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A review on adsorption cooling systems with silica gel and carbon as adsorbents
Sah, Ramesh P.; Choudhury, Biplab; Das, Ranadip K. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45 (2015) C, pp. 123-134
This study presents adsorption cooling systems with silica gel and activated carbon as adsorbents. Adsorption cooling … discussed. The study revealed that the performances of silica gel and activated carbon based adsorption cooling systems are …
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Development of adsorption air-conditioning technology using modified activated carbon – A review
Yeo, T.H.C.; Tan, I.A.W.; Abdullah, M.O. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3355-3363
paper presents an overview of the researches which had been carried out on adsorption refrigeration system with the commonly … used adsorbent and adsorbate working pairs, solar adsorption refrigeration and adsorption technologies in automobile …. Activated carbon has been widely used as the adsorbent in adsorption refrigeration system. However, one of the bottlenecks which …
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A review on solar cold production through absorption technology
Hassan, H.Z.; Mohamad, A.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 7, pp. 5331-5348
refrigeration is a mature technology that has proved its applicability with the possibility to be driven by low grade solar and … waste heat. In this study, we present a comprehensive literature review on absorption based refrigeration and air …
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A review on solar-powered closed physisorption cooling systems
Hassan, H.Z.; Mohamad, A.A. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 2516-2538
problems. Adsorption refrigeration systems that are driven by solar energy are mature technologies. They are proven to be … suitable and applicable for refrigeration as well as air-conditioning applications. Solar adsorption cooling technology is …Cooling, refrigeration, and air conditioning processes are considered essential needs and major requirements for all …
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Agricultural bio-waste materials as potential sustainable precursors used for activated carbon production: A review
Yahya, Mohd Adib; Al-Qodah, Z.; Ngah, C.W. Zanariah - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 46 (2015) C, pp. 218-235
A review on the preparation of the activated carbon from agricultural waste material is presented. The physical properties such as proximate and ultimate analysis of agricultural waste material were reviewed. The chemical compositions such as cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin contents were...
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Perspective of the preparation of agrichars using fossil hydrocarbon coke
Laine, Jorge - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 8, pp. 5597-5602
The increasing demand of fossil fuels and decreasing light oil proven reserves lead to a future scenario of abundant coke production from the refinement of non-conventional fossil hydrocarbons. This paper highlights the possibility of using coke as an agrichar for preparing fertile soils...
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Review on latest developments in biodiesel production using carbon-based catalysts
Konwar, Lakhya Jyoti; Boro, Jutika; Deka, Dhanapati - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 29 (2014) C, pp. 546-564
Catalyst plays an important role in biodiesel production. Owing to the advantages of heterogeneous catalysts in terms of separation and reusability over the traditionally used homogeneous catalyst, the research has now been focused on these heterogeneous catalysts in recent years. In order to...
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The development supercapacitor from activated carbon by electroless plating—A review
Faraji, Soheila; Ani, Farid Nasir - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 42 (2015) C, pp. 823-834
The electrochemical capacitor (EC), also called as supercapacitor, is an energy storage device possessing a unlimited life-cycle and high power density known to store energy in the double-layer or through supercapacitance as a result of an applied potential. Fundamental values in relation to the...
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A review on thermoelectric cooling parameters and performance
Enescu, Diana; Virjoghe, Elena Otilia - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 38 (2014) C, pp. 903-916
This paper deals with a review of the main research aspects concerning the formulation of the parameters indicating the characteristics and performance of thermoelectric cooling devices, with particular reference to a number of recent publications. The specific aspects addressed include some...
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A review of waste heat recovery on two-stroke IC engine aboard ships
Shu, Gequn; Liang, Youcai; Wei, Haiqiao; Tian, Hua; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 19 (2013) C, pp. 385-401
Different types of waste heat recovery technologies available onboard ships have been discussed from the perspective of technical principle and application feasibility. Study of basic principle, novel methods, existing designs, theoretical and experimental analyses, economics and feasibility are...
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