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Shale gas flowback water desalination: Single vs multiple-effect evaporation with vapor recompression cycle and thermal integration (2016)
Journal Article
Onishi, V. C., Carrero-Parreño, A., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., Ruiz-Femenia, R., Salcedo-Díaz, R., Fraga, E. S., & Caballero, J. A. (2017). Shale gas flowback water desalination: Single vs multiple-effect evaporation with vapor recompression cycle and therma

This paper introduces a new optimization model for the single and multiple-effect evaporation (SEE/MEE) systems design, including vapor recompression cycle and thermal integration. The SEE/MEE model is specially developed for shale gas flowback water... Read More about Shale gas flowback water desalination: Single vs multiple-effect evaporation with vapor recompression cycle and thermal integration.

Desalination of shale gas produced water: A rigorous design approach for zero-liquid discharge evaporation systems (2016)
Journal Article
Onishi, V. C., Carrero-Parreño, A., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., Fraga, E. S., & Caballero, J. A. (2017). Desalination of shale gas produced water: A rigorous design approach for zero-liquid discharge evaporation systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140, 139

Shale gas has recently emerged as a promising energy source to face the increasing global demand. This paper introduces a new rigorous optimization model for the simultaneous synthesis of single and multiple-effect evaporation (SEE/MEE) systems, cons... Read More about Desalination of shale gas produced water: A rigorous design approach for zero-liquid discharge evaporation systems.

Phytoremediation of Sterile Mine Tailings using Cover Crops (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Novo, L., Onishi, V., Ferreira da Silva, E., & Tavares, C. (2016, April). Phytoremediation of Sterile Mine Tailings using Cover Crops. Paper presented at 2nd International Congress on the Management of Mining Wastes and Post-Mining – GESRIM 2016, Marrak

Retrofit of heat exchanger networks with pressure recovery of process streams at sub-ambient conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Onishi, V. C., Ravagnani, M. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2015). Retrofit of heat exchanger networks with pressure recovery of process streams at sub-ambient conditions. Energy Conversion and Management, 94, 377-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.

This paper presents a new mathematical programming model for the retrofit of heat exchanger networks (HENs), wherein the pressure recovery of process streams is conducted to enhance heat integration. Particularly applied to cryogenic processes, HENs... Read More about Retrofit of heat exchanger networks with pressure recovery of process streams at sub-ambient conditions.

Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V., Ravagnani, M., & Caballero, J. A. (2014). Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery. In XX Brazilian Congress of Chemical Engineering – COBEQ 2014

This paper presents a new optimization model for the retrofit of heat exchanger networks (HENs), in which the pressure recovery of streams is used to enhance heat integration. Especially important in sub-ambient processes, the HEN retrofit with press... Read More about Heat Exchanger Networks Retrofitted with Simultaneous Pressure Recovery.

Enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane molasses as pre-treatment for bioethanol production (2014)
Journal Article
Onishi, V., Olivo, J., Zanin, G., & Moraes, F. (2014). Enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane molasses as pre-treatment for bioethanol production. International Sugar Journal, 2014(Dec), 906-910

This study aimed at analysing the influence of enzymatic pre-hydrolysis of sugarcane molasses with α-amylase and amyloglucosidase on the subsequent alcoholic fermentation, with the objective of increasing bioethanol productivity. Sugarcane molasses m... Read More about Enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane molasses as pre-treatment for bioethanol production.

Mathematical Modelling of Rhenium Phytoextraction with Indian Mustard (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V. C., Gonzalez, L., Mahler, C. F., & Novo, L. A. (2014, September). Mathematical Modelling of Rhenium Phytoextraction with Indian Mustard. Poster presented at 11th International Phytotechnologies Conference, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

MINLP Model for the Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks with Handling Pressure of Process Streams (2014)
Book Chapter
Onishi, V. C., Ravagnani, M. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2014). MINLP Model for the Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks with Handling Pressure of Process Streams. In 24th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (163-168). Elsevier. https://

This paper introduces a new mathematical model for the simultaneous synthesis of heat exchanger networks (HENs), wherein the handling pressure of process streams is used to enhance the heat integration. The proposed approach combines generalized disj... Read More about MINLP Model for the Synthesis of Heat Exchanger Networks with Handling Pressure of Process Streams.

MINLP Optimization Algorithm for the Synthesis of Heat and Work Exchange Networks (2014)
Book Chapter
Onishi, V. C., Ravagnani, M. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2014). MINLP Optimization Algorithm for the Synthesis of Heat and Work Exchange Networks. In J. Jaromír Klemeš, P. Sabev Varbanov, & P. Yen Liew (Eds.), 24th European Symposium on Computer Aided Proce

This paper introduces a new optimization model for the simultaneous synthesis of heat and work exchange networks. The work integration is performed in the work exchange network (WEN), while the heat integration is carried out in the heat exchanger ne... Read More about MINLP Optimization Algorithm for the Synthesis of Heat and Work Exchange Networks.