Table of Contents PART 1

REACTION ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF A VARIABLE ENERGY MODEL FOR BIOMASS DEVOLATILIZATION

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E. Biagini, L. Guerrini and C. Nicolella TAP (TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTS) STUDIES OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF BIOGAS TO SYNGAS OVER NI/SIO2 CATALYSTS

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M. Olea, S. Hodgson, T. Sasaki, N. Aoki and K. Mae SET UP OF A PILOT SCALE CATALYTIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR FOR BIOMASS GASIFICATION

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G. Ruoppolo, A. Cante, R. Chirone, F. Miccio and V. Stanzione PLATINUM CATALYSTS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE CATALYTIC STEAM REFORMING OF ETHANOL

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P. Ciambelli, V. Palma, A. Ruggiero and G. Iaquaniello METHANE STEAM REFORMING IN A STAGED MEMBRANE REACTOR: INFLUENCE OF THE NUMBER OF STAGES AND AMOUNT OF CATALYST

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A. Caravella, F.P. Di Maio and A. Di Renzo NANOSIZED BIMETALLIC NI-SN, NI-AU AND NI-ZR CATALYSTS PREPARED BY SOMC/M ROUTE. CHARACTERIZATION AND CATALYTIC PROPERTIES IN STYRENE SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION

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L. Deghedi, J.A. Basset, J.P. Candy, J.A. Dalmon, Z.C. Dubreuil and L. Fischer CONTROLLED COPOLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE-DIVINYLBENZENE IN THE PRESENCE OF TEMPO

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T. Nogueira, L. Lona, N. Mcmanus, E. Vivaldo-Lima and A. Penlidis KINETIC STUDY OF FREE RADICAL COPOLYMERIZATION OF DODECYL METHACRYLATE AND STYRENE USING DIPEROXIDE INITIATOR

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I. Soljic, T. Penovic, A. Jukic and Z. Janovic KINETIC OF THE SULFONATION OF MACROPOROUS POLY(STYRENE-CO-DIVINYLBENZENE) MICROPARTICLES

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C. Toro, R. Rodrigo and J. Cuellar GAIN INSIGHT INTO SODIUM BENZOATE SYNTHESIS USING FTIR BASED IN-LINE REACTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM

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D. Pecar, M. Tramsek and A. Gorsek HYDROGEN PRODUCTION BY STEAM REFORMING OF ETHANOL OVER NI/SIO2 CATALYSTS

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J. Vicente, A. Remiro, A. Atutxa, E. Epelde, A.G. Gayubo and J. Erena DEACTIVATION OF V2O5/SULFATED TiO2 CATALYST USED IN DIESEL ENGINE FOR NOx REDUCTION WITH UREA

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I.Y. Lee, J.B. Lee, K.K. Park and J.H. Hong

Ni CATALYSTS DEACTIVATION IN THE REACTION OF HYDROGEN IODIDE

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P. Favuzza, C. Felici, C. Mazzocchia, A. Spadoni, P. Tarquini and A.C. Tito EFFECT OF THE PRESSURE INCREASING AND DESIGN PARAMETERS ON PD/AG-BASED MEMBRANE REACTOR PERFORMANCE

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G. Chiappetta, G. Barbieri and E. Drioli SIMULATED MOVING BED REACTOR FOR PARAXYLENE PRODUCTION 87 G. Bergeot, D. Leinekugel-Le-Cocq, P. Leflaive, C. Laroche, L. Muhr and M. Bailly

MODELLING OF MOLECULAR GROWTH AND PARTICLE INCEPTION IN FLAMES

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M. Sirignano, J. Kent and A. D'Anna CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBON PARTICULATE MATTER RELEVANT IN COMBUSTION

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A. Ciajolo, M. Alfe, B. Apicella, R. Barbella and A. Tregrossi MODELLING OF DYNAMIC PROCESSES DURING THE REGENERATION OF NOx STORAGE CATALYST

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P. Koci, J. Stepanek, F. Plat, M. Marek and M. Kubicek A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF MASS AND CHARGE TRANSPORT AND REACTION IN AN INNOVATIVE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL

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T. Ou, N. Vatistas, A. Barbucci, M. Viviani and C. Nicolella EXTENDING MODEL PREDICTION ABILITY FOR THE FORMATION OF NITROPHENOLS IN BENZENE NITRATION

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P. Portugal, M. Reis and C. Baptista SYNTHESIS AND MODELLING OF BULK AND SOLUTION TERPOLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE, α-METHYLSTYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID, IN A TUBULAR REACTOR

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F. Pla, A. Sollier, C. Fonteix and T. Monge THE SUBSTITUTION OF NON BIODEGRADABLE SURFACTANTS USED IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATIONS - A STUDY OF THE POLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE OF PRODUCTS OBTAINED FOR PAINT FORMULATIONS

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C. Buono and E. Bittencourt MASS TRANSFER EFFECTS AND KINETICS OF GADEN TYPE I FERMENTATIONS USING IMMOBILIZED WHOLE-CELLS IN A CSTB

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B. Prasad and I.M. Mishra MULTIPHASE CATALYSIS IN JETLOOP-REACTORS 141 A. Behr and M. Becker DEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE BY CATALYTIC WET AIR OXIDATION WITH FE AND CU CATALYST SUPPORTED ON MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

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A. Rodriguez, G. Ovejero, M. Mestanza, V. Callejo and J. Garcia

INVESTIGATION OF BENZENE AND CYCLOPARAFFIN CONTAINING HEXANE FRACTIONS SKELETAL ISOMERIZATION ON PT/SULPHATED METAL-OXID CATALYST

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Z. Szoboszlai and J. Hancsok EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF COUPLING OF ENDO AND EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS IN A CATALYTIC MICROSTRUCTURED REACTOR

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P. Ciambelli, L. Malangone, M.A. Manna and S. Vaccaro EFFECT OF Y2O3 BINDER ON THE METHANOL STEAM REFORMING ACTIVITY OF Cu/ZnO CATALYST

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S. Lin, C.H. Yang, C.C. Shen and C.T. Yeh CYCLIC TRIFUNCTIONAL PEROXIDE ON LIVING FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION

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E. Galhardo and L. Lona SYNTHESIS OF TRIGLYCERIDES FROM CINNAMIC ACID AND GLYCEROL USING SUPPORTED SULPHONIC ACIDS

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M. Ladero, L. Molinero, F. Sanchez and F. Garcia-Ochoa CHARACTERIZATION OF SOLID FUELS IN OXY-FUEL CONDITIONS 181 M. Simone, M. Marcucci, E. Biagini, C. Galletti and L. Tognotti CHARGE TRANSPORT AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION IN POROUS COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS

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A. Bertei, N. Vatistas, A. Barbucci, M. Viviani and C. Nicolella SYNTHESIS OF BRANCHED C8 HYDROCARBONS BY THE TRANSFORMATION OF ISOBUTANOL-ISOBUTANE MIXTURE OVER ACID CATALYSTS

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A. Kril and V.V. Brei ACID LEACHING TECHNOLOGY FOR OBTAINING A HIGH-PURITY OF SILICA FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC AREA

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A. Kheloufi

ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, ENERGY, QUALITY BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATED WATERS

203

C. Cruz Viggi, F. Pagnanelli, A. Cibati, C. Berteletti and L. Toro CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS - A COMPARISON STUDY USING DIFFERENT ANALYZING METHODS

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A. Heponiemi, L. Rahikka, U. Lassi and T. Kuokkanen REMOVAL AND FATE OF TOTAL AND FREE CYANIDE TREATING REAL LOW LOADED PETROCHEMICAL WASTEWATER IN A PILOT MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR)

