This study presents a detailed kinetic mechanism conducted by CHEMKIN for the homogeneous decomposition of SO3–H2O vapor in the sulfur–iodine cycle. The kinetic mechanism involving 27 reactions and 11 species was validated by experimental results. The effects of temperature, SO3/H2O ratio,...

A micro steam engine is developed based on Newcomen steam engine. In the micro engine, a flexible ripple tube takes the place of piston and cylinder, to overcome the serious problems of friction and leakage in micro scale. We use two-phase octane as working fluid of the micro engine, because...

Trehalose was pretreated by microwave heating with dilute acid to improve glucose yield and hydrogen production during dark-fermentation. An optimal glucose yield of 0.95 ± 0.08 g/g-trehalose was obtained when trehalose was pretreated by microwave heating with 1% dilute H2SO4 for 25 min at...

Water hyacinth, as waste biomass, can potentially replace fossil fuels and address pressing issues of energy shortage and serious environmental pollution. In this study, microwave-assisted dilute acid pretreatment was proposed to enhance the enzymatic saccharification of water hyacinth for...