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Wu, C.L. (author), Wagterveld, R. M. (author), van Breukelen, B.M. (author)Petroleum products have contaminated groundwater with harmful organic compounds, such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX). Collecting and analyzing polluted groundwater samples is expensive and undertaken infrequently. However, quick remedial action in case of unexpected events requires continuous monitoring. In-situ water...journal article 2024
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Liu, C. (author), Uslamin, E. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)Monitoring complex catalytic pathways under industrially-relevant conditions is one of the key challenges in catalysis chemistry and technology. Herewith we describe a direct technique called ‘fast scanning-pulse analysis’ (FASPA) that allows the direct characterization and detailed kinetic analysis of intimately interweaved catalytic...journal article 2023
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Guest-induced structural deformation in Cu-based metal-organic framework upon hydrocarbon adsorptionLuna-Triguero, Azahara (author), Andres Garcia, E. (author), Leo LLorente, P. (author), Rook, W. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)In a world where capture and separation processes represent above 10% of global energy consumption, novel porous materials, such as Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) used in adsorption-based processes are a promising alternative to dethrone the high-energy-demanding distillation. Shape and size tailor-made pores in combination with Lewis acidic...journal article 2023
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Xiao, Yue (author), Mr. Wu, R.W. (author), Chang, Xi Wen (author), Liu, X. (author), Leng, Zhen (author)Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in asphalt materials is a type of serious environmental hazard, and the main pollution resource in road engineering. Aiming at the requirement of PAHs rapid detection method in asphalt pavement construction for low environmental hazard, this research concentrated in experiments about PAHs content,...journal article 2023
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Ma, Yunjian (author), Zhong, Xuanru (author), Wu, Bin (author), Lan, Dongming (author), Zhang, Hao (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Wang, Yonghua (author)Hydrocarbons are essential base chemicals as energy carriers and starting materials for chemical manufacture. So-called fatty acid photodecarboxylases (FAPs) represent interesting catalysts for the conversion of natural fatty acids into hydrocarbons thereby giving access to alkanes from renewable feedstock. Today, however, only few FAPs are...journal article 2023
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Purwanti, Ipung Fitri (author), Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh (author), Hamzah, Ainon (author), Idris, Mushrifah (author), Basri, Hassan (author), Latif, Mohd Talib (author), Mukhlisin, Muhammad (author), Kurniawan, Setyo Budi (author), Imron, M.F. (author)Phytoremediation is one of the green technologies that is friendly to nature, utilizes fewer chemicals, and exhibits good performance. In this study, phytoremediation was used to treat diesel-contaminated sand using a local aquatic plant species, Scirpus mucronatus, by analyzing the amount of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs). Optimization...journal article 2023
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Liu, C. (author), Uslamin, E. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author), Kapteijn, F. (author)The nature of hydrocarbon pool (HCP) intermediates in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) process has been thoroughly investigated, especially for BEA- and CHA-type zeolite catalysts like H-β and H-SAPO-34. Herein, we further reveal the dynamic mechanistic details of the MTH process over the H-ZSM-5 catalyst at 400 °C, based on the dual-cycle...journal article 2023
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Raju, Darshan (author)The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is crucial for climate resilience. In particular, hydrogen combustion in gas turbine combustors is expected to play an essential role in the energy transition. Hence, a fuel-flexible gas turbine combustor operating with a wide range of natural gas and hydrogen fuels is necessary...master thesis 2022
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SELVAM, KARTHIK (author)CO2 is the major contributor of green houses gases in the atmosphere. Two notable branches that revolutionized the approach toward reducing the CO2 in the atmosphere are Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Carbon Capture Utilization (CCU). CCS has its shortcomings in the long run, a study from MIT shows that the united states have an adequate land...master thesis 2022
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Veerhoek, Laura (author)In the process of drilling wells to produce hydrocarbons, an exploration strategy is used to determine which wells should be drilled and in which order. This strategy is vital, as a suboptimal drilling sequence will lead to more expenses and fewer gains.<br/>Furthermore, the wells considered in most exploration strategies are geologically<br/...master thesis 2022
