The Proceedings of the International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials 2012 (ICPEAM 2012) -- Preface, Committees and Sponsors -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Advanced Materials Development -- Effect of Magnesium Coating Prior to Lithium Loading over SBA-15 for Stabilization of its Mesostructure -- Incorporation of Pd Nanoparticles on Rod and Necklace-Like SBA-15 Supports Materials -- A Review on the Viscous and Thermal Transport Properties of Nanofluids -- The Synergistic Effect of Thiourea and Surfactants on Corrosion Inhibition of Stainless Steel-316 in Hydrochloric Acid -- Optimized TiO2 Nanocrystallites Aggregates for Enhanced Efficiency in Dye Solar Cells -- Solubility Parameters Based on Refractive Index Data of Ionic Liquid -- Effect of Aluminium Sol on Silica Nanoparticles Texture and Properties -- Chapter 2: Bioprocess and Biotechnology -- Bio-Oil Derived from Palm Kernel Shell in Fluidized Bed Reactor: Effect of Particle Size -- In Situ Methanolysis of Jatropha curcas Seeds in Soxhlet Extractor -- Ethanol Production from Hydrothermal Pretreated Empty Fruit Bunches -- Comparative Study on Two-Step Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Production from High FFA Crude Palm Oil Using Microwave Technique and Conventional Technique -- Preliminary Study of Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) Seed as Potential Biocoagulant for Turbidity Removal -- Effect of Nanonization on Physicochemical Properties of Centella asiatica Powders -- Chapter 3: Environmental Engineering -- Carbon Dioxide Retention on Bentonite Clay Adsorbents Modified by Mono-, Di- and Triethanolamine Compounds -- Leachability of Solidified Petroleum Sludge -- Physical Absorption of CO2 Capture: A Review -- Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Aqueous Solutions of Piperazine (PZ) at Elevated Pressures -- Visible Light Photodegradation of Azo Dye by Cu/TiO2.

Photocatalytic Degradation of Diisopropanolamine in Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton System -- UV/H2O2 Process for Removal of Total Organic Carbon from Refinery Effluent: Screening of Influence Factors Using Response Surface Methodology -- Chapter 4: Process Systems Engineering -- Modeling the Effect of Temperature-Induced Surface Tension Gradient in Coating Processes -- Effect of Bulk Temperature and Heating Regime on Crude Oil Fouling: An Analysis -- A Comparison of Co-Current and Counter-Current Modes of Operation in Urea Prilling Tower -- Detection and Correction of Gain Mismatches of Wood-Berry Column Using Linear Residual-Input Ratio -- A Taguchi-SQP Approach for Minimizing Energy per Unit Diesel Production at Crude Distillation Unit -- Resilience Analysis of a Pipe Segment System Carrying Superheated Steam -- Modeling of Gas Holdup and Pressure Drop Using ANN for Gas-Non-Newtonian Liquid Flow in Vertical Pipe -- Application of Response Surface Methodology to Investigate CO2 Absorption Column Temperature Rise -- Simulation of Hydrodynamics and Reaction Behavior in an Industrial RFCC Riser -- Performance Study of Ni Catalyst with Quicklime (CaO) as CO2 Adsorbent in Palm Kernel Shell Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production -- Performance Study of Ni Catalyst with Quicklime (CaO) as CO2 Adsorbent in Palm Kernel Shell Steam Gasification for Hydrogen Production -- Density, Viscosity and CO2 Solubility of Novel Solvent -- Preparation and Characterization of Polysulfone Membrane for Gas Separation -- Gas Permeation Models in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation -- Operational Training Management System (OPTRAMS) for Safe Operation in Process Plant -- Evaluation of Inherent Safety Strategies Using FAHP to Reduce Human Error -- Modification of Adsorbents for High CO2 Content Capture from Stranded Natural Gas Reserve: A Critical Review.

Prediction of CO2 Solubility in Aqueous DEA and MDEA Binary Solutions Using O'Connell's Expression -- Hydrogen Adsorption Capacity Investigation of Ni-Co-Al Mixed Oxides -- Keywords Index -- Authors Index.