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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Seyed M. Heidari, Eunsang Lee, Ben Cecil, Annick Anctil
Summary: C-60 is a nanomaterial that requires extraction and purification to obtain desired properties. This study evaluated existing C-60 purification methods and identified selective complexation with DBU as the greenest technique. Alternative solvents were also assessed, with toluene being determined as the greenest alternative.
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Construction & Building Technology
Chiara Genta, Esther Sanye-Mengual, Serenella Sala, Patrizia Lombardi
Summary: This paper introduces a method for evaluating the environmental impacts of consumption patterns in Turin, Italy using a life cycle assessment approach. The results show that the average Turin citizen has a larger impact on human toxicity and a lower impact on ozone depletion compared to EU consumption patterns. This consumption footprint assessment method helps uncover local consumption trends and their global impacts.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rosario Vidal, Jaume-Adria Alberola-Borras, Severin N. Habisreutinger, Joaquin-Luis Gimeno-Molina, David T. Moore, Tracy H. Schloemer, Ivan Mora-Sero, Joseph J. Berry, Joseph M. Luther
Summary: The study analyzes the human health toxicity and environmental implications of solvents used in perovskite solar cells, recommending dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as the green choice for large-scale production.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Behavioral Sciences
Erin M. Green, Alisha Gaines, Tisa F. Hill, Jamie S. Dollahite
Summary: The study found that early adolescents' food behaviors were influenced by growing knowledge about nutrition, household food rules, and school food environments. Adolescents exhibited varying degrees of agency in grocery shopping, cooking, consumption decisions, and seeking nutrition information. Understanding the operations of the three agency modes and their interactions can inform future research on improving the nutrition behaviors of early adolescents.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammad Shamsi, Muhammadsaeed Rahimi, Michael Sheidaei, Seyed Hamid Majidi Dorcheh, Mohammad Bonyadi
Summary: A new method for LNG production based on the SMR process has been proposed, which includes adding an ORC and using BOG as a coolant. Simulation results using ASPEN HYSYS software show that the proposed process has higher exergy efficiency, lower energy consumption, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions compared to the conventional SMR process. Economic evaluation was also performed on both processes.
ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Md. Anamul Hoque, Mohammad Idrish Ali, Malik Abdul Rub, Marzia Rahman, Shahed Rana, Mohammad Majibur Rahman, Dileep Kumar, Naved Azum, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammed Abdullah Khan
Summary: In this study, the association behavior of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and cetyl-trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) was investigated using the conductivity method. The association phenomenon was detected by changes in conductivity and various physico-chemical properties. The interaction between BSA and CTAB was influenced by temperature and hydration extent. The binding interactions were believed to involve H-bonding, ion-dipole, and hydrophobic interactions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Huanming Zhang, Ruiqi Ma, Lianbiao Cui, Gang Tian, Zhaojun Ma
Summary: China's urbanization process has been affected by energy and environmental constraints, leading to a slowdown in economic growth. This study explores the relationship between energy consumption, environmental pollution, and urbanization by extending the classical Solow growth model. The results show that the direct and indirect growth drag effects of urbanization under the dual constraints of energy and the environment are 0.288% and 0.122% respectively. Energy consumption restrictions not only affect the local urbanization development but also neighboring provinces. Furthermore, the spatial distribution characteristics of the urbanization growth drag effect in China have evolved dynamically over time.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Liu Yang, Zhili Ma, Minda Ma, Yang Xu
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental regulation on high-quality economic development using data from Xinjiang. The results show a significant positive effect of environmental regulation on high-quality economic development, with variations in the impact across regions and time periods.
FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Studies
Everton Hansen, Patrice Monteiro de Aquim, Mariliz Gutterres
Summary: This study analyzed data from 43 post-tanning formulations and found that on average, 360.2 kg of chemicals are consumed per ton of shaved leather, with a water demand of 8.6 cubic meters per ton. The raw wastewater from this process is poorly biodegradable, with high conductivity and elevated salt concentrations.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2021)
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Business
Artur Saraiva, Emilia Fernandes, Moritz von Schwedler
Summary: This paper examines the consumption motivations of organic consumers and their relationship with environmental protection, finding that through political consumption - involving the politics of production, localism, and activism - they are realizing alternative ideas of social economy, community, and ecology.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES
(2021)
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Agronomy
Giuseppe Timpanaro, Ferdinando Branca, Mariarita Cammarata, Giacomo Falcone, Alessandro Scuderi
Summary: Sustainable development in the agri-food sector creates opportunities, organic farming promotes eco-friendly practices, and the ecological model of organic farming aligns with the principles of the Green Deal.
