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Experimental investigation of performance and emission characteristics of a miniature gas turbine supplied by blends of kerosene and waste tyre pyrolysis oil
PublicationFossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy that could be depleted in the near future, giving rise to amajor energy crisis. Scientists from all over the world are working on new technologies to produce fuelnot only from renewable sources but also from waste. This article is concerned with: (i) waste tyremanagement by means of the pyrolysis process, (ii) investigation of physico-chemical parameters ofwaste tyre pyrolysis oil...
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Investigation of Sensing Mechanism of Nasicon Electrocatalytic Sensors in Nitrogen Dioxide and Ammonia
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań mechanizmu działania czujnika elektrokatalitycznego pracującego w ditlenku azotu i amoniaku.
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Carbon dioxide ocean and ground storage as a method of climate change mitigation
PublicationW pracy dokonano krytycznego przeglądu negatywnego wpływu globalnego ocieplenia na środowisko i przedstawiono dwie nowatorskie metody zmniejszenia stężenia atmosferycznego ditlenku węgla. Obie metody: magazynowanie antropogenicznego ditlenku węgla, pochodzącego z dużych źródeł emisji, w oceanach i w glebie są technologicznie możliwe do przeprowadzenia, co potwierdzają przykłady z różnych regionów świata. W pracy przedyskutowano...
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Characterization and photocatalytic activity of rare earth metal-doped titanium dioxide
PublicationW publikacji została przedstawiona metoda otrzymywania fotokatalizatorów na bazie TiO2 modyfikowanego erbem i iterbem. Otrzymane nanocząstki zostały scharakteryzowane za pomocą powierzchni właściwej BET, objętości porów. Zostały przedstawione widma absorpcyjne UV-Vis oraz właściwości fluorescencyjne otrzymanych nanoproszków. Dokonano również przedstawienia wyników pomiaru aktywności fotokatalitycznej pod wpływem promieniowania...
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Searching for Solvents with an Increased Carbon Dioxide Solubility Using Multivariate Statistics
PublicationIonic liquids (ILs) are used in various fields of chemistry. One of them is CO2 capture, a process that is quite well described. The solubility of CO2 in ILs can be used as a model to investigate gas absorption processes. The aim is to find the relationships between the solubility of CO2 and other variables—physicochemical properties and parameters related to greenness. In this study, 12 variables are used to describe a dataset...
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Modification of Titanium (IV) Dioxide with Small Silver Nanoparticles: Application in Photocatalysis
PublicationThe surface of commercial TiO2 compounds (P25 and ST01) has been modified with Ag nanoparticles induced by radiolysis. On P25, the Ag nanoclusters are very small (1−2 nm) and homogeneous in size while on ST01, two populations of nanoparticles are obtained, small nanoparticles (1−2 nm) and larger ones (mean diameter 7 to 12 nm depending on the silver loading). The photocatalytic properties of Ag-modified TiO2 have been studied for...
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Theory of valence-band and core-level photoemission from plutonium dioxide
PublicationThe correlated-band theory implemented as a combination of the local-density approximation with the dynamical mean-field theory is applied to PuO2. An insulating electronic structure, consistent with the experimental valence-band photoemission spectra, is obtained. The calculations yield a nonmagnetic ground state that is characterized by a noninteger filling of the plutonium 5f shell. The noninteger filling as well as the satellites...
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Photophysics of a Ruthenium 4H-Imidazole Panchromatic Dye in Interaction with Titanium Dioxide
PublicationThe photophysics of bis(4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)[2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,5-bis(p-tolylimino-κN)imidazolato]ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate is investigated, both in solution and attached to a nanocrystalline TiO2 film. The studied substitution pattern of the 4H-imidazole ligand is observed to block a photoinduced structural reorganization pathway within the 4H-imidazole ligand that has been previously investigated....
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Tunable emission and energy transfer of B2O3–Bi2O3–AlF3 glass system doped with Eu3+/Dy3+
PublicationThe structure and luminescent properties of the B2O3–Bi2O–AlF3 glass system doped with Eu3+/Dy3+ ions in different molar ratios were studied. A series of glasses were synthesized by the conventional melt quenching technique. Glass transition and crystallization temperatures were examined by Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) measurements. The amorphous character of the prepared samples was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction (XRD)...
