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Thermal conductivity enhancement of nanostructure-based colloidal suspensions utilized as phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review

Khodadadi, J.M.; Fan, Liwu; Babaei, Hasan - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 24 (2013) C, pp. 418-444

A review of studies focused on enhancing the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage upon introduction of nanostructures is presented. These emerging materials have only been studied since 2005 and represent a clear departure from previous/existing...

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Waste animal fats as feedstocks for biodiesel production

Banković-Ilić, Ivana B.; Stojković, Ivan J.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32 (2014) C, pp. 238-254

, kinetics and possibilities for improvement of biodiesel production from waste animal. …

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Recent advances in biomass pretreatment – Torrefaction fundamentals and technology

Chew, J.J.; Doshi, V. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 15 (2011) 8, pp. 4212-4222

Biomass and its utilization have been intimately associated to renewable energy in the recent years. However, the undesirable properties of biomass such as high moisture content and its heterogeneous nature pose a barrier to its competitiveness in the energy generation market. A viable option to...

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Challenges and strategies for optimization of glycerol steam reforming process

Silva, Joel M.; Soria, M.A.; Madeira, Luis M. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 42 (2015) C, pp. 1187-1213

research regarding GSR thermodynamics, catalysts, reaction mechanisms and kinetics, and innovative reactor configurations … thermodynamic aspects, the last developments on catalysis and kinetics, as well as the last advances on GSR performed in SERs and …

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Combination of nanosizing and interfacial effect: Future perspective for designing Mg-based nanomaterials for hydrogen storage

Jia, Yi; Sun, Chenghua; Shen, Shaohua; Zou, Jin; Mao, … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 44 (2015) C, pp. 289-303

comprehensively reviewed different strategies to overcome the key barriers of high desorption temperature and low kinetics, especially …

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An overview of distributed activation energy model and its application in the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Cai, Junmeng; Wu, Weixuan; Liu, Ronghou - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 236-246

optimal design of pyrolysis reactors, an understanding of the pyrolysis kinetics of lignocellulosic biomass is of fundamental … importance. The distributed activation energy model (DAEM) has been usually used to describe the pyrolysis kinetics of … kinetics of lignocellulosic biomass. …

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Courtyard housing in midrise buildings: An environmental assessment in hot-arid climate

Al-Masri, Nada; Abu-Hijleh, Bassam - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 4, pp. 1892-1898

This study is an evaluation of the environmental impacts of courtyard integration in midrise housing in the hot-arid climate of Dubai, The United Arab Emirates. Computer simulation is utilized to determine the overall energy consumption, energy savings potential and available daylight levels....

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