• Issue

    The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering: Volume 103, Issue 8

    3505-4064
    August 2025

ISSUE INFORMATION

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Issue Information

  • Pages: 3505-3506
  • First Published: 04 July 2025

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Issue Highlights

  • Page: 3507
  • First Published: 04 July 2025

CONVERSATIONS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SPECIAL SERIES

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ENVIRONMENT, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, GREEN PROCESSES

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Novel techniques in bio-oil production through catalytic pyrolysis of waste biomass: Effective parameters, innovations, and techno-economic analysis

  • Pages: 3531-3544
  • First Published: 15 January 2025
Novel techniques in bio-oil production through catalytic pyrolysis of waste biomass: Effective parameters, innovations, and techno-economic analysis

A comprehensive review of novel techniques in catalytic pyrolysis of waste biomass. Evaluation of critical parameters influencing catalytic pyrolysis processes. The techno-economic assessment presents the production viability of bio-oil.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

Green and selective supercritical fluid extraction of essential oil and cannabidiol from Cannabis sativa L.

  • Pages: 3637-3646
  • First Published: 19 January 2025
Green and selective supercritical fluid extraction of essential oil and cannabidiol from Cannabis sativa L.

Schematic representation of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) lab-scale plant layout, extracts yield, and pictures of SFE products.

Biochar produced from pressed palm fibre to removal β-carotene from crude palm oil

  • Pages: 3676-3690
  • First Published: 15 January 2025
Biochar produced from pressed palm fibre to removal β-carotene from crude palm oil

Graphical representation of the biochar production process from pressed palm fibers, a by-product obtained from palm oil extraction, and its application in the removal of β-carotene from crude palm oil through adsorption.

Effect of the presence or absence of a gas–liquid interface on the initiation of liquid phase hydrocarbon oxidation

  • Pages: 3691-3703
  • First Published: 19 January 2025
Effect of the presence or absence of a gas–liquid interface on the initiation of liquid phase hydrocarbon oxidation

The rate of initiation and conversion were more significant in the case of higher gas–liquid interfacial area (Case C) compared to lower gas-liquid interfacial area (Case B) and without gas-liquid interfacial area (Case A).

PROCESS CONTROL, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND STATISTICS

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Optimal control of axial dispersion tubular reactors with recycle: Addressing state-delay through transport PDEs

  • Pages: 3751-3766
  • First Published: 06 February 2025
Optimal control of axial dispersion tubular reactors with recycle: Addressing state-delay through transport PDEs

The boundary-regulated distributed parameter system of an axial dispersion tubular reactor with delayed recycle is showcased, along with the optimal observer-based control strategy developed using a late-lumping method for its stabilization.

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA, FLUID DYNAMICS, AND THERMODYNAMICS

Effect of nozzle shape on bubble column reactor with constant flow rate

  • Pages: 4051-4064
  • First Published: 24 February 2025
Effect of nozzle shape on bubble column reactor with constant flow rate

Bubble column reactor with different nozzle shapes.