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Diphosphinoboranes as Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pairs: P–B–P Bond Systems for the Activation of Dihydrogen, Carbon Dioxide, and Phenyl Isocyanate
PublicationHerein, we present the first example of the activation of small molecules by P-B-P bond systems. The reactivity study involves reactions of two selected diphosphinoboranes, (tBu2P)2BPh (1’) and (Cy2P)2BNiPr2 (2), that differ in terms of their structural and electronic properties for the activation of dihydrogen, carbon dioxide, and phenyl isocyanate. Diphosphinoborane 1’ activates H2 under very mild conditions in the absence of...
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Solvent dependency of carbon dioxide Henry's constant in aqueous solutions of choline chloride-ethylene glycol based deep eutectic solvent
PublicationThe Henry's constants of carbon dioxide absorbed in aqueous solutions of ethaline (choline chloride-ethylene glycol) were determined for temperatures ranging from 303.15 to 323.15 K based on solubility measurement at CO2 pressure ranging from 0 to 6 bar (0.6 MPa). These studies revealed that the Henry's constant increased with the increase of temperature. Data indicated the highest capacity of CO2 absorption is obtained for ethaline...
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POSSIBILITY OF IDENTIFICATION OF TECHNICAL CONDITION OF BEARINGS FOR SELF-IGNITION ENGINES BY APPLICATION OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION AS A DIAGNOSTIC SIGNAL
PublicationThis paper presents the results of empirical studies where the acoustic emission (AE) method was applied to identify the technical condition of sliding surfaces of main and crank bearings for main diesel engines. The test results indicate that the measurements of the AE parameters allow the technical condition identification for bearings of this type. The results refer to the measurements of the parameters for AE generated in the...
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Methodology for implementing power plant efficiency standards for power generation: potential emission reduction
PublicationSome methods of generating power such as power generation through coal, natural gas, oil result in inevitable emissions of greenhouse gases. While power generation is necessary due to its increasing demand, it is important for power companies to generate their power in an efcient manner to reduce its efect on the environment. One of the most efective ways of tackling inefciency issues is through the implementation of efciency standard....
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Development of a spray-ejector condenser for the use in a negative CO2 emission gas power plant
PublicationOne promising solution for developing low-emission power technologies is using gaseous fuel combustion in pure oxygen when the exhaust gas mixture is composed of H2O and CO2, and where CO2 is separated after steam condensation. The paper presents the results of computational analyses providing to the Spray-Ejector Condenser (SEC) development, which is one of the crucial components of the negative CO2 gas power plant (nCO2PP) cycle...
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Study of microstress state of P91 steel using complementary mechanical Barkhausen, magnetoacoustic emission, and X-ray diffraction techniques
PublicationThe paper deals with assessment of microstress state of martensite P91 steel using three complementary techniques: mechanical Barkhausen emission, magnetoacoustic emission (MAE), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) profile analysis. Magnetic coercivity Hc and microstructure were investigated with inductive magnetometry and magnetic force microscopy (MFM), respectively. Internal stress level of P91 steel was modified by heat treatment....
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Bifunctional sulfur-silicon podands as new nucleophilic ionophores in acyl transfer reactions. Influence of monovalent cations on the reaction kinetics
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Electrochemical and acoustic emission studies of aluminium pitting corrosion
PublicationBadania metodą potencjokinetyczną i emisjii akustycznej przeprowadzono w typowej trójelektrodowej celce elektrochemicznej. Elektrodę badaną przygotowano z stopu aluminium 1050A. Badania metodą cyklicznej polaryzacji i emisjii akustycznej wykonywano jednocześnie. Na podstawie wyników akustycznych i polaryzacyjnych wyznaczono potencjał korozji wzerowej.
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Acoustic emission for detecting deterioration of capacitors under aging
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów kondensatorów foliowych poddanych przyśpieszonemu procesowi starzenia na ramie trwałości. Stwierdzono, że w niektórych typach kondensatorów foliowych istnieje związek między intensywnością sygnału emisji akustycznej mierzonego w kondensatorach po ich wytworzeniu oraz rezystancji izolacji mierzonej po procesie ich starzenia.
