Chemical Engineering (CE): Recent submissions
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Modeling And Simulation Frameworks For Synthesis Of Nanoparticles
(2010-08-06)Nanoparticles are used in various applications like medical diagnostics, drug delivery, energy technology, electronics, catalysis etc. Although particles of such small dimensions can be synthesized through various methods, ... -
Engineering Analysis Of Pichia Pastoris Fermentation
(2010-07-14)In recent years, several industrial yeasts, owing to their robust growth and certain other characteristics, have been developed as recombinant host systems for commercial production of heterologous proteins. One such ... -
HIV Dynamics With Multiple Infections Of Cells And Recombination
(2009-07-14)The ability to accelerate the accumulation of favorable combinations of mutations renders recombination a potent force underlying the emergence of forms of HIV that escape multi-drug therapy and specific host-immune ... -
Wood Fiber Filled Polyolefin Composites
(2009-05-19)The objective of the study is to improve the interfacial adhesion between the wood fibers and thermoplastic matrix. Efforts were also directed towards improving manufacturing processes so as to realize the full potential ... -
Oxygen Transfer In Pichia Pastoris Fermentation
(2009-03-17)Recombinant Pichia pastoris is one of the important methylotropic yeast due to its robustness and ability to produce hormones like human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), luteinizing hormone (LH) extracellularly. High growth ... -
Synthesis Of Biodiesel In Supercritical Fluids
(2008-01-25)Alternative fuels are becoming important due to diminishing fossil fuel reserves and the environmental hazards associated with exhaust gases. Biodiesel is an attractive alternative fuel because it is environmentally ... -
Studies On Phase Inversion
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-06-04)Agitated dispersions of one liquid in another immiscible liquid are widely used in chemical industry in operations such as liquid-liquid extraction, suspension polymerisation, and blending of polymers. When holdup of the ... -
Kinetics Of Polymerization And Degradation By Non-Conventional Techniques
(Indian Institute of Science, 2007-03-28)Non-conventional techniques for polymerization and depolymerization were investigated. The rates of polymerization were enhanced higher in ultrasonic, supercritical fluids and microwaves. However in these system under ... -
Characterisation and Analysis of a Vibro-fluidised Granular Material
(Indian Institute of Science, 2006-12-12)The present work is concerned with the mathematical modelling of a bed of granular material in a gravitational field vertically fluidised by a vibrating surface. The particles are in rapid motion, and lose energy by inelastic ... -
Studies On Oxidation Of Benzylidene Derivatives
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-10-05)Perfumery compounds isoeugenol and isosafrole can be oxidized to their aldehydes, vanillin and heliotropin respectively. The aldehydes obtained are very useful and commercially valuable products. Apart from their importance ... -
Modelling Of Precipitation In Reverse Micelles
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-09-20)Nanoparticles have important applications in ceramics, metal catalysts, semiconductors etc. They are normally required to be of small size (~ nm) and monodisperse. The aim of the present work is to model the formation of ... -
Rate Enhancement Of The Catalytic Hydrogenation Of An Unsaturated Ketone By Ultrasonic Irradiation
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-08-25)The aim of the work was to develop an understanding of the phenomenon of rate enhancement observed when a heterogeneous catalytic reaction system is irradiated by ultrasound. The system under investigation was the catalytic ... -
Studies On The Application Of Liquid Membranes For The Removal Of Dissolved Metals From Effluents
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-21)Separation of dissolved metals from aqueous solutions using liquid membrane technology is highly advantageous owing to the degree of separation achieved, efficiency and application potential. In the present investigation ... -
Structural Characteristics Of Randomly Packed Beds Of Spheres
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-20)Packed beds find extensive application in a wide variety of industries to cany out a large number of diverse processes. The main objective of the present work is to develop models to predict the arrangement of particles ... -
Prediction Of Separation Factor In Foam Separation Of Proteins
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-20)Polyhedral foams offer large gas-liquid interfacial area associated with a small amount of liquid. Therefore, if a solute adsorbs preferentially at the interface, the concentration of the solute in the foam will be greater ... -
A Model For Heat Transfer In A Honey Bee Swarm
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-20)During spring, it has been observed that several thousand bees leave their hive, and settle on some object such as a tree branch. Some of the scout bees search for a suitable place where a new hive can be set up, while the ... -
Aqueous Phase Oxidation Of Sulfur Dioxide In Stirred Slurry Reactors
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-18)Air pollution by sulfur dioxide is of great concern due to its harmful effects on environment, human beings, fauna and flora. Fossil-fuel-fired power plants are one of the major sources of SO2 emissions. Typically the ... -
Chemorhelogical Modeling Of Amine-Cured Multifunctional Epoxy Resin Systems Used As Matrices In Aerospace Composites
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-13)High performance multifunctional epoxy resin systems are becoming increasingly important as matrix materials for the advanced composites used in aerospace, electronics, automotive and other industries. In a composite based ... -
Wall Effects In Packed Beds
(Indian Institute of Science, 2005-07-13)Packed beds find extensive application in a wide variety of industries. The objective of the present work is to analyze and evaluate the effects of the wall on structural characteristics, hydrodynamics and heat transfer ...