Sustainable Chemical, Mineral and Material Processing: Select proceedings of 74th Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (CHEMCON-2021) (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

Preface
About This Book
Contents
About the Editors
Chemical Processing
Simulated Natural Gas Hydrate Storage: Experimental and Modeling Approach
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Mole Consumption Analysis of SNG for Gas Hydrate Formation
		3.2 Gas Uptake and Induction Time of Natural Gas Hydrate Formation
		3.3 ANN Modeling of Natural Gas Consumption in the Gas Hydrate
		3.4 ANFIS Modeling of Natural Gas Consumption in the Gas Hydrate
	4 Conclusion
	References
Engineering Aspects on the Design and Realization of Medical Oxygen Concentrator for Oxygen Therapy
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Major Components
		2.2 Major Sub-Systems
		2.3 Realization of MOC
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Effect of Air Flow Rate on Oxygen Concentration
		3.2 Effect of Cycle Time on Oxygen Concentration
		3.3 Effect of Pressure on Oxygen Concentration
	4 Conclusion
	References
Numerical Investigation on the Effect of the Shape of Cavities on the Melting Process of Latent Heat Thermal Storage Material Paraffin Wax
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Computational Domain
		2.2 Mathematical Modeling
	3 Results and Discussion
	4 Conclusion
	References
The Study of Wind Speed and Various Leak Size Repercussion on Toxic Chlorine Leakage from Tonner Using 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis Technique
	1 Introduction
	2 Computational Methodology and Strategy
		2.1 3D CFD Numerical Code and Machine
		2.2 FLACS CFD Computational Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Effect of Wind Speed and Leak Size with Open/Open with Obstacles/Close with Obstacles System on Cl2 Dispersion
		3.2 Effect of Wind Speed and Leak Size on Cl2 Dispersed Plume Hight
		3.3 Monitored IDLH Concentration at Obstacles Wall Surfaces and Inside a Closed System
	4 Conclusion
	References
Design of a Centralized PI Controller for Three-Tank Hybrid System Based on Optimization Methods
	1 Introduction
	2 Modeling of Three-Tank Hybrid Process
		2.1 Three-Tank Hybrid System
		2.2 Modeling
		2.3 Transfer Function Matrix of the System
	3 Design of Centralized Controller
		3.1 Multivariable PI Controller
	4 Optimization Methods
		4.1 Manta Ray Foraging Optimization (MRFO)
		4.2 Particle Swarm Optimization
	5 Results and Discussion
	6 Conclusion
	References
Novel Systems for Utilization of Cold Energy of Liquefied Natural Gas at Regasification Terminal
	1 Introduction
	2 Literature Review
		2.1 Case Study (Standalone Power Plant)
	3 Data Analysis Through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
	4 Results and Discussions
	5 Novelty of the Study
	6 Conclusion
	References
Ionic Mass Transfer in Electrolyte–Kerosene Flow Systems
	1 Introduction
	2 Experimental
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Effect of Velocity of Continuous Phase
		3.2 Effect of Velocity of Dispersed Phase
		3.3 Effect of Velocity of Gas
		3.4 Correlations
	4 Conclusions
	References
Application of Epoxidized Vegetable Oil for Improving Rheological Properties of Crude Oil
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Result and Discussion
		3.1 FTIR Characterization
		3.2 Measurement of Pour Point of Crude Oil with the Help of Epoxidized Soybean Oil
		3.3 Measurement of Rheological Studies of Crude Oil with the Help of Epoxidized Soybean Oil
		3.4 Microscopic Studies
	4 Conclusion
	References
Quaternary Recycling Studies for Desalination Membrane Management
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Lab-Scale Studies Using Conventional Resistance Heating
		3.2 Pilot Scale Studies Using Thermal Plasma Treatment (TPT) Systems
		3.3 Conceptual Plant Design for Meeting NDDP Requirement
	4 Conclusion
	References
Mineral Processing
Kaolin: An Alternate Resource of Alumina
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Treatment of Kaolin in Different Acids
		3.2 Thermal Treatment of Kaolin
		3.3 Leaching of Thermally Treated Kaolin
		3.4 Precipitation and Recovery of Alumina
	4 Conclusion
	References
Effect of Rheology on Filtration of a Brecciated Limestone Ore Slurry
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Effect of Solid Concentration
		3.2 Effect of Slurry Temperature
		3.3 Effect of Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution
		3.4 Effect of Shearing Time
		3.5 Effect of Surfactant Dosages
	4 Conclusions
	References
Integrated Approach for Extraction of Molybdenum and Silica from an Unexploited Nigerian Molybdenite Rich Ore
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Ore Powder Characterization
		3.2 Leaching Efficiency
