The June issue of CJCE is packed with engaging content to explore.
This month’s Editor’s Choice article is the latest addition to the CJCE Perspective Article Special Series: “Reconciling deep learning and first-principle modelling for the investigation of transport phenomena in chemical engineering” by Agnese Marcato, Daniele Marchisio, Gianluca Boccardo from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. In it, the authors note that using “machine learning in chemical engineering has the potential to greatly improve the design and analysis of complex systems”; however, there are associated risks. As a result, the paper “explores the opportunities and risks of using machine learning in chemical engineering and provides a perspective on how it may be integrated into engineering practices in a responsible and effective manner.” Access this article now while it is free to read.
The first issue highlight article is a CIC Award Article by Benoît H. Lessard, 2022 winner of the Lectureship Award, and team: “From P-type to N-type: Peripheral fluorination of axially substituted silicon phthalocyanines enables fine tuning of charge transport”. In this article, the authors note that “Silicon phthalocyanines (R2-SiPcs) are a family of promising tunable materials for organic electronic applications” and so the article examines “the chemistry of the synthesis of axially substituted fluorinated SiPcs (tb-Ph)2-FxSiPc (where X = 0, 4, 8, or 16) and explore how the degree of fluorination effects optical and electronic properties.” As an open-access article, it is freely available to all readers.
The June issue also features the IIChE CHEMCON Special Issue Section, comprising 11 invited articles from the India-Canada Joint International Symposium, which was a part of the 74th Annual Session of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. In the preface to this special section—which is one of the issue highlights from this issue and is currently free to read—guest editors Anil K. Mehrotra, Ajay K. Dalai, Simant R. Upreti, Suddhasatwa Basu, Chinthapudi Eswaraiah, and Ranjan K. Dwari note the success of the symposium despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. The symposium, titled “Sustainable Energy and the Environment” was co-chaired by S. Basu and A. K. Dalai. Be sure to explore the excellent lineup of articles featured in this special section.
The final issue highlight article of this issue, “Transient multiphase CO2 release from high-pressure tanks: Influence of phase changes, viscous heating, and Joule–Thomson effect”, by researchers from Italy, studies “CO2 free expansion from high-pressure tanks” while “considering the influence of different phenomena…in an initially supersonic flow”. The authors note that “The results of the present work can be used for health, safety, and environment (HSE) management purposes and for a more precise process design related to CO2 storage and sequestration.” As this article is open access, any reader, regardless of their subscription status, may access this article.
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