Animal fats are a good, promising and ethical alternative source for biodiesel production, but they need more complex treatments than vegetable oils. Iraqi butchery plants waste fats (sheep fat) which are suggested as feedstock to produce biodiesel. This type of fat contains a large quantity of free fatty acids (FFAs) (acid number 49.13 mg KOH/g of fat). The direct transesterification of such fats produce high amount of soap instead of desired biodiesel, so a pre-treatment step (to reduce FFAs) is necessary before transesterification. This step was done by esterification of the free fatty acids in the fat by adding ethanol and using 1% acid catalyst (H2SO4) for 30 minutes. The results showed that the acid number of sheep fat after pre-tr

   Hydrocarbons play a substantial role in the energy industry; however, maintaining a steady and optimal production rate in deviated wells remains a significant challenge, especially due to flow bottlenecks that reduce output efficiency. This study focuses on identifying and resolving production constraints in a deviated well located in the TK oil field in North Iraq with a total measured depth of 9639.5 ft. The true vertical depth is at 8137 ft. at an inclination angle of 39.90^o. The well failed to meet the pre-evaluated rate of 1044 STB/D based on the current conditions. To accomplish the optimum rate, the deviated well S17 is subjected to nodal analysis and various possible alterations in the well geometry and production

A particular solution of the two and three dimensional unsteady state thermal or mass diffusion equation is obtained by introducing a combination of variables of the form,
η = (x+y) / √ct , and η = (x+y+z) / √ct, for two and three dimensional equations
respectively. And the corresponding solutions are,
θ (t,x,y) = θ₀ erfc (x+y)/√8ct and θ( t,x,y,z) =θ₀ erfc (x+y+z/√12ct)

تم معاملة نفط خام البصرة كاملا بالهيدروجين وكذلك المقطر الجوي المشق من نفط خام البصرة الذي مدى غليانه من بداية درجة الغليان الى  623 كلفن والمقر الفراغي المشتق من نفط خام البصرة ايضا والذي مدى غليانه من 623 الى 823 كلفن وكذلك المقطر النفطي الواسع المشتق من نفط خام البصرة ايضا والذي مدى غليانه من بداية درجة الغليان الى 823 كلفن في مفاعل ثلاثي الاطوار باستخدام الكوبلت مولبيدنيوم المحمول على الالومين

   The region of Kirkuk and its surrounding areas, including (Baba, Jambour, Qara Chuq, Qaiyarah, Demir Dagh, Bai Hassan, Taq Taq, Makhul, Gilabat as well as southern Mosul and the cities of Erbil and Sulymania, are known as one of the oldest discovered oil fields in northern Iraq. This area presents a significant opportunity for further organic geochemical analysis to describe maturation zones and estimate economically generated hydrocarbons with particular reference to the Sargelu formation, to enhance hydrocarbons productivity. To assess the potential of these oil fields, it is essential to perform correlation, comparisons, and geochemical analyses of the data collected from exploration wells in the surrounding area. This approach p

   A comparative study for two nanoscale semiconductors (TiO₂ and WO₃) was conducted as heterogeneous photocatalysts to degrade about 50 ppm of Congo red dye in an aqueous solution. The reaction was carried out in a batch reactor placed in a dark box and equipped with an air pump. The dye solution and 0.2 g/L of the catalyst were mixed, firstly, in a dark environment to monitor the amount of adsorbed dye, then the ultraviolet light was turned on with two different powers (15 and 30 W) to study the photocatalytic degradation reactions. The results showed that TiO₂ had higher photocatalytic activity to degrade the dye. The CRD removal values for TiO₂ and WO₃ were 99.67 and 72.16 %, r

Elastic parameters are essential for understanding the behavior of materials under stress, including their tendency for deformation and failure. Elastic modulus is a key parameter, which can be determined using static and dynamic methods. Dynamic methods involve analyzing properties from well logging such as density and wave velocity (compressional and shear waves), while static techniques quantify properties in a laboratory setting.  While static techniques are the most accurate, they are also expensive and time consuming. However, there are correlations available to estimate static modules from dynamic modules, although many are specific to certain formations and not applicable to different rock types. In this paper, a new correlation

   Understanding capillary pressure profiles during gas-brine coreflooding is essential for analyzing fluid behavior in porous media, particularly in gas reservoirs. Direct measurement of capillary pressure in dynamic displacement experiments relies on evaluating the balance between capillary forces and pressure gradients within the porous structure. In this experimental study three rock samples were taken from a natural gas reservoir located on Australia's Northwest Shelf. Experiments were conducted under simulated reservoir conditions (~ 41.37 MPa and 368.15 K) to investigate the effects of pore size, porosity, and water saturation on the capillary pressure profile. The capillary pressure curves (Samples C1–C3) reveal distinct dyna

   The green synthesis of nanoparticles and activated carbon has attracted researchers' interest due to its rapid, cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly nature. In this paper, the synthesis of activated carbon (AC) and nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) from Ficus carica leaf and their extracts for the removal of malachite green from aqueous solutions. activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from Ficus carica leaves using a pyro-carbonic acid microwave method. In contrast, nickel oxide nanoparticles were produced using leaf extracts as a reducing and stabilizing agent. The manufactured activated carbon and NiO nanoparticles were characterized by Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, scanning electron microscopy with ene

