Synthetic natural gas (SNG), which is produced from petroleum and distributed via pipeline in Honolulu by The Gas Company, was analyzed using a gas chromatograph equipped with a sulfur chemiluminescence detector (GC/SCD). Hydrogen sulfide (H2S),…
The use of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems in micro-CHP applications is of great interest because of high efficiency, low emissions and absence of noise. However, SOFCs are sensitive to degradation caused by organic sulfur compounds present in…
In Thailand, onshore drill cuttings (DC) contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) are currently transported off-site for incineration, causing high transportation cost and potential leakage to the environment. To address the issues, we…
There is an increasing global attention toward hydrogen as a green energy carrier, primarily because of the environmental concerns associated with global warming issues. It is expected that the produced hydrogen from various sources may be injected…
Due to the extended oil extraction and transportation in Russia and other oil-producing countries, many lands remain contaminated because of accidental spills. This situation requires the cost-effective and efficient remediation of…
Activated carbon (AC) was treated with ammonia for nitrogen doping and then was further anchored with platinum nanoparticles through ultrasound-assisted impregnation method. Methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) storage of the pristine and modified…
This article presents the results from the primary treatment of heavy crude oil in the presence of activated carbon and a supercritical aqueous fluid. This makes it possible to reduce the content of sulfur and resinous-asphaltene substances…
Lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) with the capability of high energy and high power are considered to be attractive for advanced energy storage applications. However, the design and fabrication of suitable electrode materials with desirable properties by…
Porous carbon (PC) derived from the petroleum pitch via the template-guidance coupled with activation methodology, possesses hierarchical pore structure in view of micropore and mesopore. As the electrode material for electrochemical double-layer…
Mercury in natural gas may bring harm to the development and use of natural gas. The fixed bed adsorption method was used to remove mercury from natural gas. Mercury removal adsorbents were prepared by using Al2O3 and activated carbon composite…
Conventional methods to upgrade heavy oil due to high pressure, low production efficiency, and low product quality have not been recognized as profitable methods. These complications resulted in using innovative technologies in this area. In this…
Nitrogen is a component that often needs to be removed from natural gas. A dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption (DR PSA) technology with activated carbon as the adsorbent was explored for N2 rejection from a binary mixture of 75 mol% CH4 and 25 mol%…
This paper present the idea of a natural gas reservoir, which uses technology of gas storage by adsorption on activated carbon. Such reservoir can be feeded with Liquid Natural Gas. The framework of article includes theoretical principals of…
In this study, frontal chromatography experiments have been conducted with hydrocarbon gases (methane and ethane) on selected stationary phases (quartz, 3 Å, 5 Å and 13X molecular sieves, activated carbon, coal and shale) to study compositional and…
Crude oil sludge is one of the key waste streams of the refinery, and it contains valuable hydrocarbons that can be potentially converted to fuels and petrochemicals. This study is unique in evaluating the effects of activated carbon susceptor (ACS)…
The role of natural gas in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and advancing renewable energy resource integration is undoubtedly critical. With the progress of hydrocarbons exploration and production, the target zones become deeper and the…
The dissolution of light components in crude oil would increase its saturated vapor pressure, and easy to produce losses during the storage and transportation process. However, the crude oil containing light hydrocarbons has better flowing properties…
Sulfur presented in fuel creates a great problem to environment, human and as well as to the efficiency of various refineries processes rather than sulfur compounds effects during separation transportation, and storage. In the present work,…
Sulfur presented in fuel creates a great problem to environment, human and as well as to the efficiency of various refineries processes rather than sulfur compounds effects during separation transportation, and storage. In the present work,…
Toxic vapor emissions (TVEs) from crude oil and condensate storage tanks contain volatile organic compounds which are precursors for ground level ozone formation. Vapor recovery units have been proposed for the control of TVEs but come with high…
Sweetening units using methyl diethanolamine (MDEA) solvent are instrumental in removing hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide from natural gas. However, over time MDEA degrades and loses its scavenging efficiency due to the formation of heat-stable…
There is an increasing global attention toward hydrogen as a green energy carrier, primarily because of the environmental concerns associated with global warming issues. It is expected that the produced hydrogen from various sources may be injected…
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) technology could help to facilitate the transition to environmentally friendly automobiles. Limits on total energy storage and the accumulation of higher hydrocarbons (C3+) present in natural gas are factors that restrict…
There is an increasing global attention toward hydrogen as a green energy carrier, primarily because of the environmental concerns associated with global warming issues. It is expected that the produced hydrogen from various sources may be injected…
