Issue 3, June 2018
Articles
Impact of the composition of the essential oils of Citrus sinensis (orange) and Citrus limonum (lemon) on the microbiological.
Saadoune Zineb, Boutoumi Yacine 01
A Formulation, characterization and efficiency evaluation of a hydrogel formulated with an Algerian thermal water
Romaissa Mokdad, Abdelkader Hadj Sadok, Ali Ouabed 09
Glycerol Gasification In Supercritical Water: Effects Of Operating Parameters.
Houcinat Ibtissem, Outili Nawel, Weiss-Hortala Elsa, Meniai Abdeslam Hassen 13
Comparative Evaluation of Super Disintegrants and Binder with Formulation Development of Orodispersible Tablets.
Haciane Yamina, Benaziz Ouarda, Laoufi Naima 18
Optimization of The Coagulation Process Used in a Water Treatment Plant Using The Response Surface Methodology (RSM).
Benalia Abderezzak; Derbal Kerroum 27
Test of Amberlite Irn150 Resin in Cr(Vi) Recovery.
Nourhane Amani Bounab; Chahrazed Boukhalfa-Djebbar 31
Biosorption Characteristics of Zinc (II) from Aqueous Solution by Luffa Cylindrica.
Imane Nouacer, Mokhtar Benalia, Ghania Hanini, Mebrouk Djedid 36
Valorization of Plants for Water Depollution
Benkartoussa Miada, Bencheikh Lehocine Mossaab 45
Experimental Study of Chlorophenol Elimination by Adsorption on Chemically Activated Wood Sawdust.
Zermane Samah, Larous Soumaya, Meniai Abdeslam-Hassen 49
Design optimization of an auto-thermal ammonia synthesis reactor using genetic algorithm.
Abdelkrim Merzougui Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet; Timedjeghdine-Mebarka 54
Calculation of the Parameters of a Regulator PID by the PSO Optimization Method for a Level Tank Control and Acquisition of the Data by an Ultrasonic Sensor through an Interface Board Arduino.
Fetimi Abdelhalim, Bahita Mohamed , Hamachi Mourad 57
- Impact of the composition of the essential oils of Citrus sinensis (orange) and Citrus limonum (lemon) on the microbiological.
Page 01-08
Saadoune Zineb, Boutoumi Yacine
Published online: 02/08/2018
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- A Formulation, characterization and efficiency evaluation of a hydrogel formulated with an Algerian thermal water
Page 09-12
Romaissa Mokdad, Abdelkader Hadj Sadok, Ali Ouabed
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Glycerol Gasification In Supercritical Water: Effects Of Operating Parameters.
Page 13-17
Houcinat Ibtissem, Outili Nawel, Weiss-Hortala Elsa, Meniai Abdeslam Hassen
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Comparative Evaluation of Super Disintegrants and Binder with Formulation Development of Orodispersible Tablets.
Page 18-26
Haciane Yamina, Benaziz Ouarda, Laoufi Naima
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Optimization of The Coagulation Process Used in a Water Treatment Plant Using The Response Surface Methodology (RSM).
Page 27-30
Nourhane Amani Bounab; Chahrazed Boukhalfa-Djebbar
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Test of Amberlite Irn150 Resin in Cr(Vi) Recovery.
Page 31-35
Nourhane Amani Bounab; Chahrazed Boukhalfa-Djebbar
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Biosorption Characteristics of Zinc (II) from Aqueous Solution by Luffa Cylindrica.
Page 36-44
Imane Nouacer, Mokhtar Benalia, Ghania Hanini, Mebrouk Djedid
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Valorization of Plants for Water Depollution
Page 45-48
Benkartoussa Miada, Bencheikh Lehocine Mossaab
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Experimental Study of Chlorophenol Elimination by Adsorption on Chemically Activated Wood Sawdust.
Page 49-53
Zermane Samah, Larous Soumaya, Meniai Abdeslam-Hassen
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Design optimization of an auto-thermal ammonia synthesis reactor using genetic algorithm.
Page 54-56
Abdelkrim Merzougui Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet; Timedjeghdine-Mebarka
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
- Calculation of the Parameters of a Regulator PID by the PSO Optimization Method for a Level Tank Control and Acquisition of the Data by an Ultrasonic Sensor through an Interface Board Arduino.
Page 57-63
Fetimi Abdelhalim, Bahita Mohamed , Hamachi Mourad
Published online: 02/08/2018
Article: PDF
Editorial
Third issue of Algerian Journal of Engineering Research: Process Engineering
in the valorization of natural substances
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The retained papers for the third issue of the Algerian Journal of Engineering
Research (AJER) involved various aspects of Process Engineering showing particularly the
capabilities of this field to valorize natural substances be they liquid or solid and exploit their
valuable properties.
