An important aspect of environmental engineering is the control of greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuel-fired power stations, for instance, represent a substantial contribution to this problem. Unless suitable steps are taken the accumulation of microbial deposits (biofouling) on the cooling water side of the steam condensers can reduce their efficiency and in consequence, the overall efficiency of power production, with an attendant increase in fuel consumption and hence <svg     style="vertical-align:-3.27605pt;width:30.575001px;" id="M1" height="15.5125" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 30.575001 15.5125" width="30.575001"  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
	
		
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T. Reg Bott

Biofouling Control in Cooling Water

Eug&#233;nio C. Ferreira

Manuel Mota

The 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2008)

The first Chempor Conference held in Lisbon in 1975 under the auspices of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, heralded a regular wide-ranging review of research and development in Portugal and the UK Progressively in later years the Conferences have attracted contributions from other European countries and indeed further afield. There is an increasing awareness of the problems for the environment, notably global warming, brought about by human activities. Recent predictions about the future are dire, particularly regarding food and water for a rapidly growing world population. They represent a substantial challenge to the scientific and technical fraternity. In response to that challenge it is important to keep up to date with technical developments, to meet and keep in touch with coworkers in associated fields, and to cooperate wherever possible. The papers presented at the Chempor and other conferences have made and continue to make a significant contribution to that objective of meeting the challenge.

Meeting the Challenge

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Tymen Visser

Kitty Nijmeijer

Matthias Wessling

Fernão D. Magalhães

Adélio M. Mendes

Influence of Pyrolysis Parameters on the Performance of CMSM

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Giovanilton Ferreira da Silva

Jos&#233; S&#237;lvio Veras Albuquerque

Caroliny Gomes de Oliveira

Ricardo Emilio Ferreira Quevedo Nogueira

Andrea Lopes de Oliveira Ferreira

The Kinetics of Ampicillin Release from Hydroxyapatite  for Bones Regeneration

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Luísa Andrade

Shaik M. Zakeeruddin

Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin

Helena Aguilar Ribeiro

Adélio Mendes

Michael Graetzel

Influence of Different Cations of 
                        N3 Dyes on Their Photovoltaic Performance and Stability

This paper presents the implementation of an algorithm for automatic identification of drops with different sizes in monochromatic digitized frames of a liquid-liquid chemical process. These image frames were obtained at our Laboratory, using a nonintrusive process, with a digital video camera, a microscope, and an illumination setup from a dispersion of toluene in water within a transparent mixing vessel. In this implementation, we propose a two-phase approach, using a Hough transform that automatically identifies drops in images of the chemical process. This work is a promising starting point for the possibility of performing an automatic drop classification with good results. Our algorithm for the analysis and interpretation of digitized images will be used for the calculation of particle size and shape distributions for modelling liquid-liquid systems.

Luís M. R. Brás

Elsa F. Gomes

Margarida M. M. Ribeiro

M. M. L. Guimarães

Drop Distribution Determination in a Liquid-Liquid Dispersion by Image Processing

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Selected Papers from the 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference

Selected Papers from the 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference

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Biofouling Control in Cooling Water

The 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference (CHEMPOR 2008)

Meeting the Challenge

Influence of Pyrolysis Parameters on the Performance of CMSM

The Kinetics of Ampicillin Release from Hydroxyapatite for Bones Regeneration

Influence of Different Cations of N3 Dyes on Their Photovoltaic Performance and Stability

Drop Distribution Determination in a Liquid-Liquid Dispersion by Image Processing