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2013 APCBEES PARIS CONFERENCES

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SCHEDULE

2013 4th International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Applications (CCEA 2013)

2013 3rd International Conference on Petroleum and Sustainable Development (ICPSD 2013)

2013 International Conference on Medical and BioSciences (ICMBS 2013)

2013 3rd Journal Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (JCBBB 2013 3rd

)

Paris, France

HOTEL KYRIAD PORTE D’IVRY

October 12-13, 2013

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Simple Version of Conference Schedule

Saturday, October 12, 2013 (Lobby)

10:00-17:00 Arrival and Registration

Sunday, October 13, 2013 (Room)

8:20-9:30 Opening Remarks & Keynote Speech

9:30 -9:50 Taking Photos & Coffee Break

9:50-12:30 Session 1 (CCEA 2013&ICPSD 2013, Presenters 18)

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-15:30 Session 2 (ICMBS 2013&JCBBB 2013 3rd

, Presenters 12)

15:30-15:50 Coffee Break

15:50-18:30 Session 3 (CCEA 2013, Presenters 18)

18:45 Closing Ceremony

19:00 Dinner


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Detailed Schedule

October 12, 2013 (Saturday)

HOTEL KYRIAD PORTE D’IVRY, Paris, France

10: 00 – 12: 30

13: 30 – 17: 00 Arrival and Registration

Note: (1) You can also register at any time during the conference.

(2) The organizer doesn’t provide accommodation, and we suggest you make an early reservation.

(3) One Excellent Paper will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Excellent Papers and will be

awarded in the Closing Ceremony on October 12, 2013.

Instructions for Oral Presentations

Devices Provided by the Conference Organizer:

Laptops (with MS-Office & Adobe Reader)

Projectors & Screen

Laser Sticks

Materials Provided by the Presenters:

PowerPoint or PDF files (Files shall be copied to the Conference Computer at the beginning of each

Session)

Duration of each Presentation (Tentatively):

Regular Oral Session: about 7 Minutes of Presentation and 3 Minutes of Q&A

Keynote Speech: 30 Minutes of Presentation and 5 Minutes of Q&A

Conference website and Secretariat Contact:

CCEA 2013: http://www.cbees.org/ccea/ [email protected]

ICPSD 2013: http://www.icpsd.org/ [email protected]

ICMBS 2013: http://www.icmbs.org/ [email protected]

JCBBB 2013 3rd: http://www.ijbbb.org/jcbbb/3rd/index.htm [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




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Morning, October 13, 2013 (Sunday)

Venue: Room

08:20 - 08:30 Opening Remarks

Ioana Demetrescu

University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania

08:30 - 09:00 Keynote Speaker I

Valeri Bubnovich

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

“Filtration Combustion in Porous Media and Its Application to Electric Power

Generacioón”

09:00 - 09:30 Keynote Speaker II

Ioana Demetrescu

University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania

“Processing Implant Metallic Materials for a Better Cell Response”

09:30 - 9:50 Taking Photo and Coffee Break

Morning, October 13, 2013 (Sunday)

SESSION – 1 (CCEA & ICPSD)

Venue: Room 1

Session Chair: O. METE KOCKAR

Time: 9:50 – 12:30

C00004

Utilization of “Instantaneous Molecule Cluster (IMC)” Hypothesis to Predict VLE in CO2

Absorption by Alkanes

Tang Zhi-Gang, Li Hong-Wei, Chen Jian, Guo Dong, Cui Jing-Jie

Abstract—In this paper, “Instantaneous Molecule Cluster （IMC）” hypothesis is used to predict the VLE

in CO2 absorption by alkanes. It is shown that the predicted values are satisfied with the experimental

values (cited data) well. The results also reveal that the effect of homogenous instantaneous molecule

cluster among the alkane molecules is the key factor. As carbon chain elongation, formation probability

and stability of the instantaneous molecule cluster decreases and absorption capacity increases. The impact

of parameter on VLE is also discussed in this paper.

C00007

Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Of Methyl Esters Of Fatty Acid / Methanol / Glycerol And Fatty

Acid Ethyl Esters / Ethanol / Glycerol: A Case Study For Biodiesel Application

Ana Carolina de Sousa Maia, Iury Sousa e Silva, Luiz Stragevitch

Abstract—Biodiesel is a fuel commonly produced through the process of transesterification or alcoholysis.

In this reaction, triglycerides react with short chain alcohols, producing a mixture of fatty acid esters

(biodiesel) and glycerol. Esters of fatty acids and glycerol are partially miscible, forming two liquid phases

in the separation of these products. The determination of equilibrium data for liquid-liquid (ELL) for these

systems is essential to a better understanding of the reaction process, improving the reaction rate,

selectivity, and simulation and optimization of the reactor and the system of separation of products. In this

paper we experimentally measured data for ELL pseudo-ternary systems of fatty acid methyl esters


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(FAME)/methanol/glycerol and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE)/ethanol/glycerol at 30, 45 and 60 ° C. The

biodiesel used in this work was produced by transesterification of cottonseed oil. The measured

experimental data were used to evaluate the prediction of the UNIFAC method for such systems.

C00011

Mathematical Analysis of Removal of Acidic Gases from Synthetic Waste Water Stream

Using Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor and Comparison with Experimental Results

Ashutosh Rawat, Gunjan K Agrahari, Niharika Pandey and Prashant K Bhattacharya

Abstract—A mathematical analysis was performed on an acid-gas removal process applied to an aqueous

feed stream using a hollow fiber membrane contactor in liquid-liquid extraction mode. Furthermore, a

comparison was made between the obtained simulation results and with the earlier published experimental

results. The model development is based on a process setup wherein synthetic wastewater feed solution

was considered to be passing through the lumen side and later recycled back to the feed tank. On the shell

side of the membrane contactor, an extractant was circulated in the counter direction. The model is

developed considering radial and axial diffusion mechanisms and convection on the lumen side. Mass

transfer across the pore by diffusion from Knudsen and bulk flow has also been considered. The partial

differential equations obtained, were solved by converting them into a number of ordinary differential

equations by using the finite difference method. The model was solved and simulated using MATLAB.

The effect of various membrane contactor parameters such as the number of fibers and their effective

lengths on the removal of gases have also been studied in this analysis. The simulated results obtained

were observed to be in excellent agreement with the experimental results obtained for the acidic gas, H2S.

C00012

Prussian Blue onto Activated Carbon as a Catalyst for Heterogeneous Fenton-like Processes

Lucila Doumic, Gabriel Salierno, Miryan Cassanello, Patricia Haure and María Ayude

Abstract—The main goal of this contribution is the development of a new heterogeneous Fenton-like

oxidation system based on Prussian Blue supported over a commercially available granular activated

carbon (GAC). The catalysts were prepared following basically three different approaches: (i) Prussian

Blue (Fe3[Fe(CN)6]2) particles adsorbed onto the GAC by impregnation, (ii) Prussian Blue nanoparticles

(PBNP) prepared ex-situ and adsorbed onto the GAC; and (iii) PBNP prepared in-situ onto the GAC. The

catalysts were characterized by SEM, EDS, BET surface area and Fe content. Their performance in the

catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of a model azo dye, Orange G, was tested in a batch lab-scale stirred

reactor. Activity and stability runs were carried out and analyzed in terms of dye discoloration, Total

Organic Carbon removal, UV-vis spectra and degree of iron leaching.

