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Article Citation - WoS: 103Citation - Scopus: 113Preparation and Characterizations of Tio2/Zno Nanohybrid and Its Application in Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater(Elsevier, 2023) Zeinali Heris, Saeed; Etemadi, Martin; Mousavi, Seyed Borhan; Mohammadpourfard, Mousa; Ramavandi, BahmanThe photodegradation of tetracycline antibiotics (TC) in an aqueous solution, using the TiO2 nanoparticles, ZnO microparticles, and TiO2/ZnO composite under the UV lamp in a continuous reactor, was performed. The effects of different parameters, such as the initial TC concentration, medium pH, ratio of each photocatalyst, and the flow rate were comprehensively studied. SEM, EDX, and XRD characterization techniques were employed to study the morphology and structure features of the prepared composite. The results revealed that a more significant amount of TC is not easily removed from wastewater. Furthermore, by increasing the pH of the medium to 11, the efficiency of TC degradation was increased, while the amount of removal remained stable at higher pH values. As the flow rate increased up to 190 mL/min, the removal efficiency increased; however, at higher flow rates, lower efficiency was obtained. Moreover, using multivariate analysis and response surface methodology (RSM), a model for removing TC and the effect of experimental parameters on removal efficiency was proposed. The optimal conditions using the RSM method were found to be the reduction efficiency of 78.94 % in pH = 11 (flow rate of 132 mL/min, and TiO2 concentration of 323 mg) and reduction efficiency of 75.89% in pH = 9 (flow rate of 143.19 mL/min and TiO2 concentration of 312.73 mg). © 2023 Elsevier B.V.Article Citation - WoS: 29Citation - Scopus: 33The Effect of Heat Transfer Characteristics of Macromolecule Fouling on Heat Exchanger Surface: a Dynamic Simulation Study(Wiley, 2023) Karimi Shoar, Zahra; Pourpasha, Hadi; Zeinali Heris, Saeed; Mousavi, Seyed Borhan; Mohammadpourfard, MousaAt the city gate gas pressure reduction stations (CGSs), to prevent natural gas from forming a hydrate in the throttle valve, the natural gas is heated by the heater before reaching the pressure relief valve. Heat exchangers are an essential component of industrial processes that contribute significantly to total system energy. Since the element impacting heat exchanger performance is the fouling process, all fouling processes and models were dynamically simulated in this study. Through coding in the C++ language and simultaneous use of fluent functions, or, in other words, user-defined function (UDF), fouling-related models were defined for this software. The dynamic simulation was performed, and parameters such as fouling strength and layer thickness were calculated. The effects of changing operating conditions, such as gas inlet velocity, surface temperature, and fouling species concentration on fouling growth, were also evaluated. As the concentration of fouling species increased, the fouling rate also increased. The amount of supersaturation and fouling rate increased as the surface temperature increased. Due to the operational limitations of the system, to reduce the fouling rate, the gas inlet velocity should be as high as possible, and the fluid inlet temperature, surface temperature, and concentration of fouling species should be as low as possible. In this study, the required time to reach the efficiency of 70% of the heat exchanger was calculated using the modelling of this chamber, which was equivalent to 190 days. Additionally, the critical thickness of the fouling layer at this time was 3.5 cm.Article Citation - WoS: 30Citation - Scopus: 32Improving the Thermal Characteristics of a Cooling Tower by Replacing the Operating Fluid With Functionalized and Non-Functionalized Aqueous Mwcnt Nanofluids(Elsevier, 2022) Karimi Bakhtiyar, Nazanin; Javadpour, Reza; Zeinali Heris, Saeed; Mohammadpourfard, MousaIn this study, the thermal properties of the operating fluid by replacing the fluid with better thermal properties and lower water loss in a cross-flow cooling tower (CFWCT) investigated. For this purpose, MWCNTs/H2O, MWCNTs-COOH/H2O, and MWCNTs-OH/H2O nanofluids were used instead of water, and the results were compared. The visual method and dynamic light scattering (DLS) were used to guarantee the stability of nanofluids and to determine the size distribution of the nanoparticles in the nanofluid. The influence of nanofluids concentration on cooling towers performance variables such as evaporation rate, performance characteristics, temperature drop, and tower efficiency were investigated. The results showed that the functionalized nanofluids with lower evaporation rates than water and the non-functionalized nanofluids with higher evaporation rates than water improved the thermal performance of CFWCT. For example, at a concentration of 0.1 wt% MWCNTs-COOH/H2O, MWCNTs-OH/H2O, and MWCNTs/H2O, the efficiency of the cooling tower was 46%, 45.3%, and 43.2%, and the performance characteristics were improved by 15.8%, 11.2%, and 6.1%, respectively, compared with water. Among the nanofluids, MWCNTs-COOH/H 2 O nanofluid had the best performance, in which the evaporation rate, performance characteristics, temperature drop, and efficiency were increased by about -4.3%, 15.8%, 15.9%, and 8.7%, respectively, compared to water.Article Citation - WoS: 71Citation - Scopus: 78Investigation of H2o2/Uv Advanced Oxidation Process on the Removal Rate of Coliforms From the Industrial Effluent: a Pilot-Scale Study(Elsevier, 2022) Ashrafivala, Meisam; Mousavi, Seyed Borhan; Zeinali Heris, Saeed; Heidari, Mohammad; Mohammadpourfard, Mousa; Aslani, HassanWastewater recycling and reuse is very important, specially in countries with water shortage problem. Disinfection is very crucial step of wastewater treatment, particulary from the reuse and environmental protection point of view. In this research, the efficiency of the advanced oxidation process using UV and H2O2 combination was investigated on fecal coliform (FC) inactivation from a real industrial effluent; furthermore, the optimal condition for disinfection of the effluent using various parameters such as pH, H2O2 concentration, and contact time was determined. Based on the acquired outcomes, by pH decline from 11 to 7 and 3 inactivation rate increased (6.7% and 20.9%, sequentially), indicating the efficacy of acidic condition on the process. Increasing H2O2 concentration from 5 mg/L to 15 mg/L, 25 mg/L, and 35 mg/L, was led to increase FC inactivation by 16.6%, 29.75%, and 36.33%, respectively. Considering contcat time impact on the process performance, our findings revealed that the best efficiency obtained after 40 (s) contact time. It can be concluded that the combined UV/H2O2 is more potent than single UV and H2O2 process, making it possible to reach irrigation standards.