Papers by Sintayehu Mekuria (PhD) Hailegiorgis (PhD)
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Article history: Received 2 December 2017 Received in revised form 30 January 2018 Accepted 10 Fe... more Article history: Received 2 December 2017 Received in revised form 30 January 2018 Accepted 10 February 2018 Available online 18 February 2018 In this research work, aqueous hybrid solvents were prepared at different concentrations of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [bmim][Ac] as ionic liquids (ILs) and N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) for the capturing of carbon dioxide (CO2). The concentration of MDEA was kept constant at 30 wt% in every hybrid solvent investigated. The solubility of CO2 in the hybrid solvent was investigated by varying the concentration of [bmim][Ac] in the aqueous hybrid solvent as 10 wt% and 20 wt%. For comparison, the solubility experiment was also conducted for pure aqueous MDEA solvent. Addition of [bmim][Ac] in the hybrid solvent reasonably enhanced the solubility of CO2 as compared to its solubility in pure aqueous MDEA solvent. The loading capacity of hybrid solvent was also improved significantly with hybrid solvents. Further increasing the concentrati...
Raw material and processing costs are adversely affecting the economic viability of biodiesel tec... more Raw material and processing costs are adversely affecting the economic viability of biodiesel technology. In-situ transesterification of non edible oil seed particles such as jatropha curcas can minimize the costs of feedstock, oil extraction and purification; slow conversion rates due to limited solubility of oil in methanol can be enhancedby using phase transfer catalysts; microwave pretreatment of seeds can make oil molecules more reactive. In the present work, these three concepts were utilized together to investigate in-situ transesterification of microwave pretreated jatropha curcas seed particles in the presence of alkaline phase transfer catalysts (PTC) such as cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB), benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (BTMAOH) and crown ether (CE); BTMAOH was observed to be better than CTMAB and CE. It was observed that use of alkaline BTMAOH as a PTC and microwave heat pretreatment of jatropha curcas seed particles have substantially increased the reaction r...
Heat pipes are heat transfer device that do not need externa l power; as a result, they are used ... more Heat pipes are heat transfer device that do not need externa l power; as a result, they are used in various thermal systems. Enhancing the performance of heat transfer device is a continues effort. Thus, this study investigates the effect of copper nanofluid on the thermal performance of cylindrical heat pipe (HP) that has screen mesh wick for heat transfer applications. The copper HP consists of 350 mm length and 12.7 mm outside diameter. To investigate its thermal performance mathematical model is developed. Demineralized water based 20 nm copper n anofluids with 0 to 4% particle concentrations were considered in the study. Simulation was done at 100 W heat input and results showed that when the particle concentra tion increases the evaporator wall temperature drops. At 4% particle concentration nanofluid the HP thermal resistance reduced by 17.5% compared to when the HP uses demineralized water. Furthermore, for a given particle concentration as the heat input increases the tempe...
Optimization of Biodiesel Production from Palm Oil over Mg-Al Modified K-10 Clay Catalyst
Toxicity of Several Potassium Carbonate and Phosphonium-Based DeepEutectic Solvents towards Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenesBacteria
Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology, 2017
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and ternary deep eutectic solvents (TDESs) and are derived from two... more Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and ternary deep eutectic solvents (TDESs) and are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and hydrogen bond donors (HBDs). In this work, the several DESs and a TDES were prepared. Allyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide and potassium carbonated were selected as HBAs to mix with various HBDs such as glycerol (GL), ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG) into different molar ratios. Two different groups of bacteria were selected for investigation of toxicity of species, namely Escherichia coli (EC) as a Gram negative bacterium and Listeria monocytogenes (LM) as a Gram positive bacterium. The results revealed that by increasing alkyl chain length on HBD, the toxicity of DESs increases towards EC bacterium. However, there appears to have no direct relationship between effect of alkyl chain length and toxicity DESs towards LM bacterium. Moreover, by studying the effect of molar ratio the toxicity of...
