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Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage (2025)
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Arifianti, Q. A. M. O., Michailos, S., Michaga, M. F. R., Rabea, K., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage. Energy Nexus: Water. Food. Power, 18, Article 100460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexus.2025.100460

Waste generation and energy demand are increasing and both require innovative energy symbiosis strategies to meet climate targets. Traditional waste-to-energy processes rely on incineration, but more efficient and sustainable solutions are needed. Th... Read More about Conceptual design and thermodynamic investigation of novel energy and fuel generation systems from municipal waste coupled with carbon capture and storage.

Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar (2025)
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Al-Gailani, A., Bongosia, J. G., Hornsby, K., & Taylor, M. J. (2025). Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 75, Article 107979. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107979

Heavy metal contamination is a primary environmental and health concern contributing to organ damage, neurological disorders and developmental issues. Adsorption is an efficient, cost-effective method for removing heavy metals from contaminated water... Read More about Maximising E-waste leachate adsorption: multi-component isotherm models and mechanisms with scalable mesoporous sugarcane bagasse-derived biochar.

Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces? (2025)
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Lawrence, N. S., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2025). Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces?. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 29, 2321–2334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-025-06283-4

Homogeneous redox catalysis within electrochemically supported microdroplets immobilised on an electrode surface and bathed by an immiscible electrolyte solution is characterised using finite difference numerical methods, after conformal transformati... Read More about Are redox catalytic reaction rates accelerated in microdroplets on electrode surfaces?.

Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology (2025)
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Rosli, M. I., & Ismail, M. S. (2025). Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology. Energies, 18(8), https://doi.org/10.3390/en18081950

Introduction:
Fuel cell technology is a significant contributor to the global push towards clean energy, offering high efficiency and low emissions ideal for applications such as electric vehicles and stationary power systems. This Special Issue of... Read More about Editorial: Current Advances in Fuel Cell Technology.

A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study (2025)
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Rabea, K., Michailos, S., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 124, 140-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.03.441

Hydrogen is projected to be a major contributor to the renewable and sustainable energy mix in the near future. Among the different routes of hydrogen production, the Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) approach has gained much interest... Read More about A new hydrogen production route through biomass gasification in a two-stage fixed bed reactor within the BECCS concept: A techno-economic and life cycle assessment study.

A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications (2025)
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Michailos, S., Lucquiaud, M., Benz, A. D., Mullen, D., Elliott, W., & Gibbins, J. (2025). A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 64(13), 7100–7114. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.4c04530

Post-combustion capture (PCC) of CO2 is widely recognized as the most mature technology to mitigate CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel-based power plants and industrial sources, and successful deployment will predominantly rely on the ability of... Read More about A Performance Modeling Study for Zero Fossil CO2 Stack Operation and Solvent Thermal Reclaiming in Post-Combustion Capture Industrial Applications.

A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process (2025)
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Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments an international journal, 76, Article 104278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104278

Ammonia is currently produced through H2 derived from fossil sources and hereby alternative low carbon ammonia routes are essential for mitigating emissions. The present study for the first time investigates the feasibility of the whole supply chain... Read More about A comprehensive process modelling, techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a power to ammonia process.

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen (2025)
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Cuevas-Castillo, G. A., Michailos, S., Hughes, K., Ingham, D., Navarro-Pineda, F., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 26, Article 100929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2025.100929

The chemical industry is responsible for a significant portion of global carbon emissions. Defossilising the chemical industry is crucial for achieving climate change targets. Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) has emerged as a promising alternativ... Read More about Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of power-to-formic acid production using direct air capture and green hydrogen.

Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells (2025)
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Abdulrahman, F., Ismail, M. S., & Sarathy, S. M. (2025). Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells. Fuel, 390, Article 134723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.134723

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are a critical part of the energy transition as they can be sustainably powered by hydrogen fuel. They have gained significant attention recently due to their compact design and simplified system, whic... Read More about Comparative analysis and optimization of performance of air-breathing and conventional PEM fuel cells.

Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa (2024)
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Umoh, K., Hasan, A., & Kenjegaliev, A. (2025). Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa. Ocean engineering, 317, Article 120037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120037

A sustainable approach to site selection can enhance the techno-economic feasibility of floating wind projects. This is because site selection is a multicriteria problem including technical, environmental, social, and economic factors. The issue is m... Read More about Combined AHP-GIS methodology for floating offshore wind site selection in South Africa.

A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) (2024)
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Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Cardozo, E., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Energy Conversion and Management: X, 25, Article 100841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100841

A novel configuration of the hybrid Power-and-Biomass to Liquids (PBtL) pathway for producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) has been developed and assessed from a techno-economic and environmental perspective. The proposed configuration can achiev... Read More about A techno-economic and life cycle assessment of a new power and biomass to liquids (PBtL) configuration with negative emissions for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance (2024)
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Ruscillo, F., Ismail, M. S., Gautama, Z. A., Nishihara, M., Hughes, K. J., Ingham, D. B., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2025). Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 98, 576-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.094

This study experimentally evaluates the effects of double-sided microporous layer coated gas diffusion layers, comparing conventional Vulcan black with graphene-based microporous layers. Key properties and fuel cell performance were analysed. The res... Read More about Characterisation of double-sided graphene microporous layers for improved polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell performance.

Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis (2024)
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Sardar, M. A., Rahman, M., & Rubini, P. (2024). Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis. Energies, 17(21), Article 5486. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17215486

In this paper, the performance of aluminum-based nanofluids with a possible application in pressurized water reactors is numerically investigated. A 605 mm long 4-rod array square (2 × 2) subchannel geometry with a uniform heat flux of 50 kW/m2 has b... Read More about Enhancing Thermal–Hydraulic Performance in Nuclear Reactor Subchannels with Al2O3 Nanofluids: A CFD Analysis.

Evaluation of Natural Organic Additives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for Calcium and Magnesium Scale Formation in Water Systems (2024)
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Al-Gailani, A., Taylor, M. J., Zaheer, M. H., & Barker, R. (online). Evaluation of Natural Organic Additives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for Calcium and Magnesium Scale Formation in Water Systems. ACS Environmental Au, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00076

Mineral scale formation reduces the heat transfer efficiency and clogs pipes and valves, increasing power consumption. To address the environmental concerns of conventional scale inhibitors, this paper explores biodegradable and eco-friendly alternat... Read More about Evaluation of Natural Organic Additives as Eco-friendly Inhibitors for Calcium and Magnesium Scale Formation in Water Systems.

Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future (2024)
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Priyanka, Wood, I., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Cheah, K. W., Vashisht, D., Mehta, S., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future. Sustainability, 16(20), Article 8838. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16208838

The lasting impact of ancestral energy production operations and global manufacturing has not only generated substantial CO2 emissions, but it has also led to the release of metal-based pollutants into Earth’s water bodies. As we continue to engineer... Read More about Cleaning up metal contamination after decades of energy production and manufacturing: reviewing the value in use of biochars for a sustainable future.

Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization (2024)
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Alfailakawi, M. S., Michailos, S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2024). Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization. Results in engineering, 24, Article 102968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.102968

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of the two most important threats to the solar power towers' (SPT) performance, i.e. aerosols' density and water scarcity, on the SPT feasibility in arid regions. The study is the first attempt to... Read More about Enhancing the performance of an Aerosols-affected Solar Power Tower in Arid Regions: A case study of Wind Turbines Hybridization.

Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis (2024)
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Bongosia, J., Al-Gailani, A., Kolosz, B. W., Loy Chun Minh, A., Sow Mun Lock, S., Cheah, K. W., & Taylor, M. J. (2024). Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis. Journal of environmental management, 370, Article 122558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122558

As the world faces the brink of climatological disaster, it is crucial to utilize all available resources to facilitate environmental remediation, especially by accommodating waste streams. Lignocellulosic waste residues can be transformed into mesop... Read More about Scalable mesoporous biochars from bagasse waste for Cu (II) removal: Process optimisation, kinetics and techno-economic analysis.

Exploring the superior mild temperature performance of nickel-infused fibrous titania silica for enhanced dry reforming of methane (2024)
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Alhassan, M., Jalil, A. A., Bahari, M. B., Hambali, H. U., Tran, T. V., Zein, S. H., & Rajendran, S. (online). Exploring the superior mild temperature performance of nickel-infused fibrous titania silica for enhanced dry reforming of methane. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.09.062

Carbon (IV) oxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. One potential approach for reducing their environmental impact is transforming these gases into synthesis gas (CO + H2). This study ill... Read More about Exploring the superior mild temperature performance of nickel-infused fibrous titania silica for enhanced dry reforming of methane.

Enhancing hexavalent chromium removal from textile effluent with low-cost adsorbent: simulation and a techno-economic study (2024)
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Esmati, F., Holliday, M. C., Zein, S. H., Jabbar, K. J., Tan, S. H., & Putranto, A. (in press). Enhancing hexavalent chromium removal from textile effluent with low-cost adsorbent: simulation and a techno-economic study. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05958-1

This paper simulated hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) adsorption using cocoa pod husk biosorbent in a fixed bed column using Aspen Adsorption. This study was designed to show the effectiveness of computational methods in designing, optimising and evaluat... Read More about Enhancing hexavalent chromium removal from textile effluent with low-cost adsorbent: simulation and a techno-economic study.

Electrochemical Goniometry: Keystone Reactivity at the Three-Phase Boundary (2024)
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Varley, T. S., Lawrence, N. S., & Wadhawan, J. D. (online). Electrochemical Goniometry: Keystone Reactivity at the Three-Phase Boundary. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-024-05932-4

Contact angles of liquid, spherical cap droplets immobilised on an electrode surface and bathed by a fluid are important, quantifiable measures of the liquid/fluid interfacial tension. Optical goniometry, even if computer assisted, suffers when the c... Read More about Electrochemical Goniometry: Keystone Reactivity at the Three-Phase Boundary.