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A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Rubini, P., Qin, Q., & Houston, B. (2019). A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines. Applied Sciences, 9(7), Article 1419. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9071419

© 2019 by the authors. Helmholtz resonators, traditionally designed as a narrow neck backed by a cavity, are widely applied to attenuate combustion instabilities in gas turbine engines. The use of multiple small holes with an equivalent open area to... Read More about A model to predict acoustic resonant frequencies of distributed Helmholtz resonators on gas turbine engines.

Rheological evaluation of the fabrication parameters of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane on CO2/N2 separation performance (2019)
Book Chapter
Lee, R., Jawad, Z., Ahmad, A., Chua, H., Ngang, H., & Zein, S. (2019). Rheological evaluation of the fabrication parameters of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane on CO2/N2 separation performance. In Z. A. Jawad (Ed.), Membrane Technology for CO2 Sequestration and Separation (202-225). (1). Taylor & Francis

The rise in emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) mainly carbon dioxide (CO2) in recent years due to rapid development of modern civilisation, has been listed as the primary contributor to global warming. To address this global issue, membrane technolo... Read More about Rheological evaluation of the fabrication parameters of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane on CO2/N2 separation performance.

Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons (2019)
Journal Article
Cheah, K. W., Taylor, M. J., Osatiashtiani, A., Beaumont, S. K., Nowakowski, D. J., Yusup, S., Bridgwater, A. V., & Kyriakou, G. (in press). Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons. Catalysis Today, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2019.03.017

Bimetallic PdxNi(100-x) and PdxCu(100-x) structures of a wide compositional range supported on activated carbon were synthesised via a simple, cheap and commercially relevant method. The surface and bulk properties of both the bimetallic structures a... Read More about Monometallic and bimetallic catalysts based on Pd, Cu and Ni for hydrogen transfer deoxygenation of a prototypical fatty acid to diesel range hydrocarbons.

Sustainable and scalable in-situ synthesis of hydrochar-wrapped Ti3AlC2-derived nanofibers as adsorbents to remove heavy metals (2019)
Journal Article
Dong, X., Wang, Y., Jia, M., Niu, Z., Cai, J., Yu, X., Ke, X., Yao, J., & Zhang, X. (2019). Sustainable and scalable in-situ synthesis of hydrochar-wrapped Ti3AlC2-derived nanofibers as adsorbents to remove heavy metals. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 282, 222-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.010

To ensure a sustainable future, it is imperative to efficiently utilize abundant biomass to produce such as platform chemicals, transport fuels, and other raw materials; hydrochar is one of the promising candidates derived by hydrothermal carbonizati... Read More about Sustainable and scalable in-situ synthesis of hydrochar-wrapped Ti3AlC2-derived nanofibers as adsorbents to remove heavy metals.

Comparative Study of the Effect of Fuel Deoxygenation and Polar Species Removal on Jet Fuel Surface Deposition (2019)
Journal Article
Alborzi, E., Gadsby, P., Ismail, M. S., Sheikhansari, A., Dwyer, M. R., Meijer, A. J., …Pourkashanian, M. (2019). Comparative Study of the Effect of Fuel Deoxygenation and Polar Species Removal on Jet Fuel Surface Deposition. Energy and Fuels, 33(3), 1825-1836. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03468

The effect of near-complete deoxygenation and polar species removal on the deposition propensity of a Jet A-1 fuel type with marginal thermal oxidative stability was studied in a laboratory-scale approach. The fuel deoxygenation was carried out via n... Read More about Comparative Study of the Effect of Fuel Deoxygenation and Polar Species Removal on Jet Fuel Surface Deposition.

Thin film thickness measurements in two phase annular flows using ultrasonic pulse echo techniques (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Aufi, Y., Hewakandamby, B., Dimitrakis, G., Holmes, M., Hasan, A., & Watson, N. (2019). Thin film thickness measurements in two phase annular flows using ultrasonic pulse echo techniques. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 66, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2019.02.008

The electric power generation and oil/gas production industries have a strong interest in the physical characterization of conducting and non-conducting liquid films that are formed during the flow of liquids in pipes. Conducting and non-conducting l... Read More about Thin film thickness measurements in two phase annular flows using ultrasonic pulse echo techniques.

Recent developments on catalytic membrane for gas cleaning (2019)
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Chen, J., Zhong, Z., Xia, Y., Ke, X., & Xing, W. (2019). Recent developments on catalytic membrane for gas cleaning. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 27(6), 1391-1402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjche.2019.02.001

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Catalytic membrane, a novel membrane separation technology that combines catalysis and separation, exhibits significant potential in gas purification such as formaldehyde, toluene and nitrogen oxides (NOx). The catalytic membrane... Read More about Recent developments on catalytic membrane for gas cleaning.