215

F. Fatone, S. Di Fabio, F. Aulenta, M. Majone, A. Tapparo, F. Cecchi, G. Vecchiato and M. Busetto

DISPOSAL OF OLIVE MILL WASTE WATERS THROUGH CONCENTRATION AND COMBUSTION: COMPARISON BETWEEN DIFFERENT PROCESS OPTIONS

221

M. Miccio and M. Poletto PHOTOCATALYTIC PROCESS FOR ENERGY RECOVERY IN WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION

227

M. Canterino, I. Di Somma, R. Marotta, A. Bizzarro, R. Andreozzi and V. Caprio SOLID-LIQUID TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTORS AS A TOOL FOR XENOBIOTIC BIODEGRADATION: CASE STUDY OF 4-NITROPHENOL

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M.C. Tomei, M.C. Annesini, V. Piemonte, S. Rita and A.J. Daugulis BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL AT HIGH PERFORMANCES IN PLATFORM FOR THE TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL LIQUID WASTES

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A.L. Eusebi, C. Troiani, F. Fatone and P. Battistoni COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSES FOR THE ELIMINATION OF CUTTING FLUIDS WASTES

245

J. Portela, J. Sanchez-Oneto, B. Garcia-Jarana, E. Nebot and E. Martinez De La Ossa ALKALI PRE-EXTRACTED CHESTNUT SHELL AS A NATURAL ADSORBENT: OPTIMIZATION OF PHENOL REMOVAL

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G. Vazquez, J. Gonzalez-Alvarez, M.S. Freire, M. Calvo and G. Antorrena REMOVAL OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS FROM WASTE STREAMS BY DISSOLVED AIR PRECIPITATION/ SOLVENT SUBLATION

257

F. Bayati, J. Shayegan, H. Shokrollahi and J. Basiri Parsa RATIONALE OF HEAVY METALS IMMOBILIZATION BY BALL MILLING IN SYNTHETIC SOILS AND REMEDIATION OF HEAVY METALS CONTAMINATED TAILINGS

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S. Montinaro, A. Concas, M. Pisu and G. Cao BIO-HYTHANE PRODUCTION BY THERMOPHILIC TWO-PHASE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF ORGANIC FRACTION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. PRELIMINARY RESULTS

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C. Cavinato, D. Bolzonella, A.L. Eusebi and P. Pavan MANUFACTURE OF MORTAR FOR PLASTER FROM RECYCLING MATERIAL IN A SPOUTED BED MIXER

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M.J. San Jose, S. Alvarez, A. Morales and L.B. Lopez PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALKALINE SPENT BATTERIES 281 E. Moscardini, G. Furlani, F. Pagnanelli, F. Ferella, I. De Michelis, F. Veglio, F. Beolchini and L. Toro

ENVIROMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF ACCIDENTAL RELEASES IN CHEMICAL PLANTS THROUGH FUZZY LOGIC

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R.M. Darbra and J. Casal EXPERIMENTAL AND ISOTHERM MODEL ANALYSIS ON TCE ADSORPTION FROM MODEL WATER SOLUTIONS

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A. Erto, R. Andreozzi, F. Di Natale, A. Lancia and D. Musmarra

DYNAMIC SIMULATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS 299 D. Manca and S. Brambilla ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION MEASURES

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G. Landucci, S. Zanelli, N. Paltrinieri and V. Cozzani A NOVEL FRAMEWORK FOR THE QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RISK DUE TO MAJOR ACCIDENTS TRIGGERED BY LIGHTNINGS

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E. Renni, G. Antonioni, S. Bonvicini, G. Spadoni and V. Cozzani IMPROVEMENT OF RECOVERY ENERGY IN THE ABSORPTION HEAT TRANSFORMER PROCESS USING WATER - CARROL TM FOR STEAM GENERATION

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S. Sotelo and R.J. Romero STUDY ON THE HEATING PERFORMANCE OF THE SEAWATER DESALINATION BRINE BY SOLAR ENERGY

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N. Tang, C. Li, Z.L. Sha, X. Wang and L.B. Yang PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER AND CHEMICALS IN A CARBON CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT

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G. Collodi, L. Mancuso and F. Fazi ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OIL-BASED BIOFUELS PRODUCTION PROCESSES

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M. Simone, M. Bientinesi and C. Nicolella BULDING OF A SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL VILLAGE IN THE AMAZON - RELATED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

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M.G. Sa Ribeiro, R. Toledo Filho, R.P. De Vasconcelos, R.K. Vieira, A.K. Vieira, E. Bittencourt and R.A. Sa Ribeiro

TUNNEL VENTILATION MODELLING IN SLOPED TUNNELS 349 E. Palazzi, B. Fabiano, R. Pastorino and G. Maschio PM2,5 EMISSION CLASSIFIER 355 P. Vybiral, M. Branis and J. Hemerka PERFORMANCE COMPARISON BETWEEN PEAT AND WOOD CHIPS AS BIOFILTRATING MEDIA IN NH3 ABATEMENT

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S. Sironi, L. Capelli, P. Caruson and A. Cammerieri PROPOSED CRITERIA TO SELECT BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES (BATS) FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE

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G. Guidi, F. Gugliermetti and A.C. Violante DYNAMIC SYSTEMS MODELLING TO IMPROVE RISK ANALYSIS IN THE CONTEXT OF SEVESO INDUSTRIES

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E. Garbolino, J.P. Chery and F. Guarnieri A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SEVEN MATERIALS AS SORBENTS FOR REMOVAL OF METAL IONS FROM REAL STORM WATER RUNOFF

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K. Vijayaraghavan, M. Arun, J. Umid Man and R. Balasubramanian

MESOPHILIC, THERMOPHILIC AND TEMPERATURE PHASED ANAEROBIC DIGESTION OF WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE

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D. Bolzonella, F. Fatone, S. Di Fabio and F. Cecchi ASSESSMENT OF A WASTEWATER AND TREATMENTBY THE LAGOON PROCESS

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H. Ghoualem PRODUCTIVITY EVALUATION OF WATER PURIFICATION PROCESS BY MEANS OF HEAT TRANSFORMER

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M.R. Contreras-Valenzuela, R.J. Romero and A. Rodriguez-Martinez STUDY OF CAO SORBENT FOR CO2 CAPTURE FROM FLUE GASES 403 M. Mofarahi, P. Roohi and F. Farshadpoor REMOVAL OF VOC FROM WASTE GAS BY AN OIL SCRUBBER 409 F. Yamashita, G. Saito and T. Shimada BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE VALORISATION OF SPENT REFINERY CATALYSTS AND RECOVERY OF Ni, V AND MO

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F. Beolchini, V. Fonti, I. De Michelis, F. Ferella, M. Centofanti and F. Veglio MODELING OF THE PROCESS OF ADSORPTION OF NICKE IN BENTONITE CLAY

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M. Vieira, M. Gimenes and M.G.C. Da Silva CHARACTERISATION OF AUTOMOBILE SHREDDER RESIDUE 427 G. Granata, E. Moscardini, G. Furlani, F. Pagnanelli and L. Toro PRODUCTION AND PURIFICATION OF BIODIESEL AND GLYCERINE, SINCE VEGETAL OILS AND KINETIC OF VEGETAL OILS TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION FOR WASTED FRYING OIL

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J.A. Gonzalez, N. De Lima and M.R. Wolf Maciel OPTIMIZATION OF FENTON’S REAGENTS BY MEANS OF SURFACE RESPONSE MODEL