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Electrochemical and acoustic emission studies of aluminum pitting corrosion
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Application of acoustic emission in evaluation of pitting corrosion insteel
PublicationPrzedstawiono przegląd różnych zastosowań emisji akustycznej (AE) w badaniach korozji wżerowej stali austenitycznej. Wykorzystanie emisji akustycznej w przypadku tego rodzaju korozji nie jest przypadkowe, ponieważ korozja wżerowa jest najgroźniejszym typem korozji, atakującym różne materiały konstrukcyjne takie jak stal. Prezentowana praca przeglądowa dostarcza przydatnych informacji o naturze pomiarów akustycznych, które wykazują...
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Diagnostics of cvd process by means of optical emission spectroscopy.
PublicationZastosowano optyczną spektroskopię emisyjną do badania w trybie in-situ dysocjacji cząsteczek oraz wzbudzenia i jonizacji atomów wodoru podczas procesu syntezy cienkich warstw diamentowych metodą chemicznego osadzania z par gazowych wspomaganego plazmą mikrofalową (mPACVD). Zbudowano tor światłodowy, umożliwiający sprzężenie komory CVD z systemem spektroskopowym i wykonywanie pomiarów bezinwazyjnych. Wykonano pomiary spektralne...
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On the Application of Magnetoacoustic Emission for a Nondestructive Assessment of the Post Welding Heat Treatment of High Chromium Steel Weld Seams
PublicationThe paper analyses the possibility of post weld heat treatment (PWHT) quality assessment with the help of magnetoacoustic emission (MAE) signal measurements. Two welded superheater tubes, made of high chromium VM12 steel, were analysed—as welded and heat treated one. The analysed sample in the as welded state exhibited significantly higher hardness, accompanied by a big difference in the MAE signal intensity (of order of about...
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The miniaturised emission chamber system and home-made passive flux sampler studies of monoaromatic hydrocarbons emissions from selected commercially-available floor coverings
PublicationThe estimation of the emission rate of organic compounds released from various types of indoor materials can be performed using stationary environmental test chambers (ETC) classified as ex-situ methods or small-scale portable analytical devices based on the use of passive technique at the stage of analytes sampling from the gaseous phase (in-situ methods). The paper presents results of emissions of selected organic compounds from...
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Rapid and Green Separation of Mono- and Diesters of Monochloropropanediols by Ultrahigh Performance Supercritical Fluid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Using Neat Carbon Dioxide as a Mobile Phase
PublicationThis study demonstrates the effect of column selectivity and density of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) on the separation of monochloropropanediol (MCPD) esters, known as food toxicants, using SC-CO2 without addition of cosolvent in ultrahigh performance supercritical fluid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UHPSFC-MS). This study shows that over 20 2-monochloropropanediol (2-MCPD) and 3-monochloropropanediol (3-MCPD) mono-...
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Chapter 31. Preparation of silver doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles in microemulsion system
PublicationNanocząstki TiO2 domieszkowanego srebrem przygotowano w mikroemulsji woda-AOT-cykloheksan. Zbadano wpływ zawartości srebra (od 1,5 do 8,5% mol.) na aktywność fotokatalityczą oraz właściwości bakterio- i grzybobójcze. Stwierdzono, że TiO2 modyfikowany za 6,5% mol. Ag wykazuje najwyższą aktywność w reakcji degradacji fenolu oraz najwyższą aktywność mikrobiologiczną. Aktywność mikrobiologiczną wyznaczano jako minimalne stężenie hamujące...
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Metrological parameters of sulphur dioxide amperometric sensor containing addition of aprotic solvents
PublicationW publikacji zaprezentowano wyniki badań nad dodatku rozpuszczalnika aprotycznego do roztworu elektrolitu wewnętrznego czujnika na parametry metrologiczne prototypowego czujnika ditlenku siarki z membraną nafionową. Porównywano właściwości pięciu czujników różniących się składem elektrolitu. W każdym przypadku elektroda pracująca wykonana była ze złota, próżniowo napylonego na powierzchnię membrany. Roztwory elektrolitów zawierały...
