https://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/issue/feedEmerging Trends in Chemical Engineering2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Shipra Sharmachemical@stmjournals.comOpen Journal Systems<p align="center"><strong>Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering </strong></p><p align="center"><strong>(ETCE)</strong></p><p align="center"><strong><br /></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>ISSN: 2349-4786</strong></p><p align="center"><strong>Click</strong> <a href="/index.php/ETCE/about/editorialTeam"><strong>here</strong></a><strong> for the complete Editorial Board</strong> </p><p align="center"><strong>Scientific Journal Impact Factor (SJIF):</strong> <strong>6.002, ICV: 67.77</strong> </p><p align="center"><strong>AIM AND SCOPE</strong></p><p><strong>Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering:</strong> this is a journal focused on the rapid publication of fundamental research papers in all areas concerning Chemical engineering, which are covered under the domain of Chemical engineering. It's a triannual journal, started in 2014.</p><p><strong>Journal DOI no: </strong><strong>10.37591/ETCE</strong><span> </span></p><p align="center"> </p><p><strong>Focus and Scope Cover</strong></p><ul><li>Interfacial and electrochemical Phenomena</li><li>Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer</li><li>Materials, Synthesis, and Processing</li><li>Chemical Reaction Engineering</li><li>Plant Design & Process Design</li><li>Energy and Environmental Engineering</li><li>Reactors and Reaction Kinetics</li><li>Separation Processes, Thermodynamics</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Readership:</strong> Graduate, Postgraduate, Research Scholar, Faculties, Institutions.</p><p><strong>Indexing: </strong>The Journal is indexed in <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"CAS, Google Scholar, Journal TOC,Publons, Advanced Science Index"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":11133,"3":{"1":0},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"9":1,"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"16":12}">CAS, Google Scholar, Journal TOC, Publons, Advanced Science Index, and Index Copernicus (<a href="https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/details?id=124889">ICV: <span data-sheets-root="1" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":67.77}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">67.77</span></a>)</span></p><p> </p><p><strong>Submission of Paper: </strong></p><p>All contributions to the journal are rigorously refereed and are selected on the basis of the quality and originality of the work. The journal publishes the most significant new research papers or any other original contribution in the form of reviews and reports on new concepts in all areas pertaining to its scope and research being done in the world, thus ensuring its scientific priority and significance.</p><p>Manuscripts are invited from academicians, students, research scholars, and faculties for publication consideration.</p><p>Papers are accepted for editorial consideration through email at <strong>chemical@stmjournals.com</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Subject: </strong>Chemical Engineering</p><p> </p><p><strong>Plagiarism: </strong>All the articles will be checked through <strong>Plagiarism Software</strong> before publication. </p><p><br /> <strong>Abbreviation: </strong><strong>ETCE</strong><strong><em></em></strong></p><p><em><br /> </em><strong>Frequency</strong>: Three issues per year</p><p> </p><p><a href="/index.php/ETCE/about/editorialPolicies#sectionPolicies"><strong>Peer Reviewed Policy</strong></a></p><p><a href="/index.php/ETCE/about/editorialTeam"><strong><strong><span>Editorial Board</span></strong></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://journals.stmjournals.com/information-for-authors/"><strong><strong><span><strong>Instructions to Authors</strong></span></strong></strong></a></p>https://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/article/view/7674Security Vulnerability Assessment Of A Hypothetical Lng Gas Treating Plant Using A Spreadsheet Template2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Ayoade Kuyeayo.kuye@uniport.edu.ngPameela Harcourtayo.kuye@uniport.edu.ngThe upsurge of terrorism and attacks on chemical plants in several nations, including Nigeria, has necessitated the need for vulnerability studies. This study uses the Security Vulnerability Assessment, Prevention, and Prediction approach to analyze the vulnerabilities of a hypothetical chemical plant using a developed spreadsheet template. With a safety barrier method, an attack model based on security barriers was developed. External, internal, interior, critical, and fail-safe security barriers were proposed to help avert an attack, coupled with two supervisory barriers (political and management &amp;amp; organization) to influence the process at every event. The security barriers prior failure were calculated using fault tree and Bayesian inference combined with the Noisy-AND model. The consequences of various event scenarios were evaluated using event tree analysis. Comparison of results from spreadsheet template with those from literature indicate that it is reasonably accurate for vulnerability calculations. The prior failure probability of the Critical (1.59%) and Political (3.17%) barriers are the same. Sensitivity analysis showed that the security barriers’ have an impact on the consequences. The External (6.446%) and Political (3.17%) barriers were the most important barriers in the attack model sequence, with both having a high failure probability. Based on these results, a number of security countermeasures are proposed. These include placing guard towers around the perimeter fence and developing a security check to monitor and restrict business traffic in the plant as well as establishing and maintaining positive labor relations to mitigate the conception of disgruntled employees.2024-02-20T05:09:45+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineeringhttps://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/article/view/7610Assessment of Potato Starch-Polyethylene Composites Biodegradability Caused by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Soil Burial2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Haydar Zamanhaydarzaman07@gmail.comRuhul A Khanhaydarzaman07@gmail.com<p>Plastics are a vital portion of modern life that is used in our everyday lives such as food packaging, construction ingredients, insulating, and many more. Plastic is a synthetic or semi-synthetic ingredient that does not rust in the natural ambiance. Worldwide plastic production is more than 78 million tons per year and about half of it is dumped in a short period, leaving behind decades of waste and landfill (more than 30 years). Plastic shopping bags are made from low-density polythene (LDPE) which reasons ecological difficulties as most of the plastic ingredient is stored in waste and