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Simulation-based techno-economic evaluation for optimal design of CO₂ transport pipeline network (2014)
Journal Article
Luo, X., Wang, M., Oko, E., & Okezue, C. (2014). Simulation-based techno-economic evaluation for optimal design of CO₂ transport pipeline network. Applied energy, 132(November), 610-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.063

For large volumes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) onshore and offshore transportation, pipeline is considered the preferred method. This paper presents a study of the pipeline network planned in the Humber region of the UK. Steady state process simulation mo... Read More about Simulation-based techno-economic evaluation for optimal design of CO₂ transport pipeline network.

Green tea polyphenol-reduced graphene oxide: derivatisation, reduction efficiency, reduction mechanism and cytotoxicity (2014)
Journal Article
Abdullah, M. F., Zakaria, R., & Zein, S. H. S. (2014). Green tea polyphenol-reduced graphene oxide: derivatisation, reduction efficiency, reduction mechanism and cytotoxicity. RSC advances, 4(65), 34510-34518. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ra04292a

This paper reports on the derivatisation, reduction efficiency, reduction mechanism and cytotoxicity of green tea polyphenol-reduced graphene oxide (GTP-RGO). The reduction of graphene oxide (GO) at 90°C using a weight ratio (WR) of GTP/GO=1 resulted... Read More about Green tea polyphenol-reduced graphene oxide: derivatisation, reduction efficiency, reduction mechanism and cytotoxicity.

The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2014)
Journal Article
Alhazmi, N., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Hughes, K., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2014). The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of power sources, 270, 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.07.082

The thermal conductivity of the components of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and GDL must be accurately estimated in order to better understand the heat transfer processes in the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. In this study, an exp... Read More about The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly and gas diffusion layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant (2014)
Journal Article
Oko, E., & Wang, M. (2014). Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant. Fuel, 135, 292-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.06.055

Coal-fired power plants are the main source of global electricity. As environmental regulations tighten, there is need to improve the design, operation and control of existing or new built coal-fired power plants. Modelling and simulation is identifi... Read More about Dynamic modelling, validation and analysis of coal-fired subcritical power plant.

Surface plasmon-enhanced zeolite catalysis under light irradiation and its correlation with molecular polarity of reactants (2014)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Du, A., Zhu, H., Jia, J., Wang, J., & Ke, X. (2014). Surface plasmon-enhanced zeolite catalysis under light irradiation and its correlation with molecular polarity of reactants. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 50(90), 13893-13895. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc03225j

Enhanced catalytic performance of zeolites via the plasmonic effect of gold nanoparticles has been discovered to be closely correlated with the molecular polarity of reactants. The intensified polarised electrostatic field of Na+ in NaY plays a criti... Read More about Surface plasmon-enhanced zeolite catalysis under light irradiation and its correlation with molecular polarity of reactants.

Template synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials from ferrocene crystals (2014)
Journal Article
Cherkasov, N., Savilov, S. V., Ivanov, A. S., Egorov, A. V., Lunin, V. V., & Ibhadon, A. O. (2014). Template synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials from ferrocene crystals. Applied Surface Science, 308, 388-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.04.181

Filamentous ribbon-like structures of highly disordered carbon of thickness 10-100 nm built from merged individual carbon nanofibers were synthesised by chemical vapour deposition from saturated ferrocene-benzene solution at 950 K. The materials obta... Read More about Template synthesis and characterization of carbon nanomaterials from ferrocene crystals.

Theoretical investigation of the thermal performance of a novel solar loop-heat-pipe façade-based heat pump water heating system (2014)
Journal Article
He, W., Hong, X., Zhao, X., Zhang, X., Shen, J., & Ji, J. (2014). Theoretical investigation of the thermal performance of a novel solar loop-heat-pipe façade-based heat pump water heating system. Energy and Buildings, 77, 180-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.03.053

The aim of the paper was to present a dedicated theoretical investigation into the thermal performance of a novel solar loop-heat-pipe façade based heat pump water heating system. This involved thermo-fluid analyses, computer numerical model developm... Read More about Theoretical investigation of the thermal performance of a novel solar loop-heat-pipe façade-based heat pump water heating system.

