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                                                                          In one case the impurity at 6% level could   pressure up to 10 bar. Two cases of 98%
                                                                          be purged in a single crystallisation by   and 99.5% C H  minimum purity were
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                                                                          switching the crystal form. In two other   considered. For the 98% purity C H
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                                                                          cases where impurity level were 14%        recovery was 94.6%; for 99.5%+ purity
                                                                          and 3.5%, solvent switches solved the      the maximum C H  recovery was 80%.
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                                                                          problems. (Org. Proc. Res. Dev., 2024;     (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024; DOI:
                                                                          DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.3C00406).            10.1021/acs.iecr.3C02808).
       has N O whose recovery is facilitated in  infl uence the performance of subsequent  Instantaneous and continuous   Application of Taylor Vortex
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       the above manner. AgZK-5 has N O/CO   unit operations in an undesirable way.  preparation of Avermectin       Flow Reactor (TVFR) for
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       selectivity of 2.2. (Angew. Chem. Intl .Ed.,  These authors have followed the mod-  (A) nanoparticles (NPs) with   precise control of nucleation   CA, which removes C H  effi ciently and  95%. Acetic acid aqueous solution
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       2023; DOI: 10.1002/anie.2023.17435).  el-free Quality-by-Control (QbC) frame-  high gravity anti-solvent      in reactive crystallisation       also moderate C H  removal. The C H 8   had higher dissolution effi ciency and
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                                         work and have improved crystallisation   precipitation technology                                             uptake was 177.8 cc (STP) per gm and  selectivity and the separation factor was
       Mixed matrix membranes            which brought out the effectiveness of                                                                        moderate C H  of 52.9 cc (STP) per gm.  up to 5038. (Green Chem., 2024; DOI:
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       (MMM) incorporating amino-        temperature cycling. This also leads to                                     M. Hosoya et al have reported the use   The CH  uptake was only 7.7 cc (STP)  10.1039/D3GC04800D).
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       functionalised ZIF-8-NH           improvement in time for fi ltration. QbC   Y-J. Dong et al have referred to the   of TVFR for reactive crystallisation,   per gm. The C H /CH  uptake ratio was
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                                                                          inherent insolubility of A in water and
                                                                                                                     which requires handling of slurry. The
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       in a carboxylic polyimide         still has suboptimal performance. These   its easy degradation property. The title   example chosen was that of imination –   as high as 23.1, which to date is higher.  Australia’s Spodumene (S):
       for molecularly selective gas     authors have then adopted model-based   approach has been advocated leading to   p-hydroxybenzaldehyde reaction with   Theoretical calculations were done. The  Advances in Li extraction
       separation                        QbC framework for commercial product.   enhanced performance. From the CSTR   p-fl uoroaniline. This type of reaction   recyclability is excellent and lends for   technologies, decarbonisation,
                                         The title method was adopted. Finally,   method to the title method resulted in   realises high shear stress and mixing   easy scale-up. (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.,   and circular economy
       Q. Zhao et al have referred to the use of   the nominal temperature profi le gave the                                                            2024; DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3C04499).
       MMMs, which combine the advantages   desired product. (Org. Proc. Res. Dev.,   particle size decreasing from 166 to 66   efficiency. This ensures precise con-                    A.H. Asif  et al have referred to the
       of polymers and inorganic materials, re-  2024; DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.3C00373).  nm. The preparation time was reduced   trol of nucleation and no adhesion is   Selective neodymium   abundance of Li in S (LiAl/(SiO ) ) and
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       sulting in higher gas permeability. There                          from 60 min to 1 sec. The addition of      observed. (Org. Proc. Res. Dev., 2024;   (Nd) recovery from model   Australia has world’s largest reserves.