underground for a long time. The key shortcoming is that they are not ecological, and attempts have been made to accelerate biodegradation. A material that must be decayed, developing for any reason, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as being buried in the ground is interesting enough to reveal. In this article, potato starch (PS) was physically mixed with LDPE matrix by melt compound technique and then injection molded to form PS/LDPE composite sheet. The effect of PS content and chemical treatment using sodium tripolyphosphate (STP) with additives on the properties of composites were studied. Mechanical test results show that the loss of tensile strength and elongation at break of untreated and treated composites increased as the PS content increased. Exposure to PS/LDPE composites in <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> as well as soil environments were implemented to analyze the biodegradability of composite. <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> and the soil environment have lost weight and lost tensile properties due to an increase in PS and exposure time, respectively. Treated PS composites also exhibit less degradation than untreated PS/LDPE composites.</p>2024-03-02T09:06:47+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineeringhttps://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/article/view/7737Evaluating EC and TDS Concentration over Temperature Effect for Different Packed Bed Unit Treatment2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Uku Eruni Philipbooking.bestino@gmail.comEkperi Nelson Ibezimbooking.bestino@gmail.com<p>In this research, we evaluated the concentration of Electrical conductivity, Total Dissolved Solid and the effect of Temperature for the different packed bed units set up for treatment. The bio-adsorbents used were plantain stem fiber, banana stem fiber and palm fruit fiber and the investigation was aimed to examine the effect of EC, TDS and temperature on the performance of the bio-adsorbents in a packed bed unit The investigation was performed at packed bed unit adsorption of of flow rate, constant packed bed unit height of 6.5cm, and flow time as within 2 to 10min. The effect of temperature was monitored with respect of change in physiochemical properties microbial count, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) mitigation, resident time and biokinetics parameters of Michaels’s Menten model Monod’s model. However, the adsorption parameters of Yoon – Nelson, Adams – Bohart and Thomas Model was used for computation of at different time for various. This research work revealed that bio-adsorbent effectiveness is dependent of the operating temperature in terms of rate of contaminants treatment to reduce the degree of toxic substance that influences the concentration of contaminated water medium.</p>2024-03-06T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineeringhttps://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/article/view/7738Performance Comparison of Plantain Stem Fibre, Palm Fruit Fibre and Banana Stem Fibre for Remediation2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Ekperi Nelson Ibezimbestsonodogwu@gmail.comUku Eruni Philipbestsonodogwu@gmail.com<p>This thesis goes on to show how each bioadsorbent works in a packed bed unit connected in series to remediate or treat contaminated fresh water medium using petroleum hydrocarbons, or crude oil. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of plantain, banana, and palm bunch fibers with diameters of 50 µm, 150 µm, and 200 µm in treating contaminated water media. In each packed bed unit, the changes in the concentration of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) and the physicochemical characteristics of the pollutants were observed both before and after treatment. As polluted water medium travels through each of the packed bed units, there is a decrease in TPH concentration, and this decline is regulated by temperature variations. According to this thesis, the operating temperature affects how successful bioadsorbents are at reducing the amount of harmful substances that affect the concentration of polluted water media. According to the research, 45°C was shown to be the optimal working temperature for the bioadsorbent used in the 1:1:1 mixture of particle sizes, which includes 50 µm, 150 µm, and 200 µm. In fact, the usefulness of plantain fiber in the bioremediation treatment of pollutants in packed bed units has been demonstrated by this thesis, which highlights the significance of temperature effects on bio-adsorbent performance.</p>2024-03-11T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineeringhttps://engineeringjournals.stmjournals.in/index.php/ETCE/article/view/7739The Positive Significance of Cymbopogon citratus (Lemon Grass) in Remediation of Crude Oil in the Environment of Soil2024-03-27T05:26:45+00:00Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peterchukwuemka24@yahoo.comIkenyiri P Nchukwuemka24@yahoo.comEzema Oluchukwu Geofferychukwuemka24@yahoo.com<p>The effectiveness of using lemon grass in the remediation of soil contaminated by crude oil was investigated. The material investigated is lemon grass and the potential in terms of performance was monitored with biokinetic parameters evaluation. Six samples of 1000g of soil each were polluted with 100 ml of raw crude oil. The samples were later amended with dosage of 20g, 40g, 60g, 80g and 100g of dried lemon grass granules. W6 is left without amendment which stand as control for the experiment. The set up was then left for a period of 42days while the physiochemical analysis was carried out on soil, lemon grass and crude oil separately before mixing. The determined physiochemical parameters were Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH), pH, Total nitrogen, Total organic carbon, Potassium, Phosphorous and hydrocarbon degrading bacteria, the results show that the soils were sandy loam. First order bioremediation kinetics and lemon grass efficiency for these samples were studied by monitoring the TPH of six replicate samples, and the result shows that with time it decreased from 117060ppm to 20537ppm, 15320ppm, 12223ppm, 6979ppm, 3355ppm and 33777ppm respectively. Percentage of TPH removed was calculated to be 23.96% for 20g, 37.20% for 40g, 40.88% for 60g, 57.66% for 80g ,71.98% for 100g of lemon grass amendment and 8.49% without amendment for six samples after 42days of remediation. The result obtained at the end of the bioremediation period, revealed that an increase in the concentration of lemon grass in amended crude oil polluted soil increases the rate of TPH removal with time, faster and better than without lemon grass plus raw crude oil polluted soil (Control). Therefore, it is recommended that lemon grass is effective to an extent for bioremediation to any area undergoing pollution like Niger delta State of Nigeria.</p>2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00Copyright (c) 2024 Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering