Economía Circular

Economía Circular

Solvothermal Liquefaction of Industrial Soda Lignin into Functional Chemicals
06/06/2023 - Aiming at the valorization of the pulp?and?paper mill by?product lignin derived from agro residues, solvothermal depolymerization of lignin was used to optimize the process parameters for the...
Two-stage optimal dispatching of multi-energy virtual power plants based on chance constraints and data-driven distributionally robust optimization considering carbon trading
08/06/2023 - Multi-energy virtual power plant (MEVPP) has attracted more and more attention due to its advantages in renewable energy consumption and carbon emission reduction. However, the characteristics of...
Economic development, social media awareness, and technological innovation in biogas sector under climate change in the post-COVID-19 pandemic conditions
08/06/2023 - After COVID-19, financing for emerging nation reserves in renewable energy bases was deemed a crucial aspect of sustainable development. Investing in biogas energy plants can be highly beneficial...
Silkworm Bombyx mori—Sustainability and Economic Opportunity, Particularly for Romania
07/06/2023 - The main concerns and challenges of raising silkworms include economic value, mulberry management, biodiversity conservation of genetic resources, and developing highly productive breeds for genetic...
Current to Biomass: Media Optimization and Strain Selection from Cathode-Associated Microbial Communities in a Two-Chamber Electro-Cultivation Reactor
07/06/2023 - Cathode-associated microbial communities (caMCs) are the functional key elements in the conversion of excess electrical energy into biomass. In this study, we investigated the development of...
Thermoelectric Properties of the Corbino Disk in Graphene
08/06/2023 - Thermopower and the Lorentz number for an edge-free (Corbino) graphene disk in the quantum Hall regime is calculated within the Landauer–Büttiker formalism. By varying the...
Multi-Component Biodegradable Materials Based on Water Kefir Grains and Yeast Biomasses: Effect of the Mixing Ratio on the Properties of the Films
07/06/2023 - The use of biopolymeric materials is restricted for some applications due to their deficient properties in comparison to synthetic polymers. Blending different biopolymers is an alternative approach...
Performance of a Nanofluid-Cooled Segmented Thermoelectric Generator: Hollow/Filled Leg Structures and Segmentation Effects
06/06/2023 - A thermoelectric generator (TEG) is studied by considering different leg structures of hollow/filled legs, using new cooling nanofluids, and analyzing the segmentation effect. TEG performance is...
Crude Glycerol Hydrogenolysis to Bio-Propylene Glycol: Effect of Its Impurities on Activity, Selectivity and Stability
06/06/2023 - The wide availability of crude glycerol and its low market price make this by-product of the biodiesel industry a promising raw material for obtaining high-value-added products through catalytic...
Using Direct Solar Energy Conversion in Distillation via Evacuated Solar Tube with and without Nanomaterials
06/06/2023 - As is widely known, the issue of freshwater scarcity affects practically all people, and all are looking for innovative and workable ways to attempt to solve this issue. In this work, a novel method...
Model-Based Reinforcement Learning Method for Microgrid Optimization Scheduling
07/06/2023 - Due to the uncertainty and randomness of clean energy, microgrid operation is often prone to instability, which requires the implementation of a robust and adaptive optimization scheduling method. In...
Effects of p-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid and p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid on Soil Bacterial and Fungal Communities
08/06/2023 - Soil phenolic acids mainly come from crop residue and root exudates, which are often reported as allelochemicals affecting crop growth and soil microbial community. Here, two phenolic acid compounds,...
The Role of Renewable-Derived Plastics in the Analysis of Waste Management Schemes: A Time-Dependent Carbon Cycle Assessment
08/06/2023 - Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an essential greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technology used to achieve negative emissions in bioenergy plants using biomass feedstock (Bio-CCS). In this study, the...
Definition and Classification of Potential of Forest Wood Biomass in Terms of Sustainable Development: A Review
08/06/2023 - The role of sustainable biomass, including wood biomass, is becoming increasingly important due to the European Green Deal. In the context of developing a sustainable bioeconomy, the use of wood...
Observation of Magnetic State Dependent Thermoelectricity in Superconducting Spin Valves
- Superconductor-ferromagnet tunnel junctions demonstrate giant thermoelectric effects that are being exploited to engineer ultrasensitive terahertz radiation detectors. Here, we experimentally observe...
Comparative Research of Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies for Neutral Red Adsorption by Activated Carbon Prepared from Apple Peel
- In this study, activated carbon (AC) obtained with apple peel was used for removal of Neutral Red (NR) from aqueous solutions. The characterization of AC was evaluated with the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller...
Solar Biomass Reforming and Hydrogen Production with Earth?Abundant Si?Based Photocatalysts
05/06/2023 - Efficient, stable, and non?toxic photocatalysts for biomass photo?reforming, which can simultaneously produce hydrogen and valuable chemicals under mild conditions, have garnered great attention. In...
Influence of Borassus flabellifer Endocarps Hydrolysate on Fungal Biomass and Fatty Acids Production by the Marine Fungus Aspergillus sp.
- Abstract Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) are important nutrients for human health. We aimed to evaluate the efficiency of marine water fungus Aspergillus sp....
Enhanced Performance of CsPbIBr2 Perovskite Solar Cell by Modified Zinc Oxide Nanorods Array with [6,6]?Phenyl C61 Butyric Acid
02/06/2023 - [6,6]?Phenyl C61 butyric acid (PBCA) is introduced to modify ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs) electron transport layer to reduce surface defects, ameliorate the morphology of perovskite film, enhance charge...
An improved numerical model to predict the operating temperature and efficiency of solar photovoltaic systems
05/06/2023 - Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology has a huge potential for producing renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. An increase in the PV cell temperature in real operating conditions...