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Geography, Physical
Miroslawa Kupryjanowicz, Magdalena Filoc, Danuta Drzymulska, Anneli Poska, Magdalena Suchora, Marcin Zarski, Przemyslaw Mroczek
Summary: Marine, lacustrine and terrestrial records from various regions around the world indicate that the climate improvement at the end of MIS-6 was interrupted by a short-term cooling before the MIS-6/MIS-5e boundary. The transition from interstadial to stadial conditions at the end of the Late Saalian was observed in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Pollen data analysis showed a change in mean annual temperature of approximately 3 degrees Celsius during this period.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Liang Chen, Huan Huang, Lakshmi Thangavelu, Walid Kamal Abdelbasset, Dmitry Olegovich Bokov, Mohammed Algarni, Sami Ghazali, May Alashwal
Summary: This study developed various machine learning ensemble models to predict and correlate the solubility of CO2 in amino acid salt solutions. By establishing a relationship between process parameters and CO2 loading in the solvent, the models achieved high predictive performance.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Heehyang Kim, Junaid Haider, Muhammad Abdul Qyyum, Hankwon Lim
Summary: This study proposes a process for hydrogen liquefaction using three refrigeration cycles. The use of mixed refrigerants helps reduce energy consumption. The results show that this process has low energy consumption and cost, making it suitable for commercial use.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Montassar Kahia, Tarek Moulahi, Sami Mahfoudhi, Sabri Boubaker, Anis Omri
Summary: This study examines the relationship between disaggregated energy use, economic growth, and environmental quality in Saudi Arabia using machine learning techniques. It finds that reducing CO2 emissions requires a complete transition from fossil to renewable resources and a more viable road to sustainability. The study also predicts that CO2 emissions will continue to grow until 2024, and afterwards, a decrease in emissions must be accompanied by an increase in renewable energy use to ensure stable economic growth.
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Engineering, Chemical
Alireza Banimostafa, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Konrad Hungerbuehler
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Lukas Eberle, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Andreas Graser, Rainer Schmidt, Konrad Hungerbuehler
COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2016)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Merten Morales, Meric Ataman, Sara Badr, Sven Linster, Ioannis Kourlimpinis, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Konrad Hungerbuhler
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2016)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
P. Limleamthong, M. Gonzalez-Miquel, S. Papadokonstantakis, A. I. Papadopoulos, P. Seferlis, G. Guillen-Gosalbez
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giacomo M. Lari, Cecilia Mondelli, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Merten Morales, Konrad Hungerbuhler, Javier Perez-Ramirez
REACTION CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2016)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sara Badr, Jerome Frutiger, Konrad Hungerbuehler, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GREENHOUSE GAS CONTROL
(2017)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giacomo M. Lari, Giorgio Pastore, Moritz Haus, Yiyu Ding, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Cecilia Mondelli, Javier Perez-Ramirez
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cecilia Pereira, Ines Hauner, Konrad Hungerbuhler, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2018)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sebastiano C. D'Angelo, Agostino Dall'Ara, Cecilia Mondelli, Javier Perez-Ramirez, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2018)
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Energy & Fuels
Elin Svensson, Matteo Morandin, Simon Harvey, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
Article
Energy & Fuels
Guillermo Martinez Castilla, Diana Carolina Guio-Perez, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, David Pallares, Filip Johnsson
Summary: The paper evaluates the industrial-scale calcium looping (CaL) process, which can provide CO2 capture services and sell dispatchable electricity, while also realizing thermochemical energy storage (TCES) function.
