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A comprehensive phenomenological model for unburned fuel emission simulation applied to natural gas engines Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Vincenzo De Bellis, Enrica Malfi, Massimiliano De Felice, Alfredo Lanotte, Alberto Cafari, Gennaro Caputo, Jari Hyvönen, Fabio Bozza
The development of lean-burn concepts for internal combustion engines, utilizing a homogeneous air/fuel charge, aims to improve multiple aspects simultaneously, including thermal efficiency, fuel consumption, nitric oxide, and carbon monoxide emissions. However, the adoption of this technology may result in a notable increase in the emission of unburned hydrocarbons (uHC) compared to stoichiometric
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Synergistic interactions of electronic modulation and low crystallization in Ru-RuO2/C heterostructure for highly efficient multifunctional electrocatalysis Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yuanyuan Cong, Di Dou, Limin Zhang, Haibin Wang, Mengling Liu, Luyun Chen, Qiuping Zhao, Chunlei Li
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Effects of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn) on soot characteristics in isooctane inverse diffusion flames Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Abid Ali, Hang Ren, Bingkun Wu, Chen Chen, Kaixuan Yang, Yaoyao Ying, Dong Liu
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Nickel-cobalt alloy oxide nanoparticles wrapped by carbon black for efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalysis Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Bosheng Zhang, Panchao Zhao, Junqiu Guo, Hemu Pi
The search for the simple and convenient design method of a non-precious metal oxygen evolution catalyst is still an emerging strategy today. Usually, nano-alloy oxide can enhance the catalytic activity for large specific surface area and active site, which have been widely studied for the purpose of developing active electrocatalysts for water splitting, while, nanoparticles are fundamentally less
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Insights into copper-ZSM-5 supported cerium, zirconium catalysts to promote NH3-SCR activity and anti-thermal aging performance Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yu Lyu, Gang Lyu, Ruibin Sun, Chonglin Song
The effects of cerium and cerium + zirconium supported over Cu-ZSM-5 on SCR activity and anti-thermal aging performance in NOx abatement have been studied. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV–vis diffuse reflectance, temperature-programmed technologies, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy were used to characterize
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Decision-level fusion detection method of hydrogen leakage in hydrogen supply system of fuel cell truck Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Shu Liu, Ren He
The hydrogen supply system is the high-pressure section of fuel cell system, consisting of many valves, pipelines and joints. A hydrogen leak may occur due to the reduced sealing performance or crash accidents. Therefore, a quick and accurate hydrogen leakage detection method is essential to support hydrogen safety. The traditional multisensor-based hydrogen leakage detection method directly classifies
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On ammonia/diesel dual-fuel combustion in optical engine Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jie Zhang, Zhonghui Zhao, Ahmed Mohammed Elbanna, Shijun Dong, Shengdong Wang, Weihao Ouyang, Congduo Zhang, Xiaobei Cheng
Ammonia-diesel dual-fuel combustion mode is one of the potential ways to achieve lower carbon emissions in compression ignition engines. In this work, the effects of ammonia addition on diesel combustion characteristics were experimentally investigated in an optical CI engine. The gaseous ammonia is introduced to the engine through a port injection while diesel is directly injection into the cylinder
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Intelligent Decision-Based Hydrogen-Biodiesel engine to improve engine performance Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Manoj Dahake, Priya Gajjal, Chandrakishor Ladekar, Manish Attal
This study highlights the urgent need to improve the performance of biodiesel engines in light of the growing environmental challenges that are mostly brought on by a rise in vehicle usage. It introduces a novel approach by combining vegetable oil and hydrogen as an alternative fuel and using a Decision Elman Neural Framework (DENF) to adjust engine settings. Through the implementation of an all-inclusive
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Exploring optimal total metal loading of Ni3Fe/Al2O3 catalyst for CO2 methanation and its kinetic model Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jitendra Kumar Prabhakar, Pankaj A. Apte, Goutam Deo