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Influence of titanium dioxide activated under visible light on survival of mold fungi
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Preparation and Characterisation of Poly(methyl metacrylate)-Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Denture Bases
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Use of imidazolium ionic liquids for carbon dioxide separation from gas mixtures
PublicationNowoczesnym podejściem do separacji tlenku węgla (IV) z mieszanin gazowych jest zastosowanie cieczy jonowych jako materiału absorpcyjnego. Niemierzalna prężność par i możliwość modyfikacji budowy kationu i wyboru anionu cieczy jonowych sprawiają, że związki te mogą zastąpić obecnie stosowane aminy. Przedstawiono wpływ struktury chemicznej cieczy jonowych, ciśnienia oraz temperatury na efektywność absorpcji CO2 i innych gazów w...
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High Pressure Synthesis versus Calcination – Different Approaches to Crystallization of Zirconium Dioxide
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Titanium Dioxide-Based Photocatalysts for Degradation of Emerging Contaminants including Pharmaceutical Pollutants
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The Response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 to UV-activated Titanium Dioxide/Silica Nanotubes
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Nitrogen dioxide gas-sensing detection with GO modified CuO thin films
PublicationGas sensors have been continuously developed over the last few decades for several applications including air quality monitoring, automotive industry and recently for medical use. Gas sensors are usually based on metal oxides (MOXs), such as SnO2, TiO2, ZnO, WO3, CuO. Recently, new materials such as graphene oxide and heterostructures of graphene oxide and metal oxides are utilized for gassensing applications.
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Hydrothermal Cobalt Doping of Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes towards Photoanode Activity Enhancement
PublicationDoping and modification of TiO2 nanotubes were carried out using the hydrothermal method. The introduction of small amounts of cobalt (0.1 at %) into the structure of anatase caused an increase in the absorption of light in the visible spectrum, changes in the position of the flat band potential, a decrease in the threshold potential of water oxidation in the dark, and a significant increase in the anode photocurrent. The material...
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Impact of trajectory simplification methods on modeling carbon dioxide emissions from ships
PublicationModels of ship fuel consumption and emissions play an essential role in estimating global shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions. They are also widely used for verification of reported CO2 emissions for systems like EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting and Verification) or IMO DCS (Data Collection System). Such models achieve high accuracy using historical spatiotemporal information about each ship from AIS data. However, this approach requires substantial...
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Photovoltaic properties of a sandwich cell consisting of bromophosphorus phthalocyanine and titanium dioxide layers
PublicationPraca omawia wyniki badań doświadczalnych właściwości fotowoltaicznych układu: ITO/bromofosforowa ftalocyjanina/dwutlenek tytanu/tetracen/Au.
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Microcracking monitoring and damage detection of graphene nanoplatelets-cement composites based on acoustic emission technology
PublicationThis study aims to identify the micro-cracking pattern and structural applications of cement composites replaced with 0 wt%, 0.04 wt%, and 0.08 wt% contents of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) over cement weight through acoustic emission (AE) monitoring under mechanical degradation. The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV–vis) results showed that at 60 min sonication period, GNP-4 showed maximum absorbance rate of 16.15% compared...
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Evaluation of the potential of Microwave Plasma–Atomic Emission Spectrometry for trace elements leaching assessment from the concrete matrix with sewage sludge ash additives
PublicationThe management of ash generated during the thermal utilization of sewage sludge is a significant environmental problem requiring an effective technological solution. One alternative way to dispose of sewage sludge is to bind it in concrete as a substitute for part of the aggregate. The properties of the C-S-H phase enable effective immobilization of harmful substances that sewage sludge contains. The amount of individual compounds...
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Potential of novel atomic emission techniques as a tool for investigation of the possibilities of using industrial waste as additives in construction materials
PublicationNowadays, due to the global ecological crisis and ways to prevent a climate disaster, more and more attention is paid to green techno-logies and green Chemistry, which are part of the so-called “The Green Deal.” The main assumption is the optimization of the processes of producing necessary goods and the implementation of methods of managing postproduction waste in the least environmentally harmful manner. In the presented research,...
