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From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades (2023)
Thesis
Marsden, H. From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4459343

The aim of this research was to determine the feasibility of carbon production from the pyrolysis of textile waste, seeking a way of increasing the sustainability of “fast fashion” and recycling the 92 million tonnes of textile waste entering landfil... Read More about From textile waste to carbon nanomaterials for offshore wind turbine blades.

Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction (2023)
Journal Article
Malik, W., Tafoya, J. . P. V., Doszczeczko, S., Jorge Sobrido, A. B., Skoulou, V., Boa, A. N., Zhang, Q., Ramirez Reina, T., & Volpe, R. (in press). Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,

Bioderived materials have emerged as sustainable catalyst supports for several heterogeneous reactions owing to their naturally occurring hierarchal pore size distribution, high surface area, and thermal and chemical stability. We utilize sporopollen... Read More about Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction.

Photocatalytic Hydrolysis─A Sustainable Option for the Chemical Upcycling of Polylactic Acid (2023)
Journal Article
Garratt, A., Nguyen, K., Brooke, A., Taylor, M. J., & Francesconi, M. G. (2023). Photocatalytic Hydrolysis─A Sustainable Option for the Chemical Upcycling of Polylactic Acid. ACS Environmental Au, 3(6), 342–347. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00040

Plastic waste is a critical global issue, yet current strategies to avoid committing plastic waste to landfills include incineration, gasification, or pyrolysis high carbon emitting and energy consuming approaches. However, plastic waste can become a... Read More about Photocatalytic Hydrolysis─A Sustainable Option for the Chemical Upcycling of Polylactic Acid.

New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies. (2023)
Thesis
Zhang, X. New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4443364

Chapter 1: The accumulation of traditional polymer (plastic) pollution has led people to start looking for biodegradable plastics as alternatives. This first chapter provides information on the concept and the development of biodegradable polymers. I... Read More about New catalysts bearing chelate ligands for ring opening polymerization studies..

Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study (2023)
Journal Article
Brew, A., O'Beirne, S., Johnson, M. J., Ramsenthaler, C., Watson, P., Rubini, P. A., Fagan, M. J., Swan, F., & Simpson, A. (online). Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2023-004309

Objectives: Facial airflow from a hand-held fan may reduce breathlessness severity and hasten postexertion recovery. Data from randomised controlled trials are limited and the optimal airflow speed remains unknown. We aimed to determine the effect of... Read More about Airflow rates and breathlessness recovery from submaximal exercise in healthy adults: prospective, randomised, cross-over study.

X-ray CT-based numerical investigation of nickel foam-based GDLs under compression (2023)
Journal Article
Ercelik, M., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). X-ray CT-based numerical investigation of nickel foam-based GDLs under compression. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 50(Part B), 1338-1357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.001

Nickel foams feature superior structural and transport characteristics and are therefore strong candidates to be used as gas diffusion layers (GDLs) in polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). In this work, the impact of compression on the key structu... Read More about X-ray CT-based numerical investigation of nickel foam-based GDLs under compression.

Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO<inf>2</inf> methanation (2023)
Journal Article
Aziz, M. A., Jalil, A. A., Hamid, M. Y., Hassan, N. S., Khusnun, N. F., Bahari, M. B., Hatta, A. H., Matmin, J., Zein, S. H., & Saravanan, R. (2023). Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO2 methanation. Fuel, 352, Article 129113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129113

Recently, Centre of Hydrogen Energy (CHE) has developed new structures of fibrous mesoporous silica nanoparticles (FMSN) and fibrous Mobil composition of matter-41 (FMCM-41) called CHE-SM and CHE-S41, respectively. Both are used as a support, along w... Read More about Lamellar-structured fibrous silica as a new engineered catalyst for enhancing CO<inf>2</inf> methanation.

Air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A review (2023)
Journal Article
Calili-Cankir, F., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A review. Renewable energy, 213, 86-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.134

Air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cells have become a promising power source to provide uninterrupted power for small electronic devices. This review focuses primarily on describing how the air-breathing PEFC performance is improved through opti... Read More about Air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cells: A review.

Single- and Double-Sided Coated Gas Diffusion Layers Used in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: A Numerical Study (2023)
Journal Article
Okereke, I. C., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Single- and Double-Sided Coated Gas Diffusion Layers Used in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: A Numerical Study. Energies, 16(11), Article 4363. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16114363

A new three-dimensional numerical model of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) with a single straight channel was developed to primarily investigate the important impact of the double-sided microporous layer (MPL) coating on the overall performanc... Read More about Single- and Double-Sided Coated Gas Diffusion Layers Used in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: A Numerical Study.