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B. Bianco, P. Macolino and F. Veglio COMPARISON OF CALIBRATION MODELS BASED ON NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY DATA FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PLANT OIL PROPERTIES

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A. Fulop and J. Hancsok A RESEARCH ON A SUPPORTING PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN IN KOREA

451

J. Park, Y. Lee, E. Kim, Y. Yoon, S. Kim and I. Moon QUANTITATIVE INHERENT SAFETY ASSESSMENT BY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIS)

457

A. Tugnoli, G. Landucci and V. Cozzani LIMITING VALUES OF THE THERMAL POWER AND FLAME TEMPERATURE FROM HYDROCARBON POOL FIRES

463

E. Palazzi and B. Fabiano

FLUID MECHANICS AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA EFFECT OF KINDS OF GAS ON GAS HOLDUP IN BUBBLE COLUMNS 471 F. Yamashita and T. Fukaura STUDY OF PRIMARY CIRCULATION LOOP AND FLOW MACRO-INSTABILITY IN A BAFFLED MIXING VESSEL WITH AN AXIAL IMPELLER

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T. Bruha, M. Jahoda, I. Fort and O. Bruha MACRO-INSTABILITIES IN ECCENTRICALLY AGITATED VESSELS 483 C. Galletti, S. Pintus and E. Brunazzi MODELLING A VERTICAL THERMOSYPHON REBOILER OPERATING UNDER VACUUM USING DATA FROM RIGOROUS EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES

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A. Alane, T. Rodgers and P.J. Heggs INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY ON BUBBLE SURFACE 495 S. Karlov, D. Kazenin and A. Vyazmin TWO-WAY COUPLING SIMULATIONS OF A BUBBLE SWARM IN A VERTICAL TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW

501

D. Molin, A. Giusti and A. Soldati ASSESSMENT OF MICRO- AND MESOMIXING IN BUBBLE SWARMS VIA SIMULATIONS

507

S. Radl, D. Suzzi and J. Khinast ADVANCED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF LOCAL BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN 2D GAS FLUIDIZED BEDS

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A. Busciglio, G. Micale, L. Rizzuti, G. Vella and A. Lombardo ON THE ORIENTATION OF PROLATE ELLIPSOIDAL PARTICLES DISPERSED IN TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW

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C. Marchioli, M. Fantoni and A. Soldati INFLUENCE OF MARANGONI CONVECTION ON MASS TRANSFER AT NON-SPHERICAL DROPLETS

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M. Wegener, M. Kraume and A.R. Paschedag EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF DILUTE SOLID-LIQUID SUSPENSION IN AN UNBAFFLED STIRRED VESSELS BY A NOVEL PULSED LASER BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE

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A. Tamburini, L. Gentile, A. Cipollina, G. Micale and A. Brucato QUANTIFICATION OF HEAVY PARTICLE SEGREGATION IN TURBULENT FLOWS: A LAGRANGIAN APPROACH

537

E. Meneguz, M. Reeks and A. Soldati OXYGEN TRANSFER IN A COUNTER-CURRENT FIBROUS BED BIOREACTOR: CASE OF LIQUID RECYCLE

543

M. Martinov, D. Hadjiev and S. Vlaev

DIFFUSE-INTERFACE MODELING OF LIQUID-VAPOR PHASE SEPARATION IN A VAN DER WAALS FLUID

549

A. Lamorgese and R. Mauri MODELING HEAT TRANSFER WITH PHASE CHANGE PHENOMENA IN A NEW FINNED SPIRAL EXCHANGER/EVAPORATOR

555

Z. Meddeb, A. Bessadok-Jemai and A. Ben Brahim DRAG FORCE MODELLING IN CFD SIMULATION TO GAIN INSIGHT OF PACKED COLUMNS

561

K. Subramanian, S. Paschke, J.U. Repke and G. Wozny SINGLE BUBBLE AND DROP MOTION MODELING 567 G. Bozzano and M. Dente EFFECT OF NON-DRAG FORCES ON THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF BUBBLY FLOW IN A BUBBLE COLUMN

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Q. Wu, X. Wang and Z.L. Sha DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF INERTIAL PARTICLE ACCELERATIONS IN NEAR-WALL TURBULENCE: COMPARISON WITH EXPERIMENTS

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V. Lavezzo, A. Soldati, S. Gerashchenko, Z. Warhaft and L. Collins VALIDATION OF EULER-EULER AND EULER-LAGRANGE APPROACHES IN THE SIMULATION OF BUBBLE COLUMNS

585

D. Suzzi, S. Radl and J. Khinast APPLICATION OF THE CFD METHOD FOR MODELLING OF FLOATING PARTICLES SUSPENSION

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J. Karcz, L. Kacperski and M. Bitenc SIMULATION OF GAS HOLDUP IN A BUBBLE COLUMN WITH A DRAFT TUBE

597

F. Yamashita and Y. Miyazaki AREA-TO-VOLUME DATA TRANSLATION IN THE MEASUREMENT OF BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS VIA LASER SHEET AND IMAGE ANALYSIS

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A. Busciglio, F. Grisafi, F. Scargiali and A. Brucato DROP COALESCENCE ANALYSIS IN THE DISPERSION BAND OF A MIXER SETTLER.

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G.D. Riquelme, F. Femenias and O. Bezama A GENERAL CORRELATION FOR THE DISPERSED PHASE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR SINGLE DROP SYSTEMS IN LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION COLUMNS

615

N. Outili, A-H. Meniai, G. Gneist and H.J. Bart ANNULAR LIQUID FILMS ON A VERTICAL WIRE WITH COUNTER CURRENT GAS FLOW - EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS

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J. Gruenig and M. Kraume

DEM-CFD SIMULATIONS OF LAYER INVERSION IN TWO-COMPONENT LIQUID FLUIDIZED BEDS

627

F. Cello, A. Di Renzo and F.P. Di Maio PART 2

PARTICLE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL OF CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

633

S. Rohani EFFECT OF THE SOLUBILITY MODEL ON ANTISOLVENT CRYSTALLIZATION PREDICTED VOLUME MEAN SIZE

639

D. Widenski, A. Abbas and J. Romagnoli STUDY OF FLUIDIZED BED CRYSTALLIZER WITH CFD SIMULATION 645 Z.L. Sha, Q. Zheng and S. Wu EFFECT OF FINES DISSOLUTION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PREFERENTIAL CRYSTALLIZATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PURE ENANTIOMERS

651

M. Eicke, A. Seidel-Morgenstern and M.P. Elsner CRYSTALLIZATION OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE: STATE OF THE ART AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS

657

G. Hofmann, F. Paroli and J. Van Esch A STOCHASTIC APPROACH TO MODEL ANTISOLVENT MEDIATED CRYSTAL GROWTH PROCESSES

663

M. Grosso, O. Galan, R. Baratti and J. Romagnoli RETARDANT EFFECT OF DIFFERENT ADDITIVES ON GYPSUM NUCLEATION

669

M. Prisciandaro, E. Olivieri, A. Lancia and D. Musmarra PRECIPITATION OF GRISEOFULVIN VIA IMPINGING JETS IN STIRRED-TANK REACTORS

675

G. Di Benedetto, A. Patel and P.M. Armenante RELATIONS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE POLYMORPHIC COMPOSITION OF CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATED IN SATURATED SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS

681

C. Berger, A. Dandeu, C. Carteret, B. Humbert, H. Muhr, E. Plasari and J.M. Bossoutrot

MODELLING BREAKAGE AND REAGGLOMERATION DURING FINE DRY GRINDING IN BALL MILLING DEVICES

687

S. Fadda, A. Cincotti and G. Cao DRYING A BEAN-CURD REFUSE IN A MIXED-FLOW DRYER 693 J.H. Choi, J.W. Kim, Y.S. Moon and S.D. Kim

DRYING PROCESS OF A BIOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL SLUDGES: EXPERIMENTAL AND PROCESS ANALYSIS

699

P. Macolino, B. Bianco and F. Veglio THERMAL RUNAWAY MODEL FOR DRY POWDER DETERGENTS 705 F. Zonfrilli, S. Germana and V. Guida FLUMOV DRYER 711 J.M. Aragon, M.D. Liebanes and M.C. Palancar DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY STUDY OF ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE PRODUCED FROM TWO DIFFERENT CEMENT PLANTS

717

N. Bentaieb, S. Belaadi, D. Touil, A. Lachemet and C. Frances DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF A UREA GRANULATION CIRCUIT

723

I. Cotabarren, D. Bertin, J. Pina, V. Bucala and J. Romagnoli EFFECT OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON ULTRAFINE AND FINE PARTICLE EMISSIONS

729

E. Lamminen and H. Isherwood SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS ON A RHEOLOGICAL MODEL FOR THE FLOWABILITY MEASUREMENT OF AERATED FINE POWDERS

735

G. Bruni, I. Tomasetta, D. Barletta, M. Poletto and P. Lettieri CHARACTERIZATION OF SHORT FIBERS 741 A. Bartl and D. Pico TOWARDS A SOLUTION OF POPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS FOR THE GAS ANTISOLVENT CRYSTALLIZATION (GAS) PROCESS

747

Y. Bakhbakhi KINETICS OF THE SEEDED BATCH COOLING CRYSTALLIZATION 753 A. Sander, M. Kalsan and J. Prlic Kardum CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS OF SODIUM SULFATE DECAHYDRATE IN AN MSMPR STIRRED CRYSTALLIZER

759

L.B. Yang, Z.L. Sha, J. Du, J.J. Yuan and A.Q. Zhang THE INFLUENCE OF THE CRYSTALLIZER GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ON THE CRYSTAL GRANULOMETRIC PROPERTIES

765

A. Sander, A. Gelemanovic, M. Hrkovac and N. Simic THE INFLUENCE OF PROCES PARAMETERS ON THE GRANULOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF PENTAERYTHRITOL IN BATCH CRYSTALLIZATION

771

J. Prlic Kardum, M. Kirincic and A. Sander EFFECT OF JOULE HEATING ON ORIENTATION OF SPHEROIDAL PARTICLE IN ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD

777

Y. Dolinsky and T. Elperin

NON-LOCAL MODEL OF AGGREGATION IN UNIFORM POLYDISPERSED SYSTEMS

783

A. Brener, B. Balabekov and A. Kaugaeva COMMINUTION KINETICS OF STEEL SLAG: INFLUENCE OF MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT

789

G. Matijasic and K. Zizek DESIGN OF A FLUIDIZED DRUM GRANULATOR FOR POTASSIUM NITRATE PRODUCTION

795

R. Rojas , V. Bucala and J. Pina FLUID-BED GRANULATION OF DOLOMITE 801 K. Zizek, M. Hraste and Z. Gomzi

FOOD QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION OF THE DESIGN-PARAMETERS REQUESTED IN A DRYING OPERATION OF BEEF AND PORK

807

Y. Konishi and M. Kobayashi EFFECT OF BLANCHING ON DRYING KINETICS OF QUINCE POMACE UNDERGOING CONVENTIONAL HOT AIR AND LOW-PRESSURE SUPERHEATED STEAM DRYING

813

V. Brown, D.B. Genovese and J.E. Lozano RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION CONTROL IN ASEPTING PROCESSING USING A BYPASS HOLDING TUBE

819

F. Sarghini and P. Masi MODELLING DIFFUSION OF WATER SOLUTES IN FOOD POLYSACCHARIDE-HYDROGELS

825

L. Piazza and J. Gigli THERMAL GELATION OF WHEY PROTEIN AT DIFFERENT PH VALUES 831 S. Rimac Brncic, V. Lelas, M. Brncic, T. Bosiljkov, D. Jezek and M. Badanjak MODELLING THE ELECTRODIALYTIC RECOVERY OF SODIUM ITACONATE

837

M. Fidaleo and M. Moresi GLUCOSE SYRUP AND CORN STEEP LIQUOR AS ALTERNATIVE TO MOLASSES SUBSTRATES FOR PRODUCTION OF BAKING-QUALITY YEAST

843

G. Spigno, M.D. Fumi and D.M. De Faveri IMPROVING OLIVE OIL SHELF LIFE WITH LEMON ESSENTIAL OIL 849 G. Arcoleo, M.C. Indovina, G. Varvaro, C.M. Lanza and A. Mazzaglia CHESTNUT BURS AS A SOURCE OF NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS 855 G. Vazquez, J. Gonzalez-Alvarez, M.S. Freire, A. Fernandez-Agullo, J. Santos and G. Antorrena

ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SINGLE CELL PROTEIN FROM WASTE ACTIVATE SLUDGE

861

E.M.N. Chirwa, D. Manyisi and M. Lebitso ULTRAFILTRATION OF FOOD BIOPOLYMERS: A DIMENSIONLESS APPROACH TO THE GENERALISED DARCY MODEL PARAMETERS

867

M. Moresi and I. Sebastiani EVALUATION OF FRYING OIL SUBJECTED TO PROLONGED THERMAL TREATMENT: VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) ANALYSIS BY DHS-HRGC-MS AND 1H-NMR SPECTROSCOPY

873

R. Romano, A. Giordano, A. Paduano, R. Sacchi and S. Spagna Musso STRUCTURE OF A NEW FUNCTIONAL WALNUT OIL-ENRICHED MAYONNAISE

879

S. Cavella, R. Di Monaco, E. Torrieri and P. Masi COMPRESSION TESTING OF ORANGE FRUITS 885 F. Pallottino, C. Costa, P. Menesatti and M. Moresi COMPOSITION OF WHOLE AND REFINED MEALS OF KAMUT UNDER SOUTHERN ITALIAN CONDITIONS

891

A.R. Piergiovanni, R. Simeone and A. Pasqualone β-GLUCOSIDASE IMMOVILIZATION ON ION EXCHANGE RESINS FOR USING AS AROMATIC ENHANCEMENT OF WINES

897

C. Lasanta, I. Caro and L. Perez PHYSIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOYBEAN OIL DEODORIZER DISTILLATE

903

C.I. Benites, V.O.C. Cardenas, S.M.P.M. Reis and A.C. Oliveira REDUCTION OF CHOLESTEROL IN LARD BY SOLVENT EXTRACTION 909 C.B. Goncalves and M.G. Granero UREA REMOVAL IN MODEL WINE SOLUTIONS BY IMMOBILIZED ACID UREASE IN A STIRRED BIOREACTOR

915

L. Andrich, M. Esti and M. Moresi EXTRACTION OF LIPIDS AND ESSENTIAL OILS FROM VEGETABLE MATRIX BY LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE

921

R. Romano, G. Nota, A. Giordano, C. Magaldi and S. Spagna Musso STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PRETREATMENTS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXTRACTION OF β-GLUCAN FROM BARLEY

927

O. Benito Roman, S. Lucas Yague and E. Alonso SORPTION KINETICS OF RIBOFLAVIN FROM LACTOSE SOLUTION IN CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS

