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Item Separation processes for the treatment of industrial flue gases – Effective methods for global industrial air pollution control(RESEARCH ARTICLEVolume 10, Issue 11, 2024-06-15) Elehinafe Francis B.; Aondoakaa Ephraim A.; Akinyemi Akinnike F.; Agboola Oluranti; Okedere Oyetunji B.The treatment of flue gases has become a crucial area of interest with the increasing air emissions into the atmosphere from industries involved in combustion of fossil fuels in their operations. In essence, there is a critical need for effective methods of treatment more than ever. Treatment and separation are now a demand for the overall industrial operations to control the rate of flue gas emissions. The major culprit in this wise is power generating industry. The major associated air pollutants are carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, trace metals, volatile organic compounds, particulate matters, and nitrogen oxides. However, the choice of technologies to be utilized requires more than just knowledge of the separation process, but also a good understanding of the properties of the pollutants. This review explored and evaluated the various separation processes and technologies for the treatment of industrial flue gases for the control of the associated air pollutants. It also analyzed the performance with references to cost and efficiency, the advantages and disadvantages, principles for selection, research direction, and/or potential opportunities in existing separation processes and technologies.Item Application of mass transfer in the pulp and paper Industry overview, processing, challenges, and prospects(Results in Engineering (Elsevier), 2023) Odunlami Olayemi A.; Amoo Temiloluwa E.; Adisa Hassan A.; Elehinafe Francis B.; Oladimeji Temitayo E.This study reviews the mass transfer with a focus on the challenges, benefits, processing and prospects in the pulp and paper industry with a scope limited to Kraft pulping which is the dominant pulping process worldwide. The mass transfer usually occurs in various processes that deal with reactions, separation, and heat transfer. All these aforementioned processes occur in the production of pulp and paper from their raw materials. The application of mass transfer to these processes is of great importance in setting target yields, and specifications and improving efficiency. The major processes where mass transfer principles are applied are drying, chemical washing, pulp digestion and pulp bleaching respectively. Understanding the requirements and targets of each of these processes in combination with the mass transfer principles helps in the development of models and design of equipment that operate based on the developed models in meeting the required targets. Studies have indicated that mass and energy balances cannot be done independently in meeting the required targets and equipment design. The drying and stripping of lignocellulosic components of the feed-in paper manufacture constitute a large part of the challenges faced by the industry. Drying techniques have been considered to be inefficient, and lignocellulosic by-products are known to contain toxic components. Green chemistry production processes and newer drying techniques were indicated as possible solutions. It is expected that researchers and investors would find this article useful.Item A review on the sustainable energy generation from the pyrolysis of coconut biomass(Scientific African (Elsevier), 2021) Azeta Osarhiemhen; Ayeni A. O.; Agboola O.; Elehinafe Francis B.he negative impacts of the extraction and exploration of fossil fuel on the environment and its depletion that has led to environmental degradation have encouraged researchers, stakeholders, and the government to explore alternative and renewable energy sources such as lignocellulosic biomass. Biomass pyrolysis has proven to be a viable energy conversion process over the last decade due to its low carbon footprint on the environment. Pyrolytic products that are bio-char, bio-oil, and bio-gas have several applications and contribute to our society’s industrial, commercial, and economic growth. This paper reviews the different types of pyrolytic processes using coconut biomass as a feedstock while focusing on the biomass properties that make it useful for pyrolysis and the factors affecting the process.