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Effect of submerged and floating cathodes on sustainable bioelectricity generation and benthic nutrient removal in sediment microbial fuel cells Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Nurfarhana Nabila Mohd Noor, Nur Indradewi Oktavitri, Kyunghoi Kim
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Numerical and experimental investigation of H2/CH4/Air combustion characteristics and thermal performance in the combustor with multi-bluff-body Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Zhixin Huang, Qingguo Peng, Zhiwei Shi, Guang Fu, Huaqiang Xiao, Chaoqun Huang
To improve micro combustion stability and energy efficiency, a micro planar with multi-bluff-body is proposed for the burning with varied H/CH blended ratio. The combustion characteristics of H/CH fueled with/without multi-bluff-body setting are investigated. It indicates that the combination of CH addition and bluff-body greatly modifies the flow field and forms recirculation zones, affecting the
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Characterizing turbulent non-premixed flame structure and pollutant formation of cracked ammonia jet flames using simultaneous NH and NO PLIF Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Guoqing Wang, William L. Roberts, Thibault F. Guiberti
The combustion of cracked ammonia is crucial for enhancing flame stability and reducing pollutant emissions in ammonia-based combustion systems. This study investigated the flame structure and pollutant formation in cracked ammonia jet flames (CAJFs) to improve our understanding of the turbulence-chemistry interactions in ammonia combustion. A simultaneous NH and NO planar laser-induced fluorescence
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Inferring primary particle size distribution and thermal accommodation coefficient of soot aggregate across diverse ambient temperatures using laser-induced incandescence Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Junyou Zhang, Hong Qi, Shiyuan Li
Laser-induced incandescence (LII) technique has proven to be a powerful tool for non-invasive, in-situ particle sizing of soot aggregates in flames, and the key lies in interpreting LII signals with a heat transfer model. However, the reliability of model-derived primary particle size distribution (PPSD) is sensitive to the uncertainty of thermal accommodation coefficient (TAC), which is typically
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A temporal discretization and spatial integration SCR model with dual temperature-related parameters Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Yunfeng Hu, Bo Wang, Yao Sun, Jinghua Zhao, Fangxi Xie, Hong Chen
Developing an accurate and rapid Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) model is crucial for advanced control strategies, which is challenging due to the complex physicochemical processes. In this paper, a novel control-oriented SCR model is proposed, which exhibits faster and more accurate estimation performance for both NO and NH emissions. Unlike traditional modeling methods, this research develops
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Three-stage behaviors of K2CO3 catalyst during CO2 catalytic gasification of coal Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Haochen Sun, Zhiqing Wang, Hengyang Miao, Yangang Mei, Jiejie Huang, Jin Bai, Yitian Fang
Interactions between minerals in coal and alkali metals heavily influence the deactivation of alkali metal catalyst and induce several ash-related problems, seriously hindering the industrialization of catalytic gasification. Therefore, it’s essential to figure out the behaviors of catalyst throughout the catalytical gasification process. In this study, the diffusion, deactivation and catalytic behaviors
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Comparison of the transient response of a compression ignition engine running with gasoline, naphtha, and methanol as fuels Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Antonio García, Javier Monsalve-Serrano, María Gabriela Guzmán-Mendoza, Erasmo Iñiguez
This study conducted a detailed investigation to evaluate the transient operation of a compression ignition engine using three low-reactivity fuels. The fuels tested were gasoline, methanol, and naphtha. This research gives valuable insight into how these alternative fuels behave under dynamic operating conditions compared to stationary conditions. Employing a comprehensive two-part methodology, the
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Mechanism insights into low-temperature oxidation of n-heptane on CeO2 surface: A DFT study Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Hao Sun, Wugao Zhang, Yixuan Wang
The low-temperature oxidation (LTO) mechanism of n-heptane on CeO surfaces was investigated in this study employing density functional theory (DFT). Firstly, the adsorption conformations of relevant species were optimized, and the main reaction steps' energy barriers and reaction-rate coefficients were calculated. The results show that the hydroxyl groups of fuel radicals strengthen the adsorption
