Engineering Technology and Industrial Chemistry with Applications

Reza Haghi, PhD, is a research assistant at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dr. Haghi has published several papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals and has published several papers in conference proceedings, technical reports, and lecture notes. Dr. Haghi is expert in the development and application of spectroscopy techniques for monitoring hydrate and corrosion risks and developed techniques for early detection of gas hydrate risks. He conducted integrated experimental modeling in his studies and extended his research to monitoring system to pH and risk of corrosion. During his PhD work at Heriot-Watt University, he has developed various novel flow assurance techniques based on spectroscopy as well as designed and operated test equipment. He received his MSc in Advanced Control Systems from the University of Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Francisco Torrens, PhD, is lecturer in physical chemistry at the Universitat de València in Spain. His scientific accomplishments include the first implementation at a Spanish university of a program for the elucidation of crystallographic structures and the construction of the first computational-chemistry program adapted to a vector-facility supercomputer. He has written many articles published in professional journals and has acted as a reviewer as well. He has handled 26 research projects, has published two books and over 350 articles, and has made numerous presentations.

• Petroleum Engineering, Petrochemicals, Environmental and Energy Sustainability: A Vision for the Future. Modeling, Simulation, Optimization, and Control of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit in a Petroleum Refinery: A Far-Reaching and Comprehensive Review. Modeling and Simulation of the Electrospinning Process by Solving the Governing Equations of Electrified Jet and Using Fenics. An Experimental Investigation on the Electrospinning Process to Produce PAN Nanofibers. Nano Zinc Borates as Polyvinyl Chloride Thermal Stabilizers. Nanofiber Production Capability of Electro-Centrifuge Technique. Quantum Chemical Evaluation of Carbonate Ion Effects on the Anticancer Activity of Pt(Ii) and Pd(Ii) Complexes. Triple Systems, Based on Nickel Compounds, as Effective Hydrocarbons Oxidation Catalysts and Models of Ni-ARD Dioxygenase. Antioxidative Activity of Hyaluronan: Evaluation and Mechanism. Preparation of Two Quercetin Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antioxidative Activity. Peroxocomplexes of Some Transition Metal Ions with d0 Electronic Configurations: Structural and Reactivity Considerations. Physicochemical and Gelling Properties of -Glucan from a Low Quality Oat Variety. Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Films Prepared Via Solution Casting Method. Gum Arabic: A Remarkable Biopolymer for Food and Biomedical Applications. Nuclear Fusion and the American Nuclear Cover-Up in Spain: Palomares Disaster (1966). Hyaluronic Acid Transport Properties and Its Medical Applications in Voice Disorders.