Bulletin of Chemical Reaction
Bulletin
of Chemical Reaction
Engineering & Catalysis Engineering & Catalysis ISSN
ISSN1978-2993
Volume 8.
Issue 2.
Year 2013.
December 2013 Available online at: http://w.
id/bcrec An Electronic International Journal.
Available online at: http://bcrec.
Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis (CREC) Group Department of Chemical Engineering.
DIPONEGORO
UNIVERSITY
Masyarakat Katalisis IndonesiaAiIndonesian Catalyst Society (MKICS) Sec ondar y Stor yH eadline Bull.
Chem.
React.
Eng.
Catal.
Vol.
No.
Pages:
89 - 177
Semarang
December 2013
ISSN
Published by:
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University Masyarakat Katalis Indonesia Ai Indonesian Catalyst Society (MKICS) Semarang Bull.
Chem.
React.
Eng.
Catal.
Vol.
No.
1Ai 62 December 2008 ISSN Available online at BCREC Website: http://bcrec.
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis, 8 .
, 2013, i EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
Dr.
Istadi.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Jln.
Prof.
Soedarto.
Kampus Undip Tembalang.
Semarang.
Central Java.
Indonesia 50275.
E-mail: istadi@undip.
(SCOPUS h-index: .
ASSOCIATE EDITOR:
Prof.
Dr.
Heru Susanto.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Indonesia, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Didi Dwi Anggoro.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Jln.
Prof.
Soedarto.
Kampus Undip Tembalang.
Semarang.
Indonesia 50275, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Mohammad Djaeni.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Jln.
Prof.
Soedarto.
Kampus Undip Tembalang.
Semarang.
Central Java.
Indonesia 50275, (SCOPUS h-index: .
REGIONAL MANAGING EDITOR FOR ASIA-PACIFIC:
Prof.
Dr.
Taufiq-Yap.
Centre of Excellence for Catalysis Science and Technology.
Faculty of Science.
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang.
Selangor.
Malaysia.
Malaysia.
(SCOPUS h-index: .
REGIONAL MANAGING EDITOR FOR EUROPE:
Prof.
Dr.
Dmitry Yu.
Murzin.
Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry and Reaction Engineering.
Abo Akademi University.
Biskopsgatan 8 20500.
Turku/yIbo.
Finland, ph: 358 2 215 4985 fax: 358 2 215 4479.
Finland .
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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARDS Prof.
Dr.
Ho-Shing Wu.
Dept.
of Chemical Engineering & Material Science.
Yuan-Ze University, 135 Yuan Tung Road.
Chung Li.
Taoyuan, 32003.
Taiwan.
Province of China, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Prof.
Dr.
Hadi Nur Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Studies.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia , 81310 UTM Skudai.
Johor.
Malaysia, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Prof.
Dr.
Toru Wakihara.
Yokohama National University.
Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences.
Yokohama.
Japan, (SCOPUS h-index=.
Prof.
Dr.
Abdul Rahman Mohamed School of Chemical Engineering.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal.
Pulau Penang.
Malaysia.
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Prof.
Dr.
Mostafa Barigou School of Chemical Engineering.
University of Birmingham.
Edgbaston.
Birmingham B15 2TT.
United Kingdom, (SCOPUS hindex: .
Dr.
Hery Haerudin Research Center for Chemistry.
Indonesian Institute of Sciences (PP Kimia Ae LIPI).
Kawasan PUSPIPTEK.
Tangerang.
Banten.
Indonesia (SCOPUS h-index: .
Prof.
Dr.
Raghunath V.
Chaudhari Center for Environmental Beneficial Catalysis.
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
The University of Kansas, 1501 Wakarusa Dr.
Building B-Room 112B.
Lawrence.
KS 660471803.
USA, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Oki Muraza CENT & Department of Chemical Engineering.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).
PO Box 5040 Dhahran 31261 KSA.
Saudi Arabia , (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Satish Lakhapatri University of Toledo.
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
Toledo.
United States, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Sibudjing Kawi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.
National University of Singapore.
Singapore, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Prof.
Dr.
Ram Prasad Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology.
Institute of Technology.
Banaras Hindu University.
India (SCOPUS hindex:.
Dr.
Subagjo Department of Chemical Engineering.
Institut Teknologi Bandung.
Jl.
Ganesha 10.
Bandung.
Indonesia Prof.
Dr.
Liu Yan School of Chemical Engineering .
Qinghai University.
Xining.
China.
Email: liuyan_qhu@163.
Prof.
Dr.
Nor Aishah Saidina Amin Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG).
Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai.
Johor.
Malaysia , (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Kusmiyati Department of Chemical Engineering.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
Pabelan.
Surakarta.
Indonesia.
Telp/Fax: 62-271-717417.
Indonesia (SCOPUS h-index: .
Prof.
Dr.
Purwanto.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Jln.
Prof.
Soedarto.
Kampus UndipTembalang.
Semarang.
Indonesia 50275 Prof.
Dr.
Xian-ji Guo Department of Chemistry.
Zhengzhou University.
Zhengzhou 450052.
China, (SCOPUS h-index: .
Dr.
Rino R.
Mukti Division of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Institut Teknologi Bandung.
Jl.
Ganesha no.
10 Bandung 40132.
Indonesia, (SCOPUS h-index:.
Prof.
Dr.
Abdullah M.
Busyairi Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University.
Jln.
Prof.
Sudharto.
Kampus UNDIP Tembalang.
Semarang.
Central Java 50275.
Indonesia Copyright A 2013.
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AIMS AND SCOPE
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis (ISSN 1978-2.