This third issue presents eleven papers which are classified into three sets as follows:
The first paper of the first set dealt with the extraction of essential oils, namely Citrus sinensis
(orange) and Citrus limonum (lemon), by means of hydrodistillation from the peels of the
corresponding fruits. Their antibacterial activity was determined in vitro by two different
methods (Aromatogram and Vapor phase method) (Sadoune and Boutoumi).
The second paper concerned the formulation of a Hydrogel with using as active agent local
thermal water from Guergour region (East of Algeria) and the study of its rheological
properties, stability and clinical efficiency towards atopic dermatitis (AD) symptoms. The
choice of this thermal water was mainly guided by its composition rich in minerals and heavy
metals.
The Hydrogel was then tested on patients having AD problems during two weeks and it
showed satisfactory rheological and sensory characteristics and was stable for 8 months
under specific storage conditions. The clinical results revealed that 65% of AD patients
showed significant improvements after the treatment, with partial sore disappearances.
Therefore the results confirmed the therapeutic dermal effect of the considered Hydrogel
formulated using the Guergour thermal water (GTW) (Mokdad et al.).
The third paper considered the gasification of glycerol in supercritical water in the presence
of potassium hydroxide as a catalyst, investigating the effect of operating parameters such
as temperature, initial concentration of glycerol, residence time on the yield of gas product
(Houcinat et al.)
The fourth paper aimed to find a quantitative and qualitative formula for a rapidly
disintegrating matrix. A priori the formulation of fast disintegration matrices was considered
without active ingredient followed by a judicious selection of the quantity, the quality and the
mode of introducing the Superdisintegrants and binder on a case-by-case basis. An example
showed the introduction of an active ingredient with fixed disintegration time, hardness and
friability (Haciane et al.).
The last and fifth paper of the first set concerned the determination of the optimum quantity
of coagulant to be added in order to achieve fixed objectives in important processes like
surface water treatment. Therefore an optimization approach based on the response surface
methodology was adopted to optimize the coagulant dosage which was correlated nonlinearly
with the characteristics of the raw water to be treated. The effects of operating
parameters like turbidity, pH and temperature, on the coagulant dose were investigated. The
use of a second order polynomial led to much better results than the first order one
compared to the experimental values (Benalia and Derbal)
The second set was devoted to sorption processes where the first paper dealt with the
removal of Cr(VI) ions by Amberlite IRN150 resin (Bounab et Boukhalfa). The next paper
considered the biosorption of zinc ions from synthetic aqueous solutions using physicochemically
treated Luffa Cylindrica by investigating the kinetics and equilibrium of the
process batchwise. The results showed that Luffa Cylindrica powder can be used as an
effective, low cost, and environmentally friendly biosorbent for the removal of Zn (II) ions
from aqueous solution (Nouacer et al.). The third paper concerned the valorization of a
material namely potato peels as an adsorbent to eliminate the Eriochrom Black T, a dye from
the textile industry which is recognized as an organic pollutant which may be very toxic
(Benkartoussa and Bencheikh Lehocine). The last paper of this set dealt with an
experimental study of the removal of chlorophenol by adsorption onto chemically activated
wood sawdust (Zermane et al.).
Finally the first paper of the third and last set was concerned with the development of
an improved harmony search (IHS) algorithm for estimation of optimal length of reactor for
different top temperatures with the constraints of energy and mass balance of reaction and
feed gas temperature and mass flow rate of nitrogen for ammonia production (Merzougui et
al.). The second paper considered the design a PID Controller using heuristics approach
such as genetic algorithm (GA) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) rather than the
conventional gain tuning of PID controller such as Ziegler-Nichols Z-N method, in order to
control the water level in a tank (Fetimi et al.).
Through these papers one can measure the capabilities of the process engineering in
valorizing natural substances in order to achieve important properties for sensitive
applications of environmental, medical, chemical and pharmaceutical nature.
The Chief Editor and his staff would like to thank Professor Bouras Ahmed, the head of
Salah Boubnider University, Constantine 3 and Professor Sassi Souad, the vice-rector in
charge of post graduation and research for their permanent encouragements to improve this
‘young’ journal, as well as all the authors and the reviewers who contributed to the
concretization of this present third issue, showing a great patience.
Prof Abdeslam-Hassan Meniai
Chief Editor
