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Carbon dioxide capturing technologies: a review focusing on metal organic framework materials (MOFs)
(2014-04)
In this study, a relevant literature has been reviewed focusing on the carbon dioxide capture technologies in general, such as amine-based absorption as conventional carbon dioxide capturing technology, aqueous ammonia-based ...
An overview of fuel cell technology: Fundamentals and applications
(2014-04)
This paper provides a comprehensive review of fuel cell science and engineering with a focus on hydrogen fuel cells. The paper provides a concise, up-to-date review of fuel cell fundamentals; history; competing technologies; ...
Effects of harsh environmental exposures on the bond capacity between concrete and GFRP reinforcing bars
(2014-03)
This paper demonstrates an experimental study to evaluate the effects of environmental
exposures on the bond between ribbed Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) reinforcing bars and
concrete. The equation recommended ...
Spreading of oil on water in the surface-tension regime
(Springer, 2014-12)
The third stage of oil spreading on water, in which surface-tension force promotes spreading against the resisting viscous effect, is investigated using a similarity solution in combination with an integral boundary-layer ...
The Future of the Humanities in Today's Financial Markets
(2014-06)
In this essay David Lea approaches the decline in the study and teaching of the humanities within the university context from a financial perspective. As humanities departments are either closed down or have their curriculum ...
A geoenvironmental application of burned wastewater sludge ash in soil stabilization
(2014-03)
This paper studied the use of burned sludge ash as a soil stabilizing agent. The sludge ash was obtained from a public wastewater treatment plant, and it was burned at 550C. Different percentages of burned sludge ash were ...
Is obesity associated with global warming?
(2014-12)
Obesity is a national epidemic that imposes direct medical and indirect economic costs on society. Recent scholarly inquiries contend that obesity also contributes to global warming. The paper investigates the relationship ...
Reduction of Leachability of Sewage Sludge by Alum Treatment
(ICE Virtual Library, 2014-04)
The sustainable disposal practices of waste materials have drawn much attention in the last two decades. One of the growing disposal practices is the use of land-based application (e.g. fertiliser). However, the application ...
Production of sustainable pavement with oil sludge
(2014-05)
Oil sludge (OS) has been used as partial replacement of asphalt binder for road asphalt production. The properties of OS were studied and the results showed that it has high content of heavy oil. The oil removal from OS ...
Management and control of air emissions from electronic industries
(2014-01)
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including acetone, dichloromethane, ethanol, ethylene glycol, iso-propyl alcohol, and several other aromatic compounds are emitted during the manufacturing processes in electronic industries. ...