C00013

Experimental Thermoelectric Generation in a Porous Media Burner

Valeri I. Bubnovich, Nina Orlovskaya, Luis A. Henríquez-Vargas, Francisco E. Ibacache

Abstract—An experimental study on combustion in porous media and thermoelectric generation was

performed. The reactor was composed of two types of porous media where flame stabilization was reached

at the interface of them. An external thermoelectric module was placed to harvest the thermal energy

produced in the system. Maximum values of voltage and current obtained were 503 mV and 150 mA

respectively.

C00015

Insights from Crystal Size and Band Gap on the Catalytic Activity of Monoclinic BiVO4

Sitaramanjaneya Thalluri, Conrado Martinez-Suarez, Alessandro Virga, Nunzio Russo and

Guido Saracco

Abstract—Monoclinic BiVO4 powders were synthesized from Bi(NO3)3∙5H2O and NH4VO3 in dilute


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HNO3 by homogenous co-precipitation followed by calcination at different temperatures ranging from 350

to 700oC. The effects of increase in the calcination temperatures over the changes in the physicochemical

parameters were evaluated by characterization techniques such as XRD, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman

analysis and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM). The parameters responsible for the

photochemical water oxidation were studied in detail and it was confirmed from our results that crystalline

size and band gap of the BiVO4 powders are the main responsible for its activity. It is also confirmed from

the changes in the intensities and shift in the peak position of Raman analysis, the effect of calcination

temperatures over the variations such as lone pair distortions on Bi3+

and changes of V-O bond length in

the local structure of BiVO4.

C00018

Bioconversion of Glycerol to Dihydroxyacetone by Immobilized Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Cells

Cathryn Sesengel Black, Giridhar Raghavan Nair

Abstract—In this study, Gluconacetobacter xylinus cells were immobilized in calcium alginate and

chitosan-coated alginate beads. The immobilized cells were used in the conversion of glycerol to

dihydroxyacetone (DHA) in a stirred-tank reactor. Fermentations using free cells and 2% (w/v) initial

glycerol yielded 6.3 gL-1

DHA after 60 h. This corresponded to a productivity of 0.11 gL-1

h-1

. Using 2%

(w/v) initial glycerol and 0.3 vvm air flow, G.xylinus cells immobilized in alginate beads gave a DHA

concentration of 12.7 gL-1

and a productivity of 0.09 gL-1

h-1

. The final DHA concentration and

productivity of G.xylinus cells immobilized in chitosan-coated alginate beads were 11.9 gL-1

and 0.07

gL-1

h-1

, respectively, at 0.3 vvm air flow. Final DHA concentration and productivity further increased to

17.0 gL-1

and 0.11 gL-1

h-1

at 1.0 vvm airflow. Chitosan coating provided greater stability to the alginate

beads with increased aeration rate.

C00020

Syngas Production from Dry Reforming of Methane over Nano Ni Polyol Catalysts

Muhammad Awais Naeem, Ahmed Sadeq Al-Fatesh, Wasim Ullah Khan, Ahmed Elhag

Abasaeed and Anis Hamza Fakeeha

Abstract—Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is an environment friendly process since it utilizes two major

greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) to produce valuable syngas. Polyol process was adopted to prepare nano

supported (Al2O3, ZrO2 and CeO2) Ni based nano catalysts for DRM reaction. All catalysts were prepared

in ethylene glycol medium with polyvinylpyrrolidone as a nucleation-protective agent. The main objective

of this study was to develop a suitable catalyst, for syngas production, which possessed high activity,

stability and minimum coking rate during DRM. The catalytic activities of the prepared catalysts were

evaluated in the temperature range 500-800°C. The obtained results revealed that catalytic performance

depends on the nature of support. Amongst all tested catalysts, Ni-Zr Pol showed highest activity (87.2%)

and stability (%D.F= -0.46). On the other hand Ni-Al Pol catalyst exhibited acceptable activity (84.8%)

with minimum coking rate (0.015 g/gcat.h) while Ni-Ce Pol showed smallest activity (83.2%) with large

amount of coke deposition (0.025 g/gcat.h).

C00023

A Simple Process to Prepare Silica Aerogel Microparticles from Rice Husk Ash

S.R. Kumar, M. Vinjamur, M. Mukhopadhyay

Abstract—Biocompatible silica aerogel microparticles are promising drug delivery vehicles because of

their large surface area and open pore structures. A simple process has been developed in this work to

prepare silica aerogel microparticles from rice husk ash, using water-in-mineral oil emulsion for sol-gel,

followed by aging in ethanol to strengthen gel network and drying with scCO2. This process obviates


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drawback of current methods for silica aerogels. The effects of speed of agitation of water-oil mixture,

sol-to-oil ratio and surfactant concentration have been investigated on particle size and size distribution,

BET surface area, cumulative pore volume and pore diameter. A surface area of 654 m2/g, higher than the

values reported for similar materials, could be obtained.

C00024

Characterization of Strontium Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions Using Inorganic Materials

Impregnated with Ionic Liquid

Adina Negrea, Lavinia Lupa, Mihaela Ciopec, Petru Negrea

Abstract—New materials were obtained by impregnation of trihexyltetradecylphosphonium chloride

(Cyphos IL-101) onto Florisil and Silica in order to be used as adsorbent in the removal process of Sr2+

from aqueous solutions. The obtained materials were characterized through FT-IR, SEM, EDX, and BET

analysis. The adsorption process has been investigated as a function of pH, solid:liquid ratio, adsorbate

concentration, contact time and temperature. The isotherm data were well described by Langmuir isotherm

model. The maximum adsorption capacities was found to be 2.94 mg Sr2+

/g of adsorbent in case of

Florisil and for Silica impregnated with Cyphos IL-101 is 3.97 mg Sr2+

/g of adsorbent. The results

indicate that the adsorption fitted well with the pseudo-second order kinetic model.

S0002

Analysis of Heavy Oil Emulsion-Carbon Dioxide System on Oil-Swelling Factor and

Interfacial Tension by Using Pendant Drop Method for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Carbon

Dioxide Storage

Kreangkrai Maneeintr, Tayfun Babadagli, Kyuro Sasaki, and Yuichi Sugai

Abstract—Heavy oil becomes more interest owing to oil prices and the huge amount of reserves. Steam

injection is a common method for heavy-oil production with emulsion formation. Also carbon dioxide

injection is applied for viscosity and interfacial tension reduction. CO2 becomes more important because

of environmental concerns. CO2 storage in reservoirs like depleted oil wells becomes widespread. Hence,

understanding the behavior of CO2 when it encounters emulsive heavy-oil is critical. In this work, the

interfacial tension and oil-swelling factors of CO2 in oil and its emulsions are measured at 296 K and

pressure from 0.5 to 1.5 MPa with water/oil ratio from 0.00 to 12.27 percent compared to original oil. The

results show that the interfacial tension decreases at higher pressure ranging from 3.7 to 16.8 percent and

water content from 10.3 to 22.6 percent. Furthermore, oil-swelling factors increase with pressure and water

content up to 1.9 percent and 8.0 percent, respectively. These results are explained by absorption processes

in that high pressure can serve as high driving force for CO2 solubility.