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Engineering, Chemical
Pantelis Baxevanidis, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Antonis Kokossis, Effie Marcoulaki
Summary: This study develops models for estimating life cycle assessment indices of organic chemicals using the group contribution approach, correlating LCA indices with molecular composition and considering other properties for the design of environmentally benign liquid-liquid extraction solvents.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Johan M. Ahlstrom, Viktor Walter, Lisa Goransson, Stavros Papadokonstantakis
Summary: In this study, the role of biomass gasification for producing advanced biofuels in managing variability in the electricity system is investigated. The concept of CCU/power-to-gas is proposed to enhance methane production, with the ability to store unused CO2 through a BECCS concept for negative GHG emissions. The results demonstrate the advantages of flexible operation between CCU and BECCS, and the economic benefits of investing in gasification at the examined levels of CO2 charge. The gasification option also stimulates increased investments in renewable electricity generation through its value for low-priced electricity.
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Gulnara Shavalieva, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Gregory Peters
Summary: This study explores the opportunity of semi-automated knowledge extraction from scientific papers and applies it to predictive modeling in the field of acute aquatic toxicity. The findings demonstrate the usefulness of knowledge collection and classification procedures in various aspects of model and predictor selection, addressing data gaps, and evaluating model performance.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Athanasios I. Papadopoulos, Sara Badr, Alexandros Chremos, Esther Forte, Theodoros Zarogiannis, Panos Seferlis, Stavros Papadokonstantakis, Amparo Galindo, George Jackson, Claire S. Adjiman
MOLECULAR SYSTEMS DESIGN & ENGINEERING
(2016)
Article
Thermodynamics
Yong Cheng, Fukai Song, Lei Fu, Saishuai Dai, Zhiming Yuan, Atilla Incecik
Summary: This paper investigates the accessibility of wave energy absorption by a dual-pontoon floating breakwater integrated with hybrid-type wave energy converters (WECs) and proposes a hydraulic-pneumatic complementary energy extraction method. The performance of the system is validated through experiments and comparative analysis.
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Thermodynamics
Jing Gao, Chao Wang, Zhanwu Wang, Jin Lin, Runkai Zhang, Xin Wu, Guangyin Xu, Zhenfeng Wang
Summary: This study aims to establish a new integrated method for biomass cogeneration project site selection, with a focus on the application of the model in Henan Province. By integrating Geographic Information System and Multiple Criterion Decision Making methods, the study conducts site selection in two stages, providing a theoretical reference for the construction of biomass cogeneration projects.
Article
Thermodynamics
Mert Temiz, Ibrahim Dincer
Summary: The current study presents a hybrid small modular nuclear reactor and solar-based system for sustainable communities, integrating floating and bifacial photovoltaic arrays with a small modular reactor. The system efficiently generates power, hydrogen, ammonia, freshwater, and heat for residential, agricultural, and aquaculture facilities. Thermodynamic analysis shows high energy and exergy efficiencies, as well as large-scale ammonia production meeting the needs of metropolitan areas. The hybridization of nuclear and solar technologies offers advantages of reliability, environmental friendliness, and cost efficiency compared to renewable-alone and fossil-based systems.
Editorial Material
Thermodynamics
Wojciech Stanek, Wojciech Adamczyk
Article
Thermodynamics
Desheng Xu, Yanfeng Li, Tianmei Du, Hua Zhong, Youbo Huang, Lei Li, Xiangling Duanmu
Summary: This study investigates the optimization of hybrid mechanical-natural ventilation for smoke control in complex metro stations. The results show that atrium fires are more significantly impacted by outdoor temperature variations compared to concourse/platform fires. The gathered high-temperature smoke inside the atrium can reach up to 900 K under a 5 MW train fire energy release. The findings provide crucial engineering insights into integrating weather data and adaptable ventilation protocols for smoke prevention/mitigation.
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Thermodynamics
Da Guo, Heping Xie, Mingzhong Gao, Jianan Li, Zhiqiang He, Ling Chen, Cong Li, Le Zhao, Dingming Wang, Yiwei Zhang, Xin Fang, Guikang Liu, Zhongya Zhou, Lin Dai
Summary: This study proposes a new in-situ pressure-preserved coring tool and elaborates its pressure-preserving mechanism. The experimental and field test results demonstrate that this tool has a high pressure-preservation capability and can maintain a stable pressure in deep wells. This study provides a theoretical framework and design standards for the development of similar technologies.
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Thermodynamics
Aolin Lai, Qunwei Wang
Summary: This study assesses the impact of China's de-capacity policy on renewable energy development efficiency (REDE) using the Global-MSBM model and the difference-in-differences method. The findings indicate that the policy significantly enhances REDE, promoting technological advancements and marketization. Moreover, regions with stricter environmental regulations experience a higher impact.
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Thermodynamics
Mostafa Ghasemi, Hegazy Rezk
Summary: This study utilizes fuzzy modeling and optimization to enhance the performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). By simulating and analyzing experimental data sets, the ideal parameter values for increasing power density, COD elimination, and coulombic efficiency were determined. The results demonstrate that the fuzzy model and optimization methods can significantly improve the performance of MFCs.
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Thermodynamics
Zhang Ruan, Lianzhong Huang, Kai Wang, Ranqi Ma, Zhongyi Wang, Rui Zhang, Haoyang Zhao, Cong Wang
Summary: This paper proposes a grey box model for fuel consumption prediction of wing-diesel hybrid vessels based on feature construction. By using both parallel and series grey box modeling methods and six machine learning algorithms, twelve combinations of prediction models are established. A feature construction method based on the aerodynamic performance of the wing and the energy relationship of the hybrid system is introduced. The best combination is obtained by considering the root mean square error, and it shows improved accuracy compared to the white box model. The proposed grey box model can accurately predict the daily fuel consumption of wing-diesel hybrid vessels, contributing to operational optimization and the greenization and decarbonization of the shipping industry.
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Thermodynamics
Huayi Chang, Nico Heerink, Junbiao Zhang, Ke He
Summary: This study examines the interaction between off-farm employment decisions between couples and household clean energy consumption in rural China, and finds that two-paycheck households are more likely to consume clean energy. The off-farm employment of women is a key factor driving household clean energy consumption to a higher level, with wage-employed wives having a stronger influence on these decisions than self-employed ones.
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Thermodynamics
Hanguan Wen, Xiufeng Liu, Ming Yang, Bo Lei, Xu Cheng, Zhe Chen
Summary: Demand-side management is crucial to smart energy systems. This paper proposes a data-driven approach to understand the relationship between energy consumption patterns and household characteristics for better DSM services. The proposed method uses a clustering algorithm to generate optimal customer groups for DSM and a deep learning model for training. The model can predict the possibility of DSM membership for a given household. The results demonstrate the usefulness of weekly energy consumption data and household socio-demographic information for distinguishing consumer groups and the potential for targeted DSM strategies.
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Thermodynamics
Xinglan Hou, Xiuping Zhong, Shuaishuai Nie, Yafei Wang, Guigang Tu, Yingrui Ma, Kunyan Liu, Chen Chen
Summary: This study explores the feasibility of utilizing a multi-level horizontal branch well heat recovery system in the Qiabuqia geothermal field. The research systematically investigates the effects of various engineering parameters on production temperature, establishes mathematical models to describe their relationships, and evaluates the economic viability of the system. The findings demonstrate the significant economic feasibility of the multi-level branch well system.
Article
Thermodynamics
Longxin Zhang, Songtao Wang, Site Hu
Summary: This investigation reveals the influence of tip leakage flow on the modern transonic rotor and finds that the increase of tip clearance size leads to a decline in rotor performance. However, an optimal tip clearance size can extend the rotor's stall margin.
Article
Thermodynamics
Kristian Gjoka, Behzad Rismanchi, Robert H. Crawford
Summary: This paper proposes a framework for assessing the performance of 5GDHC systems and demonstrates it through a case study in a university campus in Melbourne, Australia. The results show that 5GDHC systems are a cost-effective and environmentally viable solution in mild climates, and their successful implementation in Australia can create new market opportunities and potential adoption in other countries with similar climatic conditions.
Article
Thermodynamics
Jianwei Li, Guotai Wang, Panpan Yang, Yongshuang Wen, Leian Zhang, Rujun Song, Chengwei Hou
Summary: This study proposes an orientation-adaptive electromagnetic energy harvester by introducing a rotatable bluff body, which allows for self-regulation to cater for changing wind flow direction. Experimental results show that the output power of the energy harvester can be greatly enhanced with increased rotatory inertia of the rotating bluff body, providing a promising solution for harnessing wind-induced vibration energy.
