A critical review with emphasis on the rheological behavior and properties of polymer solutions and their role in membrane formation, morphology, and performance

SM Mousavi, S Raveshiyan, Y Amini… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Considering the importance of asymmetric membrane morphology in controlling the
performance of various membrane systems as well as the rapid development of membrane …

CFD simulation of the structured packings: A review

Y Amini, M Nasr Esfahany - Separation science and technology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Extensive usage of the structured packings in various industrial applications has led to
comprehensive investigations of their properties and performance. Among various methods …

Biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using wheat bran ash as a sustainable biomass

A Gouran, B Aghel, F Nasirmanesh - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the transesterification of waste cooking oil using methanol and
modified wheat bran ash and CaO as the catalyst. Under a simple solid-state reaction …

Optimization of liquid-liquid extraction of calcium with a serpentine microfluidic device

Y Amini, A Hassanvand, V Ghazanfari… - … Communications in Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, novel solvent extraction and microfluidic technology were combined to separate
and extract Ca 2+ ions. Subsequently, a serpentine microfluidic apparatus was used to …

Liquid-liquid extraction of calcium using ionic liquids in spiral microfluidics

S Marsousi, J Karimi-Sabet, MA Moosavian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Using microfluidic systems in liquid-liquid extraction process has distinctive advantageous,
including lower consumption and high extraction efficiency. In this research, the separation …

Performance improvement of an air gap membrane distillation process with rotating fan

D Lawal, MA Azeem, A Khalifa, W Falath… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current paper presents an experimental study on the performance of a novel air gap
membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination system where a fan blade is installed within the …

Fabrication of a novel octadecylamine functionalized graphene oxide/PVDF dual-layer flat sheet membrane for desalination via air gap membrane distillation

J Zahirifar, J Karimi-Sabet, SMA Moosavian, A Hadi… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
In the present research, a novel dual-layer membrane was prepared by coating a very
smooth layer of octadecylamine functionalized graphene oxide (GO-ODA) on the surface of …

Study of the transesterification of waste cooking oil for the production of biodiesel in a microreactor pilot: The effect of acetone as the co-solvent

M Mohadesi, B Aghel, M Maleki, A Ansari - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The development and use of new technologies for the amplification of the biodiesel
production process in the transesterification reaction, which improves the mixing between …

Copper-substituted polyoxometalate-soldered interpenetrating polymeric networks membranes for water remediation

RS Gupta, S Mandal, S Arya, S Dutta, K Manna… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Attributing water remediation membranes with antifouling properties continues to be a
significant research focus. Herein we have fabricated a Copper-substituted polyoxometalate …

Modeling of air-gap membrane distillation and comparative study with direct contact membrane distillation

S Noamani, S Niroomand, M Rastgar… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Most of the developed models for the air-gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process are one-
dimensional and rely on experimentally determined parameters. Herein, inspired by the …