S0005

A Consensus-Based Framework for the Sustainable Urban Planning Development: “As an

Approach for Saudi Arabian Cities”

Ali AlQahtany, Yacine Rezgui, Haijiang Li

Abstract—Cities in developing countries are experiencing rapid and in many cases unsustainable growth.

This paper analyses the importance of sustainable urban planning in the context of the capital city of Saudi

Arabia, which is Riyadh. It provides a comprehensive review of the historical growth of the city and

critically discusses its urban planning development phases, informed by strategies and schemes adopted

during this development process. This critical review is based on a proposed framework of sustainable

development that focuses on a number of core issues, including environmental, social, economic and urban

planning. This proposed model is evaluated based on the opinion of 35 experts, who are familiar with the

local context of Saudi Arabian cities, through the use of the Delphi Technique.

S0010 Study of a Micro Thermal Environment of a Personal Air-Conditioning


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Nguyen Anh Tuan, K. David Huang

Abstract—In a highly developed living, people are always looking for a comfortable indoor environment

with minimum energy use. Regional air conditioning mechanism (RACM) can create a personal thermal

comfort control in a workroom which can contribute to save air-conditioning energy. In this study, we

analyze the airflow circulation cell of the RACM with varied inlet port opening and inlet port position

dimensions using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique. We created a RACM, two

workstations, lightings, and a cabinet in a 3-dimensional room. The fluid was assumed to be Newtonian,

unsteady, and incompressible. A Bossinesq approximation was determined in order to consider the

buoyancy effect. We examined the effects of the inlet port opening and inlet port position on airflow

circulation establishing process. Air temperatures along the various midline of the occupied zone were

predicted and compared for a range of inlet port opening and inlet port position by using non-dimensional

form. We also showed the occupied zone temperature at various planes in the workroom. Results will

indicate the suitable inlet port opening and inlet port position for maintaining individual satisfied

occupants’ requirements and improving energy saving potential

S0013

Extraction of Helium-3 by Cyclotron Process

R. Muthukumarasamy, S. Gopinath, R. Gokulakrishnan, V. Masilamani

Abstract—Human race has triggered the economy to harvest a renewable energy source which would

satisfy its needs in all aspects with concern to all environmental problems. Helium -3 is found in

abundance on moon but scarcely on earth. The process follows the extraction of liquefied He-3 from sea

water. Deuterium and oxygen are rifted from sea water by the process of electrolysis. By bombarding

deuterium isotope, He-4 can be obtained. Injecting He-4 into a cyclotron, a neutron is eliminated which

results in the formation of gaseous He-3 and its liquefied form is bought in by the simple process of

condensation. The steam which is released in the process of electrolysis can be utilised for a steam

working process. Ejaculation of a neutron from He-4 by the means of cyclotron results in a energy output

of 3.268 MeV, which can be directed as a power source for further economical uses. Since Helium is a

main ingredient in the reaction happening in sun, usage of its isotope (He-3) provides more thrust than the

present fuel forms.He-3 can be defined as a pollution free fuel as it is carbon free and gives out hydrogen

when burnt. This implies that the above process not only results in the outcome of liquefied He-3 but also

paves way for an economical extraction process which is 100% pollution free.

S0014

Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the CO2 Minimum Miscibility Pressure for the

Omani Oils for CO2 Injection EOR Method

Khalid Al-Hinai, Ali Al-Bemani and Gholamreza Vakili-Nezhaad

Abstract—In Oman there are still large remaining oil reserves that require implementation of Enhanced Oil

Recovery processes such as CO2 injection, for light oil. CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure (MMP) is

the key parameter for the design and operations of successful CO2 flood. This study is based on developing

a method of calculating the MMP for Omani oil reservoirs. Part-1 of the study is the experimental work

based on the Rising Bubble Apparatus (RBA) measurement of MMP and part-2 is the examination of the

existing models for MMP predictions and the adjustment of parameters for obtaining the most accurate

predictions by the equation of state fluid PVT modeling simulator PVTPro5.2.1 software. The RBA

system set-up was successfully developed for the first time at Sultan Qaboos University. CO2 MMP

measurements were carried out for three different oil samples using the RBA. For the RBA experiments,

the PVTPro5.2.1 simulator was used to adjust the best setting parameters for CO2 MMP predictions. Very


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good agreement between the experimental MMP and the software predictions were achieved within the

range of 2.27% error maximum. Moreover, some existing well-known models have been examined for

CO2–Oil MMP predictions with the observed errors of up to 43.55%.

S1001

Oil Spill Optimized Contingency and Recovery Techniques using ADIOS2

Hamad Al-Mebayedh

Abstract—The methodology adopted was performed by carrying out a review of existing literature,

contacting companies previously involved in recovering oil from water worldwide, holding discussions

with operators, this is then applied to ADIOS2 the Automated Data Inquiry for Oil Weathering Model to

develop the ideal s Contingency and Recovery Techniques. It is not possible to derive simple generic

relationships between petroleum mass loadings and ambient concentrations that can be applied universally.

The “fate” (where it goes) and “persistence” (how long it remains in the system) of petroleum in water are

controlled by processes that vary considerably in space and time. In a completion of this study we

extrapolate that, Most of the existing mechanical recovery equipment was designed to collect oil using its

property to adhere to the surface material of the recovery unit. This equipment can efficiently collect oil

with certain physicochemical properties at standard conditions and cannot be used with equal competence

both in warm and cold waters and on variable oil types and properties. The recovery efficiency

significantly changes with time due to the oil slick property changes and emulsion formation. Therefore,

multiphase interactions between oil, water, material of recovery unit need to be studied thoroughly due to

their strong influence on the oil recovery process.

S1003

Vortex with the Formation of Electricity Generation and System Modelling

Sezgin Ersoy

Abstract—Water resources are one of the natural sources for producing electricity on earth. Hydroelectric

power plants are constructed for producing electricity through these resources. These power plants convert

potential energy of the water to kinetic energy by means of using their turbines in order to produce

electricity.

Water flowing through the wings of these turbines causes it to rotate hence generates electricity. Our goal

is to use the same amount of water to generate a vortex, in other words allow flow of water so that constant

force is applied at each wing and thus increase the rotation force.

Our system is a prototype of a hydroelectric power plant but the rotation of the turbine is designed in a

way to allow vortex generation.