Investigation of scale deposits on Finchaa sugar factory ethanol plant heat transfer units
Thermal Science and Engineering Progress
High pressure solubility of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in aqueous solution of piperazine (PZ) activate... more High pressure solubility of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in aqueous solution of piperazine (PZ) activated N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) solvent for CO 2 capture
Experimental and prediction of volumetric properties of aqueous solution of (allyltriphenylPhosphonium bromide—Triethylene glycol) deep eutectic solvents
Thermochimica Acta
Abstract Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond ac... more Abstract Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and hydrogen bond donors (HBDs). In this work, DES namely allyltriphenylphosphonium bromide- triethylene glycol (ATPPB-TEG) was prepared by using three molar ratios; i.e.,1:4, 1:10, and 1:16 of salt to HBDs. The volumetric properties of aqueous mixture of DESs, such as density, molar volume, isobaric thermal expansion, apparent molar volume and apparent molar expansibility were reported at several temperatures from 293.15 to 343.15 K. A mathematical equation, namely Jouyban–Acree model (JAM), was used to correlate the experimental density and molar volume data. Furthermore, in order to calculate the limiting apparent molar volume values, the apparent molar volume values were fitted into a Redlich–Mayer equation. By applying Hepler equation, it was found that DESs 1:4 and 1:10 are as structure-maker solutes, while DES 1:16 is a structure-breaking solute in aqueous solutions.
Density, excess and limiting properties of (water and deep eutectic solvent) systems at temperatures from 293.15 K to 343.15 K
Journal of Molecular Liquids
Abstract Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond ac... more Abstract Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and hydrogen bond donors (HBDs). In this work, DES namely allyltriphenyl phosphonium bromide-diethylene glycol (ATPPB-DEG) was prepared by using three molar ratios of 1:4, 1:10 and 1:16 salt to HBD. The volumetric properties of aqueous DESs, such as density, molar volume, isobaric thermal expansion, apparent molar volume and apparent molar expansibility were reported at several temperatures from 293.15 to 343.15 K. A mathematical equation, so-called Jouyban–Acree model (JAM), was used to correlate the experimental density and molar volume data of aqueous solution of DESs with respect to the concentration and temperature. The results disclosed that this model is an accurate and reliable model for the prediction of aqueous DES properties. The excess properties, such as excess molar volume and excess isobaric thermal expansion were reported and fitted to two different equations. In order to calculate the limiting apparent molar volume values, the apparent molar volume values were fitted into a Redlich–Mayer equation. By applying the Hepler equation, it was found that DESs with molar ratios of 1:4 and 1:10 are as structure-maker solutes, while the DES 1:16 is a structure-breaking solute in aqueous solutions at different temperatures.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
The alkaline catalyst derived from the duck-bones was used for conversion of glycerol to polyglyc... more The alkaline catalyst derived from the duck-bones was used for conversion of glycerol to polyglycerol via solvent free etherification process. The physicochemical properties of prepared materials were duck-bones were systematically investigated as a catalyst by latest techniques of Thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface properties. TGA showed different trends of duck-bones decomposition from room temperature to 1000C. XRD pattern showed a clear and sharp peaks of a crystalline phase of CaO. The activity of the catalysts was in line with the basic amount of the strong base sites, surface area, and crystalline phase in the catalysts. The prepared catalyst derived from duck-bones provided high activity (99 %) for glycerol conversion and around 68 % yield for polyglycerol production. These ample wastes of duck-bones have good potential to be used as polyglycerol production catalysts due to have high quantity of Ca compare to other types of bones like cow, chicken and fish bones.
Thermal stability analysis, experimental conductivity and pH of phosphonium-based deep eutectic solvents and their prediction by a new empirical equation
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond acceptors (... more Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are derived from two or more salts as the hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and hydrogen bond donors (HBDs). Because of many unique features, DESs can be a versatile alternative to ionic liquids and traditional solvents. In this work, DESs were prepared namely allyltriphenylphospho-nium bromide-diethylene glycol (ATPPB-DEG) and allyltriphenylphosphonium bromide-triethylene gly-col (ATPPB-TEG) into three mole ratios 1:4, 1:10, and 1:16 salt to HBDs. The thermal stability was comprehensively analysed under the temperature range of (30–800) °C. The conductivity and pH values were determined within the temperature range of 293.15 K–343.15 K. The results revealed that the amount and type of HBDs have an effect on these properties. Moreover, the effect of temperature was studied on these properties. As the temperature increases, the conductivity values increase while the pH values decrease. Finally, a new empirical equation was applied to correlate the experimen...
