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Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
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Advances, Applications, Challenges and Future Prospects of Recent Technologies in Biofuel Production
Fossil fuel is one of the most pernicious and expensive fuels. The release of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and methane from vehicles into the environment can cause major effects like global warming, weath...
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Microbes-Induced Enhanced Biofuel Production
The use of fossil fuels since its arrival is ceaseless, although its pernicious nature towards the living world is well-known. The Incessant climate crisis has enforced humankind to look for an alternative sou...
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Two-Dimensional Materials for Green Hydrogen Production
Using green hydrogen as a clean energy carrier has gained unprecedented attention in the global pursuit of sustainable energy solutions. This chapter delves into the pivotal role that two-dimensional (2D) mate...
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Engineered Carbon Catalysts: Unlocking the Future of Green-Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen is considered as a promising source of renewable energy owing to its high energy content and minimal greenhouse gas emissions. The production of green-hydrogen from renewable sources such as water and...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
A Coupled Climate–Economy–Biosphere (CoCEB) Model: Dynamic and Stochastic Effects
Much of the work on climate change and its economic impacts so far has been done on the basis of equilibrium theories, in the climate as well as the economic realm. Increasingly, though, the climate sciences c...
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Effective Moisture Diffusivity and Mathematical Modeling of the Drying Process for Cassava Stalk Biomass
The thermal transformation of lignocelluloses is important because energy is required. The drying process is unique during this transformation. In this study, gravimetric analysis was applied in determining th...
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Assessing the Safety of Tiger Nut Drinks Produced from Cyperus esculentus L. Seeds Sold in Ota
Aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are secondary metabolites that pose a major threat to global food security resulting in detrimental impacts on human and animal health. This s...
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Turbidity and Urine Turbidity: A Mini Review
Turbidity, the measurement for impurity and the opposite phenomenon of clarity, is described as the reduced transparency of a liquid caused by the existence of undissolved matter in the form of suspended parti...
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Understanding Effects of Climate Change and Eutrophication on Fish Habitat in Glacial Lakes of the Midwest States and Management Strategies
Climate change and eutrophication are potential environmental stressors that are altering water quality conditions and then influence indigenous fish habitat in glacial lakes across the Midwest states. Several...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Nuclear Energy and Environmental Impact
Nuclear energy is attracting revived interest as a potential alternate for electric power generation in the event of increased concerns about global warming. Compared to energy produced by combustion of a carb...
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Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Salmonella Serovars Distributed in Benue State, Nigeria
Salmonella serovars distribution in Benue State was evaluated using standard microbiological techniques. Eighteen isolates of varying Salmonella species were obtained from four hundred and twenty stool samples co...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
E-Mobility: Transportation Sector in Transition
The fossil fuel-based transportation sector is not only the fastest-growing sector but also an unsustainable one and contributes critically toward emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide along with other har...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Green Entrepreneurship: A Disruptive Mitigation Strategy for Climate Change
Climate change mitigation strategies and their acceptance by nations have been beset with disagreement and disenchantment over the past few decades. Most of the efforts in this direction have been for the most...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Biodegradable Bio-based Plastics Toward Climate Change Mitigation
World society relies quite strongly on the use of fossil-based conventional plastics. Low cost and versatility paved the way for a wide range of applications. The most used plastics in daily life have been pol...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Coupled Climate-Economy-Ecology-Biosphere Modeling: A Dynamic and Stochastic Approach
Much of the work on climate change and its economic impacts so far has been done on the basis of equilibrium theories, in the climate as well as the economic realm. Increasingly, though, the climate sciences c...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fuzzy Logic Type-2 Controller Design for Maximum Power Point Tracking in Photovoltaic System
This paper proposes a robust method of maximum power point tracking using a type-2 fuzzy logic controller for photovoltaic systems. The maximum power point tracking controller receives solar irradiation and ph...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Solution Concentration in the Optical and Electrical Properties of Copper Oxide Thin Films
The aim of this work is the study of the effect of solution concentration in the optical and electrical properties of copper oxide thin films deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique in order to obtai...
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CO2-Philic Surfactants: Structure Performance Relationship
In foam displacement for better oil recovery foamability along with foam, stability is considered among the significant concerns. The generation of foam is not much of a challenge as compared to foam stability...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
E-Mobility: Transportation Sector in Transition
The fossil fuel-based transportation sector is not only the fastest-growing sector but also an unsustainable one and contributes critically toward emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide along with other har...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Green Entrepreneurship: A Disruptive Mitigation Strategy for Climate Change
Climate change mitigation strategies and their acceptance by nations have been beset with disagreement and disenchantment over the past few decades. Most of the efforts in this direction have been for the most...