S1005

Analysis of Energy Consumption Indicators for Non-OECD Countries

Ahmed Adamu

Abstract—This paper studies three major indicators of energy consumptions for non-OECD countries, with

a view to identifying the major cause of the increasing energy consumption among the non-OECD

countries. Multiple regressions using VAR model was used in estimating these relationships. The

indicators used are total electricity, GDP and population. It was observed that high level of economic

output designates low energy consumption in non-OECD countries due to economic of scale,this is

confirmed with high level of significance. However, increase in electricity consumption was observed to

cause increase in the total energy consumption in these countries. Population was also found to have

negative relationship with total energy consumption in these countries, because there are relatively low

energy consumption compare to the population of these countries, where low energy consumption is

associated with high population. Therefore, these countries shall all enact energy policies that encourage


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efficiency on how people use the energy, ranging from electricity consumption, use of appliances as well

as the mode and type of transportation and fuel respectively. There should also be improvement in energy

per-capita accessibility among the non-OECD nations. Similarly the level of economic output shall be

increased to achieve low energy intensity.

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

Afternoon, October 13, 2013 (Sunday)

SESSION – 2 (ICMBS&JCBBB)

Venue: Royal Room 2

Session Chair: Ioana Demetrescu

Time: 13:30 – 15:30

M020

Effect of subacute dose of MitragynaspeciosaKorth crude extract in female Sprague Dawley

rats

Rani Sakaran, Faizah Othman, Ibrahim Jantan, Zar Chi Thent and Srijit Das

Abstract—MitragynaspeciosaKorth (MS) leaves are widely used as a traditional remedy. The main aim of

the present study was to observe the subacute toxicity of MS crude extract on the liver, kidney and uterus

in female Sprague Dawleyrats.Thirty two rats (150-200g) were randomly divided into four groups: control

acute (CA); control subacute (CS); experimental acute (EA) and experimental subacute (ES). CA and CS

groups were only given 15% Tween-80. Group EA rats were administered single oral dose of 1000mg/kg

MS extract for 14 days. Group ES rats were administered repeated dose of 500mg/kg MS methanol for 28

days. Liver of ES group showed severe sinusoidal congestion with enlarged hepatocytes and numerous

vacuolation compared to EA group.The lining of epithelial cells of uterine tissue in ES group showed

more vacuolated cells with increasing in height. No changes were observed in kidney with both doses.

M021

Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) Decreases the Level of Malondialdehyde (MDA) in the Cardiac

Tissue of Experimental Sprague-Dawley Rats Fed with Heated Palm Oil

Kogilavani Subermaniam, Qodriyah Hj Md Saad, Srijit Das and Faizah Othman

Abstract—Heating of edible oils maybe harmful for human consumption. However, with the advent of

newer oils like virgin coconut oil, it is interesting to observe the effects of the oil on inflammatory markers

associated with cardiovascular diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the influence of virgin

coconut oil on the malondialdehyde level in the heart tissue of rats fed with heated palm oil. Thirty two

male Sprague-Dawley rats (200-280 g) were equally assigned into four groups and fed as follows:

Control-group with normal rat chow; VCO-group with rat chow and supplemented with 1.43ml/kg body

weight of VCO; Five times heated palm oil (5HPO)-group with rat chow fortified with 15% weight/weight

(w/w) of 5HPO; and 5HPO + VCO-group with rat chow fortified with 15% w/w of 5HPO plus 1.43ml/kg

body weight of VCO simultaneoulsy. The treatment duration continued for four months. Thereafter,

the thirty two rats were sacrificed and heart tissues were harvested for biochemical analyses. There was

a significant (p < 0.05) decrease in peroxide value in the VCO. The MDA level in the VCO and


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5HPO+VCO groups was reduced significantly (p < 0.05) compared to the 5HPO group. In conclusion,

VCO supplementation reduced the oxidative stress as depicted with decrease in peroxide value and MDA

level.

M022

Proliferative Capacity of in Vitro Corneal Epithelium: Role of Acacia Honey in the Initial

Step of Wound Healing

Choy Ker-Woon, Norzana Abd Ghafar, Chua Kien Hui, Yasmin Anum Mohd Yusof and

Ng Sook Luan

Abstract—Proliferation of corneal epithelial cells (CEC) isvital in the initial stage of wound healing. This

study aimed to investigate the proliferative capacity of Acacia Honey (AH) on rabbit CEC via assessment

on morphology, proliferation, cell cycle, gene and protein expressions.The optimal dose of AH in basal

medium (BM) and complete cornea medium (CCM) was identified via MTT assay. CEC cultured in both

media supplemented with 0.025% AH showed optimal proliferative capacity compared to the control. There

were no abnormal changes in morphology and cell cycle analysis. Gene and protein expression of CK3 was

increased in the CEC cultured with 0.025% AH in both media. CEC cultured in media supplemented with

0.025% AH promotes proliferation while retaining its normal morphology, cell cycle, gene and protein

expressions. These promising results serve as an impetus in realizing the proliferative potential of AH in

promoting the initial step of corneal wound healing.

M20002

(poster)

The Effect of Plant Density and Harvesting Time on Growth and Essential Oil of Peppermint

(Mentha piperita L.)

Irandokht Mansoori

Abstract—Peppermint is a therapeutic and aromatic herb. In order to determine the effect of plant density

and harvesting time on growth and oil production of peppermint a field experiment was carried out at Sari

Agricultural Science and Natural Resources University, in Iran, during 2010-2011. A split plot experiment

was performed in a randomized complete block design with four replications. The main plots were four

levels of density (8, 12, 16 and 20 plat m-2) and the sub plots were two levels of harvesting time (25

th may

and10th

September. Fresh biomass yield, plant height, dry biomass yield and fresh leaf weight, increased

significantly with the decreasing plant density. The value of fresh biomass and essential oil yield were

significantly (p< 0.01) increased by increasing plant density from 8 (plant m-2

) to 20 (plant m-2

).

Maximum oil yield and dry matter was obtained in the first harvesting.

M30001

Data Segments with Different Wavelet Bands and Stages of Voting for the Discrimination of

Parkinson Tremor from Essential Tremor Using Accelerometer and EMG Signals

Zaynab Riyadh K. Al-Hakim

Abstract—A new idea for the identification of Parkinson tremor from essential tremor is presented in this

paper. Segments of data of accelerometer and surface EMG signals are used with different wavelet bands

for the idea of discrimination of Parkinson tremor from essential tremor. The data used are from the

University of Kiel, Germany. The data are 41 training subjects: 21 with Essential-tremor (ET) and 19 with

Parkinson-disease (PD). Another 40 subjects of test data have 20 PD and 20 ET subjects, are used to test

the technique. In this study three different data segments, each with its best fit wavelet band for each

signal are selected. Then, a two-stages voting between the results is obtained. The discrimination

efficiency on test data resulted 100% sensitivity, 85% specificity and 92.5% accuracy.

CB024 Royal Commission Environmental Regulations and application for Industrial Cities

EngrAyed Al-Shehai


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Abstract—To present and describe the RC guiding principleon Permit Program as well as procedures to

obtain environmental permits in order to ensure that all the industries are complying with the Royal

Commission Environmental Regulations (RCER).