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Low-temperature aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes over La1-xKxMnO3 nanofiber tubes: Issues on O2 adsorption and activation Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Shan Wang, Jiaqi Wei, Xuelian Xu, Wanyi Gan, Shuai Lyu, Ping Xiao, Junjiang Zhu
Aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes is a green and prospective route to synthesize fine chemicals, but the high activation barrier and low solubility in organic solvents of O make this technology a challenge. Herein, we report an electrospinning synthesis of K doped LaMnO perovskite (LaKMnO), with nanofiber tube (NFT) structure, for efficient liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes
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Anionic phosphorous and sulfur regulate self-supported Ni-Fe-based electrocatalyst for water-splitting under large current density Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Silu Liu, Yue Wang, Jinxiao Gao, Wei Jin, Weiping Xiao, Liantao Xin, Zhenyu Xiao, Guangrui Xu, Chunlong Dai, Huadong Zhang, Zexing Wu, Lei Wang
The Ni-Fe-P-S-1/2 electrocatalysts grown in-situ on nickel–iron foam by hydrothermal and phosphorization methods exhibit excellent performance. Thus, the HER performance of Ni-Fe-P-S-1 reaches 289 at 500 mA cm in alkaline, and the OER performance of Ni-Fe-P-S-2 is only 312 and 375 mV reach 500 mA cm in alkaline and alkaline seawater. The self-assembled two-electrode electrolyzer needs 1.59 V to drive
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Facile synthesis of perovskite SrCeO3 nanocomposite with reduced graphene oxide via hydrothermal route for effective oxygen evolution reaction Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rida Zahra, B.M. Alotaibi, Albandari W. Alrowaily, Haifa A. Alyousef, A. Dahshan, A.M.A. Henaish
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Experimental and ReaxFF MD study on the release characteristics of gaseous nitrogen during pressurized bituminous coal gasification Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ming Lei, Yiteng Zeng, Dikun Hong, Zhilin Zhao, Xi Tian, Lei Zhang, Qian Zhang
Coal gasification is the leading technology of clean coal technology such as Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC). The release pattern of gaseous nitrogen during coal gasification is crucial for clean coal technology. This paper investigated the gaseous nitrogen emission characteristics of pressurized gasification through experiments and molecular dynamics studies. The experimental results
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Enhancement effects and mechanisms of iron filings on the performance of anaerobic co-digestion of hulless barley straw and pig manure Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rui Han, Bingyu Ning, Li Liu, Yi Li
In order to study the enhancing effects and mechanisms of iron filings in anaerobic co-digestion (co-AD), we investigated the effects of different concentrations of iron filings (0 g L, 6 g L , 10 g L , 14 g L , 18 g L ) on the co-AD of hulless barley straw and pig manure, based on medium-temperature batch anaerobic digestion. The results revealed that the addition of iron filings improved the methane
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The study on coupled CO2 fixation and power generation in microalgae-microbial fuel cells embedded with oxygen-consuming biofilms Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yi-Wen Yang, Ming-Jia Li, Tzu-Chen Hung
Owing to the virtues of high efficiency, green and sustainability, the microalgae photobioreactor (PBR) is coupled with microbial fuel cell (MFC) to achieve CO fixation and electricity/bioenergy collection. In this paper, a novel self-breathing oxygen-consuming carbon felt (SOC) is firstly proposed. It is subsequently integrated into the PBR-MFC to optimize O concentration distribution and separate
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Porous nitrogen-doped biochar derived from ZIF-8-assisted pyrolysis of bamboo for efficient adsorption of SO2 Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Junjie Zhang, Gang Rao, Jingai Shao, Xiong Zhang, Shibiao Zhang, Shihong Zhang, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen
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Study of thermal and photochemical aging of saturates, naphtenic-aromatics, resins, and asphaltene fractions of asphalt cement by FTIR and FT-ICR MS Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Natã C.L. Madeira, Lindamara M. de Souza, Alan Reinke Pereira, Luiz S. Chinelatto Jr., Margareth C.C. Cravo, Luis A. Herrmann do Nascimento, Valdemar Lacerda Jr., Wanderson Romão
While the resins and asphaltenes fractions were more sensitive to photochemical aging.
