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Chemical and Process Engineering: New Frontiers

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Chemical and Process Engineering: New Frontiers is a peer-reviewed research journal published in English. The journal has been coming out quarterly as Chemical and Process Engineering since 1980. Starting in 2023 the journal has changed and narrowed its scope focusing on new frontiers of chemical engineering that are key in addressing fundamental challenges in the coming decades.

Accordingly, the journal encourages the researchers from academia and industry to submit their original papers on chemical and process engineering research in the following areas:

• New Advanced (Nano) Materials

• Environment & Water Processing (including circular economy)

• Biochemical & Biomedical Engineering (including pharmaceuticals)

• Climate & Energy (including energy conversion & storage, electrification, decarbonization)

Additionally, the journal is committed to:

• Highlighting research relevant to specific regions or countries

• Encouraging submissions that address challenges pertinent to particular geographic areas

• Collaborating with institutions or researchers from specific regions to promote region-specific studies.

This approach aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of chemical and process engineering challenges and solutions across diverse contexts.

Papers concerning other important current trends in chemical engineering, e.g. digitalization and soft computing are also welcome.

The publishable materials include experimental and theoretical research papers, short communications, critical reviews and perspective articles. Occasionally, Chemical and Process Engineering: New Frontiers publishes thematic Special Issues, as well as conference proceedings that fall within its scope.

We particularly encourage young and aspiring scientists to submit their mauscripts to the journal. To facilitate them, we offer fast publishing of early-stage research works (e.g. conference posters, short communications) via Single-Blind Peer Review Process.

Journal Metrics:
IMPACT FACTOR 2024: 0.7
CiteScore 2024: 0.4
SCImago Journal Rank ( SJR) 2024: 0.164
ournal Citation Indicator (JCI) 2024: 0.07

Ministry of Education and Science (2024): 100 points

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ISSN 2300-1925 (Chemical and Process Engineering)

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Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering

Editorial Board

Ali Mesbah, UC Berkeley, USA 0000-0002-1700-0600

Anna Gancarczyk, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland 0000-0002-2847-8992

Anna Trusek, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland 0000-0002-3886-7166

Bettina Muster-Slawitsch, AAE Intec, Austria 0000-0002-5944-0831

Daria Camilla Boffito, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada 0000-0002-5252-5752

Donata Konopacka-Łyskawa, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland 0000-0002-2924-7360

Dorota Antos, Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland 0000-0001-8246-5052

Evgeny Rebrov, University of Warwick, UK 0000-0001-6056-9520

Georgios Stefanidis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece 0000-0002-4347-1350

Ireneusz Grubecki, Bydgoszcz Univeristy of Science and Technology, Poland 0000-0001-5378-3115

Johan Tinge, Fibrant B.V., The Netherlands 0000-0003-1776-9580

Katarzyna Bizon, Cracow University of Technology, Poland 0000-0001-7600-4452

Katarzyna Szymańska, Silesian University of Technology, Poland 0000-0002-1653-9540

Marcin Bizukojć, Łódź University of Technology, Poland 0000-0003-1641-9917

Marek Ochowiak, Poznań University of Technology, Poland 0000-0003-1543-9967

Mirko Skiborowski, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany 0000-0001-9694-963X

Nikola Nikacevic, University of Belgrade, Serbia 0000-0003-1135-5336

Rafał Rakoczy, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland 0000-0002-5770-926X

Richard Lakerveld, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong 0000-0001-7444-2678

Tom van Gerven, KU Leuven, Belgium 0000-0003-2051-5696

Tomasz Sosnowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 0000-0002-6775-3766

Editor-in-Chief
Andrzej I. Stankiewicz, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 0000-0002-8227-9660

Andrzej Stankiewicz is Emeritus Professor at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, and former Director of the TU Delft Process Technology Institute. With 45 years of industrial and academic experience he is author of numerous scientific publications on process intensification, chemical reaction engineering and industrial catalysis. Professor Stankiewicz is Series Editor of the Green Chemistry Book Series (Royal Society of Chemistry) and former Managing Editor of Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification (Elsevier).

The research interests of Andrzej Stankiewicz focus on intensification of chemical processes using electricity-based energy transfer mechanisms. The research in that field brought him, among other things, the prestigious ERC Advanced Investigator Grant. Prof. Stankiewicz is currently affiliated at Warsaw University of Technology where he continues his research on green fuels production and on novel energy storage systems using renewable electricity as primary energy source.