The RC oversees all application, reviews and approval procedures associated with obtaining the necessary

environmental permits which include Surveillance, Inspection, Continuous Monitoring, Environmental

Impact Assessment (EIA) Environmental Emergency Response Plan (EERP), Best Available Techniques

(BAT) Analysis, Performance and Stack Testing as well as Auditing.

This paper focuses mainly on current Environmental Permit Program practices exercised in the industrial

city of Yanbu

CB026

Extraction and Characterization of Bioactive Compounds from Cultured and Natural Sponge, Haliclona

molitba and Stylotella aurantium Origin of Indonesia

Rory Anthony Hutagalung, Victor, Myra Karjadidjaja, Vivitri Dewi Prasasty, and Noryawati Mulyono

Abstract—Soft-body invertebrates, such as sponges are physically-weak organisms; however they mostly

survive for thousands of years. This is due to the fact that they are capable of defending themselves from

predators by releasing toxic substances as their secondary metabolites against the predators. These

compounds are highly potential for medicine such as anti-microbial, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory

activities. Large quantities of sponges are needed to produce bioactive compounds as their secondary

metabolites could only be gotten in small amount. This could provoke the sea-sponge over exploitation.

Cultured sponges could be one of the alternatives to prevent excessive natural sea-sponge exploitation.

However, it is still unclear whether the cultured sponge has similar bioactivity as compared to the natural

sponge. The purposes of this research were to extract secondary metabolites from natural and cultured

sea-sponges (Haliclona molitba and Stylotella aurantium), and to evaluate their antimicrobial, hemolysis,

and hemagglutination activities. Aquadest and methanol were used as solvents on this research. The

method used to determine the antimicrobial activity was the round disc diffusion. Hemolysis and

hemagglutination assays utilized red blood from Deutsch Democratic Yokohama (DDY) mice.

Hemagglutination and hemolysis results were measured with a microplate reader. The extraction yield of

natural sponge was not significantly different from cultured ones. The aqueous extract resulted higher

yield than methanolic extract. As antimicrobial activity, Bacillus cereus was the most sensitive against the

crude extract from the natural and cultured sponges among all tested bacteria. Although both types of

sponges did not show hemolysis activity, they showed hemagglutination activity.

CB029

Role of HCV Capsid Protein on Cellular Lipid Droplets Content and Localization during HCV Infection

Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Najam us Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Jean Dubuisson, and Yves Rouillé

Abstract—Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects approximately 3% of the world’s population, with more than

10 million chronically infected persons in Pakistan; establishing chronic infection in the majority of cases.

HCV life cycle and lipid metabolism are tightly linked, resulting in steatosis for many patients. As lipid

droplets (LDs) have emerged as crucial cellular organelles, which are necessary for persistent viral

propagation and virion production, the study was designed to evaluate the role of HCV core protein in

lipid droplets morphology and lipid metabolism disruption. Huh-7 cells were transfected with core

expression vectors and the effect of core on cellular LDs was monitored by confocal microscopy. Core

protein was localized on LDs surface and interfered with lipid droplets morphology. Core protein after

localization on LDs surface increased intracellular lipid content. Lipid contents in cells expressing wild

type core was higher as compared with cells transfected with a mutated core (double mutant P138A,


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P143A), which is deficient for LDs localization. Attachment of core to LDs induced a redistribution of

LDs. The redistribution induced by core protein aggregated LDs around the nucleus in HCV-transfected

cells, in a manner very similar as during HCV infection. The study confirms the role of HCV core protein

in the disruption of lipid metabolism and in the redistribution of LDs during viral infection, which might

be a pathway for HCV persistence and pathogenesis.

CB030

Identification of Genes Related to Arsenic Detoxification in Rice Roots Using Microarray Analysis

Quynh-Thi Thuy Nguyen, Tsai-Lien Huang, and Hao-Jen Huang

Abstract—Arsenic (As) contamination in natural environment is a problem in many countries. Plants

exposed to As show cytotoxic effects as inhibit cellular function, disrupt metabolism and reduce the yield.

However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of rice early expose to arsenate (AsV) at low

concentration (10μM). Therefore, to better understand the molecular basis of rice cells, we performed a

large-scale during analysis of the rice transcriptome within 24 hours challenged with AsV, one kind of

common As inorganic species. In our microarray data, 614 transcripts were identified in response to AsV

treatment. These transcripts related in plant defense mechanisms and the regulation of genes encoding to

glutathione-S-transferase, oxidative stress, heat shock protein and enzymes in the ubiquitination pathway

of protein degradation. Several important genes related to sulfate assimilation and GSH metabolism were

induced for detoxification of As. Activities of peroxidase (POD) in rice roots increased after 12h and 24h

treated to AsV, while the glutathione content at 12 h displayed decreasing trend but increasing trend after

24 h. Taken together, these data provide an overview of novel insights of AsV detoxification in rice and

elicited for further investigation mechanism of arsenic detoxification in plants.

CB031

Binding Site Extraction by Detecting Optimal Graphs from Protein Molecular Surfaces

Takuma Mitsui and Takenao Ohkawa

Abstract—Proteins fulfill their functions by binding with molecular compounds called ligands. This

research automatically extracts a binding site from the surface of a protein. A binding site candidate can be

extracted as the local portion that satisfies the following two requirements. One is the structural similarity

among proteins that bind the same kind of ligands. The other is the structural dissimilarity between a

binding site in a protein and any local surfaces in the proteins that bind to any other ligands. By

representing a protein molecular surface as a graph, the binding site extraction problem can be regarded as

an optimal subgraph detection problem in which the best subgraph is extracted that satisfies the above

requirements. However, if two ligands are different but have a partly similar structure, the binding sites of

the proteins that bind these ligands often resemble each other. In such situations, an optimal graph may not

present the binding site. Therefore, we introduce the concept of group integration, in which more than one

group with similar ligands partners is regarded as a positive group. As a result of group integration, the

number of proteins in a positive group and in a negative group is changed. Therefore, based on the

distance from the virtual worst subgraph, an evaluation function is introduced to compare subgraphs with

and without group integration. We clarified the effectiveness of binding site extraction with group

integration through an experiment with 37 proteins.

CB032

Predicting Toxicity of Food-Related Compounds Using Fuzzy Decision Trees

Daishi Yajima, Takenao Ohkawa, Kouhei Muroi, and Hiromasa Imaishi

Abstract—Clarifying the interaction between cytochrome P450 (P450) and food-related compounds that

affect the metabolic activity of P450 allows to effectively predict the toxicity of food-related compounds.

Currently, we are developing a fluorescence P450 sensor to evaluate the metabolic reactions of


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food-related compounds. The amount of fluorescent metabolic products for various P450 species can be

easily measured using sensors.