933

R. Pragono, L. Vu, J. Hourigan, R. Durham and R. Sleigh

MICROBIOLOGICAL AND SENSORY STABILITY OF PASTEURIZED MILK IN BRAZIL

939

R. Petrus, C. Loiola, C. Silva and C. Oliveira EFFECT OF ADDITION OF DIETARY FIBER IN COATING MIXTURES ON A TEXTURAL PROPERTIES AND OIL UPTAKE IN DEEP FRIED CHICKEN MEAT

945

S. Karlovic, D. Jezek, B. Tripalo, M. Brncic and T. Bosiljkov STORAGE LOGISTICS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE

951

D.D.F. Borghi, R. Guirardello and L. Cardozo Filho

NANOTECHNOLOGY NANOSTRUCTURE FABRICATION BY TEMPLATE DEPOSITION INTO ANODIC ALUMINA MEMBRANES

957

R. Inguanta, G. Ferrara, S. Piazza and C. Sunseri SYNTHESIS OF TITANIA NANOTUBE ARRAYS BY ANODIZATION 963 S. Rohani and A. El-Ruby ON THE PERFORMANCE OF A TAYLOR-COUETTE REACTOR FOR NANO-PARTICLE PRECIPITATION

969

F. Scargiali, A. Busciglio, F. Grisafi and A. Brucato OPTIMAL EFFECT OF TIO2 PARTICLES SIZE ON THE CURRENT – POTENTIAL BEHAVIOUR OF DYE SENSITIZED TIO2 SOLAR CELLS

975

L. Miranda and A. Chianese ELABORATION OF DOPED AND COMPOSITE NANO-TiO2 981 R. Azouani, S. Tieng, A. Michau, K. Hassouni, K. Chhor, J.F. Bocquet, J.L. Vignes and A. Kanaev

LOADED NANOPARTICLES WITH CYANINE-TYPE PHOTOSENSITIZERS: PREPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND ENCAPSULATION

987

K.A. Wilk, K. Zielinska, J. Pietkiewicz and J. Saczko OPTIMAL FEED LOCATION IN A SPINNING DISC REACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF Tio2 NANOPARTICLES

993

M. Stoller, L. Miranda and A. Chianese DEPOSITION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITY OF BIMETALLIC Pt-M (M= Fe, Co, AND Ni) NANOCATALYSTS ON CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODES

999

C.T. Hsieh and C.Y. Lin EFFECT OF SUPERCRITICAL DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS ON THE DIBENZOTHIOPHENE HYDRODESULFURIZATION ACTIVITY OVER CoMo/Al-HMS NANOCATALYST

1005

M. Alibouri, S.M. Ghoreishi and R. Aghabozorg

NANO-ENGINEERED MATERIALS FOR H2 PRODUCTION BY WATER PHOTO-ELECTROLYSIS

1011

C. Ampelli, R. Passalacqua, S. Perathoner and G. Centi SINTHESYS OF ZnO NANOSTRUCTURES IN LOW REACTION TEMPERATURE

1017

M. Gusatti, J. Rosario, G.S. Barroso, C.E.M. Campos, H. Riella and N.C. Kunhen

BIOTECHNOLOGY ULTRASONIC VS. MICROWAVE EXTRACTION INTENSIFICATION OF ACTIVE PRINCIPLES FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS

1023

A. Alupului, I. Calinescu and V. Lavric IMPACT OF ULTRASOUND - ENHANCED HOMOGENIZATION ON PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SOYBEAN MILK

1029

T. Bosiljkov, M. Brncic, B. Tripalo, S. Karlovic, M. Ukrainczyk, D. Jezek and S. Rimac Brncic

PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF INTEGRATED ECTOINE PRODUCTION AND SECRETION UNDER OSMOTIC STRESS IN A CASCADE OF CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED BIOREACTORS

1035

C. Fallet, P. Rohe and E. Franco-Lara SOLID STATE FERMENTATION IN A ROTATING DRUM BIOREACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES

1041

A.B. Diaz, I. De Ory, I. Caro and A. Blandino MASS TRANSPORT IN BIOCATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS 1047 E. Nagy SOLUBILITY OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN TERNARY AND QUATERNARY MIXTURES OF WATER, CO2, MALIC ACID AND GLUCOSE: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS AND PHASE EQUILIBRIUM MODELING

1053

L. Gallo, G. Ferrentino, D. Barletta, F. Donsi, G. Ferrari and M. Poletto EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF IN VITRO MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS PROLIFERATION

1059

L. Mancuso, M.I. Liuzzo, S. Fadda, M. Pisu, A. Concas, A. Cincotti and G. Cao ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES IN HETERO- AND MIXOTROPHIC CULTURING OF MICROALGAE

1065

M. Scarsella, M.P. Parisi, A. D'Urso, P. De Filippis, J. Opoka and M. Bravi CHARACTERIZATION OF DYES BIOSORPTION ON FUNGAL BIOMASS 1071 M.E. Russo, A. Marzocchella, G. Olivieri, V. Prigione, P. Salatino, V. Tigini and G.C. Varese

THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF ENZYME-CATALYZED ISOAMYL ACETATE SYNTHESIS WITH IONIC LIQUID AT THE MICROREACTOR SCALE

1077

P. Znidarsic-Plazl, A. Pohar and I. Plazl

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE INCLUSION OF TRICLOSAN IN HYDROXYPROPYL-BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS

1083

R. Lavecchia and A. Zuorro ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT OF MONASCUS PURPUREUS RED RICE AGAINST SOME BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL STRAINS

1089

M. Ferdes, C. Ungureanu, N. Radu and A.A. Chirvase MOLECULAR ADSORBENT RECIRCULATING SYSTEM (M.A.R.S.): A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL DATA

1095

M.C. Annesini, V. Morabito, G. Novelli, V. Piemonte and L. Turchetti OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES IN THE PRODUCTION OF CELLULASE FROM WASTE MATERIALS

1101

G. Damato, A. D'Urso, R. Bubbico, M. Stoller, J. Opoka and M. Bravi LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK BIOREFINERY PROCESSES. ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

1107

M. Gonzalez, A. Garcia, M.A. de Andres, A. Toledano, R. Llano-Ponte and J. Labidi NOVEL MODELLING APPROACH OF PHOTOBIOREACTORS FOR CO2 SEQUESTRATION BY MICROALGAE AND BIO-OIL PRODUCTION

1113

A. Concas, M. Pisu and G. Cao MULTIPLE SORPTION-DESORPTION CYCLES OF CU(II)/NI(II) IONS IN A FIXED-BED COLUMN BY SARGASSUM SP. BIOMASS

1119

S.J. Kleinubing, E. Guibal and M.G.C. Da Silva A POPULATION BALANCE APPROACH FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF WATER OSMOSIS AND INTRACELLULAR ICE FORMATION DURING CRYOPRESERVATION

1125

S. Fadda, A. Cincotti and G. Cao INFLUENCE OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF STEAM-EXPLODED WHEAT STRAW

1131

F. Ruiz, S. Bolado, G. Gonzalez-Benito and M.T. Garcia-Cubero PLATES BIOREACTOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES BY SOLID STATE FERMENTATION

1137

A.B. Diaz, I. De Ory, I. Caro and A. Blandino PRODUCTION OF HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES FROM GRAPE POMACE AND ORANGE PEELS MIXED SUBSTRATE FERMENTATION BY ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI

1143

A.B. Diaz, I. De Ory, I. Caro and A. Blandino STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP CONCERNING THE PIGMENT PRODUCTION AND GROWTH RATE FOR FIVE MUTANT STRAINS OF MONASCUS PURPUREUS

1149

C. Ungureanu, M. Ferdes, A.A. Chirvase and N. Radu EVALUATION OF AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS FOR Α-GALACTOSIDASE PRODUCTION BY ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE IN SUBMERGED CULTURE

1155

A. Benitez and O. Sanchez

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF SOLVENTS FROM DIFFERENT CARBON SOURCE USING CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII NCIMB 8052

1161

N. Casas, S. Espitaleta and O. Sanchez PHOTOASSISTED BIODEGRADATION OF HALOGENATED BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS IN NUCLEAR FUEL RECOVERY PROCESS WATER-HYBRID REACTION PROCESS

1167

S. Makgato and E.M.N. Chirwa BIOSORPTION OF CADMIUM FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION USING DEAD BIOMASS OF BROWN ALGA SARGASSUM SP.