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Paweł Sobieszuk, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland 0000-0003-3648-5866

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Barbara Zakrzewska, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland 0000-0001-7745-9272

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Marek Stelmaszczyk, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

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Chemical and Process Engineering: New Frontiers | 2023 | vol. 44 | No 4 (24th Polish Conference of Chemical and Process Engineering, 13-16 June 2023, Szczecin, Poland. Guest editor: Prof. Rafał Rakoczy)

1 Influence of ultrasonic field on methane fermentation process: Review

Iwona Zawieja

Chemical and Process Engineering: New Frontiers | 2023 | vol. 44 | No 4 (24th Polish Conference of Chemical and Process Engineering, 13-16 June 2023, Szczecin, Poland. Guest editor: Prof. Rafał Rakoczy) | e35 | DOI: 10.24425/cpe.2023.146737

Keywords: ultrasonic field hydrolysis proces methane fermentation biogas

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Here One important aspect of the process of anaerobic stabilisation of sewage sludge in medium and large sewage treatment plants, in addition to sludge mineralisation, is the acquisition of a valuable source of energy, which is biogas. There are well-known methods of intensifying the process of methane fermentation by subjecting sludge to disintegration using physical factors, i.e. ultrasonic field. Acetate production is the ratelimiting step in the acetate consumption pathway and affects the efficiency of the anaerobic stabilisation process. The product of the first stage of the process is also the substrate for the next stage. Therefore, it is advisable to subject sewage sludge to disintegration, which increases its susceptibility to biodegradation. Sludge modification with the above-mentioned method causes a significant increase in the concentration of organic substances in the supernatant liquid. The reflection of the physical and chemical transformations of sludge in the disintegration processes is the change in their structure expressed by the increase in the degree of particle dispersion. The disintegration of sludge using sonolysis is an effective process solution, both in terms of technology and energy, in terms of obtaining biogas, which is a valuable source of energy.

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Iwona Zawieja

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Faculty of Infrastructure and Environment, Czestochowa University of Technology,Dąbrowskiego 73, 42-201, Czestochowa, Poland, ORCID 0000-0002-4480-8736

2 Statistical methods of data analysis in obtaining thyme oil-loaded nanoemulsions as potential skin antiseptic

Małgorzata Miastkowska , Anna Łętocha , Alicja Michalczyk

Keywords: nanoemulsions thyme oil antimicrobial activity disinfectant design ofexperiment

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The two aims of this study were to obtain stable thyme-oil loaded nanoemulsions using the statistical design of experiment method (DOE) and to confirm their antimicrobial and disinfecting properties. Thyme oil was used as the oil phase, ECO Tween ® 80 acted as an emulsifier, and the rest of the formulation was deionized water. Ultrasonication was chosen as the method of obtaining the nanoemulsions. It was checked whether the input parameters (oil concentration, emulsifier concentration, amplitude, and sonication time) had a significant impact on the output parameters (nanoemulsion particle size, polydispersity index, viscosity, and stability over time). For the formulations selected on the basis of the statistical data analysis, the values of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimum biocidal concentrations (MBC/MFC) were determined in relation to 10 bacterial strains and 10 strains fungi (filamentous fungi, yeast-like fungi). The results obtained from the statistical analysis showed that the optimal concentration of the thyme oil in nanoemulsion should amount up to 2%. Biological studies proved that the obtained formulation had stronger antibacterial and antifungal activity compared to pure oil. Moreover, it was shown that the nanoemulsion caused the required for disinfectants reduction of > 5 log of bacterial strains ( S. aureus, P. aeruginosa) and > 4 log of fungal strains ( C. albicans) after 30 minutes.

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Małgorzata Miastkowska

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Anna Łętocha

Alicja Michalczyk

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Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology,Cracow, Poland
Lukasiewicz - Research Network-Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry, Warsaw, Poland

3 The role of life cycle assessment in the implementation of 1 circular economy in sustainable future

Stanisław Ledakowicz , Aleksandra Ziemińska-Stolarska

Keywords: Sustainability Development Goals life cycle assessment (LCA) circular economy (CE) indicators of CE implementations of LCA

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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is an important tool of Circular Economy (CE), which performs the analysis in a closed loop (“cradle-to-cradle”) of any product, process or technology. LCA assesses the environmental threats (climate change, ozone layer depletion, eutrophication, biodiversity loss, etc.), searches for solutions to minimize environmental burdens and together with CE contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emission, counteracts global climate crisis. The CE is a strategy for creating value for the economy, society and business while minimizing resource use and environmental impacts through reducing, re-using and recycling. In contrast, life cycle assessment is a robust and science-based tool to measure the environmental impacts of products, services and business models. Combining both the robustness of the LCA methodology and the principles of circular economy one will get a holistic approach for innovation. After a presentation of the LCA framework and methods used, 27 examples of case studies of comparative LCA analysis for replacement materials to reduce environmental load and their challenges as assessment methods for CE strategies are presented. It was concluded that there is a need for improvement of existing solutions, developing the intersection between the CE and LCA. Suggestions for developing a sustainable future were also made.