In this paper, a method of constructing models to predict toxicity of food-related compounds from the

amount of fluorescent metabolic product using a machine learning technique is proposed. Since the

precision of the measurement of the amount of fluorescent metabolic products is not high enough to

quantitatively predict the toxicity value, multiple regression analysis is not always appropriate. We

consider the toxicity prediction problem to be a toxicity classification problem. In this framework,

however, it is difficult to determine the precise boundary values for separating one toxicity class from

another. In our proposed method, fuzzy sets are introduced not only to the attributes for dividing

instances but also to the classes that give the prediction results to solve the difficulty of determining the

boundary values. The performance of our proposed method was confirmed by comparing the mean error

and the cosine similarity with those of other methods.

CB033

Enhanced Prediction of Intrinsically Disordered Regions with the Optimized Data

Ersöz Kaya, A. Çakmak Pehlivanli, and T. Ibrikci

Abstract—A protein that lacks a three-dimensional (3-D) structure in its intrinsic state has been called

natively unfolded or intrinsically disordered. The observation that many intrinsically disordered protein

regions play a key role in many essential functions has promoted increased interest in studies on the

structural identification of intrinsically disordered proteins in the field of bioinformatics. Since amino acid

sequence have been widely used for the determination of protein structure, it has been theorized that the

sequence could also determine disorder. To improve the quality of prediction, recent studies have focused

on finding more useful features and developing more robust predictors. Machine learning techniques are

ideally used for extracting the complex relationships and correlations hidden in large data sets. In the

study, several features of the chosen proteins were combined together in different ways to obtain an

optimized dataset and prediction was accomplished by using the most common method, SVM, resulting in

significant increase in success rate with the modeled data. Besides, the feature selection method, ERGS,

was used to explore the optimum features that have the adequate information on finding disorder. In the

research, 37 attributes were found to be the most influential features in predicting disordered regions.

15:30 - 15:50 Coffee Break

Afternoon, October 13, 2013 (Sunday)

SESSION – 3 (CCEA)

Venue: Royal Room 1

Session Chair: Valeri Bubnovich

Time: 15:50 – 18:30

C00029

Carotenoids and Phenols of Organically and Conventionally Cultivated Potato Varieties

Irisa Murniece, Zanda Kruma, Ilze Skrabule, Aija Vaivode

Abstract—Many of the compounds present in potato are important because of their beneficial effects on

health, therefore, are highly desirable in the human diet. The orange and yellow colour of the tuber flesh is


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due to carotenoids. The aim of this research was to determine the content of total phenolic content and

carotenoids in relationship with the colour of organically and conventionally cultivated potato varieties

before and after period of storage. In the research 31 potato samples of 12 potato varieties were analyzed

on total carotenoid, total phenolic content and colour. Obtained results show that there was significant

influence on carotenoid content between different cultivation environments (p<0.05) and between varieties

(p<0.05). Total phenolic content significantly varies both per variety (p<0.001) and storage conditions

(p<0.001).

C00034

The Synthesis of Carboxymethyl Chitosan-Pectin Film as Adsorbent For Lead(II) Metal

Budi Hastuti

Abstract—The aim of this study was to develop a procedure for preparing film polyelectrolyte complex

pectine/chitosan with increased sorption capacity for heavy metal ions which could be used as adsorbent to

remove Lead (II) ion in waste water. A film of the polyelectrolyte complex betwen chitosan and pectin

were prepared by mixing the complex of both polysacharides. Firstly chitosan was grafted with acetate to

form a carboxy metyl chitosan (CMC). Than it mixed with pectin to form film CMC/pectin. The result

showed that the optimum mass ratio of CMC:pectin to synthesis CMC-Pectin film was 70%: 30%, optimum

adsorbent mass to adsorb Pb(II) was 10 mg with 69.8% of adsorption and adsorption capacity was 30.1

mg/g. Optimum contact time to adsorb Pb(II) was 75 minutes with 86.8% of adsorption and adsorption

capacity was 40.0 mg/g. Optimum pH to adsorb Pb(II) was at pH 5 with 92.7% of adsorption and adsorption

capacity was 42.7 mg/g.

C00036

Antisolvent Crystallization of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs

Abhijit A. Lonare and Sanjaykumar R. Patel

Abstract—The enhancement in bioavailability of the drugs is one of the most important concerning aspects

of the pharmaceutical industries. Preparation of nanoparticles or microparticles of these drugs is the newest

formulation strategies. The size and morphology of a drug are affecting several essential pharmaceutical

properties. In general, the drug delivery system needs narrow particle size distribution with regular particle

shape, particularly, an engineered drug particles to meet biopharmaceutical and processing needs. An

antisolvent crystallization technique is being used to prepare nanoparticles or microparticles for poorly

water soluble drugs at research scale. This method has an ability to change the solid-state properties of

pharmaceutical substances including the modification of crystal formation and particle size distributions.

Therefore, various operating variables and their effect on the particle size of poorly water soluble drugs in

an anti-solvent crystallization have been reviewed.

C00038

Adsorption of Low-concentration Formaldehyde from Air by Silver and Copper

Nano-particles Attached on Bamboo-based Activated Carbon

W. D. P. Rengga, M. Sudibandriyo, and M. Nasikin

Abstract—Bamboo based activated carbon (AC) was modified by attaching silver (AC-Ag) and copper

(AC-Cu) nano-particles to reduce the low-concentration of formaldehyde in air. Batch isotherm tests were

performed to determine the adsorption capacity of each activated carbon. At equilibrium concentration of 8

ppm, AC-Cu adsorbed 29% higher amount of formaldehyde as compared to the original AC. The highest

loading amount was obtained for AC-Ag, being around 0.425 mg/g AC-Ag. The concentration of

formaldehyde removed by the AC-Ag was 1.6 times higher than the virgin AC at the same equilibrium

concentration.

C00039 Kinetics of Esterification of Palmitic acid with Ethanol- Optimization using Statistical Design


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of Experiments

C Beula and P.S.T. Sai

Abstract—The aim of this study was to apply statistical design of experiments for optimization of

esterification reaction and to obtain the kinetics of the reaction. The present system of study was palmitic

acid with ethanol using homogeneous catalyst sulphuric acid. The reactions were performed in a batch

reactor and the progress of the reaction was monitored using Karl Fischer Titrator. To reduce the number of

experiments and in order to achieve optimum conditions of the reaction, statistical design of experiments

was carried out. Using Box- Behnken response surface analysis with three factors, three central points and

one block, a table was designed with 15 experiments. The variable influencing the rate of reaction are

temperature, mole ratio of reactants and catalyst concentration. The conversion is complete at a

temperature of 73oC, initial molar ratio of reactants of 9.39 and at a catalyst concentration of 6.4 wt%.

Integral method of analysis was used to analyze the batch reactor data and the order of the reaction was

obtained. The reaction rate constants, frequency factor and activation energy of the reaction were

determined.