Thermophysical properties of concentrated aqueous solution of N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), piperazine (PZ), and ionic liquids hybrid solvent for CO2 capture
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2017
In the present study, thermophysical properties such as density, refractive index, surface tensio... more In the present study, thermophysical properties such as density, refractive index, surface tension, and viscosity of the concentrated aqueous solution of N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA), piperazine (PZ), and ionic liquids (ILs) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate [bmim][OTf], 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [bmim][AC] were investigated. All the properties were measured at atmospheric pressure and temperature ranging from (298.15–343.15) K, with a regular interval of 5 K. The concentrations of N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) and piperazine (PZ) were kept constant at 30 and 3 wt%, respectively, while the concentration of ionic liquids [bmim][OTf], [bmim][AC] were varied between 5 and 20 wt%. All the properties under investigation demonstrated their significant dependence on temperature and ionic liquid concentration. Increasing temperature showed decreasing trend of density, viscosity, refractive index, and surface tension of the hybrid solvents. Except for surface tension, density, refractive index, and viscosity were increased by increasing the concentration of ionic liquid in the hybrid solvents. Surface tension data were decreased with an increase in the concentration of ionic liquids at a constant temperature. The thermophysical properties of concentrated aqueous solution of hybrid solvents were correlated using an empirical correlations approach with respect to temperature and concentration. A good agreement was found between the correlated and experimental data at all conditions.
Methanolysis of Castor Oil and Parametric Optimization
Procedia Engineering, 2016
Abstract The rate of transesterification reaction is very slow as oil is sparingly soluble in met... more Abstract The rate of transesterification reaction is very slow as oil is sparingly soluble in methanol. In the present work, castor oil as non-edible oil source was investigated for the synthesis of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME). To enhance transesterification reaction, purified castor oil was treated with microwave energy prior to alkaline transesterification reaction. The experimentally observed FAME yield was compared with FAME yield achieved with microwave energy untreated castor oil at the same reaction condition. 95.6 wt. % FAME yield was exhibited with oils treated with microwave energy as compared to 84.034 wt. % FAME yield untreated with microwave energy while the reaction time was reduced from 60 min to 30 min. Central composite Design (CCD) technique of response surface methodology (RSM) was used to investigate the interaction effect of reaction variables and optimize these variables for maximum FAME yield. At optimal condition 96.12 wt. % FAME yield was predicted from model equation while 95.4 ± 0.3 wt. % FAME yield was demonstrated by the experiments conducted twice at optimal condition.
Thermophysical Properties of Aqueous 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate [BMIM] [AC] + Monoethanolamine (MEA) Hybrid as a Solvent for CO2 Capture
Procedia Engineering, 2016
In this study, ionic liquid-amine ([BMIM] [AC]+MEA) hybrid solvent was prepared for CO2 capture a... more In this study, ionic liquid-amine ([BMIM] [AC]+MEA) hybrid solvent was prepared for CO2 capture and its properties were investigated. The hybrid solvent was prepared at different ratios of ionic liquid-amine concentration. The properties such as density, viscosity and refractive index of aqueous ionic liquid-amine ([BMIM][AC]+MEA) hybrid solvent were investigated at different ionic liquid to amine mass ratios of 0.33, 0.6, 1, 1.33 and 1.67 and ionic liquid-amine hybrid mass fraction(w1+w2) % in the aqueous solution of (0.1+0.3), (0.2+0.3), (0.3+0.3), (0.4+0.3), (0.5+0.3) wt.% respectively. The temperature used for each sample investigation was varied from 298.15-313.15 K at the intervals of 5 k. From the investigation conducted, it was demonstrated that increasing the concentration of ionic liquids in the aqueous ionic liquid-amine hybrid solvent increased the density, viscosity as well as refractive index of the hybrid solvent. The temperature has a reverse effect on these properties though the effect of temperature on viscosity at a higher temperature greater than 340 k is less dependent on the concentration of the hybrid solvent. It was also observed that small change in temperature has a negligible effect on the density of hybrid solvent.
Synthesis of Alumina Based Alkaline Catalyst for Biodiesel-Derived Glycerol to Polyglycerol
Advanced Materials Research, 2016
Biodiesel which comes from pure renewable resources provide an alternative fuel option for future... more Biodiesel which comes from pure renewable resources provide an alternative fuel option for future. The rapid growth of the biodiesel industry will result in overproduction of less value glycerol and create a superfluity of this impure by-product. The synthesis of alkaline alumina catalyst for polyglycerol production via solvent free base-catalyzed etherification of low value glycerol is reported. The etherification of biodiesel derived glycerol to polyglycerol was studied in a heterogeneous catalysis under solvent free system, using alkalines over γ – alumina catalysts. All the catalysts were prepared by incipient-wetness impregnation of an aqueous solution of alkaline compounds on γ – alumina as a support. The effects of alkaline compound, reaction temperature, catalyst amount, and reaction time in conversion of glycerol to polyglycerol were investigated. The catalyst with potassium loaded on γ -alumina gave the highest basicity and the best catalytic activity for this reaction. Th...
