Recent developments in drying and dewatering for low rank coals

Z Rao, Y Zhao, C Huang, C Duan, J He - Progress in Energy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Globally, low rank coals are responsible for about half of the world's total coal deposits.
However, these low rank coals present a high moisture content, which significantly impacts …

Drying of low-rank coal (LRC)—a review of recent patents and innovations

H Osman, SV Jangam, JD Lease… - Drying Technology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Despite being geographically dispersed, abundant, and accounting for almost half of the
world's coal reserves, low-rank coals (LRCs) find limited use due to their high moisture …

Extraction of carotenoids and lipids from algae by supercritical CO2 and subcritical dimethyl ether

M Goto, H Kanda, S Machmudah - The journal of supercritical Fluids, 2015 - Elsevier
Algae contain lipids and functional compounds such as carotenoids. Especially, microalgae
are recently focused as a source of biofuel. To extract these components, organic solvent or …

Solvent-driven fractional crystallization for atom-efficient separation of metal salts from permanent magnet leachates

C Stetson, D Prodius, H Lee, C Orme, B White… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
This work reports a dimethyl ether-driven fractional crystallization process for separating rare
earth elements and transition metals. The process has been successfully applied in the …

Effect of drying pretreatment methods on structure and properties of pectins extracted from Chinese quince fruit

Z Qin, HM Liu, XC Cheng, XD Wang - International journal of biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pectin was extracted from the sun-dried, lyophilized, and subcritical dimethyl ether (DME)
dewatered fruits as well as fresh fruits, giving rise to fractions SP, LP, DP, and FP …

The use of dimethyl ether as an organic extraction solvent for biomass applications in future biorefineries: A user-oriented review

MC Bauer, A Kruse - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
In the recent years the global demand for biomass derived valuables has increased.
Dimethyl ether (DME) showed to be a promising green solvent to access a broad spectrum …

Mechanism of separation and removal of water from oily sludge using liquid dimethyl ether to dissolve hydrocarbons

B Mu, W Zhu, J Zhong, L Chen, N Lin, C Wang, S Chen… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The effective disposal of oily sludge generated from the petroleum industry has received
increasing concern. The primary difficulty for the reduction and resource utilization of oily …

Lipids extracted from several species of natural blue–green microalgae by dimethyl ether: extraction yield and properties

H Kanda, P Li, T Ikehara, M Yasumoto-Hirose - Fuel, 2012 - Elsevier
Recently, the authors proposed a simple method for the extraction of lipid from high-moisture
microalgae by using dimethyl ether (DME) without drying, cell disruption, and heating of the …

Simple extraction method of green crude from natural blue-green microalgae by dimethyl ether

H Kanda, P Li - Fuel, 2011 - Elsevier
By using dimethyl ether as extractant, the green crude was successfully extracted from high-
moisture natural blue-green microalgae (91.0% of water content) with a high extraction …

Ethanol-free extraction of curcumin and antioxidant activity of components from wet Curcuma longa L. by liquefied dimethyl ether

H Kanda, L Zhu, W Zhu, T Wang - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
As a solvent, ethanol can extract a wide range of polar substances, but its consumption is
sometimes avoided for religious and cultural reasons. In this study, liquefied dimethyl ether …