Linking mineralisation process and sedimentary product in terrestrial carbonates using a solution thermodynamic approach (2014)
Journal Article
Rogerson, M., Pedley, H. M., Kelham, A., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2014). Linking mineralisation process and sedimentary product in terrestrial carbonates using a solution thermodynamic approach. Earth surface dynamics European Geosciences Union, 2(1), 197-216. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-2-197-2014

Determining the processes which generate terrestrial carbonate deposits (tufas, travertines and to a lesser extent associated chemical sediments such as calcretes and speleothems) is a long-standing problem. Precipitation of mineral products from sol... Read More about Linking mineralisation process and sedimentary product in terrestrial carbonates using a solution thermodynamic approach.

Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis (2014)
Journal Article
Kuvshinov, D., Siswanto, A., & Zimmerman, W. (2014). Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis. International journal of chemical, molecular, nuclear, materials and metallurgical engineering, 8(1), 76-79

A phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (TPA) is a synthetic analogue of phorbol ester (PE), a natural toxic compound of Euphorbiaceae plant. The oil extracted from plants of this family is useful source for primarily biofuel. However this oil might also b... Read More about Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis.

Flooding in a Vertically Rising Gas–Liquid Foam (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Evans, G. M., & Stevenson, P. (2014). Flooding in a Vertically Rising Gas–Liquid Foam. Industrial & engineering chemistry research, 53(14), 6150-6156. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie4001844

The maximum liquid fraction that stable pneumatic foam can support is studied in this paper in order to illuminate change of flow regime from turbulent foam flow to the “emulsion regime” in which the distinct interface between the foam layer and the... Read More about Flooding in a Vertically Rising Gas–Liquid Foam.

The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations (2014)
Journal Article
Barge, L. M., Kee, T. P., Doloboff, I. J., Hampton, J. M., Ismail, M., Pourkashanian, M., …Kanik, I. (2014). The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations. Astrobiology, 14(3), 254-270. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2014.1140

In this paper, we discuss how prebiotic geo-electrochemical systems can be modeled as a fuel cell and how laboratory simulations of the origin of life in general can benefit from this systems-led approach. As a specific example, the components of wha... Read More about The fuel cell model of abiogenesis: A new approach to origin-of-life simulations.

Effects of cervical muscle fatigue on the perception of the subjective vertical and horizontal (2014)
Journal Article
Gosselin, G., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). Effects of cervical muscle fatigue on the perception of the subjective vertical and horizontal. SpringerPlus, 3(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-78

Introduction: Cervical functional capacity outcome measures that are simple and reliable are urgently needed in order permit accurate assessment/reassessment during treatments and rehabilitation. Induced neck muscle fatigue has been shown to alter fu... Read More about Effects of cervical muscle fatigue on the perception of the subjective vertical and horizontal.

Future scope and directions of nanotechnology in creating next-generation supercapacitors (2014)
Book Chapter
Kiamahalleh, M. V., & Zein, S. H. S. (2014). Future scope and directions of nanotechnology in creating next-generation supercapacitors. In Nanostructured Ceramic Oxides for Supercapacitor Applications (153-190). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/b16522-10

The primary global research scheme of the 21st century is nanotechnology. Looking forward to the future, nanotechnologies’ generalized diffusion will seem to turn them into supplies, generating more space for privileged and superior values of applica... Read More about Future scope and directions of nanotechnology in creating next-generation supercapacitors.