lovely wife Lemlem Yohannes for her love and determination to let me pursue my further study whil... more lovely wife Lemlem Yohannes for her love and determination to let me pursue my further study while she was under especial pressure of taking care for our newly born twins boys. I would also like to thank my brother in law Nebiyou Endale, my sister in law Menfese Taddese, my youngest sister Yeweynishet Mekuria and other family members for their comforting my wife and little twins boys while I was away from them. I thank all my friends and UTP community who created conducive work environment and gave me moral support throughout my research period. Finally, I thank my colleague J. B. Ariatedja for translating the abstract to Bahasa Malayu.
293975 In Situ Transesterification of Jatropha Curcas Seed Particles with Alkaline Phase Transfer Catalyst
Economic viability of biodiesel technology is at stake due to the high cost of edible oil feedsto... more Economic viability of biodiesel technology is at stake due to the high cost of edible oil feedstock and slow reaction rates due to limited solubility of oil in methanol. In situ transesterification of non edible oil seed particles can minimize the cost of feedstock. Microwave pretreatment of seeds can make oil molecules more reactive. Use of phase transfer catalysts can enhance the reaction rates. In the present work, these three concepts are utilized together to investigate alkaline in situ transesterification of microwave pretreated jatropha curcas seed particles in presence of benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (BTMAOH) as a phase transfer catalyst (PTC). It was observed that addition of PTC to alkaline catalyst has improved conversion and reduced reaction time. Microwave pretreatment of jatropha seed particles reduced reaction time drastically. The quality of biodiesel produced was within the limits of the international standard requirements of ATME D6751 and EN-14214. Thus, comb...
Reaction Kinetics Study for Microwave Energy Pretreated Jatropha Curcas L In-Situ Transesterification
ICGSCE 2014, 2015
In the present work, in-situ methanolysis of microwave irradiation heat pre-treated Jatropha curc... more In the present work, in-situ methanolysis of microwave irradiation heat pre-treated Jatropha curcas l oil in the presence of alkaline benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide (BTMAOH) as a phase transfer catalysis (PTC) was investigated. Combined use of microwave heat pretreatment of Jatropha curcas l seed particles and alkaline BTMAOH as a PTC drastically reduced the reaction time from 240 to 30 min. The yield of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) was also increased from 49.7 to 93.5 %. Reaction kinetics was investigated to study the extent of reaction rate. Reaction kinetic study demonstrated that the order of the reaction is a first order reaction at all reaction temperature under investigation. Activation energy of the reaction was found to be 21,641 J/mole. Combined use of microwave heat treatment of Jatropha curcas l seed particles and PTC is promising to enhance the reaction rate of in-situ methanolysis.
Microwave Energy Pretreated <i>In Situ</i> Transesterification of Jatropha Curcas L in the Presence of Phase Transfer Catalyst
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2014
In the present work, microwave heat pretreatment of jatropha curcas seed particles and use of pha... more In the present work, microwave heat pretreatment of jatropha curcas seed particles and use of phase transfer catalyst (PTC) to enhance in-situ transesterification were utilized together. It was observed that use of alkaline BTMAOH as a PTC and microwave heat pretreatment of jatropha curcas seed particles had substantially increased the reaction rate of in-situ transesterification as compared to the reaction conducted with microwave untreated seeds in the absence of BTMAOH as a PTC. Statistical model equation was developed to investigate the interaction effect of reaction variables and establish optimum reaction condition. At optimum condition, experimentally obtained FAME yield (93.7±1.53% w/w) was in close agreement with statistical model predicted FAME yield (96.75%) at 38°C and 37 minutes of reaction time.
High pressure solubility of carbon dioxide (CO2) in aqueous piperazine solutions
Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2010
The absorption of carbon dioxide in aqueous solutions of piperazine (PZ) in a high pressure Jergu... more The absorption of carbon dioxide in aqueous solutions of piperazine (PZ) in a high pressure Jerguson cell was studied at high gas loadings (1.06–2.77)molCO2/molPZ. Because of its cyclic and diamine characteristics, the reactivity and solubility of piperazine are higher than in other secondary amines. The solubility of CO2 in aqueous solutions of piperazine was measured at (313 and 343)K for
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