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Ground Tire Rubber Modified by Elastomers via Low-Temperature Extrusion Process: Physico-Mechanical Properties and Volatile Organic Emission Assessment
PublicationIn this paper, low-temperature extrusion of ground tire rubber was performed as a proecological waste tires recycling method. During this process, ground tire rubber was modified with constant content of dicumyl peroxide and a variable amount of elastomer (in the range: 2.5–15 phr). During the studies, three types of elastomers were used: styrene-butadiene rubber, styreneethylene/butylene-styrene grafted with maleic anhydride and...
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Stable Field Electron Emission and Plasma Illumination from Boron and Nitrogen Co‐Doped Edge‐Rich Diamond‐Enhanced Carbon Nanowalls
PublicationSuperior field electron emission (FEE) characteristics are achieved in edge-rich diamond-enhanced carbon nanowalls (D-ECNWs) grown in a single-step chemical vapor deposition process co-doped with boron and nitrogen. The structure consists of sharp, highly conductive graphene edges supplied by a solid, diamond-rich bottom. The Raman and transmission electron microscopy studies reveal a hybrid nature of sp3-diamond and sp2-graphene...
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Micro-cracking pattern recognition of hybrid CNTs/GNPs cement pastes under three-point bending loading using acoustic emission technique
PublicationThe generation of microcracks has an important influence on the behaviour of concrete structures. In this study, the acoustic emission (AE) technique was used to investigate the fracture phenomena and micro-cracking behavior of hybrid carbon nanotubes (CNTs, the 1-D allotrope of carbon atoms) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs, 2D monolayer of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms), cement composites under three-point bending loading. In...
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Small-signal admittance for Schottky-Richardson emission into an organic layer
PublicationPraca przedstawia małosygnalową admitancję emisji Schottky'ego-Richardsona do warstwy organicznej. Analiza obejmuje obie składowe zespolonej odpowiedzi.
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Assessment of evaporator tubes corrosion in low-emission steam boilers
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań rur ekranowych(16Mo3) kotła niskoemisyjnego po jednym roku i dwóch latach eksploatacji. Powierzchnie rur pokryte zostały warstwami natryskiwanymi cieplne - pojedynczą ze stopu 70%Ni 30%Cr i podwójną Ni-30Cr /Al2O3. Rury bez powłok natryskiwanych wykazywały pocienienie ze względu na działanie korozji siarkowej oraz korozyjnego oddziaływania warstwy stopionych soli. Pojedyncza warstwa 70%Ni 30%Cr...
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Directivity of tire/road noise emission for selected tires and pavements
PublicationPraca pośwoęcona jest kierunkowości emisji hałasu opon i nawierzchni drogowych. Opony są dominującym źródłem haasu w pojaździe poruszającym się w typowych warunkach ruchu drogowego. Hałas ten nie jest bezkierunkowy jak to przyjmuje się w modelach obliczeniowych hałasu. Takie założenia wynikają z ograniczonej dostępności danych dotyczących kierunkowości i mogą prowadzić do niedokładności przy prognozowaniu hałasu drogowego. Praca...
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Mercury emission from coal-fired power plants in Poland
PublicationPrzedstawiono główne źródła emisji rtęci w Polsce. W zwiazku z dużą ilością spalanego węgla, jak również planami na przyszłość węgiel kamienny i brunatny jest i będzie podstawowym źródłem produkcji energii w Polsce. Ponieważ węgiel zawiera rtęć, to podczas spalania węgla rtęć uwalniania jest do atmosfery. Spalanie węgla w elektrowniach jest i będzie w najbliższym czasie głównym źródłem emisji rtęci w Polsce. W pracy opisano metody...
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Investigations of pitting corrosion of magnesium by means of DEIS and acoustic emission
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Analysis of Uncertainty of the Emission Measurement of Gaseous Pollutants on Chassis Dynamometer
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Pressure effect on the zero-phonon line emission of Mn4+ in K2SiF6
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Pressure and temperature dependence of the emission in BaF2:Eu and SrF2:Eu
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