Short Rotation Woody Coppices (SRWCs) where several tree species and clones grown on marginal land typically over 3-10 year cycles have been recognized as providers of sustainable energy and as feedstocks for producing other fuels and chemicals. A thorough physical and chemical characterization...

Monterrey procures about 40% of its water supply from groundwater resources, considering several aquifers below and nearby. This city meets semiarid climate conditions with highly variable precipitation rates. The increasing demand for groundwater during drought conditions can deteriorate water...

Chemical looping combustion (CLC) is a technique for separating carbon dioxide from flue gas. It consists of two main processes: a fuel reactor and an air reactor. In the fuel reactor, fuel reacts with solid metal oxide particles to produce heat, CO2 and H2O vapor which later can be easily...