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With increased worldwide energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions from the use of fossil fuels, severe problems are being experienced in modern times. Energy is one of the most important resources for humankind, and its needs have been drastically...

Addressing escalating energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions in the oil and gas industry has driven extensive efforts in carbon capture and utilization (CCU), focusing on power plants and industrial facilities. However, utilizing CO₂ as a raw ma...

Torrefaction pretreatment is a mild form of pyrolysis that has the potential to produce a high-quality raw material for making biofuel that serves as a replacement for coal in the bioenergy industry. Microwave-assisted torrefaction was conducted on w...

The present study evaluated the applicability of ¹H NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopies as analytical techniques for the characterization and determination of biodiesel conversion and for monitoring the oxidative stability of biodiesel samples with antioxi...

The high externalized and still partly unknown costs of fossil fuels through air pollution from combustion, and their limited resources have caused mankind to (re)turn to renewable sources such as wind, solar, and biomass to meet its energy needs. Co...

Diethyl carbonate (DEC) is a common component of the liquid electrolyte in lithium ion batteries (LIBs). As such, understanding DEC combustion chemistry is imperative to improving chemical kinetic modeling of LIB fires. To this end, a comprehensive e...

Biodiesel is being considered a possible alternative fuel due to its similarity with diesel and environmental benefits. This current work involves a numerical investigation of CI engine characteristics operating on D100 (diesel) and Dunaliella tertio...

Biodiesel has emerged as a progressively widespread and significant alternative to traditional diesel fuel within the transportation sector. Despite its growing popularity, the issue of corrosive tendencies upon interaction with both moving and stati...

Petcoke is a solid carbon-rich residue produced during petroleum refining. Petcoke mineral matter is rich in vanadium that, when alloyed with other metals, can significantly improve its properties. Vanadium extraction from steel slags is well studied...

The water hyacinth (WH), also known as Eichhornia crassipes, is Bangladesh’s fast-growing and rapidly expanding sustainable aquatic bioenergy feedstock. The WH, as an energy crop, has been harnessed as a phytoremediation agent to purify contami...

This comprehensive review investigates the potential of cyanobacteria, particularly nitrogen-fixing strains, in addressing global challenges pertaining to plastic pollution and carbon emissions. By analyzing the distinctive characteristics of cyanoba...

The reliance on fossil fuels for electricity production in insular regions creates critical environmental, economic, and logistical challenges, particularly for ecologically fragile islands. Transitioning to renewable energy is essential to mitigate...

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is an emerging technology for bio-crude production but faces challenges in determining the optimal temperature for feedstocks depending on the process mode. In this study, three feedstocks—wood, microalgae spirul...

This study offers an in-depth analysis and optimization of a microgrid system powered by renewable sources, designed for the efficient production of hydrogen and dimethyl ether—key elements in the transition toward sustainable fuel alternatives...

The elimination of tar impurities from biomass gasification by catalytic steam reforming can provide clean syngas for downstream biofuel synthesis (Fischer–Tropsch). The effects of key operating parameters in CH₄/tar steam reforming were invest...

The global shift towards clean energy has been driven by the need to address global warming, which is exacerbated by economic expansion and rising energy demands. Traditional fossil fuels, particularly coal, emit more pollutants than other fuels. Rec...

Intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operation provides numerous advantages such as high combined heat and power (CHP) efficiency, potentially long-term material stability, and the use of low-cost materials. However, due to the slugg...

Detecting and identifying hydrogen gas leakage before a potential disaster is a critical safety concern. To address this issue, a low-cost and simple-design sensor is required with high response and fast sensing time, capable of detecting hydrogen ga...

Multilateral well drilling technology has recently assisted the drilling industry in improving borehole contact area and reducing operation time, while maintaining a competitive cost. The most advanced multilateral well drilling method is Fishbone dr...

Fracture porosity is crucial for storage and production efficiency in fractured tight reservoirs. Geophysical image logs using resistivity measurements have traditionally been used for fracture characterization. This study aims to develop a novel, hy...

The present study aims to analyze the performance characteristics of the biogas dry reforming process conducted in a membrane reactor using Ni/Cr catalysts and to compare these characteristics with those obtained using pure Ni catalysts. The effect o...

Fossil fuels, such as coal and hydrocarbons, are major drivers of global warming and are primarily responsible for worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide CO₂. The storage of CO₂ in deep saline reservoirs is acknowledged as one o...

Climate change and the growing demand for energy have prompted research on alternative eco-friendly energy sources. This study focused on the potential for biogas production from water hyacinth and banana peel waste through physicochemical characteri...

The current energy and climate crisis calls for immediate action in replacing fossil fuels with those derived from renewable sources. The Energreen process performs the direct liquefaction of biomass to produce a liquid biofuel for the cement industr...

Tropical firewood species are of foremost importance for charcoal production worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the moisture content of tropical fuelwood on charcoal production in modified Argentinean half-orange kil...