, an electronic international journal, provides a forum for publishing the novel technology related to chemical reaction engineering and catalysis.
Scientific articles dealing with the following topics in chemical reaction engineering, catalysis engineering, catalyst characterization, novel innovation of chemical reactor, etc.
are particularly welcome.
The journal encompasses original research articles, review articles, and short communications, including: fundamental of catalysis.
fundamental of chemical reaction engineering.
chemistry of catalyst and catalysis.
applied chemical reaction engineering.
applied catalysis.
applied bio-catalysis.
applied bio-reactor.
membrane bio-reactor.
chemical reactor catalyst regeneration.
surface chemistry of catalyst.
bio-catalysis.
enzymatic catalytic reaction.
industrial practice of catalyst.
industrial practice of chemical reactor engineering.
and application of plasma technology in catalysis and chemical reactor.
The manuscript articles should be submitted electronically in MS Word / Open Office / PDF file to Editorial Office through Online Submission interface at: http://ejournal.
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Author must read the author guidelines before submitting manuscript.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis (ISSN 1978-2.
Short journal title: Bull.
Chem.
React.
Eng.
Catal.
Started from year 2013, 3 issues (Volume 7 Issue 3, and Volume 8 Issues 1-.
are scheduled for publication.
Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis.
BCREC, is electronically published via journal website .
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The BCREC journal has been published by Department of Chemical Engineering.
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Commencement of publication: January 2006
CITATIONS AND IMPACT FACTOR
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PREFACE
BULLETIN OF CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING & CATALYSIS (ISSN 1978-2.
is an electronic international journal.
The journal is a media for communicating all research activities in chemical reaction engineering and catalysis fields, and disseminating the novel technology and news related to chemical reaction engineering, catalyst engineering and science, bioreactor engineering, membrane reactor, and catalytic reactor engineering.
This issue (BCREC.
Volume 8.
Issue 2.
Year 2.
has published 10 articles with various topics including:
biodiesel production using nano MgO catalyst, catalyst for oxidation of ethyl benzene, kinetics of enolization, catalyst for autothermal reforming reaction of methanol, reactor modeling of pilot scale vacuum gas oil hydrocracker, application of cement clinker as catalyst for glycerol reforming, photocatalyst of TiO2 composites, application of factorial design of experiment, hydrogen production via glycerol dry reforming, and TS-1 catalyst for oxidation of catechol.
In this issue, 28 authors and six countries were involved in authoring the articles, i.
India.
Taiwan.
Indonesia.
Malaysia.
United States, and Iran.
Currently, the BCREC journal is an open access international journal.
Readers can read and download any full-text articles for free of charge.
However, started from 2014 submission.
Authors should pay some processing fees (US$100.
for article processing and DOI maintenance once their articles has been accepted.
Authors may also pay some fees for the Ordered Original Reprint Articles with some eligible rates.
The research articles submitted to the BCREC journal will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers.
Accepted research articles will be available online following the journal peerreviewing process as well as assigned to DOI number from CrossRef.
Official language used in this journal is English.
Official website address of BCREC journal is: http://bcrec.
Editor would like to appreciate all researchers, academicians, industrial practitioners focused on chemical reaction engineering and catalysis to contribute to this online journal.
Assoc.
Prof.
Dr.
Istadi (Editor-in-Chie.
Department of Chemical Engineering.
Diponegoro University E-mail: bcrec@undip.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial Board a.
Aims and Scope.
Publication Information.
Citations and Impact Factor a.
Indexing and Abstracting a.
Preface a.
Table of Contents a.
Studies on Sono-Chemical Biodiesel Production Using Smoke Deposited Nano MgO Catalyst (P.
Sivakumar.
Sankaranarayanan.
Renganathan.
Sivakuma.
- .
Ceria Zirconia Mixed Oxides Prepared by Hydrothermal Templating Method for the Oxidation of Ethyl Benzene (C.
Daniel.
Suguna.
- .
Kinetics of Enolisation of Acetophenone and p-Bromoacetophenone: Comparative Studies (S.
Malhotra.
Jaspa.
- .
Modification the Oxalic Co-precipitation Method on a Novel Catalyst Cu/Zn/Al2O3/Cr2O3 for Autothermal Reforming Reaction of Methanol (C.
Kuo.
Lesmana.
- .
Comparison of Kinetic-based and Artificial Neural Network Modeling Methods for a Pilot Scale Vacuum Gas Oil Hydrocracking Reactor (S.
Sadighi.
Zahed.
- .
Application of Cement Clinker as Ni-Catalyst Support for Glycerol Dry Reforming (H.
Lee.
Siew.
Gimbun.
Chen.
- .
Visible Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity of Polyaniline Modified TiO 2 and ClayTiO2 Composites (K.
Sandhya.
Haridas.
Suguna.
- .
Application of Factorial Design of Experiments for the Continuous Hydrogenation of Enriched Castor Oil Methyl Esters (T.
Neeharika.
Rani.
Rao.
Kumar.
Prasa.
- .
Hydrogen Production via Glycerol Dry Reforming over La-Ni/Al2O3 Catalyst (K.
Siew.
Lee.
Gimbun.
Chen.
- .
Oxidation of Catechol using Titanium Silicate (TS-.
Catalyst: Modeling and Optimization (S.
Sengupta.
Ghosal.
Bas.
- .
Author Guidelines .
3 versio.
(App.
1 - .
Copyright Transfer Agreement a.
(App.
5 - .
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement a.
(App.
7 - .
Authors Index a.
(App.
Subjects Index a (App.
Back Matter - Submission Information Copyright A 2013.
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