       are problems in the above combo mem-  Industrial cases of          PVP avoids the agglomeration. The          DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.3C00369).   permanent magnets using           This review has covered in a comprehen-
       branes and the authors have mentioned   concomitant precipitation of   product so obtained had prolonged                                        cost-effective organic acid       sive way the current status of reserves
       how the membranes face problems   solid-state miscible product –   effi cacy and displayed a better killing    Phosphorus Ore Floating           system
       and to overcome hurdles co-polyimide                               effect for Plutella Xylostella. (Ind. Eng.   Tailings (POFT): Treatment
       (6FBDA) was designed with carboxylate   Impurity phases in solution   Chem. Res., 2024; DOI: 10.1021/acs.     and disposal technology           C. Pozo-Gonzalo  et al have worked
       side groups to enhance the interfacial   crystallisation           iecr.3C03802).                             Valorisation of phosphate rock, parti-  on the title subject as Nd is essential
       compatibility with amino-functionalised   F.L. Nordstrom et al have presented three                           cularly lower grades, is done and froth   for making powerful magnets. The re-
       MOF (ZIF-8-NH ). They have explained   industrial case studies from the pharma   Ethylene purifi cation by PSA   fl oatation is carried out. There is a prob-  covery of Nd over iron (Fe) from their
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       how these combo membranes do a good   companies Boehringer-Ingelheim and   with the paraffi n selective        lem associated with the disposal of the   oxides is discussed. A variety of Deep
       job. The defect-free MMMs with 50 wt%   Merck & Co. Inc. where the title problem   MOF–DUT-8                  tailings and hence valorisation should be   Eutectic Solvents (DES) were conside-
       MOF show CO  and H  permeability of   is encountered. They have explained the   [This column has covered some papers   considered. POFT has been widely used   red and the combination of guanidine
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       80.8 Barrier and 127.5 Barrier, and with   underlying mechanism as to how the   on PSA for C H /C H  and C H /C H    in agriculture and industry fi elds, parti-                   and their processing facilities. Several
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       a CO /CH  and H /CH  selectivity of   impurities get incorporated via the Solu-  separation where the cryogenic distil-  cularly in fertilisers, soil remediation,                metallurgical processes are involved,
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       89.4 and 141.7, respectively. (J. Mem-  bility-Limited Impurity Purge (SLIP) test.   lation systems are capital as well as   building materials, roadbed materials,               ranging from salt roasting to acid leach-
       brane Sci., 2024, 693, Feb., 122326;   Different approaches were made based on   energy intensive.]           etc. The concept of circular economy is                             ing. However, here we have excessive
       DOI:10.106/jmemsci.2033.122326).  the prevailing solid-state miscibility, solid  V.V. Santana et al have come out with a   important. X. Li et al have reviewed this              pressure on reserves, energy, and waste
       Crystallisation                   form landscape, and solvent solubilities.  new attractive strategy to have selective   subject. (Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024;                    management. Recent technological
                                                                                     adsorption instead of C H       DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3C02747).                                     advancements are covered. (Ind. Eng.
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       Digital design of an                                                          rather than C H  which is                                                                           Chem. Res., 2024; DOI: 10.1021/acs.
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       agrochemical crystallisation                                                  the normal case and this        A robust Al-based MOF for                                           iecr.3C04048).
       process via two-dimensional                                                   can lead to many benefi ts       highly effi cient Natural Gas
       population balance modelling                                                  with respect to capital and     (NG) purifi cation                 hydrochloride (GUC) and hydrogen  New membranes for
       (PBM)                                                                         recurring costs. Modelling                                        bond donors were less benefi cial for  dehydrating organic solvents
                                                                                     was done and adsorption         Many NG have considerable content of  the leaching of Nd O  with a maximum
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       W-L. Wu et al have referred to the prob-                                      equilibrium data were col-      ethane/propane/butane (more so in the  value of 78% in comparison with the  G. Ondrey has covered the recent deve-
       lem in solution crystallisation where                                         lected. DUT-8 was used          associated gas) and M. Chang et al have  individual system. In the absence of  lopment by Asahi Kasei Corp. of mem-
       needle shape crystals are formed which                                        at three temperatures and       come out with an Al-MOF, CAU-3-ND-  GUC the maximum dissolution was  brane for dehydrating solvents without
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