1173

M. Hajar TRANSPORT OF SPECIES IN A BIO-REACTOR FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING

1179

M. Campolo, F. Beux and A. Soldati INVESTIGATION OF THE TRANSESTERIFICATION EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT IMMOBILIZED LIPASE ENZYMES

1185

S. Kovacs and J. Hancsok PART 3

PROCESS SYSTEM ENGINEERING SOFTWARE SENSOR FOR SULPHUR RECOVERY UNIT CONTROL 1191 N. Bolf, I. Mohler, M. Golob, G. Galinec and M. Ivandic DATA ANALYSIS AND INFERENCE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL DEETHANIZER 1197 F. Corona, M. Mulas, R. Baratti and J. Romagnoli DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE TYPE-2 NEUROFUZZY CONTROLLER 1203 B. Cosenza and M. Galluzzo GENERALIZED CLASS FOR NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL BASED ON BZZMATH LIBRARY

1209

F. Manenti, G. Buzzi-Ferraris, I. Dones and H.A. Preisig DYNAMICS OF STEAM HEATED SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS: NEW INSIGHTS AND TIME DOMAIN SOLUTIONS

1215

F. Evangelista DEVELOPMENT OF GASIFIER MODELS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION OPTIMIZATION

1221

E. Biagini, L. Masoni, G. Pannocchia and L. Tognotti COMPARISON ACROSS DIFFERENT MODELS FOR THE DESCRIPTION OF BATCH BIODEGRADATION PROCESSES

1227

A. Pinna, A. Lallai, G. Mura and M. Grosso A HYBRID MODEL FOR THE HYDROTREATMENT OF GASOIL 1233 S. Tronci, M. Medde and R. Baratti

AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF A MULTIPHASE REACTOR BASED ON ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK

1239

B. Zakrzewska and Z. Jaworski RESULTS OF MODELLING OF COUPLED ENDO AND EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS IN A CATALYTIC MICROSTRUCTURED REACTOR

1245

P. Ciambelli, L. Malangone and S. Vaccaro SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS (SNG) FROM PETCOKE: MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND SIMULATION

1251

M. Sudiro, C. Zanella, L. Bressan, M. Fontana and A. Bertucco A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR WATER REMOVAL IN THE PRESS SECTION OF A PAPER MANUFACTURE INDUSTRY

1257

D. Drummond, M.T.M. Rodrigues, I. Grossmann and R. Guirardello THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A REACTIVE DIVIDING WALL DISTILLATION COLUMN

1263

F.O. Barroso-Munoz, M.D. Lopez-Ramirez, J.G. Diaz-Munoz, S. Hernandez, J.G. Segovia-Hernandez, H. Hernandez-Escoto and C.R.H. Torres

INTEGRATED MULTI-SCALE MODELS FOR SIMULATION AND DESIGN 1269 B. Hari and C. Theodoropoulos EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM FOR DESIGN OF EFFICIENT WATER TREATMENT

1275

Y. Avramenko, V. Chipofya and A. Kraslawski AUTOMATED CAUSE & EFFECT ANALYSIS FOR PROCESS PLANTS 1281 H. An, P. Chung, J. Mcdonald and J. Madden ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER AND EXPONENTIAL TRANSFORMATIONS FOR POSITIVE SIGNOMIAL FUNCTIONS

1287

A. Lundell and T. Westerlund PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION IN THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS 1293 P. Holck, A. Sorsa and K. Leiviska SCHEDULING OF AN INTEGRATED FOREST BIOREFINERY USING MULTI-PARAMETRIC PROGRAMMING

1299

P. Pulkkinen and R. Ritala GENETIC ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMIZING ALGINATED-SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING

1305

R. Rezende, M.C. Rezende, R. Maciel Filho, P.J.S. Bartolo and A. Mendes A MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL APPROACH FOR OPTIMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION

1311

H. Sarimveis, P. Sopasakis, A. Afantitis and G. Melagraki MOLECULAR MODELING COUPLED TO REACTIVE SEPARATION SYSTEMS DESIGN

1317

F.A. Perdomo , A. Gil-Villegas , A. Martinez and P. Cutino

MODELLING LONG-TERM DECISIONS TO LIMIT EFFECTS OF MARKET UNCERTAINTIES

1323

F. Manenti APPLICATION OF A MODEL-BASED FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM TO A HYDROTREATING REACTOR

1329

G. Correia Da Silva, M. De Souza Jr., E. Lima and M. Campos A NEW STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE PARAMETERS ESTIMATION 1335 F. Manenti and G. Buzzi-Ferraris PALM OIL CAROTENOIDS EXTRACTION: PREPARATION PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

1341

E.A. Boss, R. Maciel Filho, M.R. Wolf Maciel, L.F. Rios and H.I.Q. Perez STABILITY ANALYSIS OF TYPE-2 FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS 1347 M. Galluzzo, B. Cosenza and G. Aronadio ANALYSIS OF GENETIC ALGORITHM OPERATORS IN THE PRODUCTIVITY OF A LARGE SCALE PROCESS

1353

I.R.D.S. Victorino, E.R. Morais, G.B. Agremis , J.P. Maia and R. Maciel Filho RETRIEVAL OF RESEARCH DEMANDED KNOWLEDGE BASED ON GRAPHICAL MINING

1359

Y. Avramenko and A. Kraslawski COMPARISON OF THE OPTIMIZATION PERFORMANCE OF PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION AND GENETIC ALGORITHMS APPLIED TO A THREE-PHASE SLURRY CATALYTIC REACTOR

1365

M.C. Rezende, C. Costa, D. Melo, A. Mariano, E. Vasco De Toledo and R. Maciel Filho SIMULTANEOUS SYNTHESIS AND INTEGRATED DESIGN OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES USING IMC PID TUNING METHODS

1371

D. Dominguez, S. Revollar, M. Francisco, R. Lamanna and P. Vega PROCESS DESIGN WITH DYNAMIC SUPERSTRUCTURES 1377 D. Manca and R. Grana DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF A MMA WITH VAC COPOLYMERIZATION REACTOR

1383

N.M.N. Lima, L. Zuniga Linan, R. Maciel Filho, F. Manenti, D. Manca and M. Embirucu

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEURAL NETWORK BASED SOFT-SENSOR TO INFER SULFUR CONTENT IN A BRAZILIAN DIESEL HYDROTREATING UNIT

