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Assessment of Raisins Byproducts for Environmentally Sustainable Use and Value Addition

AgriEngineering, 2023
This study investigated the potential and sustainable use of the biomass derived from various stages of the grape drying process. A total of eleven byproducts, each containing varying organic materials, were produced and subjected to testing.
Mahmoud Okasha, Rashad Hegazy, Reham M. Kamel   +2 more
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Chemical and Energetic Properties of Seven Species of the Fabaceae Family

South-East European Forestry, 2023
In this work, the chemical compositions and energetic properties of the wood and bark of seven Fabaceae species were determined to evaluate their dendroenergetic potential.
Federico Salazar-Herrera, Luis Fernando Pintor-Ibarra, Ricardo Musule, Cynthia Adriana Nava-Berumen, José Juan Alvarado-Flores, Nicolás González-Ortega, José Guadalupe Rutiaga-Quiñones   +6 more
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Characterization of Municipal Solid waste’s Potential for Power Generation at Mekelle City as a Waste Minimisation strategy

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2020
Waste to energy concept is one of the best methods, which not only consider the environment but also generate energy from municipal solid waste (MSW). Generation of MSWs at Mekelle city, Ethiopia, has grown steadily mainly due to migration of people from
Mulualem G. Gebreslassie, Hailu B. Gebreyesus, Mulubrhan T. Gebretsadik, Solomon T. Bahta, Seyoum Eshetu Birkie   +4 more
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Physicochemical properties of some Magnifera indica (L.) seeds in South South Nigeria

Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2021
This study aims to investigate the physicochemical composition of selected mango seed samples from four markets in South South Nigeria. Saigon cultivars of ripe mango were randomly collected from four markets in South South Nigeria, then identified and ...
Rachel Ogheneovo Ogboru, Kingsley Nwaokobia, Emmanuel Eimiomodebheki Odion, Teslimah Olatoke Gbolagbade, Efemena Martha Olorode   +4 more
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Combined soil foundation analysis based on ultimate limit state [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The paper defines an updated method for “soil – reinforced concrete foundation” calculation that takes into account their mutual interaction. In this method, both the foundation structure and the footing structure are represented by a rigid-plastic model,
Matvienko Maxim, Dyba Vladimir, Matvienko Julia   +2 more
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How to Train an Artificial Neural Network to Predict Higher Heating Values of Biofuel

Energies, 2022
Plant biomass is one of the most promising and easy-to-use sources of renewable energy. Direct determination of higher heating values of fuel in an adiabatic calorimeter is too expensive and time-consuming to be used as a routine analysis.
Anna Matveeva, Aleksey Bychkov
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Modeling resilience and sustainability in ancient agricultural systems [PDF]

, 2015
The reasons why people adopt unsustainable agricultural practices, and the ultimate environmental implications of those practices, remain incompletely understood in the present world.
Allcock S. L., Anderies J. M., Atalay I., Bar-Yosef O., Casana J., Childe V. G., Clutton-Brock J., Cumming G. S., Diamond J., DiBattista A., Fisher C. T., Flannery K. V., Ford R. I., Gallant T. W., Goldman A. L., Gunderson L. H., Gunderson L. H., Helbaek H., Hillman G. C., Holling C. S., Holling C. S., Holling C. S., Hunn E., Hunt T. L., John M. Marston, Liu J., Marston J. M., Marston J. M., McAnany P. A., McAnany P. A., Miller F., Miller N. F., Mitchell S., Peeples M. A., Piperno D. R., Redman C. L., Redman C. L., Redman C. L., Renfrew J. M., Rose C. B., Rosen A. M., Scheffer M., Smith M. L., Tainter J. A., Tainter J. A., Ucko P. J., van der Veen M., van Zeist, van Zeist W, Voigt M. M., Voigt M. M., Walker B., Walker B., Walker B., Walker B., Westley F., Zeder M. A., Zeder M. A., Zohary M.   +58 more
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Thermal Pre-Treatment of Sewage Sludge in a Lab-Scale Fluidized Bed for Enhancing Its Solid Fuel Properties

Applied Sciences, 2018
Thermal pre-treatment of non-lignocellulosic biomass, sewage sludge, using a lab-scale fluidized bed reactor was carried out in order to enhance its solid fuel properties.
Sujeeta Karki, Jeeban Poudel, Sea Cheon Oh   +2 more
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A Comparative Study of Selected Properties of Biomass and Coal Fuels from Greece

Materials Proceedings, 2022
Three different types of biomass samples from Greece were studied (reed, olive kernel, and sawdust) and compared to lignite samples from coal deposits of Western Macedonia, Greece. All biomass samples exhibit higher calorific values (both as received and
Charalampos Vasilatos, Cheimarios Dimitris, Theodoros Theodorou, Christina Stouraiti, Maria Andreadi, Nikolaos Koukouzas   +5 more
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Construction and Demolition Waste-Derived Feedstock: Fuel Characterization of a Potential Resource for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Production

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021
Detailed characterization of physical and fuel properties of construction and demolition waste (CDW) can support research and commercial efforts to develop sustainable aviation fuels.
Quang-Vu Bach, Jinxia Fu, Scott Turn
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