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Blending Saccharum bagasse and waste cooking oil for biofuel production via microwave co-torrefaction process Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Yi-Li Lin, Nai-Yun Zheng, Hsin-Jou Cheng, Chao-Chin Chang
An efficient technology for producing renewable energy is urgently being developed due to the limited non-renewable resources, while disposing of biowaste and achieving zero-waste generation. To achieve the goals, this work explored the yielding of biochar as renewable energy by simultaneously recycling bagasse (SB) and waste cooking oil (WCO) via microwave co-torrefaction (MCT). Influencing factors
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Dimethyl ether fuelled genset engine development and optimisation of novel fuel injection equipment for improved performance and emissions Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ayush Tripathi, Hardikk Valera, Avinash Kumar Agarwal
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Parameter analysis and optimization of multi-dimensional packed bed shrinkage model developed by phase field method for solar gasification of biomass Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Hongyang Zuo, Kuo Zeng, Dian zhong, Jun Li, Huaqian Xu, Yongwen Lu, Yun Yu, Haiping Yang, Hanping Chen
Investigation of multi-dimensional shrinkage behaviors plays a key role in high-performance packed bed solar reactors. An optimized multi-dimensional packed bed shrinkage model developed by phase field method for simulating carbonaceous feedstock gasification is established in the current study. Based on a 5-kW packed-bed solar reactor driven by a 2600-sun concentrated solar radiation, the influence
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Effect of liquid ammonia HPDI strategies on combustion characteristics and emission formation of ammonia-diesel dual-fuel heavy-duty engines Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Zheng Zhang, Liming Di, Lei Shi, Xiyu Yang, Tengfei Cheng, Cheng Shi
Reducing carbon emissions from internal combustion engines has become a crucial topic due to the pressure brought about by global warming. Ammonia, a carbon-free fuel, has significant potential for heavy-duty diesel engine applications. However, the laminar flame speed of ammonia fuel is relatively slow, resulting in suboptimal combustion performance. Therefore, the present study focuses on ammonia-diesel
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In-situ measurement of potassium and sodium concentrations in a 16 MW MSW incinerator employing the FES system Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Weiguang Cai, Shu Zheng, Shijie Sun, Dehua Li, Yan Wang, Qiang Lu
To comprehensively understand the release characteristics of alkali metals which can cause corrosion and slagging problems in municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators, the temporal concentrations of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) in a 16 MW MSW incinerator were measured employing a calibrated flame emission spectroscopy (FES) system. The experimental results revealed that the concentrations of alkali
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Corrigendum to “Role of surface morphology in bed particle layer formation on quartz bed particles in fluidized bed combustion of woody biomass” [Fuel 357(Part A) (2024) 129702] Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ali Valizadeh, Nils Skoglund, Fredrik Forsberg, Henrik Lycksam, Marcus Öhman
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Enhanced waste Plastics-to-Power in situ conversion through iron oxide as pseudofuel in solid oxide fuel cells Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Rong Zhang, Wenting An, Yanxia Guo, Yong Jiao, Si-Dian Li, Fangqin Cheng
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Rock structural changes monitored by fibre Bragg Grating sensors and Nuclear magnetic Resonance during static and dynamic carbonated brine core flooding experiments Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Bruno da Silva Falcão, Lionel Esteban, Ausama Giwelli, Ahmed Al-Yaseri, Alireza Keshavarz, Jeremie Dautriat, Stephanie Vialle, Stefan Iglauer
One proposed solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the capture and storage of carbon dioxide (CCS) in geological formations such as depleted oil and gas reservoirs. Injected carbon dioxide (CO) forms carbonic acid once dissolved in the formation water, which can lead to dissolution of certain types of rock minerals. This may weaken rock geomechanical properties that can jeopardize the safety