   Greenfield development planning is a challenging problem due to the complex objective function and the large number of variables. While stochastic algorithms and data-driven offline surrogate models have been used to locate and control wells, these methods often require a large number of runs or fail to reach an accurate optimal solution. For this reason, the current study aimed to develop a dynamic surrogate model updated after each evaluation, referred to as an active learning model. In this study, deepEnsemble and gaussian process (GP) algorithms were applied as an active alternative model. This approach was compared with optimization algorithms directly coupled with real simulations, where algorithms such as genetic algorithms (

This article reviews the technical applicability of nanofiltration membrane process for the removal of nickel, lead, and copper ions from industrial wastewater.

Synthetic industrial wastewater samples containing Ni(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) ions at various concentrations (50, 100, 150 and 200 ppm), under different pressures (1, 2, 3 and 4 bar), temperatures (10, 20, 30 and 40 ^oC), pH (2, 3, 4, 5 and 5.5), and flow rates (1, 2, 3 and 4 L/hr), were prepared and subjected treated by NF systems in the laboratory. Suitable NF membrane was chosen after testing a number of NF membranes (University of Technology-Baghdad), in terms of production and removal. NF system was capable of removing more than (85%, 78%, and 66% for Ni(II

Prediction of accurate values of residual entropy (SR) is necessary step for the
calculation of the entropy. In this paper, different equations of state were tested for the
available 2791 experimental data points of 20 pure superheated vapor compounds (14
pure nonpolar compounds + 6 pure polar compounds). The Average Absolute
Deviation (AAD) for SR of 2791 experimental data points of the all 20 pure
compounds (nonpolar and polar) when using equations of Lee-Kesler, Peng-
Robinson, Virial truncated to second and to third terms, and Soave-Redlich-Kwong
were 4.0591, 4.5849, 4.9686, 5.0350, and 4.3084 J/mol.K respectively. It was found
from these results that the Lee-Kesler equation was the best (more accurate) one

An experimental work has been conducted on wall attachment fluidics amplifiers, one of them to study the effect of output pressure or load on the amplifier performance. The output load has been simulated as a piston connected to the device output and the piston can be loaded accordingly. The results shows that the output volume flow rate increases as the supply pressure increases under different load and the output pressure remains constant as the supply pressure increases under constant load.

Investigation of the adsorption of acid fuchsin dye (AFD) on Zeolite 5A is carried out using batch scale experiments according to statistical design. Adsorption isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics were demonstrated.  Results showed that the maximum removal efficiency was using zeolite at a temperature of 93.68751 mg/g. Experimental data was found to fit the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo second order kinetics with maximum  removal of about 95%.  Thermodynamic analysis showed an endothermic adsorption. Optimization was made for the most affecting operating variables and a model equation for the predicted efficiency was suggested.

There are several oil reservoirs that had severe from a sudden or gradual decline in their production due to asphaltene precipitation inside these reservoirs. Asphaltene deposition inside oil reservoirs causes damage for permeability and skin factor, wettability alteration of a reservoir, greater drawdown pressure. These adverse changing lead to flow rate reduction, so the economic profit will drop. The aim of this study is using local solvents: reformate, heavy-naphtha and binary of them for dissolving precipitated asphaltene inside the oil reservoir. Three samples of the sand pack had been prepared and mixed with a certain amount of asphaltene. Permeability of these samples calculated before and after mixed with asphaltenes. Then, the

The study of the dynamic behavior of packed distillation column was studied by frequency response analysis using Matlab program. A packed distillation column (80 mm diameter) (2000 mm height) filled with glass packing (Raschig Rings 10mm), packing height (1500 mm) has been modified for separation of methanol-water mixture (60 vol%). The column dynamic behavior was studied experimentally under different step changes in, feed rate (±30%), reflux rate (±22%), and reboiler heat duty (±150%), the top and bottom concentration of methanol were measured. A frequency response analysis for the above step response was carried out using Bode diagram, the log modulus and the phase angle were  used to analyze the process model. A Matlab progra

In order to reduce the losses due to evaporation in the stored crude oil and minimizing the decrease in °API many affecting parameters were studied (i.e. Different storage system, namely batch system with different types of storage tanks under different temperatures and:or different pressures). Continuous circulation storage system was also studied. It was found that increasing pressure of the inert gas from 1 bar to 8 bar over the surface of the crude oil will decrease the percentage losses due to evaporation by (0.016%) and decrease the change of °API by (0.9) during 96 hours storage time. Similarly using covering by surfactant (potassium oleate) or using polymer (polyurethane foam) decreases the percentage evaporation losses compare

This work was conducted to determine the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (Ky.a) infixed bed adsorption using hexane-benzene mixture by adsorption onto a fixed bed of white silica gel. Benzene concentration was measured by gas chromatography. The effect of feed flow rate and initial concentration of benzene in hexane-benzene mixture on the volumetric mass transfer coefficient and on the adsorption capacity of silica gel was investigated.

