, 800 °C, and 4000 mL(hgcat)−1 space velocity. Adding Ni to Fe/x-ZrO2 gave a higher H2 yield and stability for ZrO2 and La2O3 + ZrO2-supported catalysts whose prior performances and stabilities were very poor. Catalyst samples were analyzed by characterization techniques like X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen physisorption, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), and Raman spectroscopy. The phases of iron and the supports were ...
Multiplication is one of the Mathematical concepts which is difficult to be learnt by most of yea... more Multiplication is one of the Mathematical concepts which is difficult to be learnt by most of year two primary school pupils, especially for low achievers. The purpose of this study was to diagnose year two pupils' misunderstanding of multiplication concepts at selected schools in Sabah. This survey study involved a sample of 202 year two pupils from two primary schools in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The schools were selected based on its large number of pupils representing year two student population in the state of Sabah. Data collected via ...
Improvement of the electrocatalytic activity of nickel toward methanol oxidation can be conducted... more Improvement of the electrocatalytic activity of nickel toward methanol oxidation can be conducted by exploiting the synergetic influence of a co-catalyst and/or utilizing a proper support. In this study, utilizing tin as a co-catalyst and supporting on carbon nanofibers are proposed to enhance methanol oxidation in the alkaline media. Typically, NiSn nano-particles alloy-incorporated carbon nanofibers could be prepared by calcination of elec-trospun nanofibers composed of poly (vinyl alcohol), nickel acetate tetrahydrate and tin chloride under argon atmosphere at a high temperature. The influence of the co-catalyst content and the calcination temperature on the morphology, composition and electro
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