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ZIF-67-derived Co@NC as an efficient catalyst for magnesium sulfite oxidation in the flue gas desulfurization process Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jiayu Feng, Na Geng, Fei Wang, Fang Wang, Ping Ning, Linzhuan Ma, Lijuan Jia
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A shock tube study of the ignition delay time of DME/ammonia mixtures: Effect of fuel blending from high temperatures to the NTC regime Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xue Jiang, Qiying Zhang, Xiyu Liu, Tianqi Zhang, Yingjia Zhang, Zuohua Huang, Fuquan Deng, Ningbo Zhao, Hongtao Zheng, Yingwen Yan
An experimental and chemical kinetic investigation has been conducted to understand the effect of dimethyl ether (DME) blending on the ignition delay time of ammonia (NH) from high temperatures to the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) regime in a shock tube with the DME fractions of 0 %, 5 %, 25 %, 50 %, and 100 %, temperatures of 690–1810 K, pressures of 1.2 and 10 atm, and equivalence ratio
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Selective hydroconversion of lignin-derived compounds over a Ni/hydroxyapatite Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yong-Hui Feng, Xiang Bai, Xian-Yong Wei, Yierxiati Dilixiati, Li Li, Qian-Qian Kong, Zhuang Li, Zi-Chun Fan, Ji Zhao, Zhi-Min Zong, Jun-Long Wang
Catalytic hydroconversion (CHC) of lignin-derived compounds (LDCs) to cyclanes and cyclohexanol () promotes the value-added utilization of LDCs. Nevertheless, designing a highly active and selective catalyst for this purpose remains a challenge. Herein, Ni/hydroxyapatite (HAP) was fabricated by a slightly modified deposition–precipitation approach and employed for the CHC of benzyloxybenzene (BOB)
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Application insights of environmental catalysts: Synergistic effects of cellulose-based porogens and catalytic metal sites in toluene catalytic oxidation Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Chenhang Zhang, Wenjun Liang, Baojuan Dou, Yuxue Zhu, Ningna Yan, Yue Zhang, Sazlina Salleh, Feng Bin
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Highly efficient photocatalytic decarboxylation of fatty acids to alkanes enabled by photothermal conversion effect Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Chunlin Hao, Guibao Guo, Shengli An
Heating is the most straightforward means to achieve rapid, high-flux production of thermal catalytic reactions, but photocatalysis rarely uses it mainly because their intrinsic driving force depends on the photogenerated carriers separation , which has always been treated as little dependent of temperature and sometimes even with negative dependence. Here we report a temperature-dependent strategy
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Ammonia partial cracking over low-cost Ni catalysts for enhancing combustion Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Mingyu Yu, Ruize Sun, Guangqian Luo, Li Wang, Xian Li, Hong Yao
Partial cracking is a feasible strategy to improve ammonia (NH) combustion. The nickel (Ni) based catalysts have become promising non-noble metal NH decomposition catalysts owing to the low cost and decent performance. In order to meet the demand of reducing cost and expanding production, a batch of Ni catalysts were obtained by using low-cost supports and traditional impregnation preparation method
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SPIN: A data-driven model to reduce large chemical reaction networks Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Mayank Baranwal, Jacob C. Saldinger, Doohyun Kim, Paolo Elvati, Alfred O. Hero, Angela Violi
The behavior and chemical reactivity of a group of molecules are typically illustrated using intricate and extensive chemical reaction networks. These networks consist of a group of species and a series of reactions that detail their evolution. Although recent years have seen a surge in efforts to create numerical algorithms that generate dense chemical reaction networks with thousands of reactions
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Evaluation of physicochemical properties and combustion behavior of biomass refuse-derived fuel Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Kyeong-Ho Kim, Tae-Yong Jeong, Seung-Mo Kim, Ki-Jong Seong, Yeong-Gap Jeong, Byoung-Hwa Lee, Chung-Hwan Jeon
