Proceedings of 10th International Conference on Chemical Science and Engineering : ICCSE 2021

This book comprises the proceedings of the 10 th International Conference on Chemical Science and Engineering. The contents of this volume focus on issues related to chemical engineering and sustainable development to minimize environmental pollution resource conservation and development of new energy sources. Some of the themes covered include catalysis and reaction engineering, functional material, nanotechnology and nanoscience, biomaterials and biotechnology, particle technology and multiphase processing, separation science and technology. This book will be beneficial to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers alike. Organization 6 Preface 8 Contents 9 Model-Based Predictive Controller for a Polylactic Acid Ring-Opening Polymerization Process 12 1 Introduction 12 2 Process Description and Simulation 13 2.1 Kinetic Modeling 13 2.2 Batch Reactor Model 14 3 Simulation Results 15 4 Conclusion 17 References 17 Polymer Chemistry and Engineering 11 Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose Prepared from Sorghum Bicolor (L.) Moench by TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation Treatment 18 1 Introduction 18 2 Materials and Methods 19 2.1 Material 19 2.2 MFC Preparation 19 2.3 MFC Characterization 20 3 Results and Discussion 20 3.1 Chemical Composition in Fiber 20 3.2 Fiber Morphology 22 3.3 Fiber Crystallinity 23 4 Summary 24 References 24 A Self-Healing Study of Polymeric Films Made from Carboxylated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Latex-Containing Reactive Epoxidized Crosslinker 26 1 Introduction 26 2 Experimental 28 2.1 Synthesis of Nitrile Polymer/XNBR Through Emulsion Polymerization 28 2.2 Synthesis of Reactive Epoxidized Crosslinker (REC) 28 2.3 Preparation of Polymer Blending of XNBR with REC 28 2.4 Characterization 29 3 Results and Discussions 31 3.1 XNBR/REC Blends 31 3.2 Effect of REC and ZnO Content on the Physical Properties and Healing Capability of XNBR/REC Compounds 31 3.3 Effect of pH Value on the Physical Properties and Healing Capability of XNBR/REC Compounds 33 4 Conclusion 34 References 35 Feasibility Study of Latex Stability for Free Solvent Hydrogenation to Natural Rubbers 36 1 Introduction 36 2 Material and Experimental Method 37 2.1 Materials 37 2.2 Experimental 37 3 Results and Discussion 38 3.1 Screening of Surfactants 39 3.2 Natural Rubber Compositions 40 3.3 Temperatures 41 3.4 Agitation Rates and Time 41 4 Summary 43 References 43 Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 45 Effect of Temperature on the Dehydration of the Pulp of Three Ecotypes of the Species Mauritia Flexuosa (Aguaje), on the Antioxidant Capacity, Total Polyphenols, and Anthocyanins of the Oil Extracted by Cold Pressure, Ucayali-Perú 46 1 Introduction 46 2 Materials and Methods 47 2.1 Place of Execution 47 2.2 Raw Material 47 2.3 Materials and Reagents 48 2.4 Experimental Methodology 48 2.5 Statistical Design of the Research 49 2.6 Statistical Model 50 3 Results 51 3.1 Biometric Characteristics of the Three Ecotypes of Aguaje 51 3.2 Oil Extraction 52 3.3 Physicochemical Analysis of Marillo, Shambo and Ponguete Ecotypes 53 3.4 Antioxidant Content 54 3.5 Total Polyphenol Content 54 4 Discussion 54 5 Conclusion 55 References 55 Effect of Blanching Time and Par-Frying Temperature on Quality of Frozen Par-Fried Taro 56 1 Introduction 56 2 Materials and Methods 57 2.1 Raw Material Preparation 57 2.2 Study of the Effect of Blanching Time and Frying Temperature 57 2.3 Method