Article
Engineering, Chemical
Oladayo Ogunyinka, Felipe Iza, Benjamin Buckley, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena
Summary: A novel microfluidic plasma reactor has been developed for trans-stilbene epoxidation with optimized operating conditions, achieving high epoxide yield and selectivity.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Ju-hoon Park, Jeong-sook Park, Jae-hyeouk Lee, Byeong-ho Jeong
Summary: Atmospheric pressure plasma ozone can be utilized for effective sterilization in complex structures. Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) devices can distribute plasma evenly and limit the charge supplied. A high-density plasma ozone generator using DBD achieved 99.9% sterilization in a short time.
JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Chenglong Wang, Lerao Wang, Xumei Tao, Liang Huang, Zaiqing Yang, Qingjie Guo
Summary: Fe-MOFs@Fe2O3 composites were prepared using BDB plasma method with recycle of waste PET, showing high specific surface areas and a low electron-hole complexation rate. These composites exhibited good photocatalytic performance, degrading 99.3% of malachite green within 30 min under visible light. This method provides a new approach for recycling waste PET plastics and preparing new energy functional materials.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qiancheng Wang, Ai Zhang, Pan Li, Paul H. Heroux, Han Zhang, Xin Yu, Yanan Liu
Summary: The study demonstrates that PS activated by DBD in combination with MBs can efficiently degrade ATZ in aqueous solutions, with a degradation efficiency of up to 89%. The heat generated by DBD benefits the removal of ATZ, while factors such as PS dosage, discharge power, and initial pH values have an impact on the effectiveness of ATZ removal. Furthermore, the presence of different ions can have varying effects on the degradation efficiency.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alexander John, Irene Carra, Bruce Jefferson, Monika Jodkowska, Adam Brookes, Peter Jarvis
Summary: The application of microbubbles in water treatment has shown to enhance gas-liquid contacting processes and compound removal compared to conventional bubbling techniques. However, this study found that there was no significant difference in hydroxyl radical generation between microbubble and conventional bubble ozonation systems.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Baorong Duan, Xuefeng Shao, Yan Han, Yi Li, Yuanjun Zhao
Summary: This article details the latest research progress on ultrasound-enhanced bacteriostasis methods, analyzing the mechanisms of each method and pointing out the existing problems and challenges in the development of the technology.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Slawomir Jodzis, Klaudia Baran
Summary: The study found that gas temperature has no significant effect on ozone concentration drop, but the appearance of electrical discharges leads to intensive ozone decomposition even at low temperatures and low powers. Ozone decomposition is mainly caused by momentary increase in gas temperature in microdischarge channels, hindering the removal of heat and affecting ozone concentration achieved.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Xiaodong Yang, Xiaoping Wu, Mingxin Yue
Summary: In this study, an algorithm for 3-D TEM modeling for loop-source devices was developed and verified. The research found that the modeling accuracy is more sensitive to space meshing, and the proposed algorithm is packed as open-source software TEMF3DT.
COMPUTERS & GEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Mei-Hui Pian, Lu Dong, Zhen-Ting Yu, Fan Wei, Chun-Yang Li, Dan-Cai Fan, Shi-Jie Li, Yan Zhang, Shuo Wang
Summary: This study compared the effects of ozone-microbubble-washing (OM) and conventional water-washing (CW) on the quality of muscle foods. The results showed that OM treatment did not damage muscle microstructure and did not accelerate protein oxidation.
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Carolin Birk, Maximilian Reichel, Joerg Schroeder
Summary: In this work, a hybrid SBFEM-FEM approach is proposed for efficient calculation of magnetic stray fields in unbounded domains. The method divides the entire domain into finite and infinite sub-regions, models the interior domain using finite elements, reduces the exterior domain onto the boundary of the interior domain using SBFEM, and provides a semi-analytical solution for the magnetostatic problem in an unbounded domain.
COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Tatyana Sorokina, Shangyou Zhang
Summary: This article proposes a new approach to construct finite element methods for solving the Poisson equation. By using the pointwise Laplacian and interpolating the solution, the system of equations can be reduced and the condition number improved.
JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Qingli Zhao, Ruiwen Wang, Zhaoqing Wang, Xiaoping Zhang
Summary: This article introduces the use of the barycentric rational collocation method to solve Burgers' equation. The algebraic equations and error estimates of the method are presented. The convergence rates of the barycentric rational collocation method for Burgers' equation are proved using barycentric rational interpolation theory. Numerical experiments are conducted to validate the convergence rates and demonstrate the efficiency.
