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Mixed Effects Random Forest Model for Maintenance Cost Estimation in Heavy-Duty Vehicles Using Diesel and Alternative Fuels

IEEE Access, 2023
Maintenance & Repair costs in heavy-duty trucks are an important component of the total cost of ownership. Due to the very limited availability of real-time data collected from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles using alternative fuels, this topic ...
Sasanka Katreddi, Arvind Thiruvengadam, Gregory J. Thompson, Natalia A. Schmid   +3 more
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Evaluation of Alternative Fuels for Coastal Ferries

Sustainability, 2022
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and European Union (EU) have set targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Focusing on ships above 5000 GT, their measures exclude several ship types, such as fishing vessels, offshore ships, and ...
Andres Laasma, Riina Otsason, U. Tapaninen, Olli-Pekka Hilmola   +3 more
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The Impact of Alternative Fuels on Ship Engine Emissions and Aftertreatment Systems: A Review

Catalysts, 2022
Marine engines often use diesel as an alternative fuel to improve the economy. In recent years, waste oil, biodiesel and alcohol fuel are the most famous research directions among the alternative fuels for diesel.
Shuo Feng, Shirui Xu, Peng Yuan, Yuye Xing, B. Shen, Zhaoming Li, Chenguang Zhang, Xiaoqi Wang, Zhuozhi Wang, Jiao Ma, Wenwen Kong   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of Process Parameters on Hydrolytic Treatment of Black Liquor for the Production of Low-Molecular-Weight Depolymerized Kraft Lignin

Molecules, 2018
The present research work aimed at hydrolytic treatment of kraft black liquor (KBL) at 200–300 °C for the production of low-molecular-weight depolymerized kraft lignin (DKL).
Zaid Ahmad, Nubla Mahmood, Zhongshun Yuan, Michael Paleologou, Chunbao (Charles) Xu   +4 more
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Sustainable Process for the Depolymerization/Oxidation of Softwood and Hardwood Kraft Lignins Using Hydrogen Peroxide under Ambient Conditions

Molecules, 2020
The present study demonstrated a sustainable and cost-effective approach to depolymerize/oxidize softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) kraft lignins using concentrated hydrogen peroxide at temperatures ranging from 25 to 35 °C, in the absence of catalysts or ...
Zaid Ahmad, Waleed Wafa Al Dajani, Michael Paleologou, Chunbao (Charles) Xu   +3 more
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Icevaning control of an Arctic offshore vessel and its experimental validation

International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 2021
Managing with the presence of sea ice is the primary challenge in the operation of floating platforms in the Arctic region. It is widely accepted that offshore structures operating in Arctic conditions need station-keeping methods as well as ice ...
Young-Shik Kim, Jinwhan Kim
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Green Diesel: Biomass Feedstocks, Production Technologies, Catalytic Research, Fuel Properties and Performance in Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines

Energies, 2019
The present investigation provides an overview of the current technology related to the green diesel, from the classification and chemistry of the available biomass feedstocks to the possible production technologies and up to the final fuel properties ...
Savvas L. Douvartzides, Nikolaos D. Charisiou, Kyriakos N. Papageridis, Maria A. Goula   +3 more
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Investigation of combustion performance of tannery sewage sludge using thermokinetic analysis and prediction by artificial neural network

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
The disposal and the management of sewage sludge from tanneries is a challenging issue for the leather industries because of their adverse effect on the environment.
Arslan Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Wasif Farooq, Salman Raza Naqvi, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Ameen Shahid, Rabia Liaquat, Muhammad Waqas Anjum, Muhammad Naqvi   +8 more
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Alternative fuel information: Alternative fuel vehicle outlook [PDF]

, 1994
Major automobile manufacturers continue to examine a variety of alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) options in an effort to provide vehicles that meet the fleet requirements of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT).
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A Pilot Study of Syngas Production from Bio-oil Thermal Cracking in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed Reactor [PDF]

Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, 2019
A fluidized bed reactor that is operating in the bubbling regime has been developed for the conversion of bio-oils to syngas.The reactor consists of a 7.6 cm I.D. (or internal diameter) bed, with an expanded freeboard.
Mohammad Latifi, Lorenzo Ferrante, Cedric Briens, Franco Berruti   +3 more
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