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A comprehensive review of the influences of nanoparticles as a fuel additive in an internal combustion engine (ICE)

Nanotechnology Reviews, 2020
Nanofluid is a colloidal mixture consisting of nano-sized particles dispersed in a liquid medium. It improves heat transfer properties and promotes high energy efficiency in a wide spectrum of engineering applications.
Yusof Siti Nurul Akmal, Sidik Nor Azwadi Che, Asako Yutaka, Japar Wan Mohd. Arif Aziz, Mohamed Saiful Bahri, Muhammad Nura Mu’az   +5 more
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Progress and Recent Trends in the Application of Nanoparticles as Low Carbon Fuel Additives—A State of the Art Review

Nanomaterials, 2022
The first part of the current review highlights the evolutionary nuances and research hotspots in the field of nanoparticles in low carbon fuels. Our findings reveal that contribution to the field is largely driven by researchers from Asia, mainly India.
Jeffrey Dankwa Ampah, Abdulfatah Abdu Yusuf, Ephraim Bonah Agyekum, Sandylove Afrane, Chao Jin, Haifeng Liu, Islam Md Rizwanul Fattah, Pau Loke Show, Mokhtar Shouran, Monier Habil, Salah Kamel   +10 more
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Response Surface Methodology: An Emphatic Tool for Optimized Biodiesel Production Using Rice Bran and Sunflower Oils

Energies, 2012
The current study describes the emphatic use of response surface methodology for the optimized biodiesel production using chemical and enzymatic transesterification of rice bran and sunflower oils.
Farooq Ahmad, Muhammad Asam Raza, Hamid Mukhtar, Farooq Anwar, Ahmad Adnan, Muhammad Waseem Mumtaz, Umer Rashid   +6 more
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Optimum Time and Temperature for Biodiesel Production using Melon (Cucumeropsismannii), Groundnut (Arachis Hypogea), and Soybean (Glycine max)

Bioscientific Review, 2021
This study investigated the optimum condition for biodiesel production at varying temperatures and time using melon (Cucumeropsismannii), groundnut (Arachis hypogea), and soybean (Glycine max) seed oils.
Ugochukwu Onyenze, Jude Chibuzo Igwe, Christopher Uchechukwu Sonde, Philip Edidiong Udo , Uche Anthony Ogwuda, Otuokere Ifeanyi Edozie   +5 more
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Torrefaction of Sewage Sludge: Kinetics and Fuel Properties of Biochars

Energies, 2019
We propose a ‘Waste to Carbon’ thermal transformation of sewage sludge (SS) via torrefaction to a valuable product (fuel) with a high content of carbon.
Jakub Pulka, Piotr Manczarski, Jacek A. Koziel, Andrzej Białowiec   +3 more
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Biodiesel production from hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.) oil: Providing optimum conditions by response surface methodology

Science and Technology for Energy Transition
This study focuses on the optimization of biodiesel synthesis using non-edible hempseed oil as the feedstock. The response surface method was used to find the best methanol: oil molar ratio, catalyst concentration, reaction temperature, and reaction ...
Yazilitaş Cemal, Yilbaşi Zeki, Yeşilyurt Murat Kadir   +2 more
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Fuel character effects on the J79 and F101 engine combustion systems [PDF]

, 1980
The effects of select fuel property variations on two major engine classifications are summarized. Thirteen refined and blended fuels were used which exhibited significant variations in hydrogen content, aromatic type, initial boiling point, final ...
Jackson, T. A.
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First principles calculations of oxygen adsorption on the UN (001) surface

, 2010
Fabrication, handling and disposal of nuclear fuel materials require comprehensive knowledge of their surface morphology and reactivity. Due to unavoidable contact with air components (even at low partial pressures), UN samples contain considerable ...
A.V. Bandura, Brooks, Brooks, Crocombette, D. Bocharov, E.A. Kotomin, Evarestov, Evarestov, Freyss, Frisch, Geng, Gilat, Kotomin, Kotomin, Kuchle, Kudin, Matzke, Monkhorst, Perdew, Perdew, Petit, Petit, Piskunov, R.A. Evarestov, Samsel-Czekała, Sedmidubsky, Tasker, Wiame, Yu.F. Zhukovskii, Zhukovskii   +29 more
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The role of fibroblast growth factors in cell and cancer metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling regulates crucial signaling cascades that promote cell proliferation, survival, and metabolism. Therefore, FGFs and their receptors are often dysregulated in human diseases, including cancer, to sustain proliferation and rewire metabolism.
Jessica Price, Chiara Francavilla
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges in the Valorization of Green Waste in the Central European Region: Case Study of Warsaw

Energies
Expanding green areas in cities results in growth in green waste generation. This study presents the findings of an investigation into green waste from selective collection in a large Central European city (Warsaw, Poland), which can be identified as a ...
Krystyna Lelicińska-Serafin, Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska, Piotr Manczarski   +2 more
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