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Techno-economic assessment of blue and green ammonia as energy carriers in a low-carbon future
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Ammonia is an industrial chemical and the basic building block for the fertilizer industry. Lately, attention has shifted towards using ammonia as a carbon-free energy vector, due to the ease of transportation and storage ... -
Characterization of Microbial Diversity in Decayed Wood from a Spanish Forest: An Environmental Source of Industrially Relevant Microorganisms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Rotting wood is inhabited by a large diversity of bacteria, fungi, and insects with complex environmental relationships. The aim of this work was to study the composition of the microbiota (bacteria and fungi) in decaying ... -
Regulatory guidelines and preclinical tools to study the biodistribution of RNA therapeutics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The success of the messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines of Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech marks the beginning of a new chapter in modern medicine. However, the rapid rise of mRNA therapeutics has resulted in a regulatory ... -
Industrial production of activated carbon using circular bioeconomy principles: Case study from a Romanian company
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This work discloses an industrial multi-ton scale methodology implemented by a Romanian company (Explocom GK) to use bio-wastes to produce biochar, demonstrating a case of bio-economy circularity associated with economic ... -
Formulations for automatic optimization of decommissioning timing in offshore oil and gas field development planning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A mathematical programming formulation has been developed to optimize the drilling program, the production allocation, and the decommissioning time in early-stage field development planning. Various abandonment constraints ... -
The Effect of Small Additions of Fe and Heavy Deformation on the Precipitation in an Al–1.1Mg–0.5Cu–0.3Si At. Pct Alloy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The effect of 0.03 and 0.08 at. pct Fe additions on the formation of secondary phases in an Al–1.1Mg–0.5Cu–0.3Si at. pct alloy was investigated. Following solution heat treatment and natural aging, the alloys were analyzed ... -
Nanostructural Analysis of Co-Re/γ-Al2O3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst by TEM and XRD
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A rhenium promoted Fischer-Tropsch (FT) cobalt catalyst supported on γ-Al2O3 has been investigated by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD), before and after reduction. Electron diffraction, ... -
Issues regarding bipolar plate-gas diffusion layer interfacial contact resistance determination
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The interfacial contact resistance (ICRBPP-GDL) between the bipolar plates (BPPs) and gas diffusion layers (GDLs) plays a major role in proton exchange membrane-fuel cells (PEMFCs) efficiency. Accordingly, materials selection ... -
Vacuum swing adsorption process for post-combustion carbon capture with 3D printed sorbents: Quantifying the improvement in productivity and specific energy over a packed bed system through process simulation and optimization
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This fully computational work is dedicated to the simulation and optimization of a 6-step vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) process to study the performance of a 3D printed silica sorbent grafted with amino silane. The performance ... -
Platinum group metals recovery using secondary raw materials (platirus): Project overview with a focus on processing spent autocatalyst
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)PLATInum group metals Recovery Using Secondary raw materials (PLATIRUS), a European Union (EU) Horizon 2020 project, aims to address the platinum group metal (pgm) supply security within Europe by developing novel and ... -
Strategies for the sampling of hydrogen at refuelling stations for purity assessment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Hydrogen delivered at hydrogen refuelling station must be compliant with requirements stated in different standards which require specialized sampling device and personnel to operate it. Currently, different strategies are ... -
Effect of cyclic ageing on the early-stage clustering in Al–Zn-Mg(-Cu) alloys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The cyclic application of mechanical stress to aluminum alloys at room temperature, referred to as cyclic ageing, continuously injects vacancies, enabling dynamic precipitation of a fine distribution of solute clusters. ... -
Modelling of adsorption technologies for controlling indoor air quality
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Technologies for control of indoor air quality are very important to ensure that health and comfort conditions are attained in closed environments. The indoor air quality market is fertile ground for adsorption technologies, ... -
Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of malonate polyesters and their use as metal chelating materials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Following the environmental problems caused by non-degradable plastics there is a need to synthesise greener and more sustainable polymers. In this work we describe, for the first time, the facile enzyme-catalysed synthesis ... -
Boron Removal from Silicon Melt by gas Blowing Technique
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Due to the detrimental effects of boron (B) on the efficiency of silicon (Si) photovoltaic cells, complete boron removal from Si is necessary to produce solar grade Si (SoG–Si, with a maximum limit of 0.1 ppmw boron). Gas ... -
On the mechanism of Mn(II)-doping in Scandia stabilized zirconia electrolytes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Cubic Scandia-stabilized zirconia (ScSZ) is an attractive electrolyte material for solid oxide cells due to its significant ionic conductivity, provided that the phase transition to its rhombohedral polymorph upon cooling ... -
Assessing Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping as a participatory and interdisciplinary approach to explore marine microfiber pollution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) is a participatory modelling tool used to explore complex systems by facilitating interdisciplinary cooperation and integrating a variety of knowledge systems. Here FCM was used to explore ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Water-Added Thermal Processing of Model Biosyngas for Improving Hydrogen Production and Restraining Soot Formation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The upgrading of biosyngas to convert methane into syngas is a necessary step for hydrogen production from biomass. However, this process is highly energy-demanding. In this study, a model biosyngas containing H2, CH4, CO, ... -
Fracture toughness of reactive bonded Co–Mn and Cu–Mn contact layers after long-term aging
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Creating a tough bond for the electrical contact between metallic interconnects and ceramic solid oxide cells (SOC) in a stack is challenging due to restrictions on the assembly temperature. The reactive oxidation bonding ... -
Pore-scale bubble population dynamics of CO2-foam at reservoir pressure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The flow of CO2 foam for mobility control in porous media is dictated by the foam texture, or bubble density, which is commonly expressed as the number of bubbles per unit of flowing gas. In most high-pressure laboratory ...
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