Supercapacitors with prestigious electrochemical performance have achieved exceptional worth however, a facile environmentally friendly approach is still desired for electrode material with high charge storage capability. In this study, we have…
Hydrogen is an odorless, colorless, and flammable gas. It is a highly promising clean energy carrier. Hydrogen is a safe, suitable, multipurpose fuel source, which can be converted to a favorite form of energy without releasing harmful emissions.…
Efficiency of microwave-enabled ex situ soil remediation can be improved by dielectric susceptors. Cost, and environmental burden of these susceptors can be minimized if they are used repeatedly in a permanent bed set-up. In this study, carbon…
Taking care of our environment, we focused our studies on the possibility of modification of commercial activated carbons to obtain the materials for CH4 storage. An innovative and inexpensive method of tailoring of textural properties of the…
Crude oil sludge is one of the key waste streams of the refinery, and it contains valuable hydrocarbons that can be potentially converted to fuels and petrochemicals. This study is unique in evaluating the effects of activated carbon susceptor (ACS)…
Crude oil sludge is one of the key waste streams of the refinery, and it contains valuable hydrocarbons that can be potentially converted to fuels and petrochemicals. This study is unique in evaluating the effects of activated carbon susceptor (ACS)…
There is growing global interest on bio-methane as a vehicular fuel and Europe Union (EU) has stated that this as a best well-to-wheel fuel. Commercialization of bio-methane under atmospheric conditions is limited due to its requirement of higher…
Olive stones-based activated carbons produced by three different ways, developed: physical process (CAGOP), chemical process using orthophosphoric acid with carbonization in nitrogen stream giving: CAGOC or with carbonization in steam-nitrogen flow…
Adsorbed Natural Gas Technology (ANG) is a natural gas storage method based on the principle of adsorption which utilizes a highly porous material as adsorbents. This technology facilitates a natural gas with high methane contents storage method…
Toxic vapor emissions (TVEs) from crude oil and condensate storage tanks contain volatile organic compounds which are precursors for ground level ozone formation. Vapor recovery units have been proposed for the control of TVEs but come with high…
Toxic vapor emissions (TVEs) from crude oil and condensate storage tanks contain volatile organic compounds which are precursors for ground level ozone formation. Vapor recovery units have been proposed for the control of TVEs but come with high…
The role of natural gas in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and advancing renewable energy resource integration is undoubtedly critical. With the progress of hydrocarbons exploration and production, the target zones become deeper and the…
Castor seed cake is the byproduct of castor seeds with cold pressing. This bio-waste was used as a raw material for the production of bio-oil and activated carbons through pyrolysis. De-oiled castor seed cake was pyrolyzed at various temperatures for…
Toxic vapor emissions (TVEs) from crude oil and condensate storage tanks contain volatile organic compounds which are precursors for ground level ozone formation. Vapor recovery units have been proposed for the control of TVEs but come with high…
The dissolution of light components in crude oil would increase its saturated vapor pressure, and easy to produce losses during the storage and transportation process. However, the crude oil containing light hydrocarbons has better flowing properties…
Due to the extended oil extraction and transportation in Russia and other oil-producing countries, many lands remain contaminated because of accidental spills. This situation requires the cost-effective and efficient remediation of…
Deploying affordable and sustainable energy storage devices is one of the major pillars for changing the current energy systems. Natural gas (NG)/bio-methane storage for vehicle transportation is an existing technology where the gas is pressurized up…
Deploying affordable and sustainable energy storage devices is one of the major pillars for changing the current energy systems. Natural gas (NG)/bio-methane storage for vehicle transportation is an existing technology where the gas is pressurized up…
In this work, comparative experiments were carried out to study the thermal effect of the adsorption heat on the discharge performance of an adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage system. A storage vessel with u-shaped heat exchanging pipe round the…
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) is an interesting opportunity for developing natural gas vehicles technology. In this case, adsorbents such as activated carbons are used to store natural gas at moderate pressure, 3.5MPa, compared to the high-pressure…
This paper experimentally studies the thermal effect that results from the adsorption heat on both the charge and discharge performance of adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage and transportation systems. Two storage tanks built with temperature systems…
Composite carbons were produced by combining, and subsequently pyrolysing, polyvinylidene copolymer latexes and AX-21 carbon. These carbons were produced in a monolithic form, enabling them to fit compactly into a given storage volume. The composites…
Natural gas storage for natural gas vehicles and the separation and removal of gaseous contaminants from gas streams represent two emerging applications for carbon adsorbents. A possible precursor for such adsorbents is waste tires. In this study,…
Experiments were designed for developing domestically used natural gas storage vessels. Adsorption data of methane on the activated carbon having SBET = 2074 m2/g was volumetrically measured. Storage vessels in net volume 1.5 L and filled with 700 g…
Adsorbed natural gas (ANG) storage has been identified as the most promising low-pressure alternative to storing natural gas. However, in addition to the thermal management of the system, successful implementation of this technology is largely…