C00042

Dephosphorization of Vanadate Leaching Solution by No Chlorine Dephosphorizing Agent

Jinglei Zhang, Yanli Ren, Changlin Liu，Jianming Li and Jinyang Zhang

Abstract—CaCl2 was generally used as dephosphorizing agent during the sodiumization-vanadium

extraction process. However, a large number of chloride ions were brought into wastewater from vanadium

precipitation, which increased the corrosion of the evaporation-concentration equipments of wastewater

treatment. Then, the chloride-free dephosphorizing agent (CFDA) was developed, and the dephosphorizing

effect was compared with that of CaCl2. The results showed that, with the chloride-free dephosphorizing

agent, the dephosphorizing ratio≥99 %, clarification time of 120 min, vanadium loss≤3.5 %, and vanadate

leaching solution dephosphorized by the CFDA could meet the demand of high density vanadium

precipitation.

C10003

The Influence of Urea Modified Lignin from Palm Empty Bunch Toward Vegetative Aspect

of Lettuce Leaves

Lucy Arianie

Abstract—Modified of urea fertilizer with lignin’s palm empty bunch was applied to lettuce growth. This

research aims to enhance the utility value of lignin from palm empty bunch, investigate slow release of

urea-lignin fertilizer and vegetative aspect of leaves lettuce after period of week. Application of fertilizer

was done in two difference places, namely green house laboratory and traditionally environment.

Research showed that fertilized using urea fertilizer which modified by 2 % of lignin resulted amount (pc),

length (cm) and wide (cm) of lettuce leave is better than fertilized only by urea in laboratory scale. Amount

(pc), length (cm) and wide (cm) average of fresh lettuce leaves using urea modified by 2 % lignin resulted

8 pieces, 12 cm and 11 cm respectively on 6 weeks after plantation. Furthermore in traditionally

environment, amount (pc), length (cm) and wide average (cm) of fresh lettuce leaves by using urea

modified 3% lignin resulted 14 pieces, 25 cm and 21 cm consecutively on 6 weeks after plantation.

C10005

PLGA Nanoparticles Loaded with the Non-steroid Anti-inflammatory: Factor Influence Study

and Optimization Using Factorial Design

Lynda Lamoudi, Jean Claude Chaumeil and Kamel Daoud

Abstract—The aim of this study is to develop a polymeric drug delivery system for a non-steroid


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anti-inflammatory. To achieve this objective, Piroxicam loaded poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)

nanoparticles were prepared by nanoprecipitation method and characterized. Formulations were prepared

by using experimental design to study the effects of process and formulation variables on response of

nanoparticle drug loading (TE) and yield of nanoparticles (TP); for all formulations the volume diameter is

less than 1 µm. The physical characteristics of PLGA nanoparticles were evaluated using particle size

analyzer and a UV–visible spectrophotometer. The results of optimized formulations showed a large yield

of nanoparticles about 72%, and a drug loading more than 67%.

C20001

Recovery of Platinum and Palladium Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Grape Stalk Waste

Avhafunani Mavhungu

Abstract—Platinum and palladium were adsorbed onto grape stalk and activated grape stalk prepared by

chemical activation process using phosphoric acid. The amount of platinum and palladium uptake

(adsorbent loading) was quantified. Influence of contact time, pH were investigated. The results showed

that the adsorption of metal ions is pH dependent. The presence of base metal ions in the solution did not

affect the process of adsorption of palladium and platinum. Effect of temperature was taken into account

during the determination of isotherms. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were applied and

compared.

C20004

Treatment of Pharmaceutical Sludge by Fenton Oxidation Process

Rajesh Nithyanandam and Raman Saravanane

Abstract—Fenton Oxidation process was used to treat the pharmaceutical sludge having the COD value of

118, 400 mg/L for the safe disposal. By varying the ratio of ferrous to hydrogen peroxide for different

molar ratio (0.1M, 0.2M, 0.3M, 0.35M,0.4 M) of Fenton’s reagent the pharmaceutical sludge was treated

and COD reductions were calculated and optimum ratio was found out. Sludge was also treated by

physical treatment by varying the pH and temperature and COD reductions were calculated and the

optimum point was found out. The untreated and treated sludge was subjected to GC-MS for the

quantitative analysis of non-biodegradable compounds. Scanning Electron Microscope image acquistation

and elemental analysis were also studied for both treated and untreated samples. The purpose of the study

is to find the suitable end-use method for reusing the treated and oxidized products.

C20005

Transient Behavior in Biodegradation of 2, 4 dichlorophenol: Is it a Starvation Effect?

Taghreed T. Al-Khalid and Muftah H. El-Naas

Abstract—Batch experiments were carried out to examine the biomass acclimatization during the aerobic

biodegradation of 2, 4 dichlorophenol (2, 4 DCP) by Pseudomonas putida immobilized in polyvinyl

alcohol (PVA) gel pellets in a bubble column bioreactor. The bacteria was acclimatized to 2, 4 DCP with

concentrations of up to 200 mg/l, with and without the addition of glucose. After the acclimatization,

experiments were carried out with initial 2, 4 DCP concentrations ranging from 25 to 100 mg/l. In the

course of the study, a phenomenon was noticed that can be related to the effect of carbon starvation on the

biodegradation ability of the bacterial cells. This paper presents the results on this phenomenon. Starved

cells showed higher growth and degradation rates.

C30001

Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Fly ash Based Geopolymers

E. Arioz, Ö. Arioz, and Ö. M. Koçkar

Abstract— Geopolymers are new types of materials which can be synthesized by various natural materials

or by-products as source material. Fly ash is a type of by-product can be used in the synthesis. Source


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materials are activated by alkaline solutions and silicate solutions. In this experimental study, fly ash was

used for geopolymerisation. By this way, most generated by-product was converted to valuable product. As

an activator solution, 4M sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate were used. Alkaline solution was selected

in low molarity because of the corrosive effect of hydroxide solution. The geopolymer pastes cured at

120°C for 6h, 15h and 24 hours. X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy

techniques were used to investigate the structure of the samples. As a result of analysis, geopolymeric

structure was obtained by this synthesis conditions. It was found that the higher compressive strength

values can be obtained with higher molarities if desired for applications like building materials. Also some

fillers may be added to increase the compressive strength values. Test results have also revealed that the

compressive strengths increased with increasing curing duration.

C30002

The Effect of Curing Conditions on the Properties of Geopolymer Samples

E. Arioz, Ö. Arioz, and Ö.M. Koçkar

Abstract—Geopolymers or inorganic polymers are getting increasing attention due to being

environmentally friendly and having great potential for applications in various industries. Geopolymers

have three dimensional amorphous structure and can be synthesized from by products such as fly ash, blast

furnace slag or geological materials such as kaolinite.

In this experimental study F class fly ash was used as a raw material and geopolymer samples were

synthesized by means of sodium silicate and 8 M sodium hydroxide solutions. These samples were cured

at 80°C for three different durations (6h, 15h and 24h). Compressive strength tests were carried out at 7

and 28 days. The maximum compressive strength was found to be 40.35 MPa. The compressive strength

values indicated that the curing conditions influenced the physical properties of geopolymer samples. As

the curing duration increased, the compressive strengths increased.