		3.3 Kinetic Studies
	4 Conclusion
	References
A Comparative Study on Flotation of Coal Using Eco-Friendly Single Reagent and Conventional Dual-Reagent System
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Characterization of Coal Sample
		3.2 Size and Ash Distribution Analysis
		3.3 FTIR Analysis of Flotation Reagents
		3.4 HMS of Coarser Size Fraction of 100% -0.5 mm and 100% -0.25 mm
		3.5 Flotation Studies on -0.5 mm and -0.25 mm Size Fractions Using Commercial Collector and Frother and ‘Collector AB’
	4 Conclusion
	References
Beneficiation Aspects to Improve the Quality of Bauxite Mining Waste PLK Rock
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Characterisation
		2.2 Grindability Studies
		2.3 Beneficiation Studies
	3 Results and Discussions
		3.1 Characterisation
		3.2 Grindability Study
		3.3 Beneficiation Studies
	4 Conclusion
	References
Study on Flotation of Sillimanite Using Plant-Based Collector
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Characterization Studies
		3.2 Beneficiation Studies Using Froth Flotation
	4 Conclusion
	References
Flotation of Low-Grade Graphite Ore Using Collector Derived from Low-Density Polyethylene Waste
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Flotation Methodology
		2.2 Flotation Reagents
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Proximate Analysis of Graphite Ore
		3.2 Characterization of Graphite Ore for Mineralogy and Morphology
		3.3 Size Distribution of Graphite Feed to Flotation
		3.4 FTIR Analysis
		3.5 Flotation Studies of Graphite Ore
	4 Conclusion
	References
Material Processing
Micromorphology and Pore Size Evaluation of Biomass Chars During Pyrolysis
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Micromorphology of Biomass Char Samples
		3.2 Nitrogen Gas Adsorption and Desorption Isotherms
		3.3 Macropore, Mesopore and Micropore Distributions
		3.4 BET Surface Area
	4 Conclusion
	References
Characterization of Indigenous Clay-Based Ceramic Water Purifiers Mostly Available in Tripura and Its Performance Evaluation
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Raw Materials
		2.2 Preparation of Ceramic Filter Candle
		2.3 Methodology
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Performance Evaluation Study by Physical Parameters
		3.2 Characterization of Filter Media
		3.3 Microbial Analysis
		3.4 Compressive Strength
	4 Conclusion
	References
Magnetic and LPG Sensing Properties of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles Derived from Metallurgical Wastes
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Synthesis of Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles from Metallurgical Wastes
		2.2 Characterization
		2.3 Gas Sensing Measurements
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Materials Characteristics
		3.2 Magnetic Properties
		3.3 LPG Sensing
	4 Conclusions
	References
Catalytic Behavior of Noble Metal Nanoparticle-Metal Oxide Assemblies: An Effect of Interfacial Ligands
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Methods
		2.3 Catalytic Activity Evaluation
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 TEM Analysis
		3.2 CO Oxidation
		3.3 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
		3.4 Temperature Programmable Reduction (TPR)
	4 Conclusion
	Supporting Information
	References
Optimization of Nickel Loading of Ni-Al2O3 Catalyst for Syngas Production by Tri-Reforming of Methane
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Catalyst Synthesis
		2.2 Catalyst Characterization
		2.3 Catalytic Activity Test
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Characterization of Calcined Catalysts
		3.2 Characterization of Reduced Catalysts
		3.3 Catalytic Performance
	4 Conclusion
	References
Preparation of SiC from Rice Husk: Past, Present, and Future
	1 Introduction
	2 Comparison of Different Methods for the Preparation of SiC
		2.1 The Conventional Process of Processing Rice Husk
		2.2 Thermal Plasma Process
		2.3 Comparison of Thermal Plasma Process and Conventional Process for Rice Husk Processing
	3 Conclusion
	References
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Nanocarbon Derived Nanoporous Al2O3 Powder as a Potential Adsorbent for Treatment of Wastewater
	1 Introduction
	2 Material and Methods
		2.1 Adsorbent Synthesis
		2.2 Adsorbent Characterization
	3 Results and Discussions
		3.1 Adsorbent Synthesis
	4 Conclusions
	References
Rice Husk-Derived Silica Nanoparticles Using Optimized Titrant Concentration for the One-Step Nanofluid Preparation
	1 Introduction
	2 Materials and Methods
		2.1 Materials
		2.2 Method
	3 Results and Discussion
		3.1 Titrant Concentration Optimization
		3.2 Characterization of Nano-Silica
		3.3 Silica Nanofluid Characterization
	4 Conclusion
	References