Reactor technologies for biodiesel production and processing: A review

M Tabatabaei, M Aghbashlo, M Dehhaghi… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diesel engines are preferred over spark ignition counterparts for heavy-duty applications
and power generation plants because of their higher efficiency, durability, and productivity …

An overview of process systems engineering approaches for process intensification: State of the art

Y Tian, SE Demirel, MMF Hasan… - … and Processing-Process …, 2018 - Elsevier
Process intensification offers the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption and
cost of producing chemicals from both bulk and distributed feedstocks. This review article …

Oscillatory flow reactors (OFRs) for continuous manufacturing and crystallization

T McGlone, NEB Briggs, CA Clark… - … Process Research & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Continuous crystallization is an attractive approach for the delivery of consistent particles
with specified critical quality attributes (CQAs), which are attracting increased interest for the …

Heat transfer and associated energy dissipation for oscillatory flow in baffled tubes

MR Mackley, P Stonestreet - Chemical Engineering Science, 1995 - Elsevier
We report experimental data on the heat transfer performance of a periodically baffled tube
subject to both steady (net) flow and oscillatory flow. The data show that, in particular, at a …

Design of oscillatory helical baffled reactor and dual functional mesoporous catalyst for oxidative desulfurization of real diesel fuel

AT Nawaf, BA Abdulmajeed - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhancing real diesel fuel properties by expelling pollutants using a new design has
received considerable interest in the present day. This work investigates the conversion of …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of mixing characteristics for enhancing coiled reactor performance through a Bayesian optimisation-CFD approach

N Basha, T Savage, J McDonough… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plug flow characteristics are advantageous in various manufacturing processes for fine/bulk
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and waste treatment as they contribute to maximising …

Enhancement of gas-liquid mass transfer using oscillatory flow in a baffled tube

MR Hewgill, MR Mackley, AB Pandit… - Chemical Engineering …, 1993 - Elsevier
We report experimental data on the effect of oscillatory flow in baffled tubes on the mass
transfer of oxygen into water. Gas bubbles are sparged into a vertical tube and the kinetics of …

The effects of oscillatory flow and bulk flow components on residence time distribution in baffled tube reactors

P Stonestreet, PMJ Van Der Veeken - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 1999 - Elsevier
A characteristic of oscillatory flow mixing in a baffled tube is that the residence time
distribution performance can be affected independently of net flow conditions. The effects of …

Rapid process development using oscillatory baffled mesoreactors–A state-of-the-art review

JR McDonough, AN Phan, AP Harvey - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015 - Elsevier
The mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactor (meso-OBR) is a novel technology for reaction
engineering and screening applications. The meso-OBR exhibits high degrees of plug flow …

Development and evaluation of novel designs of continuous mesoscale oscillatory baffled reactors

AN Phan, A Harvey - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010 - Elsevier
Oscillatory baffled reactors (OBRs) are a form of plug flow reactor, ideal for performing long
reactions in continuous mode, as the mixing is independent of net flow rate leading to more …