Recently, a 125 MW biomass power plant in South Korea has been operating annually using 600,000 tons of wood pellets as fuel, producing approximately 6,000 tons of biomass refuse-derived fuel (BRDF) each year. Owing to challenges in pulverizing biomass, large particles are introduced into the boiler furnace during power generation. However, their size hinders complete combustion, and approximately
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Research on purification, combustion and NOx emission characteristics of pulverized coal preheated by a novel self-sustained purifying burner Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Kun Su, Ziqu Ouyang, Hongshuai Wang, Jinyang Zhang, Hongliang Ding, Wenyu Wang
To more quickly achieve the breakthrough of minimum NO emission, this study focused on purification, combustion and NO emission characteristics of pulverized coal preheated by a novel self-sustained purifying burner, and deeply explored the effect of purifying temperature () in a 30 kW purification-combustion system. In the purifying burner, the main combustible gases in the reductive coal gas were
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Comparative study and screening of Single-Atom and homonuclear Dual-Atom catalysts for NO reduction via electrocatalysis Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xiuxia Zhang, Lianxin Xia, Yanze Li, Hongqing Feng, Xinwei Wang, Jie Yu
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Regulating the absorption and solid regeneration performance of a novel anhydrous solid–liquid phase change absorbent for carbon capture Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jie Fang, Jiawei Cheng, Chaoran Song, Lemeng Wang, Rujie Wang, Shihan Zhang, Lidong Wang
: A new type of non-aqueous solid-liquid biphasic solvent was developed, revealing the mechanism of AMP and PZ promoting CO absorption in this biphasic solvent and the promoting effect of NPA on solid desorption.
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Soot particles formed by n-heptane and n-heptane/oxymethylene ether-3 in an inverse diffusion flame: A comparative analysis of chemical features Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Ye Liu, Ran Zhang, Jun Wang, Yajun Wang, Gang Lv, He Yang, Haibo Chen, Tiezhu Li, Bin Hao, Junhua Guo
Oxymethylene ether-3 (OME) is a promising synthetic e-fuel and alternative fuel for diesel engines. In contrast to diesel fuel, the use of OME leads to a distinct combustion process in which soot particles are generated, which leads to changes in the chemical properties of these particles. These chemical properties are intricately connected to both the concentration and availability of potential radical
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Hydroliquefaction of lignin: Can it generate recycle solvents by itself? Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Jian Wei, Jianjun Sun, Yucui Hou, Wanxiang Zhang, Shuhang Ren, Weize Wu
Hydroliquefaction of lignin is an important method for obtaining sustainable aromatic chemicals. In this study, lignin was successfully converted to liquid products containing aromatic compounds via coal hydroliquefaction. Under optimum conditions, i.e., a tetralin (THN)/lignin ratio of 4:1, a reaction temperature of 400 °C, an initial H pressure of 3.0 MPa, and a reaction time of 4 h, the effects
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High mineralization efficiency of chlorobenzene oxidation using a metal-interaction strengthening MnCoOx catalyst derived from ZIF-67 Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Shuangshuang Fu, Dongjie Yan, Dan Tao, Ning Yang, Kaixian Liu, Yifan Rong, Lu Li, Chi He
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Investigation of graphic carbon nitride supported Ag-modified cobalt oxides for N2O decomposition at low temperature Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Yimeng Yin, Rong Xiao, Lei Qiu, Chizhong Wang, Huazhen Chang
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Boosting propane dehydrogenation performance over the highly dispersed Co(Ⅱ) sites on ultra-high silica ZSM-5 zeolite Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Sixiang Zhai, Sijia Xing, Yujun Suo, Minglei Sun, Lei Chen, Jintao Ren, Shihang Liang, Zhong-Yong Yuan
Highly disperse Co(Ⅱ) sites on high-silica ZSM-5 zeolite are prone to catalyzing propane dehydrogenation with less coke deposition and higher propylene selectivity.