Currently, the key challenge of the oil-refining industry worldwide is to produce environmentally friendly fuel in large volumes to meet market demand, which is due to strict environmental standards governing the permissible sulfur content in fuel. N...

Hydrogen internal combustion engines (ICEs) have gained significant attention as a promising solution for achieving zero-carbon emissions in the transportation sector. This study investigates the conversion of a 2 L Diesel ICE into a lean hydrogen-po...

The urgent need to address environmental issues associated with the use of conventional fossil fuels has driven the rapid evolution of the global energy landscape. This review explores the background and significance of 3-G biofuel production, emphas...

Industrial scale-up of hydrothermal supercritical water gasification process requires catalytic integration to reduce the high operational temperatures and pressures to enhance controlled chemical reaction pathways, product yields, and overall proces...

Fossil fuels drive global warming, necessitating renewable alternatives such as biomethane (or renewable natural gas). Biomethane, primarily produced through anaerobic digestion (AD), offers a cleaner energy solution but is limited by the slow AD pro...

Fishbone drilling (FbD) involves drilling multiple micro-holes branching out in various directions from the primary vertical or deviated wellbore. FbD is similar to multilateral micro-hole drilling and can be employed to boost hydrocarbon production...

The net-effective stress is a fundamental physical property that undergoes dynamic changes in response to variations in pore pressure during production and injection activities. Petrophysical properties, including porosity, permeability, and wave vel...

As the need to minimize environmental impacts continues to rise, it is essential to incorporate, advance, and adopt renewable energy sources and materials to attain climate neutrality in industrial operations. It is established that economic growth i...

This study evaluates the economic feasibility of flexible, renewable ammonia production in Italy through a comprehensive sensitivity analysis of the levelized cost of ammonia (LCOA). Ammonia is produced through Haber–Bosch synthesis from green...

Low-temperature Fischer–Tropsch (LTFT) synthesis converts syngas to diesel/wax at 200–250 °C. The LTFT reaction has recently received renewed interest, as it can be used for converting syngas from renewable sources (biomass and waste)...

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology presents a practical solution for reducing industrial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions through underground anthropogenic CO₂ storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs. The long-term storage efficiency faces...

This study investigates how the inclusion of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) alters the surface chemistry and electrostatic behavior of oak-based biochar. Biochars were produced using downdraft gasification at 850 °C from 100% oak (HW) and a ternary bl...

This study examined the combined effect of torrefaction and microwave absorbers on improving biomass thermochemical characteristics and grindability for heat, power, and value-added products. Camelina straw in two grinds, ground (6.4 mm screen size)...

Scientific studies on the impact of wood species on solid fuel production, performance, and sustainability are grossly inadequate. The knowledge of this is imperative as users of solid fuels are increasing rapidly, especially in Africa. On this note,...

The residue conversion processes, coking, visbreaking, and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), have demonstrated that feedstock quality is the single factor that most affects process performance. While, for the FCC, it is known that the heavy oil convers...

Microbial electrolysis cells (MECs) are receiving increasing scholarly recognition for their capacity to simultaneously remediate contaminated streams and generate renewable hydrogen. Within the realm of acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment, MECs demon...

This study presents a comprehensive characterization of oak biochar produced via downdraft gasification at 850 °C. The research employs a wide range of advanced analytical techniques to examine the biochar’s physical, chemical, and structur...

Large-scale subsurface hydrogen storage is critical for transitioning towards renewable, economically viable, and emission-free energy technologies. Although preliminary studies on geochemical interactions between different minerals, aqueous ions, an...

Gas hydrate formation poses a significant challenge in offshore oil and gas production, particularly during cold restarts after extended shut–ins, which can lead to pipeline blockages. Although steady–state models have traditionally been...

The growing demand for chicken meat products has increased the amount of wastewater associated with their production; their treatment has increased the generation of sludge and oils trapped in the trap process treatment. This work presents a process...

The Conventional Laser Absorption Scattering (C-LAS) technique is used to measure the mixture concentration and visualize the vapor phase. The former is determined by the attenuation of visible and ultraviolet light whereas the latter is achieved via...

Hydraulic fracturing has enabled production from unconventional reservoirs in the U.S., but production rates often decline sharply, limiting recovery factors to under 10%. This study proposes an optimization workflow for the CO₂ huff-n-puff process f...

This research delves into the co-pyrolysis of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and oil shale (OS), utilizing a 50% weight ratio for each component. The study employs a fixed-bed reactor, augmented by electrical kiln heating, to conduct the co-pyrolysis proc...

This research aims to delve into the intricacies of combustion processes, specifically focusing on heating oil and a blend of heating oil with Tire Pyrolysis Oil (TPO) in a self-developed evaporative combustion chamber featuring steam injection. The...

Kluyveromyces marxianus is an attractive thermotolerant yeast species for ethanol production because of its ability to utilize various carbon sources as a fermentation substrate. The use of thermotolerant microorganisms enables the performance of hig...