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amos A. Hari, Sefi Givli
Summary: This paper addresses the disconnect between the importance of functional integrals in modern theories and the limited ability to perform actual calculations. The authors present a new method based on finite element formulation that overcomes the limitations of existing methods. This approach is more robust, versatile, and powerful, allowing for sophisticated computations and the study of previously unsolvable problems. Importantly, existing procedures and libraries developed in engineering analysis and partial differential equations can be directly applied to this purpose.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Elias Abedelnour, Stephanie Ognier, Mengxue Zhang, Laurent Schio, Olivier Venier, Janine Cossy, Michael Tatoulian
Summary: The direct N-acylation of amines by esters in a microreactor using argon plasma is presented, resulting in high yields of amides.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Pavel N. Kazanskii
Summary: This paper presents an experimental study on pressure fluctuations in closed-loop control in rectangular cavities using plasma dielectric barrier discharge. The results show that modulation of discharge frequency can increase or decrease the peak amplitude of pressure fluctuations.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrea Clemente, Jeremy J. Ramsden, Alec Wright, Felipe Iza, Julie A. Morrissey, Gianluca Li Puma, Danish J. Malik
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Rowan P. Rimington, Andrew J. Capel, Kerry F. Chaplin, Jacob W. Fleming, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena, Richard J. Bibb, Steven D. R. Christie, Mark P. Lewis
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Alexander Wright, Bipin Uprety, Alex Shaw, Gilbert Shama, Felipe Iza, Hemaka Bandulasena
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Abdulkadir Hussein Sheik, Faraz Montazersadgh, Victor Mikhilovich Starov, Anna Trybala, Kahagala Gamage Upul Wijayantha, Himiyage Chaminda Hemaka Bandulasena
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Oladayo Ogunyinka, Alexander Wright, Guido Bolognesi, Felipe Iza, Himiyage Chaminda Hemaka Bandulasena
MICROFLUIDICS AND NANOFLUIDICS
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Joseph Calverley, William B. Zimmerman, David J. Leak, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Brahim Benyahia, Monalie Bandulasena, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena, Goran T. Vladisavljevic
Summary: Emulsions formed by mixing reactant streams inside microdroplets are efficient microscale reactors for the synthesis of size-tunable gold nanoparticles. The particle size of AuNPs depends on the degree of premixing of the reactant streams and the mixing efficiency within droplets, where higher efficiency is observed at smaller droplet sizes leading to a reduction in the particle size of the AuNPs. The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results revealed the presence of a recirculation zone near the outer wall of the injection capillary tip.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Matthieu Fauvel, Anna Trybala, Dmitri Tseluiko, Victor Mikhilovich Starov, Himiyage Chaminda Hemaka Bandulasena
Summary: This study found that external electric fields can affect the stability of liquid foams, with different impacts on different types of surfactants and solid materials. Numerical simulations revealed the influence of electric potentials at different interfaces on fluid flow in the foam structure under external electric fields.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Matthieu Fauvel, Anna Trybala, Dmitri Tseluiko, Victor Mikhilovich Starov, Himiyage Chaminda Hemaka Bandulasena
Summary: This study investigates the electrophoretic separation of fluorescent dye mixtures in liquid foams using a custom-designed foam separation device. The effects of external electric field and initial pH of the solution on separation effectiveness are examined. The results suggest that fluid motion, back pressure, and local pH changes have complex effects on the separation process, while the charge state of the dye molecules plays a critical role.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Alexander Wright, Andrew Rollinson, Dipti Yadav, Szymon Lisowski, Felipe Iza, Richard Holdich, Tanja Radu, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena
FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING
(2020)
Article
Mechanics
Chinasa J. Ojiako, Radu Cimpeanu, H. C. Hemaka Bandulasena, Roger Smith, Dmitri Tseluiko
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2020)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Paolo Seri, Alexander Wright, Alex Shaw, Felipe Iza, Hemaka Bandulasena, Carlo A. Borghi, Gabriele Neretti
PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Andrea Coletto, Pietro Poesio
Summary: Experiments and simulations were conducted to study the air volume fraction and hold-up in a bubble channel reactor. A new signal processing method was proposed to avoid the loss of bubble residence time. The results were in agreement with previous studies and a bubble-scale model was developed to explain the relationship between hold-up and air superficial velocity.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
(2024)