In general, the volumetric mass transfer coefficient increases with increasing hexane flow rate, and with increasing initial concentration of benzene in the mixture. The ultimate value of (Ky.a) was at 53 ml/min of hexane flow rate with benzene initial concentration of (6.53 wt. %), and it wa

   Today, dimethyl ether (DME) is changing to ordinarily worn as a superb aerosol propellant and refrigerant for its eco-friendly characteristics. Lately, with the development of novel chemical energy in the coal industries, it has become a fascinating field of research as an alternative green fuel for diesel machines due to the high cetane number. The DME synthesis processes include catalytic dehydrating methanol in an adiabatic fixed-bed reactor. In this study, to investigate the chemical conditions of the methanol dehydration reaction, CFD simulations of the adiabatic reactor have been assessed. The advantage of the work is a sensitivity analysis was run to find the effect of pressure, kinetics, and velocity on the reactor performan

   Chronic wound infections are a major cause of chronic wound development. This study aimed to investigate the role of Fe₂O₃ nanoparticles (Fe₂O₃ NPs) in the growth inhibition of multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR) and enhancement of human foreskin cell line migration and proliferation. For this aim, Fe₂O₃ NPs were synthesized from the bacterial extract and characterized it with UV-Vis, EDS, FTIR, AFM and FESEM assays. In addition, investigate the antibacterial effect using the well diffusion method. as well as study the cytotoxicity effect via MTT assay and the migration of cells through the scratch wound assay for human foreskin (HFF) cell line. The results confirmed t

   Aphron drilling fluids (ADFs) are finding increasing application in science engineering fields because of their distinctive characteristic. As the interest in the application of aprons-based fluids continues to grow, there is a decisive need to advance a deeper understanding of the factors affecting their behavior and properties, especially for successful petroleum industries, such as drilling depleted reservoirs and production. This study delves into investigating the density, rheological behavior and properties, filtration properties, bubble size, and their distribution of Aphrons-drilling fluids utilizing two ionic surfactants. Sodium Dodecyl Benzene Sulfate (SDBS) as an anionic surfactant, Cetyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide (CTAB)

This paper provides an attempt for modeling rate of penetration (ROP) for an Iraqi oil field with aid of mud logging data. Data of Umm Radhuma formation was selected for this modeling. These data include weight on bit, rotary speed, flow rate and mud density. A statistical approach was applied on these data for improving rate of penetration modeling. As result, an empirical linear ROP model has been developed with good fitness when compared with actual data. Also, a nonlinear regression analysis of different forms was attempted, and the results showed that the power model has good predicting capability with respect to other forms.

The temperature distributions are to be evaluated for the furnace of Al-Mussaib power plant. Monte Carlo simulation procedure is used to evaluate the radiation heat transfer inside the furnace, where the radiative transfer is the most important process occurring there. Weighted sum of gray-gases model is used to evaluate the radiative properties of the non gray gas in the enclosure. The energy balance equations are applied for each gas, and surface zones, and by solving these equations, both the temperature, and the heat flux are found.

   Good degree of accuracy has been obtained, when comparing the results obtained by the simulation with the data of the designing company, and the data obtained by the zonal method. In

The zeolite's textural properties have a significant effect on zeolite's effectiveness in the different industrial processes. This research aimed to study the textual properties of the NaX and FeX zeolites using the nitrogen adsorption-desorption technique at a constant low temperature. According to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the adsorption-desorption isotherm showed that the studied materials were mixed kinds I/II isotherms and H3 type hysteresis. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm was the best model to describe the nitrogen adsorption-desorption better than the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The obtained adsorption capacity and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area values for NaX were greater than FeX. Ac

Extraction of copper (Cu) from aqueous solution utilizing Liquid Membrane technology (LM) is more effective than precipitation method that forms sludge and must be disposed of in landfills. In this work, we have formulated a liquid surfactant membrane (LSM) that uses kerosene oil as the main diluent of LSM to remove copper ions from the aqueous waste solution through di- (2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid - D2EHPA- as a carrier. This technique displays several advantages including one-stage extraction and stripping process, simple operation, low energy requirement, and. In this study, the LSM process was used to transport Cu (II) ions from the feed phase to the stripping phase, which was prepared, using H₂SO₄. For LSM p

   The present research was conducted to synthesis Y-Zeolite by sol-gel technique using MWCNT (multiwalled carbon nanotubes) as crystallization medium to get a narrow range of particle size distribution with small average size compared with ordinary methods. The phase pattern, chemical structure, particle size, and surface area were detected by XRD, FTIR, BET and AFM, respectively. Results shown that the average size of Zeolite with and without using MWCNT were (92.39) nm and (55.17) nm respectively .Particle size range reduced from (150-55) nm to (130-30) nm. The surface area enhanced to be (558) m²/g with slightly large pore volume (0.231) km³/g was obtained. Meanwhile, degree of crystallization decrease