1389

L. Salvatore, M. De Souza Jr. and M. Campos ADAPTIVE SYSTEM CONTROL WITH PID NEURAL NETWORKS 1395 F. Shahraki, M.A. Fanaei and A.R. Arjomandzadeh LARGE SCALE OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURE BY GENETIC ALGORITHM: APPLICATION TO THREE PHASE SLURRY CATALYTIC REACTOR

1401

I.R.D.S. Victorino, E.R. Morais, G.B. Agremis , J.P. Maia, E. Vasco De Toledo and R. Maciel Filho

PROCESS INDUSTRY REFORMER AND MEMBRANE MODULES PLANT FOR NATURAL GAS CONVERSION TO HYDROGEN: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT AND COST EVALUATION

1407

M. De Falco, G. Iaquaniello and L. Marrelli MODELLING IN METHANOL SYNTHESIS 1413 O. Mayra and K. Leiviska THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORROSION CONTROL DOCUMENT (CCD) IN REFINERY: CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT (CDU) PROCESS

1419

W. Lim, J. Kim, S.R. Park and I. Moon USING OF INDUSTRIAL WASTES AS SECONDARY RESOURCES FOR METALS RECOVERY

1425

A. Ognyanova, F. Ferella, I. De Michelis, G. Taglieri and F. Veglio DEWATERING OF IRON ORE SLURRY BY A CERAMIC VACUUM DISC FILTER 1431 A. Hakkinen and B. Ekberg EFFECT OF H2S ON HYDRODESULPHURIZATION OF DIBENZOTHIOPHENE, 4-METHYLDIBENZOTHIOPHENE AND 4,6-DIMETHYLDIBENZOTHIOPHENE ON COMO/AL2O3 CATALYST

1437

P. Aleksandrov, G. Bukhtiyarova, V. Kashkin and A. Noskov TESTING THE IMPACT OF HYDRODESULPHURISATION PROCESS PARAMETERS ON DIESEL FUEL PROPERTIES

1443

M. Fabulic Ruszkowski, M. Radosevic, N. Bolf, T. Tomic and S. Telen GAS HYDRATE PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF CO2 FROM FUEL GAS 1449 S.P. Kang, Y. Seo, W. Jang and Y. Seo THE INFLUENCE OF THE CUT TEMPERATURE ON ASPHALTENICS FRACTIONS

1455

E.C.A.N. Chrisman and V.S. Lima USING A WAVELET NEURAL NETWORK DURING THE COMPUTATIONAL STARTUP PROCEDURE OF A DISTILLATION COLUMN

1461

A.P. Meneguelo, N. Roqueiro, R. Machado and R.C. Vieira

THERMODYNAMICS AND INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA MODELLING OF THE METHANE GAS HYDRATE INCIPIENT CONDITIONS VIA TRANSLATED TREBBLE-BISHNOI-SALIM EQUATION OF STATE

1467

C. Giraldo and M. Clarke LIQUID-LIQUID EQUILIBRIUM DATA OF LIMONENE + OCTANAL + SOLVENT SYSTEMS

1473

M.D. Romero, J.M. Gomez, E. Diez, M.J. Escudero and I. Diaz PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF ETHANE AND PROPANE HYDRATES IN POROUS SILICA GELS

1479

Y. Seo, S. Lee, I. Cha, J.D. Lee and S.P. Kang

ORGANIC VAPOURS SORPTION, DIFFUSION AND SWELLING IN POLY-TRIMETHYL-SILYL-NORBORNENE

1485

M. Galizia, M.G. De Angelis and G.C. Sarti CONSISTENCY IN THE PREDICTION OF DERIVED PROPERTIES FROM CUBIC EQUATIONS OF STATE IMPROVED THROUGH HYBRID MODELS OF NEURAL NETWORKS

1491

U.I. Bravo-Sanchez, R. Rico-Martinez and F. Castillo-Borja OVERALL MASS TRANSFER RATE’S EQUATIONS FOR SEPARATION BY PERVAPORATION OF DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION

1497

E. Nagy POOL BOILING OF LIQUIDS & THEIR MIXTURES ON ENHANCED SURFACES AT SUB-ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES

1503

M.S. Alam and V.K. Agarwal X-RAY SPECTROMETRY ALLIED TO CHEMOMETRICS IN THE DETERMINATION OF PETROLEUM PARAMETERS

1509

C.B. Henriques, R. Maciel Filho and M.I.M.S. Bueno MEASUREMENT OF MORDANT BROWN - SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE PHASE EQUILIBRIUM

1515

A. Montes, D. Gordillo, C.M. Pereyra and E. Martinez De La Ossa

SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFER THE INFLUENCE OF MODULAR STRUCTURE ON THE HYDRODYNAMICS OF CATALYTIC STRUCTURED PACKINGS FOR REACTIVE SEPARATION PROCESSES

1519

A. Viva and E. Brunazzi THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF POLAR MODIFIERS IN THE EQUILIBRIUM STAGED PROCESSES FOR THE STYRENE- BUTADIENE RUBBER PROCESSING

1525

G. Ovejero, M.D. Romero, I. Diaz, E. Diez and J. Galan DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM MISCIBILITY PRESSURE IN SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTOR USING OIL SATURATED SAMPLE

1531

S. Rudyk, E. Sogaard, W.A. Abbasi and L.W. Jorgensen STUDY ON THE VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION PERFORMANCES OF PVDF HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES FOR AQUEOUS NACL SOLUTON

1537

N. Tang, P. Cheng, X. Wang and H. Zhang BIO-INSPIRED MEMBRANES WITH WELL-DEFINED CHANNELS 1543 A. Gugliuzza, V. Speranza, F. Trotta and E. Drioli OPTIMIZATION OF DIESEL FUEL DESULFURIZATION BY ADSORPTION ON ACTIVATED CARBON

1549

M. Muzic, K. Sertic-Bionda, A. Adzamic, Z. Gomzi and S. Podolski

ADSORPTION OF 17β-ESTRADIOL ONTO TWO POLYMERIC ADSORBENTS AND ACTIVATED CARBON

1555

I. Turku, T. Sainio and E. Paatero IMPROVING THE STABILITY OF BIOETHANOL/FATTY-ACID-ALKYL-ESTER/GAS OIL EMULSIONS

1561

G. Nagy, G. Marsi and J. Hancsok IN SITU CAPTURE OF CO2 DURING STEAM REFORMING OF ETHANOL OVER NI/SIO2 CATALYST FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

1567

J. Vicente, A. Remiro, A. Atutxa, J. Erena, A.G. Gayubo and J. Bilbao ESTERIFICATION IN IONIC LIQUIDS 1573 D. Naydenov and H.J. Bart SYNERGISTIC LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION OF TOLUENE FROM HEPTANE WITH MIXTURES OF [bmim]BF4 AND [omim]BF4 IONIC LIQUIDS

1579

J. Garcia, S. Garcia, J.S. Torrecilla and F. Rodriguez INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION PLANT FROM AGRO-FOODS RAW MATERIAL

1585

L. Casas, C. Mantell, M. Rodriguez, E. Lopez and E. Martinez De La Ossa INFLUENCE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMNS

1591

N. Vyazmina PHASE BEHAVIOR OF PROPANE/CRUDE OIL MIXTURE IN SUPECRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION

1597

V.O.C. Cardenas, F.A.B. Quirio, E.T. Koroishi, F.W.R. Rivarola, L.C. Medina, M.R. Wolf Maciel and R. Maciel Filho

SPECIAL MOLECULAR DISTILLATION PROTOTYPE TO CHARACTERIZATION PETROLEUM RESIDUE

1603

E. Rocha, M.R. Wolf Maciel, R. Maciel Filho, C.B. Batistella and L.C. Medina A NEW APPROACH TO CONTROL DISTILLATION COLUMN: USE OF INTERMEDIATE ACTION

