The tribological behaviour of pyrolysis bio-oil with a synthesized nano-Lanthanum oxide (La2O3) additive was evaluated using a point contact four ball tribometer under different frictional conditions. Results were compared against a micro (μ)-La2O3 additive and an un-additised bio-oil as a...

The effect of biodiesel fuel made from rapeseed oil and methanol on the corrosion properties of copper, mild carbon steel, aluminum, and stainless steel was studied and compared with those of commercial diesel fuel. The results show that the metals mentioned above corroded with variable degrees...

Bio-oil is the liquid product of the fast pyrolysis of biomass. Recently, bio-oil has gained increasing attention for its direct use in combustion within boilers and furnaces as well as its use in automobiles and chemical materials after refining. Unfortunately, the composition of bio-oil is...

Many Caribbean financial systems are relatively well developed for their size but benefits are concentrated in a small part of the population. In several large countries, the financial development levels are below what is warranted by that country's own macroeconomic fundamentals. SMEs, in...

Many Caribbean financial systems are relatively well developed for their size but benefits are concentrated in a small part of the population. In several large countries, the financial development levels are below what is warranted by that country's own macroeconomic fundamentals. SMEs, in...

Residual stresses of alumina thin film deposited on silicon substrate by using electron beam evaporation with oblique angle deposition (OAD) method are studied. The growth parameters that affect the residual stresses of alumina thin film, such as the substrate temperature, the deposition rate,...