Dimethyl ether synthesis via captured CO<inf>2</inf> hydrogenation within the power to liquids concept: A techno-economic assessment (2019)
Journal Article
Michailos, S., McCord, S., Sick, V., Stokes, G., & Styring, P. (2019). Dimethyl ether synthesis via captured CO2 hydrogenation within the power to liquids concept: A techno-economic assessment. Energy Conversion and Management, 184, 262-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.01.046

The necessity to decarbonise the transportation sector has triggered the exploration of alternative cleaner fuels that can successfully substitute fossil derived fuels. Dimethyl ether (DME) poses as a promising candidate due to excellent combustion p... Read More about Dimethyl ether synthesis via captured CO<inf>2</inf> hydrogenation within the power to liquids concept: A techno-economic assessment.

Characterizing and Modeling Bone Formation during Mouse Calvarial Development (2019)
Journal Article
Marghoub, A., Libby, J., Babbs, C., Ventikos, Y., Fagan, M. J., & Moazen, M. (2019). Characterizing and Modeling Bone Formation during Mouse Calvarial Development. Physical review letters, 122(4), Article 048103. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.048103

© 2019 American Physical Society. The newborn mammalian cranial vault consists of five flat bones that are joined together along their edges by soft fibrous tissues called sutures. Early fusion of these sutures leads to a medical condition known as c... Read More about Characterizing and Modeling Bone Formation during Mouse Calvarial Development.

Influence of catalyst structure on PEM fuel cell performance – A numerical investigation (2019)
Journal Article
Carcadea, E., Varlam, M., Marinoiu, A., Raceanu, M., Ismail, M. S., & Ingham, D. B. (2019). Influence of catalyst structure on PEM fuel cell performance – A numerical investigation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(25), 12829-12841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.12.155

The effect of the catalyst microstructure on a 5 cm2 PEM fuel cell performance is numerically investigated. The catalyst layer composition and properties (i.e. ionomer volume fraction, platinum loading, particle radius, electrochemical active area an... Read More about Influence of catalyst structure on PEM fuel cell performance – A numerical investigation.

Analytical and experimental study of an innovative multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel-panels-array for a solar-powered rural house space heating system (2019)
Journal Article
Fan, Y., Zhao, X., Li, G., Cheng, Y., Zhou, J., Yu, M., Du, Z., Ji, J., Zhu, Z., Diallo, T., & Ma, X. (2019). Analytical and experimental study of an innovative multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel-panels-array for a solar-powered rural house space heating system. Energy, 171, 566-580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.01.049

This paper presents a combined analytical and experimental study of an innovative multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel-panels-array applicable to a solar-powered rural house space heating system. This array, compared to the traditional one-to-on... Read More about Analytical and experimental study of an innovative multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel-panels-array for a solar-powered rural house space heating system.

Co2N nanoparticles embedded N-doped mesoporous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (2018)
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Guo, D., Tian, Z., Wang, J., Ke, X., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Co2N nanoparticles embedded N-doped mesoporous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction. Applied Surface Science, 473, 555-563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.12.204

Co-N-C electrocatalysts have attracted great attention in electrocatalytic ORR (oxygen reduction reaction) field. In this work, we propose to prepare Co 2 N nanoparticles embedded N-doped mesoporous carbon by a facile method including in situ copolym... Read More about Co2N nanoparticles embedded N-doped mesoporous carbon as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction.

Energy performance analysis of a novel solar PVT loop heat pipe employing a microchannel heat pipe evaporator and a PCM triple heat exchanger (2018)
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Diallo, T. M., Yu, M., Zhou, J., Zhao, X., Shittu, S., Li, G., Ji, J., & Hardy, D. (2019). Energy performance analysis of a novel solar PVT loop heat pipe employing a microchannel heat pipe evaporator and a PCM triple heat exchanger. Energy, 167, 866-888. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.192

This study presents a numerical analysis of the energy efficiency for a novel solar PVT Loop Heat Pipe (PVT-LHP) employing a novel Micro-channel evaporator and a novel PCM heat storage exchanger. It presents a description of the different sub-models... Read More about Energy performance analysis of a novel solar PVT loop heat pipe employing a microchannel heat pipe evaporator and a PCM triple heat exchanger.

