The Proceedings of the International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials 2012 (ICPEAM 2012): (Volume 917 Advanced Materials Research)

This is a collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials 2012 (ICPEAM2012), June 12-14, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 39 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Advanced Materials Development, Chapter 2: Bioprocess and Biotechnology, Chapter 3: Environmental Engineering, and, Chapter 4: Process Systems Engineering.

Table of Contents:
Preface, Committees and Sponsors Chapter 1: Advanced Materials Development Effect of Magnesium Coating Prior to Lithium Loading over SBA-15 for Stabilization of its Mesostructure Incorporation of Pd Nanoparticles on Rod and Necklace-Like SBA-15 Supports Materials A Review on the Viscous and Thermal Transport Properties of Nanofluids The Synergistic Effect of Thiourea and Surfactants on Corrosion Inhibition of Stainless Steel-316 in Hydrochloric Acid Optimized TiO2 Nanocrystallites Aggregates for Enhanced Efficiency in Dye Solar Cells Solubility Parameters Based on Refractive Index Data of Ionic Liquid Effect of Aluminium Sol on Silica Nanoparticles Texture and Properties Chapter 2: Bioprocess and Biotechnology Bio-Oil Derived from Palm Kernel Shell in Fluidized Bed Reactor: Effect of Particle Size In Situ Methanolysis of Jatropha curcas Seeds in Soxhlet Extractor Ethanol Production from Hydrothermal Pretreated Empty Fruit Bunches Comparative Study on Two-Step Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Production from High FFA Crude Palm Oil Using Microwave Technique and Conventional Technique Preliminary Study of Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) Seed as Potential Biocoagulant for Turbidity Removal Effect of Nanonization on Physicochemical Properties of Centella asiatica Powders Chapter 3: Environmental Engineering Carbon Dioxide Retention on Bentonite Clay Adsorbents Modified by Mono-, Di- and Triethanolamine Compounds Leachability of Solidified Petroleum Sludge Physical Absorption of CO2 Capture: A Review Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions of Piperazine (PZ) at Elevated Pressures Visible Light Photodegradation of Azo Dye by Cu/TiO2 Photocatalytic Degradation of Diisopropanolamine in Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton System UV/H2O2 Process for Removal of Total Organic Carbon from Refinery Effluent: Screening of Influence Factors Using Response Surface Methodology Chapter 4: Process Systems Engineering Modeling the Effect of Temperature-Induced Surface Tension Gradient in Coating Processes Effect of Bulk Temperature and Heating Regime on Crude Oil Fouling: An Analysis A Comparison of Co-Current and Counter-Current Modes of Operation in Urea Prilling Tower Detection and Correction of Gain Mismatches of Wood-Berry Column Using Linear Residual-Input Ratio A Taguchi-SQP Approach for Minimizing Energy per Unit Diesel Production at Crude Distillation Unit Resilience Analysis of a Pipe Segment System Carrying Superheated Steam Modeling of Gas Holdup and Pressure Drop Using ANN for Gas-Non-Newtonian Liquid Flow in Vertical Pipe Application of Response Surface Methodology to Investigate CO2 Absorption Column Temperature Rise Simulation of Hydrodynamics and Reaction Behavior in an Industrial RFCC Riser Performance Study of Ni Catalyst with Quicklime (CaO) as CO2 Adsorbent in Palm Kernel Shell Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production Performance Study of Ni Catalyst with Quicklime (CaO) as CO2 Adsorbent in Palm Kernel Shell Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production Density, Viscosity and CO2 Solubility of Novel Solvent Preparation and Characterization of Polysulfone Membrane for Gas Separation Gas Permeation Models in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation Operational Training Management System (OPTRAMS) for Safe Operation in Process Plant Evaluation of Inherent Safety Strategies Using FAHP to Reduce Human Error Modification of Adsorbents for High CO2 Content Capture from Stranded Natural Gas Reserve: A Critical Review Prediction of CO2 Solubility in Aqueous DEA and MDEA Binary Solutions Using O'Connell's Expression Hydrogen Adsorption Capacity Investigation of Ni-Co-Al Mixed Oxides