Browsing by Author "Capareda, Sergio"
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Pommier, Forrest G (2020-04-09)The natural gas industry has entered a substantial boom recently as the world seeks out more forms of inexpensive, reliable, and more environmentally friendly energy. Moving this natural gas requires a complex network of ...
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Baticados, El Jirie Navarra (2023-08-07)Using the Federal Reference Method (FRM) air sampling protocol, the total suspended particulates (TSP), PM10 and PM2.5 levels across four low-dust harvesters were found to be 40% to 70% lower compared to that of a conventional ...
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Ganesan, Balaji (2013-12-04)A dust is classified as explosible based on the laboratory tests specified by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E 1226. This standard requires that a dust be uniformly dispersed into an enclosed 20-Liter ...
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Placido Escobar, Jersson Emir (2014-12-02)The application of ligninolytic fungi and enzymes is an option to overcome the issues related with the production of biofuels using cotton wastes. In this dissertation, the ligninolytic fungus and enzymes were evaluated ...
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Leal, Ligaya Rubas (2015-01-23)This dissertation work explored the application of remote sensing technology for the assessment of forest carbon storage in Mt. Apo Natural Park. Biomass estimation is traditionally conducted using destructive sampling ...
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Almashhadani, Husam Ahmed Mohammed (2017-05-04)Global glycerol supplies have been increasing steadily due to the continual expansion of biodiesel production. This glut has resulted in lower demand for glycerol, price deflation and even environmental concerns. Crude ...
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Lovelady, April 1978- (2012-05-09)The purpose of this research was to develop a process to produce JP8 hydrocarbons from miscane, a hybrid plant of sugarcane and Miscanthus. Bio-oil was produced from the pyrolysis of miscane at 400ºC, 500ºC and 600ºC. It ...
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Savant, Gautam Sandesh (2012-07-16)In recent years, the development and use of biofuels have received considerable attention due to the high demand for environmentally acceptable (green) fuels. Most of the recent studies have looked at the processes of ...
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Tompkins, Brandon T (2015-08-12)The first stage of ignition in saturated hydrocarbon fuels (in diesel combustion) is characterized as low temperature heat release (LTHR) or cool flame combustion. LTHR takes place as a series of isomerization reactions ...
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Botlaguduru, Venkata Sai V. (2010-07-14)Emission factors (EFs) and results from dispersion models are key components in the air pollution regulatory process. The EPA preferred regulatory model changed from ISCST3 to AERMOD in November, 2007. Emission factors are ...
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Murray, Trevor Dale (2017-07-14)At compressor stations, fugitive methane emissions from compressor piston rod packing and engine crankcases are vented directly into the atmosphere. In an effort to reduce compression station carbon footprint, this study ...
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Teiseh, Eliasu 1973- (2012-02-15)About 8 tons of dry undigested solid waste is generated by the MixAlco process for every 40 tons of food residue waste fed into the process. This MixAlco process produces liquid fuels and the sludge generated can be further ...
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Zentay, Agustin Nicholas (2014-05-05)Transportation fuels are the major driver for fossil fuel production, a burden that many countries have tried to ease by blending fossil fuels with biofuel substitutes such as ethanol. Current U.S. ethanol production relies ...
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Mukhtar, Saqib; Goodrich, Barry; Engler, Cady; Capareda, Sergio (2008-03-19)As the cost of fuel increases, so does the cost of operating motor vehicles and heating buildings. Researchers are investigating new sources of cleaner, cheaper, more environmentally friendly fuels. One possibility is ...
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Luo, Guofan (2014-08-05)Selenocyanate (SeCN^(-)) is a common form of selenium contamination in refinery and mining wastewater generated from processing oil or minerals from seleniferous formations such as marine shales. Humans who drink water ...
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Liu, Lian (2013-08-14)Bentonite clays have long been used as additives in animal feed, aiming to improve pellet quality and prevent caking. Certain bentonites are also capable of deactivating aflatoxin B_(1) (AfB_(1)) in feed by adsorption, ...
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Jones, Daniela Sofia (2017-12-05)This dissertation addresses the challenge to develop an economically viable biomass feedstock supply chain (SCh) that is able to provide feedstock under a range of operating conditions and meet the national renewable fuel ...
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Breen, Jonathan Robert (2011-10-21)Low temperature combustion (LTC) is an appealing new method of combustion that promises low nitric oxides and soot emissions while maintaining or improving on engine performance. The three main points of this study were ...
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McKeathen, Benjamin Jack (2018-03-22)Diesel engine combustion is heavily impacted by the chemical and physical properties of the fuel being used. Fuel composition plays a role in the in-cylinder behavior of the fuel and the emissions produced during combustion. ...
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Eseltine, Dustin E. (2012-02-14)The research presented focuses on the use of Carbon-dioxide (CO₂), Nitrogen (N₂) and Argon (Ar) as purge gases for torrefaction. Torrefaction using CO₂ as a purge gas may further improve the fuel characteristics of the ...