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Synthesis and application of biomass-derived magnetic biochar catalyst for simultaneous esterification and trans-esterification of waste cooking oil into biodiesel: modeling and optimization
PublicationThis work created, characterized, and used a magnetic biochar catalyst that is both eco-friendly and very effective. Sugarcane bagasse was selected as primary raw material for catalyst preparation, because it is renewable and ecofriendly biomass. Cata- lyst created by doping sugarcane bagasse biochar with magnetic material in the form of (FeSO 4 ·7H 2 O). Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy...
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Biomass estimation using a length-weight relationship in beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae, Staphylinidae) obtained from cow dung
PublicationThis research enabled the relationship between length and dry body mass to be determined for 158 beetle larvaetaken from cow dung in north-eastern Poland. The larvae were divided into three morphological types, for which the power and linear function of the body length-weight relationship were determined. The linear regression equation characterizes the relationship between body weight and...
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Triplet Formation and Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Iodine Substituted Non‐Orthogonal BODIPY‐Perylene Dyads
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Triplet Formation and Triplet‐Triplet Annihilation Upconversion in Iodine Substituted Non‐Orthogonal BODIPY‐Perylene Dyads
PublicationBODIPY-perylene dyads have emerged as useful metal free sensitizers for triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion (TTAUC), these dyads are capable of efficient triplet generation via spinorbit charge transfer intersystem crossing (SOCT-ISC). This important route to triplet formation requires dyads in which two moieties are oriented perpendicular to each other. In this contribution, we give a deeper insight on the behavior of recently...
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Tuning of the Anti-Breast Cancer Activity of Betulinic Acid via Its Conversion to Ionic Liquids
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Activity and primary characterization of enzyme from Thermus ruber cells catalyzing conversion of maltose into trehalose
PublicationTermofilna bakteria Thermus ruber wytwarza syntazę trehalozy użyteczną do jednoetapowego przekształcania maltozy w trehalozę. Enzym ten wykazuje największą aktywność w temperaturze 65 C przy pH 6,5. Największą wydajność wytwarzania enzymu osiągano podczas hodowli drobnoustroju w temp. 55 stC w podłożu zawierającym 0,5% peptonu,0,1% ekstraktu drożdżowego oraz 0,% maltozy lub skrobi.
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Conversion of Geraniol into Useful Value-Added Products in the Presence of Catalysts of Natural Origin: Diatomite and Alum
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Highly efficient conversion of waste plastic into thin carbon nanosheets for superior capacitive energy storage
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Ag modified ZnO microsphere synthesis for efficient sonophotocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and CO2 conversion
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Quantitative structure activity relationships for the conversion of nitrobenzimidazolones and nitrobenzimidazoles by DT-diaphorase: implications for the kinetic mechanism
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Scaling of signed residue numbers with mixed-radix conversion in FPGA with extended scaling factor selection
PublicationA scaling technique of signed residue numbers in FPGA is proposed. The technique is based on conversion of residue numbers to the Mixed-Radix System (MRS). The scaling factor is assumed to be a moduli product from the Residue Number System (RNS) base. Scaling is performed by scaling of MRS terms, the subsequent generation of residue representations of scaled terms, binary addition of these representations and generation of residues...
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Relationship between conversion rate of glucosinolates to isothiocyanates/indoles and genotoxicity of individual parts of Brassica vegetables
PublicationThe studies on the characterisation of glucosinolates (GLs) and their breakdown products in Brassicaceae species focus mainly on the edible parts. However, other products, e.g., dietary supplements, may be produced also from non-edible parts such as roots or early forms of growth: seeds or sprouts. Biological activity of these products depends on quantitative and qualitative GL composition, but is also strictly determined by GL...
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Ag modified ZnO microsphere synthesis for efficient sonophotocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and CO2 conversion
PublicationThe synthesis and design of non-precious and efficient sonophotocatalyts by an environment friendly technique are requisites for solar energy conversion and environmental remediation. This work reports the preparation of Ag/ZnO microspheres with different Ag contents through deposition–precipitation method for pollutant degradation and CO2 conversion. Detail structural investigation reveals that ZnO microspheres and Ag-ZnO microspheres...
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Investigation of the Combustion Processes in the Gas Turbine Module of an FPSO Operating on Associated Gas Conversion Products
PublicationIn this paper, we consider the issue of thermo-chemical heat recovery of waste heat from gas turbine engines for the steam conversion of associated gas for offshore vessels. Current trends in the development of offshore infrastructure are identified, and the composition of power plants for mobile offshore drilling units and FPSO vessels is analyzed. We present the results of a comparison of power-to-volume ratio, power-to-weight...