XRD and FTIR techniques were used to characterize the fly-ash based geopolymers. In FTIR spectra it

has seen that geopolymerisation has been achieved successfully. The major fingerprint for the geopolymer

has obtained. It was also observed that there was no significant effect of curing conditions on the

microstructure of the samples. FTIR and XRD spectrums were nearly the same with increasing duration.

C30003

Kinetic Study of Bechamp Process for p-Nitrotoluene Reduction to p-Toluidine

Vivek Popat and Nitin Padhiyar

Abstract—Bechamp process is a well-known process for the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds using

zero valent iron powder and acid. Reduction of p-nitro toluene (PNT) to p-toluidine (PT) is a process of

three steps in series, namely adsorption of PNT on the iron surface, surface reaction of PNT to PT and

desorption of the product from the iron surface. Reduction of PNT to PT by Bechamp process has carried

out in a 500 ml batch reactor in this work. Gas Chromatograph (GC) is used for the sample analysis. A GC

method has been developed with toluene as the solvent for determining the compositions of various

reaction components. In this work, we have carried out experiments to find out the limiting step for PNT

reduction. We have considered selectivity of PT as performance criteria in this study at various operating

conditions. We also present the effect of rpm on rate constant and present the mathematical model for the

same.

C30005

Use of Alginate-Moringa Oleifera beads on Cu (II) and Cd (II) Adsorption from Aquatic

Systems

Monalisa Franco, Jesus Beltran-Heredia, Jose Euclides Stipp Paterniani

Abstract—In this paper, we present the results of Cu(II) and Cd (II) removal by alginate immobilized


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Moringa oleifera beads. The beads were separated in two fractions, dried and soaked ones. Equilibrium

and kinetic experiments were conducted to determine maximum adsorption capacity under various

experimental conditions. A sorption capacity of 67.0 mg.g-1

was obtained using 10 units of dried beads on

20 mg.L-1

Cu (II) and of 60.0 mg.g-1

was obtained using 15 units of dried beads on 23 mg.L-1

Cd (II). In

conclusion, alginated – Moringa oleifera beads show to be an efficient adsorbent on aquatic system, with

more than 90% of efficiency of removal. And biosorbent regeneration demonstrated to be efficient and

maintained its adsorption capacity for seven cycles.

C30010

Expanded Beds: A Process Solution for Adsorptive Separations in Waste-water Treatment

Yogeshwar N. Thakare and Arun Kumar Jana

Abstract—Most of the commercial adsorptive separation is carried out in fixed bed mode. A clear and

steady feed is required for efficient operation of fixed beds. If the feed carries insoluble matter, it gets

trapped in the voids and enhances the pressure drop across the bed. So, a solid-liquid stable fluidized bed

termed as expanded bed is getting wide applications in the realm of adsorptive separations. Expanded bed

operation is based on controlled stable fluidization, which combines the hydrodynamic properties of

fluidized bed along with the plug flow behavior of the packed bed. A comparative performance of packed

and expanded beds is studied here for adsorptive separation of copper from waste-water. Impact of

operating velocity on column performance is studied in the present work. The results show the proper

choice of adsorbent and operating conditions can allow for carrying out adsorptive separations in the

expanded bed mode for wastewater treatment with minimum impact on bed efficiency.

C30019

Technical and Economic Assessment of Seawater Air Conditioning in Hotels

Dinesh Surroop

Abstract—Cold seawater air-conditioning is a process in which seawater from the deep ocean is pumped to

a heat exchanger to process the cooling load of large buildings. The use of cold seawater air conditioning is

most competitive in tropical islands, where air conditioning demands are high and the physical distance to

cold seawater is at a minimum. This study was therefore initiated to assess the technical and economical

aspect of using deep seawater to meet the air conditioning load for hotels located near the sea, having a

cooling load of around 1000 tons A/C which is equivalent to 3.5 GW.

Three cooling system options were chosen for study namely the Vapor compression chiller system (Option

1), Direct Seawater Air Conditioning (Option 2) and Seawater Air Conditioning using Chiller (Option 3).

The conventional vapor compression system was used as a baseline to compare the other options that use

cold seawater. The direct cold seawater air conditioning system consisted of a large seawater pipeline and

pump to deliver cold seawater to a large heat exchanger that transfers heat directly with the building’s

chilled water system. The third option was similar to the second one; however, it consisted of a reversible

chiller to further cool the fresh water.

The technical assessment of the three options consisted of the power consumption of each system to meet

the hotel cooling load. Power consumption was found to be 3500 kW, 470 kW and 1870 kW for the three

options respectively. The carbon dioxide gas emissions that would be avoided were found to be 13 ton and

7 ton per day by implementing option 2 and 3 respectively compared to option 1. The economic

assessment showed that option 2 had a payback period of 6.5 years while the investments costs on option 3

would be recovered in 4 years.

C30011

Heat Capacities of Aqueous Ternary Mixtures of 2-Amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol +

Piperazine or Lithium Bromide

Rhedita Wanda Olivia, Rhoda B. Leron, and Meng-Hui Li


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Abstract—In this work, we reported the molar heat capacities, CP, of aqueous solutions of the sterically

hindered amines 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (AMPD), and its aqueous ternaries containing

piperazine (PZ) or lithium bromide (LiBr). Measurements were performed in the temperature range 303.15

K to 353.15 K and atmospheric pressure by heat flow differential scanning calorimetry. The excess molar

heat capacities, CPE, of the binary solutions were determined, and the data were represented as function of

temperature and composition using a RedlichKister-type equation. The CP of the ternary mixtures was

correlated with temperature and amine concentration using the Sohnel and Novotny equation. Results

showed that the calculated data agree very well with experimental CP values at average absolute deviation

values of less than 0.2%.

October 13, 2013 18:45 Royal Room 1 Closing Ceremony

October 13, 2013 19:00 Dinner


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2014 4th International Conference on Environment Science and Engineering (ICESE 2014) is the premier forum for

the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied

Environment Science and Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and

scientists in the domain of interest from around the world.

All papers of ICESE 2014 will be published in the Volume of Journal (IPCBEE, ISSN: 2010-4618), and all papers will

be included in the Engineering & Technology Digital Library, and indexed by Ei Geobase(Elsevier), CABI, Ulrich's

Periodicals Directory, EBSCO, CNKI, WorldCat, Google Scholar, Cross ref and sent to be reviewed by Compendex

and ISI Proceedings.

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Submission Methods




http://www.ipcbee.com/

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icese2014



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Call for Papers

2014 4th International Conference on Life Science and Technology (ICLST 2014) is the premier forum for the

presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Life

Science and Technology. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the

domain of interest from around the world.

All papers of ICLST 2014 will be published in the Journal of Life Sciences and Technologies (JOLST, ISSN:

2301-3672) as one volume, and will be included in the Engineering & Technology Digital Library, and indexed by

EBSCO, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Google Scholar and Electronic Journals Digital Library, and sent to be

reviewed by Ei Compendex and ISI Proceedings.

Important Date







Submission Methods




http://www.jolst.net/

http://www.jolst.net/

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iclst2014



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