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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.

Biomass Gasification (2014)
Book Chapter
Skoulou, V., & Zabaniotou, A. (2014). Biomass Gasification. In N. Karnavos, A. Lappas, & G. Marnellos (Eds.), ΒΙΟΚΑΥΣΙΜΑ, Αειφόρος Ενέργεια. Biofuels and Sustainable Energy (309-339). Tziolas S.A

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.

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.

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.

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.

Case study on CO₂ transport pipeline network design for Humber region in the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Lazic, T., Oko, E., & Wang, M. (2014). Case study on CO₂ transport pipeline network design for Humber region in the UK. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 228(3), 210-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954408913500447

Reliable, safe and economic CO₂ transport from CO₂ capture points to long term storage/enhanced oil recovery (EOR) sites is critical for commercial deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Pipeline transportation of CO₂ is considere... Read More about Case study on CO₂ transport pipeline network design for Humber region in the UK.

A cellulose acetate/multi-walled carbon nanotube mixed matrix membrane for CO2/N2separation (2013)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A. L., Jawad, Z. A., Low, S. C., & Zein, S. H. (2014). A cellulose acetate/multi-walled carbon nanotube mixed matrix membrane for CO2/N2separation. Journal of membrane science, 451, 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2013.09.043

Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions have been rising indiscriminately and are becoming a major contributor to Earth's greenhouse effect. One of the most promising means of separating the hazardous CO 2 gas is to develop a cost effective and high-perform... Read More about A cellulose acetate/multi-walled carbon nanotube mixed matrix membrane for CO2/N2separation.

Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique (2013)
Journal Article
Rutkevicius, M., Mehl, G. H., Paunov, V. N., Qin, Q., Rubini, P. A., Stoyanov, S. D., & Petkov, J. (2013). Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique. Journal of Materials Research, 28(17), 2409-2414. https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2013.194

We have used a hydrogel templating technique followed by the subsequent evaporation of water present to fabricate porous cement and porous PDMS composites, and we have analyzed their sound absorption properties. All experiments were carried out with... Read More about Sound absorption properties of porous composites fabricated by a hydrogel templating technique.

Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article
Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells. Applied energy, 111, 529-537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.007

A thermal two-dimensional model has been built for an air-breathing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell that has been reported in the literature. The objective of the study is to investigate the thermal situation over the cathode surface of the... Read More about Thermal modelling of the cathode in air-breathing PEM fuel cells.

Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route (2013)
Journal Article
Ratnamalar, R., Mariatti, M., Ahmad, Z., & Zein, S. (2013). Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route. Materials Science Forum, 756, 99-105. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.756.99

This work reports a simple chemical reduction route for the preparation of uniformed Ag nanoparticles whereby a fine control over the sizes of the Ag nanoparticles was studied by varying the concentrations of the reducing agents used. In characteriza... Read More about Facile Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Chemical Reduction Route.

The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (2013)
Journal Article
Alhazmi, N., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D. B., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2013). The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Journal of power sources, 241, 136-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.04.100

Understanding the thermal properties of the materials which are used in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEM) is essential for the thermal management of a PEM fuel cell and consequently for improving its performance. In this paper, the parallel... Read More about The in-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.

Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review (2013)
Journal Article
Zakaria, S. M., Sharif Zein, S. H., Othman, M. R., Yang, F., & Jansen, J. A. (2013). Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review. Tissue Engineering: Parts A, B, and C, 19(5), 431-441. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2012.0624

Hydroxyapatite is a biocompatible material that is extensively used in the replacement and regeneration of bone material. In nature, nanostructured hydroxyapatite is the main component present in hard body tissues. Hence, the state of the art in nano... Read More about Nanophase Hydroxyapatite as a biomaterial in advanced hard tissue engineering: A review.