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Old Problems - New Solutions: Conversion of Capitals as a Tool for Shaping the Competitive Position in the Economic Field
PublicationThe acts and operations any social actor effectuates in each of the logically distinguished spheres of reality are conditioned by many factors, among which a reliable analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of an agent should be considered of utmost importance. The concept of capitals presented in this article divides the quantity of resources available to all acting agents into four main categories (which allows for determining...
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Logistical Aspects of Energy Conversion Efficiency in Marine Steam Power Plants in Off-Design Conditions
PublicationThe paper presents logistical aspects of energy conversion efficiency in off-design conditions. The main part of the article is based on results of thermodynamic calculation for large propulsion steam turbine under partial loads. Calculations are made on extended mathematical model of two proposed steam turbine thermodynamic cycles using Stodola’s cone law. The conclusion based on calculation re-sults contains importance of off-design...
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Old Problems - New Solutions: Conversion of Capitals as a Tool for Shaping the Competitive Position in the Economic Field
PublicationThe acts and operations any social actor effectuates in each of the logically distinguished spheres of reality are conditioned by many factors, among which a reliable analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of an agent should be considered of utmost importance. The concept of capitals presented in this article divides the quantity of resources available to all acting agents into four main categories (which allows for determining...
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Wykorzystanie biomasy w źródłach ciepła średniej i małej mocy na przykładzie Województwa Pomorskiego
PublicationZbilansowano zasoby biomasy województwa pomorskiego, możliwej do pozyskania z drewna, słomy i plantacji energetycznych. Podano przykłady dotychczasowego wykorzystania biomasy oraz prognozy dalszego jej wykorzystania w województwie pomorskim. Określono też aktualne zapotrzebowanie na moc cieplną wybranych gmin województwa (Czersk, Chojnice, Łęczyce, Nowa Wieś Lęborska, Puck, Skarszewy). Wytypowano też gminy o najwyższym potencjale...
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Analiza konwencjonalnych nośników energii z biomasą do celów grzewczych. Cz. 2. Studium przypadku
PublicationMateriał stanowi kontynuację podjętego przez Autorów problemu. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki analizy ekonomicznej oraz ekologicznej biomasy (pellety), w porównaniu z innymi, powszechnie stosowanymi nośnikami energii (węglem kamiennym, gazem ziemnym, olejem opałowym oraz energią elektryczną wytwarzaną w krajowym systemie elektroenergetycznym – KSE). Powyższą analizę wykonano na przykładzie budynku mieszkalnego, stanowiącego domek...
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Wpływ współspalania biomasy z węglem kamiennym na wybrane właściwości fizyczno-chemiczne popiołu lotnego
PublicationPolska, jako członek Unii Europejskiej zobowiązała się, że do 2020 roku 20% energii krajowej będzie pochodzi ze źródeł odnawialnych. Ze względu na coraz szersze stosowanie jednoczesnego spalania paliw kopalnych i biomasy, obserwuje się wzrost zainteresowania popiołami lotnymi powstającymi w tym procesie. Praktyczne wykorzystanie nowego odpadu przemysłu energetycznego, jakim jest popiół lotny pochodzący ze spalania innych paliw...
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Biogas Upgrading Using a Single-Membrane System: A Review
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Some problems with operation of engines fueled with landfill biogas
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono wybrane problemy związane z eksploatacją tłokowych silników spalinowych zasilanych biogazem pozyskiwanym z wysypiska śmieci. Biogaz wysypiskowy charakteryzuje się znaczną zmiennością zawartości metanu, co ma istostny wpływ na pracę silników zasilanych tym paliwem. W referacie przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na wysypisku śmieci, w wyniku których zaprezentowano zrówno wielkość zmian zawartości...
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Process Control of Biogas Purification Using Electronic Nose
PublicationNowadays, biogas produced from landfills and wastewater treatment plants or lignocellulosic biomass is important sustainable and affordable source of energy. Impurities from biogas stream can cause a serious odor problem, especially for residents of areas immediately adjacent to production plants. Therefore, biogas pre-treatment is necessary to protect engines that convert biogas into energy and in order to increase the specific...
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Nitrogen transformation during fermentation in agricultural biogas plants
PublicationThe aim of the present study was to determine changes in the organic nitrogen fraction in the liquid fraction of the digestate during laboratory tests of mono- and co-digestion. Three agricultural wastes were tested: distillery residue, cattle slurry and corn silage. In the mono-fermentation tests, the initial total nitrogen concentration depended on the feedstock used. As a result of the hydrolysis and ammonification of the organic...