Dynamics of liquid water in the anode flow channels of PEM fuel cells: A numerical parametric study (2018)
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Chen, Z. X., Ingham, D. B., Ismail, M. S., Ma, L., Hughes, K. J., & Pourkashanian, M. (2019). Dynamics of liquid water in the anode flow channels of PEM fuel cells: A numerical parametric study. Journal of the Energy Institute, 92(6), 1956-1967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2018.10.016

A 3D volume of fluid (VOF) model for an anode channel in a PEM fuel cell has been built. The effects of the initial position of the water droplet, its size as well as the wettability of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) are investigated under different o... Read More about Dynamics of liquid water in the anode flow channels of PEM fuel cells: A numerical parametric study.

Effect of support oxygen storage capacity on the catalytic performance of Rh nanoparticles for CO2 reforming of methane (2018)
Journal Article
Yentekakis, I. V., Goula, G., Hatzisymeon, M., Betsi-Argyropoulou, I., Botzolaki, G., Kousi, K., Kondarides, D. I., Taylor, M. J., Parlett, C. M., Osatiashtiani, A., Kyriakou, G., Holgado, J. P., & Lambert, R. M. (2019). Effect of support oxygen storage capacity on the catalytic performance of Rh nanoparticles for CO2 reforming of methane. Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, 243, 490-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.10.048

The effects of the metal oxide support on the activity, selectivity, resistance to carbon deposition and high temperature oxidative aging on the Rh-catalyzed dry reforming of methane (DRM) were investigated. Three Rh catalysts supported on oxides cha... Read More about Effect of support oxygen storage capacity on the catalytic performance of Rh nanoparticles for CO2 reforming of methane.

Imaging immunoassay in negative: Surface-­‐catalysed chemiluminescence for the detection of pregnancy hormones in artificial saliva (2018)
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Wright, K. J., Oiaidha, Z. O., Love, D. P., Aljohani, M., Greenway, G. M., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2018). Imaging immunoassay in negative: Surface-­‐catalysed chemiluminescence for the detection of pregnancy hormones in artificial saliva. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 42(23), 18641-18648. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8nj02974a

A novel and rapid (45min), quantitative chemiluminescence-based, surface immunoassay is reported for the quantitative detection of progesterone and œstriol in artificial saliva. The detection limits for these pregnancy hormones are 2.3 and 2.5 pg mL-... Read More about Imaging immunoassay in negative: Surface-­‐catalysed chemiluminescence for the detection of pregnancy hormones in artificial saliva.

Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017) (2018)
Journal Article
Rimvin, G. R., Paulson, K. S., & Bellerby, T. (2018). Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017). IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10), 3660-3667. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2869322

© 2008-2012 IEEE. Internationally recognized prognostic models of rain fade on terrestrial and Earth-space extremely high frequency (EHF) links rely fundamentally on distributions of 1-min rain rates. In Rec. ITU-R P.837-6, these distributions are es... Read More about Estimating one-minute rain rate distributions in the Tropics from TRMM satellite data (October 2017).

A comprehensive study of the effect of chemical impurities on selection and sizing of centrifugal machines for supercritical carbon dioxide transport pipelines (2018)
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Okezue, C., & Kuvshinov, D. (2018). A comprehensive study of the effect of chemical impurities on selection and sizing of centrifugal machines for supercritical carbon dioxide transport pipelines. Applied energy, 230, 816-835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.08.074

Compressors and booster pumps constitute the “heart” of the supercritical carbon dioxide transport pipeline network because they consume most of the required energy input. In other words, most of the operating expenditure for the transport pipeline g... Read More about A comprehensive study of the effect of chemical impurities on selection and sizing of centrifugal machines for supercritical carbon dioxide transport pipelines.

CO2 capture using mesocellular siliceous foam (MCF)-supported CaO (2018)
Journal Article
Gao, F., Huang, J., Sun, H., Hu, J., Wang, M., Mi, J., & Wu, C. (2019). CO2 capture using mesocellular siliceous foam (MCF)-supported CaO. Journal of the Energy Institute, 92(5), 1591-1598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2018.07.015

CaO is a promising material as an alternative CO2 capture material which can be used at high temperature. However, CaO sinters to form large particles under long-term high temperature conditions, resulting in a rapid decrease of its surface area and... Read More about CO2 capture using mesocellular siliceous foam (MCF)-supported CaO.

Biorefinery Approach for Ethanol Production From Bagasse (2018)
Book Chapter
Michailos, S., & Webb, C. (2018). Biorefinery Approach for Ethanol Production From Bagasse. In R. C. Ray, & S. Ramachandran (Eds.), Bioethanol Production from Food Crops : Sustainable Sources, Interventions, and Challenges (319-342). London: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813766-6.00016-3

This chapter deals with the exploitation of bagasse within the biorefinery concept for the sustainable production of ethanol. There are currently three main process routes that can efficiently convert lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol, that is, th... Read More about Biorefinery Approach for Ethanol Production From Bagasse.