In two earlier articles, we provided sufficient conditions on (mass action) reaction network structure for the preclusion of multiple positive steady states in the context of what chemical engineers call the continuous flow stirred tank reactor. In such reactors, all species are deemed to be present in the effluent stream, a fact which played a strong role in the proofs. When certain species ar...

Oil and gas field wastewater or produced water is a significant waste stream in the oil and gas industries. In this study, the performance of a membrane sequencing batch reactor (MSBR) and membrane sequencing batch reactor/reverse osmosis (MSBR/RO) process treating produced wastewater were investigated and compared. The MSBR was operated in different hydraulic residence time (HRT) of 8, 20 and ...

A new process for the continuous acetylation of lignocellulosic fiber has been developed. The fiber enters a pre-heated reactor and a specified concentration of acetic anhydride is applied. The fiber moves through the reactor at a rate needed for the acetylation to take place to the desired weight gain. The fiber then goes into a first stripper loop unit where the loop atmosphere consists of su...

Bimbo – Ricolino candy manufacturing plant in Mexico City was discharging wastewater with high amount of fats oil and grease and dissolved sugars. Local regulatory agency requested that suspended solids, oil and grease and dissolved BOD be almost completely removed prior to discharge to municipal plant. The available real estate in Mexico City was very limited. A multistep treatment system was ...

Laser-coupled microphotoreactors were developed to bubble singlet oxygen [(1)O(2) ((1)Δ(g))] into an aqueous solution containing an oxidizable compound. The reactors consisted of custom-modified SMA fiberoptic receptacles loaded with 150 μm silicon phthalocyanine glass sensitizer particles, where the particles were isolated from direct contact with water by a membrane adhesively bonded to the b...

Although the approach using non-thermal plasma (NTP) for deNOx has been studied for over 15 years, how to achieve higher removal efficiency with lower cost is still a barrier for its industrial application. In order to investigate the impact of the argon additive on electron density, energy and nitric oxide reduction process in plasma, the spectrum of the dielectric barrier discharge at atmosph...