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Role of Ionic Liquid in Asphaltene Dissolution: A Combined Experimental and Molecular Dynamics StudyVatti, Anoop Kishore (author), Dey, P. (author), Acharya, Sriprasad (author), Kundarapu, Laxman Kumar (author), Puttapati, Sampath Kumar (author)The role of ionic liquid in asphaltene dissolution is studied using experimental characterization techniques, such as optical microscopic imaging analysis, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, along with molecular insights achieved using classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The...journal article 2022
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Zhong, Xuanru (author), Ma, Yunjian (author), Zhang, Xizhen (author), Zhang, Jiahui (author), Wu, Bin (author), Hollmann, F. (author), Wang, Yonghua (author)Hydrocarbon synthesis from (waste)oils enabled by a cascade of lipase-catalysed hydrolysis and decarboxylase-catalysed decarboxylation has become an active area of research en route to alternative, biobased fuels. However, Poor substrate transport efficiency is a major issue causing low reaction rates. This study focused on a protein self...journal article 2022
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Baum, T.Y. (author), Fernández, Saleta (author), Peña, Diego (author), van der Zant, H.S.J. (author)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons radicals are organic molecules with a nonzero total magnetic moment. Here, we report on charge-transport experiments with bianthracene-based radicals using a mechanically controlled break junction technique at low temperatures (6 K). The conductance spectra demonstrate that the magnetism of the diradical is...journal article 2022
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Sławek, Andrzej (author), Jajko, Gabriela (author), Ogorzały, Karolina (author), Dubbeldam, David (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author), Makowski, Wacław (author)In this work, adsorption properties of the UiO-66 metal–organic framework were investigated, with particular emphasis on the influence of structural defects. A series of UiO-66 samples were synthesized and characterized using a wide range of experimental techniques. Type I adsorption isotherms for low-temperature adsorption of N<sub>2</sub>...journal article 2022
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Caro Ortiz, S.A. (author)The separation of C8 aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g. xylenes) is one of the most important processes in the petrochemical industry. Current research efforts are focused on materials that can decrease the energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the separation process. Industrial processing of C8 aromatics typically considers adsorption in a...doctoral thesis 2021
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Lambers, Tim (author)Due to the growing energy demand and global warming renewable energy is currently of interest. To deal with the production intermittency of renewable energy, energy might be stored in hydrogen. Hydrogen can be converted into electricity with a fuel cell or by combusting hydrogen in a gas turbine. Gas turbines are more suitable for large power...master thesis 2021
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Serrano Calvo, R. (author), Cutler, Mark E.J. (author), Bengough, Anthony Glyn (author)Remote sensing holds great potential for detecting stress in vegetation caused by hydro-carbons, but we need to better understand the effects of hydrocarbons on plant growth and specific spectral expression. Willow (Salix viminalis var. Tora) cuttings and maize (Zea mays var. Lapriora) seedlings were grown in pots of loam soil containing a...journal article 2021
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Badizad, Mohammad Hasan (author), Koleini, Mohammad Mehdi (author), Hartkamp, Remco (author), Ayatollahi, Shahab (author), Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein (author)HYPOTHESIS: The saltwater-oil interface is of broad implication in geochemistry and petroleum disciplines. To date, the main focus has been on the surface contribution of polar, heavy compounds of crude oil, widely neglecting the role of non-polar hydrocarbons. However, non-polar compounds are expected to contribute to characteristics of oil...journal article 2020
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Tsekos, C. (author), Anastasakis, K. (author), Schoenmakers, P.L. (author), de Jong, W. (author)The present work focuses on the sampling procedure and quantification of the PAH yield from the fast pyrolysis of waste softwood. In particular, fast pyrolysis experiments were conducted using a CDS Pyroprobe 5200 at temperatures between 500 °C and 1000 °C, at a heating rate of 600 °C/s for a sample size of 30 mg. High performance liquid...journal article 2020
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Vatti, Anoop Kishore (author), Caratsch, Andrina (author), Sarkar, Shuvadeep (author), Kundarapu, Laxman Kumar (author), Gadag, Shivaprasad (author), Nayak, Usha Yogendra (author), Dey, P. (author)The aggregation behavior of asphaltene in aqueous solution is systematically investigated based on a classical molecular dynamics study. In this work, a novel approach is adopted in order to investigate the structural and dynamical properties of the asphaltene nanoaggregates using different water models. The end-to-end distance of the...journal article 2020