Parameter estimation of a six-lump kinetic model of an industrial fluid catalytic cracking unit
John, Yakubu M.; Mustafa, M.A.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2019)
Raj Patel
Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Biography
Professor Raj Patel is the Head of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bradford. He graduated from the University of Bradford in Chemical Engineering and obtained a PhD on The Fluid Mechanics of Gravure Roll Coating. After completing his PhD, Dr Patel worked on seven major EPSRC sponsored research projects mainly on coating flows and processing of polymers.
He was instrumental in the design and re-launch of the Chemical Engineering Programmes in September 2010 . The programmes have been very successful with high levels of student satisfaction and increasing student numbers.
His current areas of research are in water (desalination using reverse osmosis), biodiesel production and metals production. More recently he has developed a novel technology for the production of Titanium metal. This new process is far less energy intensive and much greener than the current complicated Kroll Process. Scale-up trials are ongoing. Initial trials have also shown that this new technology is also able to produce other transition metals such as tantalum, niobium, hafnium etc.
Research
Research Groups: Mechanical and Process Engineering, Advanced Materials Engineering
Publications
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Study of industrial naphtha catalytic reforming reactions via modelling and simulation
Zakari, A.Y.; Aderemi, B.O.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2019)
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Effects of compressibility factor on fluid catalytic cracking unit riser hydrodynamics
John, Yakubu M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2018)
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Maximization of propylene in an industrial FCC unit
John, Yakubu M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2018)
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Optimization of fluidized catalytic cracking unit regenerator to minimize CO
2 emissionsYakubu J.;Patel R.;Mujtaba I. (2017) Chemical Engineering Transactions. 57, 1531-1536.
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Simulation and optimization of a continuous Reverse Osmosis desalination process for making fresh water
Mirghaderi F.;Rahmanian N.;Patel R.;Manca D.;Mujtaba I. (2017) Chemical Engineering Transactions. 61, 1783-1788.
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Maximization of Gasoline in an Industrial Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit
John Y.;Patel R.;Mujtaba I. (2017) Energy and Fuels. 31, 5645-5661.
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Modelling and simulation of an industrial riser in fluid catalytic cracking process
John, Yakubu M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2017)
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Maximization of gasoline in an industrial FCC unit
John, Yakubu M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2017)
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An experimental investigation on seeded granulation of detergent powders
Rahmanian N.;Halmi M.;Kong C.;Patel R.;Yusup S.;Mujtaba I. (2016) Chemical Engineering Transactions. 52, 1297-1302.
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Modelling and Simulation of an Industrial Riser in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process
John Y.;Patel R.;Mujtaba I. (2016) Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 38, 889-894.
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Development of a Dynamic Fouling Model for a Heat Exchanger
Zahid, Khayyam; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2016)
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Biodiesel from Sunflower Oil: Development of Process Model via Lab scale Experiment and Optimisation
Mercuri E.;Manca D.;Abderazag O.;Patel R.;Mujtaba I. (2016) Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 38, 1713-1718.
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Operation and modeling of RO desalination process in batch mode
Barello M.;Manca D.;Patel R.;Mujtaba I. (2015) Computers and Chemical Engineering. 83, 139-156.
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Solid-Solid Phase Transformation During the Reduction of Titanium Dioxide (Anatase) to Produce High-Grade Titanium Powder
Ephraim, J.K.; Patel, Rajnikant (2015)
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Investigation of Plasma Treatment on Micro-Injection Moulded Microneedle for Drug Delivery
Nair, Karthik Jayan; Whiteside, Benjamin R.; Grant, Colin A.; Patel, Rajnikant; Tuinea-Bobe, Cristina-Luminita; Norris, Keith; Paradkar, Anant R. (2015)
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Near Infrared Investigation of Polypropylene-Clay Nanocomposites for Further Quality Control Purposes-Opportunities and Limitations
Witschnigg, A.; Laske, S.; Holzer, C.; Patel, Rajnikant; Khan, Atif H.; Benkreira, Hadj; Coates, Philip D. (2015)
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Greening the lab
Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Karodia, Nazira (2015)
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Greening Chemical Engineering laboratory at Bradford University
Mujtaba, Iqbal M.; Patel, Rajnikant; Karodia, Nazira (2015)
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Neural Network Based Correlation for Estimating Water Permeability Constant in RO Desalination Process Under Fouling
Patel, Ranikant (2014) Desalination. 1
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Process for Synthesis of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil: Feasibility and Experimental Studies
Patel, Rajnikant; Dawson, K.; Butterfield, R.; Khan, Amir; Ahada, B.; Arellano-Garcia, Harvey (2014)
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Operation and modeling of RO desalination process in batch mode
Barello, M.; Manca, D.; Patel, Rajnikant; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2014)
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Neural network based correlation for estimating water permeability constant in RO desalination process under fouling
Barello, M.; Manca, D.; Mujtaba, Iqbal M. (2014)
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Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polymer-clay nanocomposites
Xie S.;Harkin-Jones E.;Shen Y.;Hill J.;Hornsby P.;McAfee M.;McNally T.;Patel R.;Benkreira H.;Coates P. (2011) Macromolecular Symposia. 301, 151-156.
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Quantitative characterization of clay dispersion in polypropylene-clay nanocomposites by combined transmission electron microscopy and optical microscopy
Xie S.;Harkin-Jones E.;Shen Y.;Hornsby P.;McAfee M.;McNally T.;Patel R.;Benkreira H.;Coates P. (2010) Materials Letters. 64, 185-188.
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Replication of mixing achieved in large co-rotating screw extruder using a novel laboratory 10-100g minimixer
Benkreira, Hadj; Patel, Rajnikant; Butterfield, R.; Gale, Martin (2008)
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Novel extrusion dies with rotating rollers for CO
2 -plastic foam productionBenkreira H.;Gale M.;Patel R.;Cox M.;Paragreen J. (2004) International Polymer Processing. 19, 111-117.
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Novel extrusion dies with rotating rollers for CO2-plastic foams applications
Benkreira, Hadj; Gale, Martin; Patel, Rajnikant; Cox, M.; Paragreen, J. (2004)
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Classification and analyses of of coating flows
Benkreira, Hadj; Patel, Rajnikant; Edwards, M.F.; Wilkinson, W.L. (1994)