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Novel energy efficient process for acetic acid production by methanol carbonylation by Dimian, Alexandre C., Kiss, Anton A.

“…•Low-energy sustainable process (<1MJ/kg) for manufacturing green acetic acid.•Full valorization of reaction heat by steam generation and electricity made by…”
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Solid Acid Catalysts for Biodiesel Production --Towards Sustainable Energy by Kiss, Anton A., Dimian, Alexandre C., Rothenberg, Gadi

“…The advantages of biodiesel as an alternative fuel and the problems involved in its manufacturing are outlined. The pros and cons of making biodiesel via fatty…”
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Energy efficient methanol-to-olefins process by Dimian, Alexandre C., Bildea, Costin Sorin

“…•Conceptual design of an innovative energy efficient methanol-to-olefin process.•Reactor effluent energy covers feed preheating, evaporation and…”
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Energy Efficient Styrene Process: Design and Plantwide Control by Dimian, Alexandre C, Bildea, Costin Sorin

“…The paper deals with conceptual design and simulation of an energy efficient process for manufacturing styrene by ethylbenzene dehydrogenation in adiabatic…”
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Eco-efficient processes for biodiesel production from waste lipids by Dimian, Alexandre C., Kiss, Anton A.

“…The paper proposes innovative eco-efficient processes for converting waste lipid feedstock with up to 35% free fatty acids into biodiesel. Free fatty acids…”
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Novel Two-Stage Process for Manufacturing Butadiene from Ethanol by Dimian, Alexandre C, Bezedea, Nicoleta Ilona, Bildea, Costin Sorin

“…Replacing petrochemicals with products obtained from renewable raw materials is a top challenge today. The paper deals with the design and simulation of a…”
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Biodiesel by Catalytic Reactive Distillation Powered by Metal Oxides by Kiss, Anton A, Dimian, Alexandre C, Rothenberg, Gadi

“…The properties and use of biodiesel as a renewable fuel as well as the problems associated with its current production processes are outlined. A novel…”
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Enhancing the Separation Efficiency in Acetic Acid Manufacturing by Methanol Carbonylation by Dimian, Alexandre C., Kiss, Anton A.

“…Acetic acid is an essential chemical used in the production of many chemical products. Using methanol as bio‐building block, the acetic acid produced may be…”
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Adhesion of solid particles to gas bubbles. Part 2: Experimental by Omota, Florin, Dimian, Alexandre C., Bliek, Alfred

“…In slurry bubble columns, the adhesion of solid catalyst particles to bubbles may significantly affect the G–L mass transfer and bubble size distribution. This…”
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Castor oil biorefinery: Conceptual process design, simulation and economic analysis by Dimian, Alexandre C., Iancu, Petrica, Plesu, Valentin, Bonet-Ruiz, Alexandra-Elena, Bonet-Ruiz, Jordi

“…[Display omitted] •Conceptual design of a biorefinery, simulation and economic evaluation.•High-value biochemicals boost the profitability.•Novel…”
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Integrated Design and Simulation of Chemical Processes by Dimian, Alexandre C, Bildea, Costin Sorin, Kiss, Anton A

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Glycerol Esters from Real Waste Cooking Oil Using a Robust Solid Acid Catalyst by Subbiah, Venkatesh, van Zwol, Peter, Dimian, Alexandre C., Gitis, Vitaly, Rothenberg, Gadi

“…Notwithstanding the food-for-fuel debate, turning waste cooking oil and fat (WCO) into a valuable product is a classic example of green chemistry. We…”
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The heterogeneous advantage: biodiesel by catalytic reactive distillation by Kiss, Anton A., Omota, Florin, Dimian, Alexandre C., Rothenberg, Gadi

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Fatty acid esterification by reactive distillation. Part 1: equilibrium-based design by Omota, Florin, Dimian, Alexandre C., Bliek, Alfred

“…Esters of fatty acids are currently produced in batch processes. In this study we present an innovative process based on reactive distillation (RD). The…”
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Innovative design and simulation of a castor oil biorefinery by Dimian, Alexandre C., Iancu, Petrica, Plesu, Valentin, Bonet-Ruiz, Alexandra-Elena, Bonet-Ruiz, Jordi

“…The paper presents computer-aided design of a castor oil biorefinery. Fatty acid methyl ricinoleic ester (FAMRE) is the central building block. The first part…”
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Adhesion of solid particles to gas bubbles. Part 1: Modelling by Omota, Florin, Dimian, Alexandre C., Bliek, Alfred

“…Particle-to-bubble adhesion is important in the areas of anti-foaming, in flotation processes and in multiphase slurry reactors. In the present work we…”
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Partially hydrophobized silica supported Pd catalyst for hydrogenation reactions in aqueous media by Omota, Florin, Dimian, Alexandre C., Bliek, Alfred

“…The hydrophobic or hydrophilic nature of catalyst support materials may influence the reaction behaviour in three-phase catalytic oxidation or hydrogenation…”
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Fixing Flow Rates in Recycle Systems:  Luyben's Rule Revisited by Bildea, Costin S, Dimian, Alexandre C

“…This paper analyzes the nonlinear behavior of several recycle systems involving first- and second-order reactions. The results, presented in term of…”
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Entrainer-enhanced reactive distillation by Dimian, Alexandre C., Omota, Florin, Bliek, Alfred

“…This paper presents a novel approach in reactive distillation (RD) processes, the use of a Mass Separation Agent (entrainer). This technique enables to…”
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Pinch Point Analysis by Dimian, Alexandre C., Bildea, Costin S., Kiss, Anton A.

“…This chapter addresses the principles of achieving optimal energy utilisation. The principle is that the analysis of the process as a system leads to much more…”
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