1609

C. Marangoni, A. Bolzan and R. Machado SIMULATED DISTILLATION OF FRACTIONS OF PETROLEUM DISTILLATES BY MOLECULAR DISTILLATION

1615

M.S. Lopes, A. Winter, M.R. Wolf Maciel, C.B. Batistella, R. Maciel Filho and L.C. Medina MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR PERVAPORATION PROCESS: AN ALTERNATIVE FOR REMOVING PHENOL FROM WASTEWATER

1621

E.B. Moraes, M.E.T. Alvarez, F.R. Perioto and M.R. Wolf Maciel PROPOSITION OF ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE DISTILLATION COLUMNS FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION USING VACUUM EXTRACTIVE FERMENTATION PROCESS

1627

T. Junqueira, M. Dias, R. Maciel Filho, M.R. Wolf Maciel and C. Rossell

DEVELOPMENT OF INTENSIFIED HYBRID EQUIPMENT: REACTIVE MOLECULAR DISTILLER

1633

A. Winter, C.B. Batistella, M.R. Wolf Maciel, R. Maciel Filho and L.C. Medina MODELING AND SIMULATION OF MOLECULAR DISTILLATION PROCESS FOR HEAVY PETROLEUM CUT

1639

L. Zuniga Linan, N.M.N. Lima, M.R. Wolf Maciel, R. Maciel Filho, C.B. Batistella, D. Manca, F. Manenti and L.C. Medina

CELLULOSE FRAGMENTATION FROM REAL SLUDGE SAMPLES THROUGH IONIC LIQUID [BMIM][CL]

1645

J. Holm, J. Asikkala and U. Lassi FLUORIDE REMOVAL FROM PHOTOVOLTAIC WASTEWATER BY ALUMINIUM ELECTROCOAGULATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PRODUCTS

1651

N. Drouiche, N. Ghaffour, S. Aoudj, M. Hecini and T. Ouslimane SIMULATION OF PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION PROCESS OF BUTANE/AIR SEPARATION IN CARBON-COATED CERAMIC MONOLITHIC ADSORBER

1657

H.S. Yang and C.T. Chou MEASUREMENT OF THE CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT FOR NARROW PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION POLYPROPYLENE FLAT SHEET MEMBRANE MODULE BY VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION

1663

N. Tang, K. Zhang, J. Li, X. Wang and Z.L. Sha AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR THE ULTRAFILTRATION OF B-LACTOGLOBULIN IN DIFFERENT CHEMICAL ENVIROMENTS

1669

R. Ibanez, A.M. Guadix, M.C. Almecija and E.M. Guadix STRONG AND WEAK POINTS OF MEMBRANE SYSTEMS APPLIED TO GAS SEPARATION

1675

G. Clarizia EFFECT OF THE CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION ON THE HYDROGEN PERMEATION THROUGH PD-BASED MEMBRANES

1681

A. Caravella, G. Barbieri and E. Drioli CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION INTO MIXED AMINES IN A CROSS-FLOW ROTATING PACKED BED

1687

C.C. Lin and Y.W. Chen REMOVAL OF DYES BY MICELLAR ENHANCED ULTRAFILTRATION 1693 R. Pozniak, G. Pozniak and K.A. Wilk APPLICATION OF THE β-FORM HYDROQUINONE CLATHRATE TO METHANE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION

1699

J-W Lee, Y. Lee, J-H Yoon, S. Takeya, T. Kawamura and Y. Yamamoto

PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS FABRICATION OF FULLY DENSE ZrB2- AND HfB2-BASED ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE CERAMICS BY COMBINING SELF-PROPAGATING HIGH-TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS AND SPARK PLASMA SINTERING

1705

R. Licheri, R. Orru', C. Musa and G. Cao THE COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF HYDROPHOBIZED LIMESTONE POWDERS PRODUCED IN DIFFERENT METHODS

1711

E. Vogt and I. Opalinski USE OF CURAUA FIBERS AS REINFORCEMENT IN CEMENT COMPOSITES

1717

A. D'Almeida, J. Mello Filho and R. Toledo Filho SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY FROM TWO-TIER ROUGHENED TEXTURE: MICROSCALE CARBON FABRICS DECORATED WITH CARBON NANOTUBES

1723

C.T. Hsieh and W.Y. Chen WELL-DEFINED SYNTHESIS OF POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE) HOMOPOLYMERS

1729

M.D. Ninago, A.J. Satti, J.A. Ressia, A.E. Ciolino, E.M. Valles and M.A. Villar THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON FOAM GYPSUM DRYING PROCESS

1735

U. Iljins, J. Skujans, I. Ziemelis, U. Gross and A. Veinbergs MISCIBILITY AND INTERACTIONS OF RHEOLOGY IMPROVERS BASED ON FUNCTIONAL POLYMETHACRYLATE IN TOLUENE SOLUTIONS

1741

K. Kraguljac, I. Soljic, E. Vidovic and A. Jukic DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MULTIFUNCTIONAL SUCCINIC-TYPE DETERGENT-DISPERSANT ADDITIVE FOR DIESEL FUEL

1747

A. Beck, M. Bubalik and J. Hancsok FLUORINATED POLY(ACRYLATES): INFLUENCE OF FLUORINATED CHAIN LENGTH AND HYDROCARBON SPACER ON SURFACE PROPERTIES

1753

A. Zaggia, G. Padoan, L. Conte and A. Morelli INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE SOME MULTI-PURPOSE SURGICAL IMPLANTS, BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE

1759

I. Carceanu, G. Cosmeleata, I. Nedelcu, I.A. Cojanu, M. Braic and C. Marta STRUCTURE AND PERMEABILITY OF LOW-METHOXYL PECTIN (LMP)- SODIUM ALGINATES (NaAlg) FILMS

1765

V. Perez, V. Sorrivas, M.A. Villar and J.E. Lozano MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PUPUNHA (BACTRIS GASIPAES) PALM 1771 R. Bacellar and J. D'Almeida CHARACTERIZATION OF METAL-CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITES PREPARED BY ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION

1777

W. Oh, M. Rabbani, C.H. Ko and J.S. Bae

EVALUATION OF TEXTILE MATERIALS THERMAL EFFICIENCY IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

1783

F. Gasi and E. Bittencourt DETERMINATION OF A PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PARAMETER FOR MODELAGEM PROCESS OF MOLECULAR DISTILLATION

1789

J.A. Ballesteros Hernandez, L. Zuniga Linan, A. Jardini, M.R. Wolf Maciel, R. Maciel Filho and L.C. Medina

SYNTHESIS OF SILVER-TREATED BENTONITE: EVALUATION OF ITS ANTIBACTERIAL PROPERTIES

1795

J. Rosario, G. Moura, M. Gusatti and H. Riella COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE USING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INITIATOR

1801

P. Machado and L. Lona SELF-ASSEMBLY OF WELL-DEFINED PS-b-PDMS COPOLYMERS IN BULK AND IN SELECTIVE SOLVENTS

1807

M.D. Ninago, A.E. Ciolino, M.A. Villar, F.C. Giacomelli, P. Cernoch, P. Stepánek, V. Schmidt and C. Giacomelli

CHARACTERIZATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE ASHES TO BE USED AS A CERAMIC RAW MATERIAL

1813

L. Morais, J. Dweck, V. Campos and P. Buechler