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Valorization of Vegetable Waste from Leek, Lettuce, and Artichoke to Produce Highly Concentrated Lignocellulose Micro- and Nanofibril Suspensions by Sanchez-Salvador, Jose Luis, Marques, Mariana P, Brito, Margarida S C A, Negro, Carlos, Monte, Maria Concepcion, Manrique, Yaidelin A, Santos, Ricardo J, Blanco, Angeles

“…Vegetable supply in the world is more than double than vegetable intake, which supposes a significant waste of vegetables, in addition to the agricultural…”
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Study of mixing and chemical reaction in RIM by Santos, Ricardo J., Teixeira, André M., Lopes, José Carlos B.

“…A 2D hydrodynamic model of the mixing chamber of a reaction injection molding (RIM) machine, previously established for the flow field simulation with…”
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Chaos and mixing in NETmix by Matos, Joana, Santos, Ricardo J., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B.

“…NETmix is a network of mixing chambers interconnected by channels, in which the most efficient mixing occurs under chaotic flow regimes. Chaos is highly…”
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Evaluation of Legiolert™ for the Detection of Legionella pneumophila and Comparison with Spread-Plate Culture and qPCR Methods by Monteiro, Silvia N., Robalo, Adriana M., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…Legionella pneumophila , the organism responsible for Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially lethal pneumonia, is an opportunistic bacterium spread via…”
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Flow imbalance and Reynolds number impact on mixing in Confined Impinging Jets by Fonte, Cláudio P., Sultan, M. Ashar, Santos, Ricardo J., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B.

“…•The flow in a CIJs mixer is studied with the PLIF flow visualization technique.•Three flow regimes are observed in the range 50<Re<600.•The jets’ flow…”
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Characterization of micromixing in T-jet mixers by Krupa, K., Nunes, Maria I., Santos, Ricardo J., Bourne, John R.

“…To assess micromixing in T-jet mixers, having various geometries and flow rates, a set of test reactions was employed. This consisted of the reactions between…”
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Radiation Models for Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations of Photocatalytic Reactors by Barbosa, Isabel S. O., Santos, Ricardo J., Dias, Madalena M., Faria, Joaquim L., Silva, Cláudia G.

“…The literature on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations applied to photocatalytic systems is reviewed. CFD simulations referring to three models,…”
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Lagrangian mixing simulation and quantification of scales by Matos, Joana, Brito, Margarida S.C.A., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…[Display omitted] •Lagrangian Mixing Simulation (LMS) method to characterise mixing is developed.•LMS is applied over a 2D CFD simulation in a CIJ reactor.•LMS…”
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Diffusive lagrangian mixing simulation by Matos, Joana, Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…[Display omitted] •Diffusive Lagrangian Mixing Simulation is a Lagrangian Mixing Simulation adaptation•DLMS tracks the flow front between two fluids using…”
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Rheokinematics for product development—Formulation screening in rotational rheometers by Brito, Margarida S. C. A., Matos, Joana, Torres, Marina V. L., Fonte, Claudio P., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…Product formulations for industrial processes are typically developed at laboratory scale. However, the mixing conditions are not easily mimicked in the…”
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Experimental study of flow regime and mixing in T-jets mixers by Ashar Sultan, M., Fonte, Cláudio P., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…The flow field in T-jets mixers is studied experimentally for different geometrical parameters using Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF). A particular…”
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Flow Regimes and Mixing of Dissimilar Fluids in T‐Jets Mixers by Brito, Margarida S. C. A., Fonte, Cláudio P., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…Efficient mixing conditions for similar fluids in T‐Jets mixers are well‐established. This paper extends the characterization of the mixing of dissimilar…”
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ChannelCOMB Device for Mesostructured Reactors and Networks of Reactors by Barbosa, Isabel S. O., Costa, João M., Manrique, Yaidelin A., Dias, Madalena M., Faria, Joaquim L., Santos, Ricardo J., Silva, Cláudia G., Brito, Margarida S. C. A.

“…ChannelCOMB, a consecutive flow distributor, was constructed by additive manufacturing (AM) for experimental validation. The feasibility of using AM was…”
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Selecting the best piping arrangement for scaling-up an annular channel reactor: An experimental and computational fluid dynamics study by Moreira, Francisca C., Bocos, Elvira, Faria, Ana G.F., Pereira, Joana B.L., Fonte, Cláudio P., Santos, Ricardo J., Lopes, José Carlos B., Dias, Madalena M., Sanromán, M.A., Pazos, M., Boaventura, Rui A.R., Vilar, Vítor J.P.

“…This study is focused on the selection of the best piping arrangement for a pilot scale annular channel reactor intended for the remediation of waters and…”
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The UCI Seldinger technique for percutaneous renal cryoablation: protecting the tract and achieving hemostasis by Abraham, Jose Benito A, Gamboa, Aldrin Joseph R, Finley, David S, Beck, Shawn M, Lee, Hak J, Santos, Ricardo J S, Box, Geoffrey N, Deane, Leslie A, Vajgrt, Duane J, McDougall, Elspeth M, Clayman, Ralph V

“…To describe our Seldinger technique of percutaneous renal cryoablation that was devised to facilitate renal biopsy, cryoprobe placement, and instillation of…”
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Mixing in the NETmix Reactor by Matos, Joana, Santos, Ricardo J., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B.

“…NETmix is a static mixing reactor composed of a network of mixing chambers interconnected by channels. The repetitive mixing pattern inside the reactor enables…”
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On the 2D nature of flow dynamics in opposed jets mixers by Gonçalves, Nelson D., Salvador, Hélder M., Fonte, Cláudio P., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Santos, Ricardo J.

“…Confined impinging jets (CIJs) are reactors used in processes that require fast mixing. In such equipment two fluids are injected from opposite sides of a…”
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Generating Ionic Liquids from Ionic Solids: An Investigation of the Melting Behavior of Binary Mixtures of Ionic Liquids by Maximo, Guilherme J, Santos, Ricardo J. B. N, Brandão, Paula, Esperança, José M. S. S, Costa, Mariana C, Meirelles, Antonio J. A, Freire, Mara G, Coutinho, João A. P

“…Mixtures of ionic liquids (ILs) allow enlarging the plethora of the physical and chemical properties of these materials in addition to the well-known tunable…”
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Carbon Capture and Storage Toward Industrialization: A Novel Continuous Process for the Production of Carbon Dioxide Clathrates by Costa, Marcelo F., Teixeira, Carlos M., Lopes, Armandina M., Araújo, João P., Dias, Madalena M., Santos, Ricardo J., Lopes, José Carlos B.

“…Gas hydrates have been potentially recognized for developing new technologies for CO2 capture and storage; however, the respective industrialization faces…”
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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Statistical Analysis of 2D Confined Impinging Jets Chaotic Flow by Torres, Pedro, Goncalves, Nelson D., Fonte, Claudio P., Dias, Madalena M., Lopes, José Carlos B., Liné, Alain, Santos, Ricardo J.

“…Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) is shown to be a statistical operation that identifies the main characteristics of chaotic flows and separates them into…”
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