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CO2 foam rheology in rough shale and sandstone fractures at elevated temperatures Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Anuradha Radhakrishnan, Bernard Chang, David DiCarlo, Maša Prodanović
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3D shape and size characterization of micron-sized coal particle with XRCT and SH Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Qiwen Jin, Zhiming Lin, Yingchun Wu, Xuecheng Wu
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Progress of catalytic oxidation of VOCs by manganese-based catalysts Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Hualong Zhou, Wei Su, Yi Xing, Jiaqing Wang, Wenbo Zhang, Haoqi Jia, Wei Su, Tao Yue
Previous studies have confirmed that catalytic oxidation is a promising and effective technology for treating volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Manganese-based catalysts are characterized by high catalytic activity, relatively low cost, long durability, structural diversity. And as an environmentally friendly material, they are therefore one of the most competitive materials in the field of catalytic
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Fuel effects on the electrostatic control of charged droplet trajectories Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Andrea Giusti, Daniel Fredrich
The use of electrostatic fields to control the trajectory of charged droplets is investigated as a new technology to enhance mixing in liquid-fuelled combustors. The canonical configuration of a spray in crossflow is numerically studied with a focus on the effects of the fuel type on the onset of charge-induced breakup and droplet trajectories for a range of bulk flow velocities and electrostatic field
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An emission predictive system for CO and NOx from gas turbine based on ensemble machine learning approach Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Nikhil Pachauri
The gas turbine in a combined cyclic power plant (CCPP) produces harmful gases like carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) into the atmosphere. It is evident to monitor the rate at which these gases are produced during power generation to comply with the industrial standard for emission. Therefore, a system is required to continuously monitor the emission from the CCPP gas turbine. Hence, this
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Reversible exsolution of iron from perovskites for highly selective syngas production via chemical looping dry reforming of methane Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Tianlong Yang, Jinrui Zhang, Qiong Rao, Zhongrui Gai, Yang Li, Peng Li, Mingkai Liu, Ying Pan, Hongguang Jin
The chemical looping dry reforming of methane reaction (CL-DRM) has attracted attention for its ability to reduce carbon emissions by converting two greenhouse gases (methane and carbon dioxide) into syngas. However, the major barrier against the CL-DRM application is lack of highly selective and stable oxygen carriers. We report a method to obtain high syngas selectivity by modulating the ability
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Numerical investigation of premixed methane-ammonia combustion in a mesoscale porous combustor Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Ali Tolouei, Ayat Gharehghani
The present study focuses on the numerical modeling of the premixed methane-ammonia combustion in a mesoscale porous combustor. The primary objective is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by using ammonia as a carbon-free fuel while maintaining constant the combustor wall temperature compared to pure methane. Ammonia addition in the mixture increases nitrogen oxide compared to pure methane-oxygen combustion
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Activation of spring jasmine wood impregnated with homologous bio-oil: Influence of organics in bio-oil on pore development Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Linghui Kong, Yuewen Shao, Runxing Sun, Shu Zhang, Yi Wang, Jun Xiang, Song Hu, Dong Wang, Chuanjun Leng, Xun Hu
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Improving the performance of direct methanol fuel cells using a performance-enhancing layer Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Chieh-Hao Wan, Yunliang Huang, Yoong Kit Leong, Yesong Gu
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Experimental and numerical analysis of engine characteristics of an ammonia-substituted dual-fuel CRDI diesel engine Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Kislay Kishore, Caneon Kurien, Mayank Mittal
Ammonia (NH) is emerging as a potential alternative fuel for internal combustion engines, particularly to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve a more sustainable energy future. Ammonia is a hydrogen energy carrier and a carbon-free fuel containing 17.65% hydrogen by weight. It benefits from an established network for storage as well as distribution and has an impressive hydrogen energy density
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Acceleration of the charge transfer rate for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production via adjusting modulator and introducing electronic bridge dual strategies Fuel (IF 7.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Xingyan Liu, Haibo Zhou, Ruolan Li, Maosen Xu, Chenghua Zhang, Zhengsijia Wu, Youzhou He, Xu Zou, Min Fu, Siping Wei
The technology of photolysis water hydrogen evolution driven by solar energy is considered promising to alleviate the energy crisis. However, the low separation and transfer efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers is still one of the challenges leading to the inferior efficiency of photocatalysis. In this paper, alkyl n-hexanoic acid (HA) and aryl benzoic acid (BA) were used as modulators to synthesize