1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Pilot PlantNational Research Centre 33 Elbuhouth St., Dokki Cairo 12622 Egypt
2. Egypt‐Japan University of Science and Technology 179 New Borg El‐Arab Alexandria 21934 Egypt
3. Department of Chemical Science and EngineeringTokyo Institute of Technology 2‐12‐1 S1‐26, O‐okayama, Meguro‐ku Tokyo 152‐8552 Japan
4. Department of Chemical EngineeringKyoto University, Nishigyo‐Ku Kyoto 616‐8510 Japan
5. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of EngineeringKyushu Institute of Technology 1‐1 Sensuicho, Tobata Kitakyushu 804‐8550 Japan
6. Corporate Research CenterR & D Headquarters, Daicel Corporation 1239, Shinzaike, Aboshi‐ku, Himeji‐shi Hyogo 671‐1283 Japan