chemical-engineering

Scientific Reports, Published online: 22 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-51515-w A nonlinear Takagi-Sugeno-Kang fuzzy system based on information granules for chemical engineering fault diagnosis

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For over three decades, my world revolved around the deafening roar of industrial fans, the intense glow of the rotary kiln, and the constant pursuit of the perfect clinker. In those traditional days of cement plant operations, conducting a thermal balance or calculating specific heat consumption meant drowning in manual log sheets, tattered reference manuals, and hours of tedious calculator punc…

Engineers have developed a new ultra-thin membrane that could make hydrogen fuel cells far more efficient, especially at high temperatures where current systems struggle to operate. The breakthrough may help expand the use of clean energy technologies in transportation, heavy industry, and future power systems. The research was published in Science Advances and focuses on […] The post New ultra-t…

Molten salts are corrosive, and the introduction of radiological materials such as Th, U, and Pu further complicates the chemistry through the multivalent states of both U and Pu and the production of fission products. The chemistry present in molten salt reactors is quite complex; one has to take into consideration not just the thermodynamics of the component salts, but also the impurities that …

Nature Communications, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-72976-7 Efficient hydrogen production using water electrolysis is limited by poor electrode design and durability. Here, the authors report a tape-cast nickel–iron electrode with integrated catalytic and transport functions that delivers high current density and long-term stability through an improved architecture.

Scientific Reports, Published online: 13 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-48017-0 Comprehensive experimental study to compare the effects of flue gases and CO 2 injection on enhancing oil recovery and asphaltene deposition

The most intractable radioactive nuclide in nuclear wastewater is tritium (³H). Tritium is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen with a half-life of approximately 12.33 years. Its chemical behavior is completely identical to that of ordinary hydrogen, making it impossible to separate from water by any conventional chemical or physical filtration means. Existing treatment schemes—dilution discharge, e…