Techno-economic analysis of a CO₂ capture plant integrated with a commercial scale combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant (2014)
Journal Article
Canepa, R., & Wang, M. (2015). Techno-economic analysis of a CO₂ capture plant integrated with a commercial scale combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant. Applied thermal engineering, 74(January), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.01.014

In this study, a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant and a CO₂ capture plant have been modelled in GateCycle® and in Aspen Plus® environments respectively. The capture plant model is validated with experimental data from the pilot plant at... Read More about Techno-economic analysis of a CO₂ capture plant integrated with a commercial scale combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant.

Plasmonic nanostructures to enhance catalytic performance of zeolites under visible light (2014)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Ke, X., Du, A., & Zhu, H. (2014). Plasmonic nanostructures to enhance catalytic performance of zeolites under visible light. Scientific reports, 4(1), Article 3805. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03805

Light absorption efficiency of heterogeneous catalysts has restricted their photocatalytic capability for commercially important organic synthesis. Here, we report a way of harvesting visible light efficiently to boost zeolite catalysis by means of p... Read More about Plasmonic nanostructures to enhance catalytic performance of zeolites under visible light.

Efficient compact micro DBD plasma reactor for ozone generation for industrial application in liquid and gas phase systems (2014)
Journal Article
Kuvshinov, D., Lozano-Parada, J., Siswanto, A., & Zimmerman, W. (2014). Efficient compact micro DBD plasma reactor for ozone generation for industrial application in liquid and gas phase systems. International journal of chemical, molecular, nuclear, materials and metallurgical engineering, 8(1), 80-83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1090542

Ozone is well known as a powerful, fast reacting oxidant. Ozone based processes produce no by-product residual as non-reacted ozone decomposes to molecular oxygen. Therefore an application of ozone is widely accepted as one of the main approaches for... Read More about Efficient compact micro DBD plasma reactor for ozone generation for industrial application in liquid and gas phase systems.

The effects of cervical muscle fatigue on balance - A study with elite amateur rugby league players (2014)
Journal Article
Gosselin, G., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). The effects of cervical muscle fatigue on balance - A study with elite amateur rugby league players. Journal of sports science & medicine, 13(2), 329-337

Neck muscle fatigue has been shown to alter an individual’s balance in a similar way to that reported in subjects suffering from neck pain or subjects that have suffered a neck injury. The main purpose of the present study was to quantify the effects... Read More about The effects of cervical muscle fatigue on balance - A study with elite amateur rugby league players.

Recent Developments in Catalytic Micro Process Engineering for Fine Chemicals Synthesis (2013)
Journal Article
Escriba, M., & Ibhadon, A. (2013). Recent Developments in Catalytic Micro Process Engineering for Fine Chemicals Synthesis. Recent Patents on Catalysis, 2(2), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.2174/2211548x113029990006

In this review, recent developments in fine chemicals synthesis, catalysis, microreactor design and applications are discussed. Specifically, new advances in continuous micro process engineering, packed-bed devices and photoreactors are discussed to... Read More about Recent Developments in Catalytic Micro Process Engineering for Fine Chemicals Synthesis.

A slot-loaded reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna for UWB applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zolfaghari, M., Riley, N. G., Mahdawi, M., & Shen, J. (2013, November). A slot-loaded reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna for UWB applications. Presented at 2013 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2013

The paper presents a co-planar wave guide (CPW)-fed slot loaded low return loss planar printed antenna with a small size designed for wireless communication and UWB applications. First, a conventional UWB antenna is modeled to provide a reference poi... Read More about A slot-loaded reduced-size CPW-fed aperture antenna for UWB applications.

The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations (2013)
Journal Article
Michopoulos, A., Skoulou, V., Voulgari, V., Tsikaloudaki, A., & Kyriakis, N. A. (2014). The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations. Energy Conversion and Management, 78, 276-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.055

The exploitation of forest and agricultural biomass residues for energy production may offer significant advantages to the energy policy of the relevant country, but it strongly depends on a number of financial, technological and political factors. T... Read More about The exploitation of biomass for building space heating in Greece: Energy, environmental and economic considerations.