A microporous polypropylene (PP) hollow fiber membrane contactor was used as a reactor to biodegrade phenol in high-salinity solutions by Pseudomonas putida CCRC14365 at 30C. Suspended cells grew only at a NaCl concentration below 2.5 wt%. On the other hand, cells within hollow fibers completely degraded 0.5 g/L of phenol in solution containing NaCl up to 8.6 wt%, likely due to the fact that th...

Gas-assisted pumps are the most common circulation pumps in remote areas that do not have an electrical power supply. They are basically pneumatic gas driven pumps, specially designed to take advantage of the energy of high-pressure natural gas entrained in the rich (wet) TEG leaving the gas contactor. Additional high-pressure wet production gas is necessary for mechanical advantage, and theref...

Isolation of carboxylic acids from dilute aqueous effluents can be achieved by the combination liquid-phase catalyzed reaction with liquid-liquid extraction. Exemplarily heterogeneously esterification acetic acid methanol, accelerated a cation-exchange resin and simultaneous transfer product methyl acetate into solvent ShellSol T, was successfully performed in Taylor-Couette disc contactor (TCD...

In this study, a newly developed nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) recovery process using membrane contactor termed NPHarvest was tested with different liquid waste streams in large-scale trials. Ammonia captured ammonium sulfate form hydrophobic membrane, while precipitated as sludge alkali precipitation coagulation processes. The were selected to cover the potential for included two mesophilic ...

The performances of two-phase polymer-liquid PEBAX®/polyethylene glycol (PEG) and three-phase polymer-liquid-solid PEBAX®/PEG/MWNT thin film composite membranes for CO2 and CH4 permeation were studied. The effect of temperature and MWNT/PEBAX® ratio on single gas (CO2 and CH4) permeability was investigated. The permeat...

Separation of low boiling gas mixtures is widely concerned in process industries. Now their separations heavily rely upon energy-intensive cryogenic processes. Here, we report a pseudo-absorption process for separating low boiling gas mixtures near normal temperature. In this process, absorption-membrane-adsorption is integrated by suspending suitable porous ZIF material in suitable solvent and...

When a human rubs a contactor that is vibrating laterally at 3–10 Hz with an amplitude of ~1 mm, the friction is perceived as being greater than that sensed when touching a stationary contactor. This phenomenon could be exploited for a new vibrotactile approach to friction perception; however, the principles behind it have yet to be explained. In this study, we hypothesized that the perceived f...

Problem Statement: Mixing filamentous fungi entails delicate balance between promoting high volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient (kLa) while keeping low hydrodynamic stresses in the microenvironment of cultures. This study examined the oxygen transfer capability of a prototype low shear helical impeller as a potential replacement for the standard Rushton turbine. Approach: The dependence of k...

Bacterial samples were prepared for pyrolysis gas-liquid chromatography using cells grown on membrane filters. Pyrochromatograms were reproducible when cells harvested from the filters were pyrolyzed without being washed.