of Analytical 58 2.4 Statistical Analysis 58 3 Results and Discussion 58 3.1 The Effect of Blanching Time on Quality of Taro Strips 58 3.2 The Effect of Par-Frying Temperature on Quality of Strips 61 4 Conclusions 61 References 62 Adsorption Cationic Dye on Modified Chitosan with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate 63 1 Introduction 63 2 Experimental 64 2.1 Chemical 64 2.2 Forming Modified Chitosan Beads with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate 64 2.3 Batch Adsorption Studies 65 2.4 Weight Loss 65 3 Results and Discussions 66 3.1 Methylene Blue Adsorption Efficiency 66 3.2 Weight Loss in Acid and Base Solutions 67 4 Conclusions 68 References 69 Enhancing Power Supply of Al-Air Battery Using an Optimized Conductive Material of Silica Xerogel/Graphite Composite on an Air Cathode 70 1 Introduction 70 2 Methodology 71 2.1 Preparing the Layer of SX/Graphite 71 2.2 Method for Assembling and Characterizing the Al-Air Battery 72 3 Result and Discussion 72 4 Conclusion 75 References 76 Production of Lactuca sativa L. By Applying Household Waste Fertilizers 77 1 Introduction 77 2 Methodology 78 2.1 Place of Study 78 2.2 Sampling Method 78 2.3 Statistical Analysis 80 3 Results 80 3.1 Organic Fertilizers 80 3.2 Lettuce Production 81 4 Discussion 82 5 Conclusions 82 References 83 Molecular Docking Studies on the Binding Affinity of Alpha-Conotoxins on Voltage-Gated Sodium Ion Channel Using an Incremental Genetic Algorithm Approach 84 1 Introduction 84 2 Research Methodology 85 2.1 Data Gathering 85 2.2 Molecular Docking 85 2.3 Results Analysis 86 3 Results 86 4 Discussion 87 5 Conclusion 88 References 89 Determination of L-Citrulline Content in the Mesocarp of the Verde, Pintón and Maduro Fruit of Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) in Pucallpa 91 1 Introduction 91 2 Literature Review 92 2.1 General 92 2.2 Characteristics of Citrullus Lanatus (Watermelon) 92 2.3 Citrulline 93 2.4 High-performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detector (HPLC–DAD) 93 3 Materials 93 3.1 Place of Execution 93 3.2 Materials 94 4 Methods 94 4.1 Methodology 94 4.2 Statistical Research Design 95 5 Results 96 5.1 Watermelon Mesocarp L-Citrulline Content 96 5.2 Citrulline Kinetics in HPLC Analysis 96 5.3 Statistical Treatment of Results 98 6 Discussions and Conclusions 100 References 100 Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry 102 Molecular Docking Studies of Coronavirinae Spike Proteins with Different Vertebrate Receptors (ACE2, APN, DPP4) 103 1 Introduction 103 2 Research Methodology 104 2.1 Data Gathering 104 2.2 Molecular Docking 104 2.3 Results Analysis 105 3 Results 105 4 Discussion 107 5 Conclusion 108 References 109 Manufacturing Technology and Applied Mechanics 110 Fatigue Properties of Laser-Welded Laser Powder Bed Fusion Manufactured 316L Parts 111 1 Introduction 111 1.1 Material and Methods 112 2 Results and Discussion 113 3 Conclusions 117 References 117 Comparative Analysis of FE Modeling Techniques for Single-Lap Multi-column Composite Bolted Joints 119 1 Introduction 119 2 FE Modeling Approach 120 3 Analysis of Single-Lap Multi-column Composite Bolted Joint 122 4 Conclusions 125 References 125 Mechanical Properties of Laser-Welded Ultra-high-strength Stainless Steel Epoxy Foam-Filled Simple Panel Structure 127 1 Introduction 127 2 Experimental Methods 128 2.1 Test Panel Manufacturing and Material 128 2.2 Test Panel Laser Welding 130 2.3 Mechanical Testing 130 3 Results and Discussion 130 3.1 Bending Tests 130 3.2 Compression Tests 131 4 Conclusions 133 References 134