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Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation (2019)
Journal Article
Yu, M., Chen, F., Zheng, S., Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Wang, Z., Li, G., Li, J., Fan, Y., Ji, J., Diallo, T. M., & Hardy, D. (2019). Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation. Applied energy, 256, 113929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113929

This paper aims to experimentally investigate a novel solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) system which, making its first attempt to employ the co-axial tubular heat exchanger as the condenser, PV-bound multiple micro... Read More about Experimental Investigation of a Novel Solar Micro-Channel Loop-Heat-Pipe Photovoltaic/Thermal (MC-LHP-PV/T) System for Heat and Power Generation.

PEM fuel cell performance improvement through numerical optimization of the parameters of the porous layers (2019)
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Carcadea, E., Varlam, M., Ismail, M., Ingham, D. B., Marinoiu, A., Raceanu, M., Jianu, C., Patularu, L., & Ion-Ebrasu, D. (2020). PEM fuel cell performance improvement through numerical optimization of the parameters of the porous layers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(14), 7968-7980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.08.219

A numerical model for a PEM fuel cell has been developed and used to investigate the effect of some of the key parameters of the porous layers of the fuel cell (GDL and MPL) on its performance. The model is comprehensive as it is three-dimensional, m... Read More about PEM fuel cell performance improvement through numerical optimization of the parameters of the porous layers.

Facile co-sintering process to fabricate sustainable antifouling silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced tight ceramic ultrafiltration membranes for protein separation (2019)
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Zou, D., Drioli, E., Chen, X., Ke, X., Qiu, M., & Fan, Y. (2020). Facile co-sintering process to fabricate sustainable antifouling silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced tight ceramic ultrafiltration membranes for protein separation. Journal of membrane science, 593, Article 117402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117402

Protein separation in chemical industry applications using tight ceramic ultrafiltration (UF) membranes with multilayer asymmetric structures is hindered by challenges in their fabrication and fouling phenomenon. In this study, a facile co-sintering... Read More about Facile co-sintering process to fabricate sustainable antifouling silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced tight ceramic ultrafiltration membranes for protein separation.

Dynamics of flow transitions from bubbly to churn flow in high viscosity oils and large diameter columns (2019)
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Mohammed, S. K., Hasan, A. H., Ibrahim, A., Dimitrakis, G., & Azzopardi, B. J. (2019). Dynamics of flow transitions from bubbly to churn flow in high viscosity oils and large diameter columns. International journal of multiphase flow, 120, Article 103095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2019.103095

A comparative techno-economic assessment of three bio-oil upgrading routes for aviation biofuel production (2019)
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Michailos, S., & Bridgwater, A. (2019). A comparative techno-economic assessment of three bio-oil upgrading routes for aviation biofuel production. International journal of energy research, 43(13), 7206-7228. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4745

The aviation industry continues to grow, and consequently, more fuel is needed. With the intention of decarbonising the aviation sector, sustainable routes that have the potential to mitigate emissions, such as biomass fast pyrolysis, can positively... Read More about A comparative techno-economic assessment of three bio-oil upgrading routes for aviation biofuel production.

Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system (2019)
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Zhou, J., Ma, X., Zhao, X., Yuan, Y., Yu, M., & Li, J. (2020). Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system. Renewable energy, 145, 1992-2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.049

This paper presents a novel solar driven direct-expansion heat pump system employing micro-channel PV/T modules as the evaporator. The system can provide both the electrical power and thermal energy used for space heating for buildings. Experimental... Read More about Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a micro-channel PV/T modules based direct-expansion solar heat pump system.

Effects of hydrogen relative humidity on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell: A numerical study (2019)
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Chen, Z., Ingham, D., Ismail, M., Ma, L., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. (2020). Effects of hydrogen relative humidity on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell: A numerical study. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 30(4), 2077-2097. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-11-2018-0674

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of hydrogen humidity on the performance of air-breathing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Design/methodology/approach: An efficient mathematical model for air-breathing PEM fu... Read More about Effects of hydrogen relative humidity on the performance of an air-breathing PEM fuel cell: A numerical study.

Methane production via syngas fermentation within the bio-CCS concept: A techno-economic assessment (2019)
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Michailos, S., Emenike, O., Ingham, D., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. (2019). Methane production via syngas fermentation within the bio-CCS concept: A techno-economic assessment. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 150, Article 107290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2019.107290

The study provides a comprehensive approach on assessing the feasibility of a novel process configuration that couples synthetic natural gas (SNG) production via syngas fermentation with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The present research constitu... Read More about Methane production via syngas fermentation within the bio-CCS concept: A techno-economic assessment.

Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels (2019)
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Taylor, M. J., Alabdrabalameer, H. A., & Skoulou, V. (2019). Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels. Sustainability, 11(13), Article 3604. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133604

Various methods of physical, chemical and combined physicochemical pre-treatments for biomass waste valorization to value added feedstock for downstream processes in Chemical Industries have been reviewed. Where relevant literature was scrutinized fo... Read More about Choosing physical, physicochemical and chemical methods of pre-treating lignocellulosic wastes to repurpose into solid fuels.

Continuous and complete conversion of high concentration p-nitrophenol in a flow-through membrane reactor (2019)
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Miao, J., Lu, J., Jiang, H., Liu, Y., Xing, W., Ke, X., & Chen, R. (2019). Continuous and complete conversion of high concentration p-nitrophenol in a flow-through membrane reactor. AIChE Journal, 65(9), Article e16692. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.16692

Here, we report on a green and effective method for the continuous and complete conversion of high concentrations of p-nitrophenol (PNP) using a flow-through membrane reactor and less NaBH4. The catalytic membrane was successfully fabricated by loadi... Read More about Continuous and complete conversion of high concentration p-nitrophenol in a flow-through membrane reactor.