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Durability testing at one atmosphere of advanced catalysts and catalyst supports for automotive gas turbine engine combustors, part 1 [PDF]
, 1977 The durability of catalysts and catalyst supports in a combustion environment was experimentally demonstrated. A test of 1000 hours duration was completed with two catalysts, using diesel fuel and operating at catalytically supported thermal combustion ...
Carrubba, R. +3 more
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HeliyonThe rising need for energy to actively heat and cool human-made structures is contributing to the growing energy crisis and intensifying global warming.
Hengliang Wu +6 more
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The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni +3 more
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Phylogenetic Identification of Petroleum-Degrading Bacteria in Alaska Willow Soils [PDF]
, 2012 • Certain plant species may promote growth and activity of pollutant- degrading microbes in the rhizosphere. • Naphthalene is an aromatic component of petroleum fuels, which are common soil contaminants in Alaska.
Glover, Catherine
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Time-Frequency Dynamics of Biofuels-Fuels-Food System
, 2012 For the first time, we apply the wavelet coherence methodology on biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) and a wide range of related commodities (gasoline, diesel, crude oil, corn, wheat, soybeans, sugarcane and rapeseed oil).
Janda, Karel +3 more
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Influence of diesel surrogates on the behavior of simplified spray models [PDF]
, 2012 Numerous experimental investigations make use of diesel surrogates to make the computational time reasonable. In the few studies where measured (surrogate and real diesel) and computed (surrogate only) results have been compared, the selection ...
F Battin-Leclerc +6 more
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Effect of biodiesel fuels on diesel engine emissions
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2019 Energy production is heavily dependent on fossil fuels that are not only diminishing, but also are considered the main cause of harmful emissions and global warming.
K. Abed +4 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Human Perception of Diesel Engine Idle Vibration [PDF]
, 2004 While the human perception of diesel engine noise has been the subject of numerous studies, the perception of the vibrational disturbance reaching the driver has not previously been investigated.
Ajovalasit, M, Giacomin, J
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Effect of alcohol addition on the movement of petroleum hydrocarbon fuels in soil [PDF]
, 2002 Groundwater contamination by fuel spills from aboveground and underground storage tanks has been of growing concern in recent years. This problem has been magnified by the addition of oxygenates, such as ethanol and methyl-tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) to ...
Adam +14 more
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