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Stanisław Ledakowicz

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Aleksandra Ziemińska-Stolarska

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Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 213 Wólczańska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

4 A study of the thermal regeneration of loaded hydrophobic and hydrophilic zeolites after adsorption in the liquid phase

Piotr Tabero , Elżbieta Gabruś

Keywords: adsorptive dewatering of liquid NIR spectroscopy TGA/DTG XRD fixed bed regeneration

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The paper aims to show a search method for optimal conditions of 3A, 13X, ZSM-5 zeolite thermal regeneration after adsorption from a liquid water-isopropanol mixture. Comparative TGA-DTG results for heating of wet zeolites with different structure and hydrophobicity showed characteristic effects corresponding to the optimal temperature of zeolite regeneration. The consequences of overheating and collapse of the 3A, 13X, ZSM-5 zeolite structure at temperatures of 850, 900, 1000 °C, respectively, were recorded with XRD method. Moreover, XRD and NIR/DRS tests of loaded and regenerated zeolite samples showed interaction of adsorbate and co-adsorbed water with adsorbent and revealed influence of adsorption and regeneration processes on the adsorbent structure. Investigations of the regeneration of the zeolite 3A bed after adsorption of water from the isopropanol solution in the temperature swing adsorption (TSA) process were carried out by heating the bed with inert gas at 250 °C and different purge gas streams in the range of 1.68–2.40 kg/h. Four stages of wet bed regeneration were distinguished, which corresponded to the effect observed during TGA-DTG tests. For each stage, the specific demand for purge gas and energy was determined depending on the gas stream and its minimum value of 2.16 kg/h was indicated.

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Piotr Tabero

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Elżbieta Gabruś

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Chemical Technologyand Engineering, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Piastów 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Department of Chemicaland Process Engineering, Piastów 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland

5 Dynamics of aerosol generation and flow during inhalation for improved in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC) of pulmonary medicines

Agata Dorosz , Arkadiusz Moskal , Tomasz R. Sosnowski

Keywords: aerosol dynamics inhalation resuspension nebulization drug delivery systems

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Chemical and process engineering offers scientific tools for solving problems in the biomedical field, including drug delivery systems. This paper presents examples of analyzing the dynamics of dispersed systems (aerosols) in medical inhalers to establish a better relationship between the test evaluation results of these devices and the actual delivery of drugs to the lungs. This relationship is referred to as in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC). It has been shown that in dry powder inhalers (DPls), the aerosolization process and drug release times are determined by the inhalation profile produced by the patient. It has also been shown that inspiratory flow affects the size distribution of aerosols generated in other inhalation devices (vibrating mesh nebulizers, VMNs), which is due to the evaporation of droplets after the aerosol is mixed witha dditional air taken in by the patient. The effects demonstrated in this work are overlooked in standard inhaler testing methods, leading to inaccurate information about the health benefits of aerosol therapy, thus limiting the development of improved drug delivery systems.

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Agata Dorosz

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Arkadiusz Moskal

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Tomasz R. Sosnowski

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Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw, Poland

6 Removal of cyclohexane vapors from air in biotrickling filters: Effects of gas mixture composition and circular economy approach

Piotr Rybarczyk , Bartosz Szulczyński , Dominik Dobrzyniewski , Karolina Kucharska , Jacek Gębicki

Keywords: biotrickling filtration cyclohexane volatile organic compounds surface tension circular economy

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This work presents results of investigations on biotrickling filtration of air polluted with cyclohexane co-treated in binary, ternary and quaternary volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mixtures, including vapors of hexane, toluene and ethanol. The removal of cyclohexane from a gas mixture depends on the physicochemical properties of the co-treated VOCs and the lower the hydrophobicity of the VOC, the higher the removal efficiency of cyclohexane. In this work, the performance of biotrickling filters treating VOCs mixtures is discussed based on surface tension of trickling liquid for the first time. A mixed natural – synthetic packing for biotrickling filters was utilized, showing promising performance and limited maintenance requirements. Maximum elimination capacity of about 95 g/(m ³·h) of cyclohexane was reached for the total VOCs inlet loading of about 450 g/(m ³·h). This work presents also a novel approach of combining biological air treatment with management of a spent trickling liquid in the perspective of circular economy assumptions. The waste liquid phase was applied to the plant cultivation, showing a potential for e.g. enhanced production of energetic biomass or polluted soil phytoremediation.

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Piotr Rybarczyk

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Bartosz Szulczyński

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