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Showing 1 to 20 of 281 for “"kinetic parameters"”.
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Kinetic Parameters in Thermophilic Methane Fermentation of Swine Manure
… study was conducted to investigate the kinetic parameters important in the design and operation of thermophilic digestion of unmedicated swine manure. The experimental design was set up to test the effects of temperature, retention time and feed concentration on these parameters using …
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Method development for the characterization of intrinsic and extant kinetic parameters in microalgal cultures
… approaches to calibrate and validate key parameters that govern model accuracy. The objectives of this research are to develop an experimental apparatus and methodology to characterize intrinsic and extant kinetic parameters in phototrophic cultures. Intrinsic kinetic parameters – used in …
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Understanding the role of kinetic parameters on the crystallization of miscible semicrystalline polymer blends
… discusses results of crystallization kinetic, morphology and scattering studies on miscible semi crystalline blends of poly(pivalolactone)/ poly(vinylidene fluoride)(pPVLIPVF₂) and poly(pivalolactone)/poly(vinylidene fluoride <i>co</i>- tetrafluoroethylene)(95-5) …
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Inverse methods to estimate anthocyanin degradation kinetic parameters in cherry pomace during non-isothermal heating
… processed. To design these processes, the kinetics of ACY degradation must be known as a function of time, temperature, and moisture content. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to estimate color kinetic parameters, and anthocyanin degradation parameters in cherry pomace at different …
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The effect of two different loading schemes and recovery types on kinematic and kinetic parameters in squat exercise
Understanding the kinematic and kinetic determinants associated with resistanceloading schemes is crucial to maximise neuromuscular adaptations especially musclehypertrophy to resistance training. The main purposes of this research was to determinewhether loading the muscle with lighter load-higher …
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ΙΧΝΟΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΑΦΟΜΟΙΟΥΜΕΝΑ ΑΠΟ ΤΗ ΖΥΜΗ ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΩΝ ΖΑΧΑΡΟΥΧΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΩΝ ΥΛΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΛΚΟΟΛΙΚΗ ΖΥΜΩΣΗ ...
… AND ASSIMILATED BYTHE YEAST ELEMENTS) ON THE KINETIC PARAMETERS OF ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION WAS STUDIED. SUGAR EXTRACTS OF CURRANTS, MOLASSES AND DRIED FIGS WERE USED AS THE FERMENTATION SUBSTRATE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ABOVE RAW MATERIALS SHOW SIGNIFICANTDIFFERENCES IN FERMENTATION RATE AND …
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Comparing the thermal decomposition kinetics of cane and beet sucrose to examine thermal behavior differences
… thermal behavior of these sucrose sources, the kinetic parameters for the thermal decomposition of crystalline cane and beet sucrose were determined herein. Since sucrose thermal decomposition is a complicated process, causing the formation of decomposition products, loss of crystalline …
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Kinetic Modelling Simulation and Optimal Operation of Trickle Bed Reactor for Hydrotreating of Crude Oil. Kinetic Parameters Estimation of Hydrotreating Reactions in Trickle Bed Reactor (TBR) via Pilot Plant Experiments; Optimal Design and Operation of an Industrial TBR with Heat Integration and Economic Evaluation.
… and control, the accurate estimation of kinetic parameters of the relevant reaction scheme are required. This thesis aims to develop a crude oil hydrotreating process (based on hydrotreating of whole crude oil followed by distillation) with high efficiency, selectivity and minimum energy …
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Bayesian Inference and Experimental Design of Combustion Kinetic Models
In combustion kinetic model calibration, researchers usually use experimental data to reduce the uncertainty of kinetic parameters, and Bayesian inference is the most common approach to do inverse calibration. This thesis explores two interconnected aspects of Bayesian approaches in the context of …
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Determination of Biodegradation Kinetics of Select Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in an Activated Sludge System through Respirometry
<p><sub>Information on biodegradation kinetics is important for the design and operation of activated sludge systems for removal of PPCPs. Removing PPCPs from a wastewater prevents harming the health of the environment and living organisms. A respirometry test method was used to measure the kinetic …
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Thermochemistry and kinetics: hydrogen atom addition reactions with alkenes, oxidation of cyclopentadienone, trifluoroethene and transport properties
… and transport properties and reaction kinetic parameters are important to understand and to model atmospheric chemistry, combustion and other thermal systems. These processes are all important to the environment. Thermochemical properties kinetic parameters and models for several …
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Optimization of Biological Nitrogen Removal From Fermented Dairy Manure Using Low Levels of Dissolved Oxygen
… less than predicted using default nitrifying kinetic parameters in BioWin®, a biological modeling simulator, which indicated the presence of a nitrification inhibitor in fermented dairy manure. Furthermore, an N balance during the aerobic zone indicated that simultaneous …
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Algal Succession and Nutrient Dynamics in Elephant Butte Reservoir
… and greens. Research into literary values of kinetic parameters for multiple algal species was conducted and the results were compiled in this paper to assist future modeling efforts. Because Elephant Butte was often nitrogen-limited the calibration of algal growth was difficult. Algal growth …
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Automatic Generation of Chemical Kinetic Models for Biofuel Oxidation and Pyrolysis
… combustion and pyrolysis chemistry with chemical kinetic models allows for high-throughput evaluation of their performance under various conditions. These models, typically comprising hundreds of species and thousands of elementary reactions, provide quantitative predictions for the investigated …
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Towards Automated Reaction Kinetics with Message Passing Neural Networks
… chemistry involves decomposing systems into kinetic mechanisms consisting of elementary reactions and quantitatively describing each of those reactions. Incredibly, the immense progress in computational methods and compute power now allows the calculation of thermodynamic and kinetic …
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Predictive chemical kinetics for auto ignition of fuel blends
Predictive chemical kinetics plays an important part in the study of chemical systems by reducing the need for expensive experiments. The size and complexity of modem chemical mechanisms increasingly require the use of automated mechanism generators, such as the Reaction Mechanism Generator (RMG). …
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A continuous spectrophotometric assay for phosphate releasing enzymes
… concentrations of aspartate and CbmP yield four kinetic parameters simultaneously. To further illustrate the application of this coupled assay, kinetic parameters were determined for the DNA-dependent ATPase reaction of HSV helicase-primase.
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Fundamental Kinetic Studies of CO2 and Steam Gasification
… limited, due to its slow reaction rate, making kinetics determination one of the most active research topics in this field. Different kinetic models have been proposed in the literature for the study of coal and biomass gasification, based on assumptions about their reaction mechanisms. …
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Kinetic modelling simulation and optimal operation of fluid catalytic cracking of crude oil: Hydrodynamic investigation of riser gas phase compressibility factor, kinetic parameter estimation strategy and optimal yields of propylene, diesel and gasoline in fluid catalytic cracking unit
… in this research and used to estimate new kinetic parameters for a new six lumps kinetic model based on an industrial unit. Research outputs have resulted in the following major products’ yields: gasoline (plant; 47.31 wt% and simulation; 48.63 wt%) and diesel (plant; 18.57 wt% and …
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