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The importance of accurate determination of the critical properties of plus fractions in prediction of phase behaviour of hydrocarbon mixtures by equations of state is well known in the petroleum industry. It has been stated in various papers (Elsharkawy, 2001) that using the plus fraction as a single group in equation of state calculations reduces the accuracy of the results. However in this work it has been shown that using the proper values of critical temperature and pressure for the plus fraction group can estimate the properties of hydrocarbon mixtures, and they are accurate enough to be used in reservoir engineering and enhanced oil recovery calculations. In this paper, a new method... 

Refractive index (RI) provides valuable information about various reservoir engineering calculations, making it a key parameter for characterizing crude oils. Determination of this index through experiment is capital-intensive, time consuming, and also toil. Hence, it is essential to search for an efficient and accurate estimation of crude oil RI. In this study, an intelligent approach, based on optimized support vector regression (SVR), is introduced to find a quantitative correlation between crude oil RI and SARA (saturate, aromatic, resin, and asphaltene) fraction data. Optimization of SVR is implemented through three searching approaches, viz. hybrid of grid and pattern search (HGP),... 

Protein separation and purification technologies play an essential role in various industries including but not limited to pharmaceuticals, dairy as well as the food sector. Accordingly, a wide variety of techniques such as chromatography and electrophoresis have been developed and utilized extensively over the years for this purpose. Despite their widespread acceptance, conventional techniques still suffer from major limitations and complexities such as short lifetime, low productivity, high-pressure drop and difficulty in scale-up among others. Membrane separation processes have received significant attention in recent years as a promising alternative that can potentially overcome the... 

The UiO-66 NH2 and ZIF-8 metal organic framework nanoparticles (NMOFs) were incorporated into the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibrous membrane. Then, the chitosan nanofibers were coated on the PVDF nanofibers to produce the PVDF/chitosan nanofibers. The performance of synthesized PVDF/NMOFs single layer and PVDF/chitosan/NMOFs two layers nanofibrous membranes was investigated for BSA protein molecules and Cr(VI) ions separation via ultrafiltration membrane process. The potential of synthesized nanofibers was also examined for BSA and Cr(VI) adsorption in a batch system. The characteristics of synthesized nanofibrous membranes were determined using SEM, EDX, TGA, BET, porosity and... 

Background: Ramsar, a city of Iran located on the coast of the Caspian Sea, has been considered to be enormously important due to its high natural radioactivity levels. People living in High Level Natural Radiation Areas (HLNRAs) have been exposed by several sources, one of which could be foodstuff. However, many studies have been carried out to measure the environmental radioactivity in Ramsar, but no survey has been conducted in all stapled consumed foods yet. This study was dedicated to determine 226Ra activity concentration in the daily diets of Ramsar residents as a probable exposure. Methods: Approximately 70 different market samples were collected during the four seasons based on the... 

Among High Level Natural Radiation Areas (HLNRAs) all over the world, the northern coastal city of Ramsar has been considered enormously important. Many studies have measured environmental radioactivity in Ramsar, however, no survey has been undertaken to measure concentrations in the diets of residents. This study determined the 226Ra activity concentration in the daily diet of people of Ramsar. The samples were chosen from both normal and high level natural radiation areas and based on the daily consumption patterns of residents. About 150 different samples, which all are local and have the highest consumption, were collected during the four seasons. In these samples, after washing and...