Reinforcing steel corrosion is a significant factor leading to the durability deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The on-line monitoring of the corrosion of RC structures in a long-term, human-free manner is not only valuable in industry, but also a significant challenge in...

The catalytic performances of common solid acids (ZSM-5(25), ZSM-5(36), NaY, H-mordenite, Zr3(PO4)4, SO42-/ZrO2, SO42-/TiO2, and TiO2) for the conversion of carbohydrates such as glucose to methyl levulinate in near-critical methanol were investigated to develop an environmentally benign...

In iron and steel industry, byproduct gases are important energy. Therefore it is significant to optimize byproduct gas distribution to achieve total cost reduction. In this paper, a dynamic mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model for multi-period optimization of byproduct gases is used to...

Pelletization of torrefied sawdust from a fluidized bed reactor was investigated to quantify the energy consumption and pellet properties, including moisture adsorption, pellet density and Meyer hardness. Energy consumptions in compaction and extrusion for torrefied sawdust were significantly...