JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN
Online ISSN : 1881-1299
Print ISSN : 0021-9592
43 巻, 12 号
選択された号の論文の9件中1~9を表示しています
Separation Engineering
  • Fitriani, Takao Kokugan
    原稿種別: Research Paper
    専門分野: Separation Engineering
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 983-992
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/08/17
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    The cross-flow filtration characteristics of bacterial cells (S. bovis) obtained from a lactic acid fermentation broth of fresh cassava roots have been investigated in terms of specific cake resistance. The amount of particles accumulated on the membrane surface was evaluated using a cake filtration model. The effects of the operating conditions (transmembrane pressure, cross-flow velocity and cell concentration) on permeate flux, cake resistance and specific cake resistance were studied. The cake properties in cross-flow filtration were then compared to those in dead-end filtration. The specific cake resistance in the cross-flow filtration shows a higher value than in the dead-end filtration for almost the same cake compressibilities of about 1.0. The specific cake resistance increases with increasing cross-flow velocity and decreases with increasing cell concentration until reaching a concentration at which the specific cake resistance hardly changes. The increasing ratio of the specific cake resistance in the cross-flow filtration over the dead-end filtration is found to be independent of the transmembrane pressure and cell concentration.
  • Fitriani, Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Takao Kokugan
    原稿種別: Short Communication
    専門分野: Separation Engineering
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 993-997
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/08/18
    ジャーナル 認証あり
    An unsteady-state model for cross-flow microfiltration of lactic acid fermentation broth is presented in this manuscript. Compared with earlier models, the improved model can calculate specific cake resistance and membrane fouling resistance simultaneously. Filtration properties are obtained by solving the model with numerical integration and optimization. The model has been used for the analysis of experimental data and the results show good agreement with the experimental permeate flux. The model predicts smaller specific cake resistance by taking into account the membrane fouling resistance.
Chemical Reaction Engineering
  • Jian Chen, Yu Guo, Lu Zhou, Huabo Li, Wen Zhao, Makoto Sakurai, Hideo ...
    原稿種別: Research Paper
    専門分野: Chemical Reaction Engineering
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 998-1007
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    ジャーナル 認証あり
    A series of anodic-alumina-supported silver catalysts (Ag/Al2O3) were synthesized to investigate the promotional effect of H2 and electrical heating possibility on the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by C3H6.
    It was observed that the SCR activity of Ag/Al2O3 catalyst was greatly improved at low temperatures in the presence of H2. Moreover, this promotional effect became more significant with increasing H2 concentration. According to the results of the reaction without C3H6, H2 did not significantly improve the activity; this indicates that the H2 acted as a promoter but did not directly participate in NOx reduction. The results of NOx-TPD (Temperature Programmed Desorption) and NOx-H2-TPR (Temperature Programmed Reduction) showed that the NOx adsorbed on the catalyst surface was quickly desorbed in the presence of H2, while NOx desorption became faster by increasing the concentration of H2 added to the flow as well as the Ag loadings. In the case of catalysts with low Ag loadings, nitrate poisoning was considered to be the main reason for low NOx conversion at low temperatures. On the other hand, in the case of the high Ag loadings, the scarcity of Agnδ+ clusters was inferred to result in unfavorable SCR activity.
    Additionally, electrical heating tests on the SCR by C3H6 in the presence of Ag/Al2O3 catalysts showed excellent denitration activity and rapid reaction rate. On the basis of the electrical heating pattern, a new strategy for controlling NOx emission from diesel engines was formulated.
  • Yoshiyuki Asakura, Satoshi Fukutomi, Keiji Yasuda, Shinobu Koda
    原稿種別: Research Paper
    専門分野: Chemical Reaction Engineering
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 1008-1013
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/09/17
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    For any sonochemical process, the maximum effect depends on a range of conditions and process optimization can lead to a considerable savings in electric power. In this paper, the optimization investigation focuses on the acoustic features of the ultrasonic reactor, such as the transducer impedance and the frequency components of sound pressure with respect to the reactor configuration, namely the liquid height and the upper end configuration for a cylindrically shaped sonochemical reactor. Measurements were carried out for the liquid heights varying in the range of 142 to 163 mm with and without an aluminum reflector mounted on the upper end of the liquid column for a ultrasonic frequency of 129 kHz. Our data revealed that the impedance of the transducer and the sonochemical efficiency are strongly dependent on the liquid height and on the upper part configuration of the reactor: free or fixed end. Moreover, the maximum sonochemical efficiency was attained at liquid heights where the transducer impedance showed minimum values, the distance between two consecutive maxima being λ/2 (where λ=11.6 mm in this work). The frequency components of the sound pressure into the liquid were also investigated, and it was discovered that the maximum sonochemical efficiency was reached when the harmonic components were enhanced and subharmonic were reduced. An automatic control system for increasing the sonochemical efficiency by maintaining the impedance at the minimum level with the help of frequency is presented here.
