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Numerical simulation of the impact of geological heterogeneity on performance and safety of THAI heavy oil production process (2018)
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The Toe-to-Heel Air Injection (THAI) in-situ combustion process is an efficient way to extract heavy oil and bitumen. However, such reservoirs are often geologically heterogeneous. This work studied the impact of a range of different geological heter... Read More about Numerical simulation of the impact of geological heterogeneity on performance and safety of THAI heavy oil production process.

Ion - reagent interactions contributing to ionic liquid solvent effects on a condensation reaction (2018)
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Molecular dynamics simulations of solutions of hexan-1-amine or 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in acetonitrile, an ionic liquid/ acetonitrile mixture (XIL = 0.2), and a number of different (neat) ionic liquids were performed, to further understand the solvent... Read More about Ion - reagent interactions contributing to ionic liquid solvent effects on a condensation reaction.

Importance of biomass and binder selection for coking briquette preparation: their effect on coal thermoplastic properties. (2018)
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Blends consisting of a high volatile bituminous coal, biomass and binder that were used in the preparation of briquettes were analyzed in order to select the best components from the viewpoint of their influence on the coal’s thermoplastic properties... Read More about Importance of biomass and binder selection for coking briquette preparation: their effect on coal thermoplastic properties..

The stoichiometry of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in peat (2018)
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Carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O) form ~90% by mass of peat, a product of the input of plant tissues and litter and the output of decomposition under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. We examined patterns of these elements, as the O:C and H:C... Read More about The stoichiometry of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in peat.

Development a modified crossing point temperature (CPTHR) method to assess spontaneous combustion propensity of coal and its chemo-metric analysis (2018)
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Spontaneous combustion of Indian coals was investigated using spontaneous combustion rig at University of Nottingham, UK to assess their susceptibility. In the present study authors have used eleven coal samples collected from the Jharia coalfield (J... Read More about Development a modified crossing point temperature (CPTHR) method to assess spontaneous combustion propensity of coal and its chemo-metric analysis.

Latitudinal limits to the predicted increase of the peatland carbon sink with warming (2018)
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The carbon sink potential of peatlands depends on the balance of carbon uptake by plants and microbial decomposition. The rates of both these processes will increase with warming but it remains unclear which will dominate the global peatland response... Read More about Latitudinal limits to the predicted increase of the peatland carbon sink with warming.

The relationship of dielectric response and water activity in food (2018)
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This study has deduced a correlation between points of inflection of water activity and loss factor with respect to moisture content. A point of inflection in loss factor with respect to moisture content was found to coincide with the sorption isothe... Read More about The relationship of dielectric response and water activity in food.

High efficiency synthesis of HKUST-1 under mild conditions with high BET surface area and CO2 uptake capacity (2018)
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This study focuses on the development of a hydrothermal method for the rapid synthesis of good quality copper benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (referred to as HKUST-1) with high yield under mild preparation conditions to address the issues associated wit... Read More about High efficiency synthesis of HKUST-1 under mild conditions with high BET surface area and CO2 uptake capacity.

Options for managing alkaline steel slag leachate: A life cycle assessment (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors Management of steel slag (a major by-product of the steel industry) includes the treatment of highly alkaline leachate (pH > 11.5) from rainwater infiltration of slag deposits to prevent adverse impact upon surface or ground waters... Read More about Options for managing alkaline steel slag leachate: A life cycle assessment.

Monitoring tropical peat related settlement using ISBAS InSAR, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (2018)
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Rapid population growth in South-East Asia has placed immense pressure upon lowland regions both to supply food and employment and space for residential, commercial and infrastructure development. This pressure has led to sites on tropical peatland p... Read More about Monitoring tropical peat related settlement using ISBAS InSAR, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Wet steam measurement techniques (2018)
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In recent years a greater need for power station efficiency has become evident; improving turbine blade efficiency is one of the methods proposed. This efficiency relies upon the wetness of the steam that comes into contact with the blades of the low... Read More about Wet steam measurement techniques.

Synthesis of hydrophobic MIL-53(Al) nanoparticles in low molecular weight alcohols: systematic investigation of solvent effects (2018)
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The effects of using low-weight alcohols, methanol and ethanol, for the synthesis of MIL-53(Al) are investigated and the results directly compared with analogous synthesis in water and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). When methanol is employed in the syn... Read More about Synthesis of hydrophobic MIL-53(Al) nanoparticles in low molecular weight alcohols: systematic investigation of solvent effects.

Exploring drivers of litter decomposition in a greening Arctic: results from a transplant experiment across a tree-line (2018)
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Decomposition of plant litter is a key control over carbon (C) storage in the soil. The biochemistry of the litter being produced, the environment in which the decomposition is taking place, and the community composition and metabolism of the decompo... Read More about Exploring drivers of litter decomposition in a greening Arctic: results from a transplant experiment across a tree-line.

A multi-scale approach interpreting sediment processes and distribution from desert sand colour in central Saudi Arabia (2018)
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In central Saudi Arabia the redness of sands observed on satellite imagery, often related to iron oxide amount, was used to better interpret geomorphic processes operating in the area. To compare variations between dune and interdune morphology, line... Read More about A multi-scale approach interpreting sediment processes and distribution from desert sand colour in central Saudi Arabia.

Atmospheric CO2 sequestration in iron and steel slag: Consett, County Durham, UK (2018)
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Carbonate formation in waste from the steel industry could constitute a non-trivial proportion of global requirements to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at potentially low cost. To constrain this potential, we examined atmospheric carbon di... Read More about Atmospheric CO2 sequestration in iron and steel slag: Consett, County Durham, UK.

Atmospheric air plasma induces increased cell aggregation during the formation of Escherichia coli biofilms (2018)
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Atmospheric air plasma has previously been shown to be a novel and effective method for biofilm eradication. Here we study the effects of plasma on both microbial inactivation and induced structural modification for forming biofilms. New structures a... Read More about Atmospheric air plasma induces increased cell aggregation during the formation of Escherichia coli biofilms.

Dynamics of charcoal alteration in a tropical biome: a biochar-based study (2018)
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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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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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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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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.