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Nanomodification of the electrodes in microbial fuel cell: Impact of nanoparticle density on electricity production and microbial community

Alatraktchi, Fatima AlZahra’a; Zhang, Yifeng; … - In: Applied Energy 116 (2014) C, pp. 216-222

The nano-decoration of electrode with nanoparticles is one effective way to enhance power output of microbial fuel … cells (MFCs). However, the amount of nanoparticles used for decoration has not been optimized yet, and how it affects the … microbial community is still unknown. In this study, different densities of gold (Au) nanoparticles were sputtered on carbon …

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Increasing the solar cell power output by coating with transition metal-oxide nanorods

Kuznetsov, I.A.; Greenfield, M.J.; Mehta, Y.U.; … - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 11, pp. 4218-4221

without inducing the photovoltaic effect. Transition metal-oxide nanoparticles, an inexpensive product of a process called …

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Nanoparticle technology for heavy oil in-situ upgrading and recovery enhancement: Opportunities and challenges

Hashemi, Rohallah; Nassar, Nashaat N.; Pereira Almao, Pedro - In: Applied Energy 133 (2014) C, pp. 374-387

With more than 170 billion barrels of estimated oil sands reserves in Canada, Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world. However, more than 80% of oil sand’s reserves are located deep underground and could not be accessed by surface mining. Nonetheless, a number of in-situ...

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Simulation-based design and optimization of refrigeration cassettes

Waltrich, Maicon; Hermes, Christian J.L.; Melo, Cláudio - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 12, pp. 4756-4765

A model-driven design and optimization methodology for sizing the components of refrigeration cassettes for light … coefficient of performance (COP) showed maximum deviations of±10%. A genetic optimization algorithm was used to design the …

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Energy and cost savings in household refrigerating appliances: A simulation-based design approach

Negrão, Cezar O.R.; Hermes, Christian J.L. - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 9, pp. 3051-3060

In this study a novel design methodology for household refrigeration systems focused on both energy savings and cost …

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A critical review of photovoltaic–thermal solar collectors for air heating

Kumar, Rakesh; Rosen, Marc A. - In: Applied Energy 88 (2011) 11, pp. 3603-3614

costs and resolve several technical design issues related to the collectors. …

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Integrating hydroprocessors in refinery hydrogen network optimisation

Umana, Blessing; Shoaib, Abeer; Zhang, Nan; Smith, Robin - In: Applied Energy 133 (2014) C, pp. 169-182

Recent developments on sulphur specifications in middle distillate fuels are exerting a higher demand on refinery hydrogen systems. Previous methodologies on hydrogen network optimisation have been developed mainly based on the assumption of fixed hydroprocessing performance with constant...

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