  • Ireneusz Grubecki
    原稿種別: Short Communication
    専門分野: Chemical Reaction Engineering
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 1014-1019
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    ジャーナル 認証あり
    A process with a power-law model of reaction running in a batch reactor in the presence of catalyst undergoing parallel deactivation has been analyzed. On the basis of the method of variational calculus, a analytical determination aiming at the choice of the optimal temperature condition has been carried out. The advantages resulting from the application to choose the optimal temperature profile with respect to the isothermal conditions in terms of the duration time of the process have been assessed. The effects of the selected kinetic parameter on the magnitude of the above mentioned advantages has also been considered and compared with that obtained for a reaction with deactivation independent of substrate concentration.
Biochemical, Food and Medical Engineering
Micro and Nano Systems
  • Erika Katayama, Shigenori Togashi, Yoshishige Endo
    原稿種別: Research Paper
    専門分野: Micro and Nano Systems
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 1023-1028
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/08/20
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    We have developed a microreactor system for the continuous producting of nanoparticles, and we have clarified the relationship between the mixing performance of reactors and the particle size. First, we evaluated the mixing performance of reactors by carring out the Villermaux–Dushman reaction and determined the experimental conditions for producing AgCl nanoparticles. Next, we developed the microreactor system by including a pressure sensor and an ultrasonic generator in order to prevent the clogging of nanoparticles. Finally, we produced AgCl nanoparticles and evaluated the mixing performance and the particle size. The operating time of the new system was long. Moreover, we found that as the mixing performance improves the size of produced particles decreases and the particle size distribution becomes sharper. We produced AgCl nanoparticles with a size of 86 nm using the microreactor that had the best mixing performance among the three reactors we tested in this study; the coefficient of variation (Cv) of the size distribution of the produced nanoparticles was 26.1%.
Energy
  • Xiao-Yan Zhao, Jing-Pei Cao, Kazuyoshi Sato, Yukiko Ogawa, Takayuki Ta ...
    原稿種別: Research Paper
    専門分野: Energy
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 1029-1034
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/09/07
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    High surface area activated carbons (ACs) were prepared by chemical activation of black liquor with potassium hydroxide. The influence of carbonization temperature, activation temperature and impregnation ratio of activating agent to char on the porous characteristics of the ACs was investigated. The results show that the surface area and pore volume of ACs, which were estimated by BET methods, were achieved as high as 3089.2 m2 g−1 and 1.7595 cm3 g−1 under the condition of an carbonization temperature of 600°C, an activation temperature of 900°C, and an impregnation ratio of 2. In addition, the influence of alkali metals (sodium and potassium) existing in black liquor on activation was also examined. It was found that the alkali metals react as an activating agent in the process of activation, thereby economizing the amount of activating agent used in this study to a high degree.
Engineering Education
  • Brian G. Higgins, Housam Binous
    原稿種別: Short Communication
    専門分野: Engineering Education
    2010 年 43 巻 12 号 p. 1035-1042
    発行日: 2010/12/20
    公開日: 2010/12/20
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2010/09/17
    ジャーナル 認証あり
    We describe a simple method for tracking solutions of nonlinear equations f(u,α) = 0 through turning points (also known as limit or saddle-node bifurcation points). Our implementation makes use of symbolic software such as Mathematica to derive an exact system of nonlinear ODE equations to follow the solution path, using a parameterization closely related to arc length. We illustrate our method with examples taken from the engineering literature, including examples that involve nonlinear boundary value problems that have been discretized by finite difference methods. Since the code requirement to implement the method is modest, we believe the method is ideal for demonstrating continuation methods in the classroom.
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