A novel process for small-scale pipeline natural gas liquefaction is designed and presented. The novel process can utilize the pressure exergy of the pipeline to liquefy a part of natural gas without any energy consumption. The thermodynamic analysis including mass, energy balance and exergy...

In this work, we show that the optimization models for manufacturing systems should evolve to consider the environmental impacts of manufacturing activities and to integrate the environmental performance of finished products. In particular, the selection of manufacturing processes (technologies)...

Stalk of corn (Zea mays L.), a commonly available crop residue in tropical and subtropical countries and found in plenty. In this study, we demonstrated that the pretreated corn stalk waste could be used to produce hydrogen. The isolated Bacillus licheniformis MSU AGM 2 strain (HM214759) from...

What is service profitability? With the financial industry facing economic turmoil, a squeeze on margins and a wave of new regulatory policies, there are many companies facing an urgent need for change to improve their profitability. There are also firms benefiting from the new era with a...

Because of biodegradability and nontoxicity biodiesel has become more attractive as alternative fuel. Biodiesel is produced mainly from vegetable oils by transesterification of triacylglycerols. From economic and social reasons, edible oils should be replaced by lower-cost and reliable...

Power flash cycles (PFC) are a generalization of trilateral cycles (TLC) in which the compressed liquid is heated up to its boiling point and then performs a flash expansion during which it delivers power. The end point of the expansion may be in the wet vapour region (TLC) or in the dry vapour...

Alkanes, aromates and linear siloxanes are considered as working fluids for high-temperature organic Rankine cycles (ORCs). Case studies are performed using the molecular based equations of state BACKONE and PC-SAFT. First, “isolated” ORC processes with maximum temperatures of 250°C and...

A comparison of optimized trilateral cycle (TLC) - systems with water as working fluid and optimized organic Rankine cycle (ORC) – systems with pure organic working fluids is presented. The study includes the heat transfer to and from the cycles. The TLC - systems were optimized by the...