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Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study (2018)
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Ascough, P., Bird, M., Meredith, W., Snape, C. E., Large, D., Tilston, E., Apperley, D., Bernabé, A., & Shen, L. (2018). Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6, Article 61. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2018.00061

Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) is a polyaromatic residue of the incomplete combustion of biomass or fossil fuels. There is a growing recognition that PyC forms an important part of carbon budgets, due to production rates of 116–385 Tg C yr, and the size and... Read More about Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study.

Sampling effects on the quantification of sodium content in infant formula using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) (2018)
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Cama-Moncunill, X., Markiewicz-Keszycka, M., Cama-Moncunill, R., Dixit, Y., Casado-Gavalda, M. P., Cullen, P., & Sullivan, C. (2018). Sampling effects on the quantification of sodium content in infant formula using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). International Dairy Journal, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2018.04.014

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) was employed to predict the sodium content of infant formula (IF) over the range 0.5–4 mg Na g−1. Calibration models were built using partial least squares regression (PLS), correlating the LIBS spectral da... Read More about Sampling effects on the quantification of sodium content in infant formula using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).

Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments (2018)
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Gomes, H. I., Funari, V., Mayes, W. M., Rogerson, M., & Prior, T. J. (2018). Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments. Journal of Environmental Management, 222, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.056

Steel slag is a major by-product of the steel industry and a potential resource of technology critical elements. For this study, a basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag was tested for bacterial leaching and recovery of aluminium (Al), chromium (Cr),... Read More about Recovery of Al, Cr and V from steel slag by bioleaching: batch and column experiments.

Effect of freezing on microstructure and reconstitution of freeze-dried Q8 high solid hydrocolloid-based systems (2018)
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Malik, N., Gouseti, O., & Bakalis, S. (2018). Effect of freezing on microstructure and reconstitution of freeze-dried Q8 high solid hydrocolloid-based systems. Food Hydrocolloids, 83, 473-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.05.008

Freeze-drying has been associated with high quality hydrocolloid-based products such as coffee. However, it is an expensive technique, and one way to reduce energy and water use is by drying concentrated systems. Controlling the ice crystal formation... Read More about Effect of freezing on microstructure and reconstitution of freeze-dried Q8 high solid hydrocolloid-based systems.

Impact of plasma jet geometry on residence times of radical species (2018)
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Lalor, J., Scally, L., Cullen, P. J., & Milosavljević, V. (2018). Impact of plasma jet geometry on residence times of radical species. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 36(3), Article 3e+108. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5022294

Numerous electrode geometries and power supplies, both commercial and in-house, have been employed for the generation of low-temperature atmospheric plasma jets. In this work, the development and operation of a 12 jet nonthermal atmospheric plasma sy... Read More about Impact of plasma jet geometry on residence times of radical species.

Fluid structure behaviour in gas-oil two-phase flow in a moderately large diameter vertical pipe (2018)
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Omar, R. A., Hewakandamby, B. N., Azzi, A., & Azzopardi, B. J. (2018). Fluid structure behaviour in gas-oil two-phase flow in a moderately large diameter vertical pipe. Chemical Engineering Science, 187, 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.04.075

Intermittent flows in vertical pipes occur in many industrial settings including power generation and downstream oil-and gas production. This type of flows include cap bubble, slug and churn flow regimes. These regimes are of interest as downstream p... Read More about Fluid structure behaviour in gas-oil two-phase flow in a moderately large diameter vertical pipe.

Fluid flow in a porous medium with transverse permeability discontinuity (2018)
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Pavlovskaya, G. E., Meersmann, T., Jin, C., & Rigby, S. P. (2018). Fluid flow in a porous medium with transverse permeability discontinuity. Physical Review Fluids, 3(4), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.044102

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) velocimetry methods were used to study fully developed axially symmetric fluid flow in a model porous medium of cylindrical symmetry with a transverse permeability discontinuity. Spatial mapping of fluid ow resulted i... Read More about Fluid flow in a porous medium with transverse permeability discontinuity.

Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology (2018)
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Jäger, C. M., & Croft, A. K. (2018). Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology. ChemBioEng Reviews, 5(3), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/cben.201800003

Enzymes that proceed through radical intermediates have a rich chemistry that includes functionalisation of otherwise unreactive carbon atoms, carbon-skeleton rearrangements, aromatic reductions, and unusual eliminations. Especially under anaerobic c... Read More about Anaerobic radical enzymes for biotechnology.

A Rechargeable High-Temperature Molten Salt Iron–Oxygen Battery (2018)
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Peng, C., Guan, C., Lin, J., Zhang, S., Bao, H., Wang, Y., Xiao, G., Chen, G. Z., & Wang, J. Q. (2018). A Rechargeable High-Temperature Molten Salt Iron–Oxygen Battery. ChemSusChem, 11(11), 1880-1886. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201800237

© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The energy and power density of conventional batteries are far lower than their theoretical expectations, primarily because of slow reaction kinetics that are often observed under ambient conditions... Read More about A Rechargeable High-Temperature Molten Salt Iron–Oxygen Battery.

Microwave-based preparation and characterization of Fe-cored carbon nanocapsules with novel stability and super electromagnetic wave absorption performance (2018)
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Wang, Y., Wang, W., Sun, J., Sun, C., Feng, Y., & Li, Z. (2018). Microwave-based preparation and characterization of Fe-cored carbon nanocapsules with novel stability and super electromagnetic wave absorption performance. Carbon, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.026

Microwave-metal discharge was proposed as a facile methodology to prepare unique Fe-cored carbon nanocapsules (Fe@CNCs) with high purity, novel stability and extraordinary electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption performance. The effect of microwave pow... Read More about Microwave-based preparation and characterization of Fe-cored carbon nanocapsules with novel stability and super electromagnetic wave absorption performance.