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Separation of CO2 from biogas using absorption columns
PublicationBiogaz zawiera ok. 50-70% metanu, 30-40% di tlenku węgla oraz niewielkie ilości innych związków jak siarkowodór czy amoniaku. Dla uzyskania wysokokalorycznego gazu konieczne jest usunięcie ze strumienia di tlenku węgla. Praca opisuje potencjał użycia do tego celu kolumn absorpcyjnych oraz cieczy jonowych jako absorbenta
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Modelling of SO2 and NOx Emissions from Coal and Biomass Combustion in Air-Firing, Oxyfuel, iG-CLC, and CLOU Conditions by Fuzzy Logic Approach
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Enhancement of PUR/PIR foam thermal stability after addition of Zostera marina biomass component investigated via thermal analysis and isoconversional kinetics
PublicationIn the present work, a thorough thermogravimetric (TG) analysis of bio-based polyurethane–polyisocyanurate (PUR–PIR) foams in both nitrogen and oxygen atmosphere is performed. A sustainable element of the foam is a biopolyol obtained via acid-catalyzed liquefaction of Zostera marina and Enteromorpha Algae biomass. Based on isoconversional analysis and apparent activation energies, several conclusions are obtained. In contradiction...
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Characterization and capacitive performance assessment of potato peels derived salt-induced porous carbons
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Waste-derived stable carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization using poly (vinyl alcohol)-glutaraldehyde as binder
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Modeling and optimization of chemical-treated torrefaction of wheat straw to improve energy density by response surface methodology
PublicationToday, torrefaction is important technique for extending the potential of biomass for improvement of energy density. The independent variables investigated for torrefaction study were temperature, retention time, acid concentration, and particle size. The experiment was designed by central composite design (CCD) method using design expert (version 11). The three dependent variables were higher heating value (HHV), energy enhancement...
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Characteristics of Hybrid Bioglass-Chitosan Coatings on the Plasma Activated PEEK Polymer
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Wettability of plasma modified glass surface with bioglass layer in polysaccharide solution
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Near-Infrared-Triggered Nitrogen Fixation over Upconversion Nanoparticles Assembled Carbon Nitride Nanotubes with Nitrogen Vacancies
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Podniesienie sprawności konwersji energii biomasy poprzez termiczno-chemiczną pirolizę w biopaliwa ciekle i gazowe
PublicationProduktem termicznego rozkładu biomasy jest biowęgiel, biopaliwa ciekłe i palny gaz (wodny, generatorowy). Dzięki zwiększonej gęstości energii w tych przetworzonych biopaliwach ich transport, magazynowanie i dalsze przetwarzanie jest ekonomicznie i ekologicznie bardziej opłacalne, niż surowej biomasy, która jest lekka i ma małą kaloryczność. Zaprezentowane w niniejszym opracowaniu metody przetwarzania biomasy w energię użyteczną...
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Analiza porównawcza olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem użyteczności jako paliwa
PublicationRosnąca niestabilność na tradycyjnych rynkach paliw kopalnych ożywiła zainteresowanie produkcją paliw alternatywnych z biomasy. Piroliza jest obiecującym procesem dla konwersji biomasy odpadowej w użyteczne paliwo płynne. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono analizę porównawczą olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem bezpośredniego wykorzystania jako paliwa. Olej z pirolizy opon został dostarczony przez zakład utylizacji...
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Analiza porównawcza olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem użyteczności jako paliwa
PublicationRosnąca niestabilność na tradycyjnych rynkach paliw kopalnych ożywiła zainteresowanie produkcją paliw alternatywnych z biomasy. Piroliza jest obiecującym procesem dla konwersji biomasy odpadowej w użyteczne paliwo płynne. W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono analizę porównawczą olejów z pirolizy opon oraz pirolizy biomasy, pod względem bezpośredniego wykorzystania jako paliwa. Olej z pirolizy opon został dostarczony przez zakład utylizacji...
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Techniki chromatografii cieczowej, stosowane w analityce technicznej procesów hydrolizy biomasy ligno-celulozowej - BMLC. Przegląd
PublicationObróbka wstępna biomasy ligno-celulozowej (BMLC) realizowana z zastosowaniem kwasów, zasad oraz enzymów jest ważnym etapem przetwarzania surowca przed procesem fermentacji. Podczas hydrolizy złożone struktury biopolimerów: celulozy, hemicelulozy i ligniny rozpadają się do związków o małej masie cząsteczkowej (cukry, oligosacharydy, związki fenolowe). Jednak nie jest to proces łatwy i wymaga doboru odpowiednich warunków procesu,...
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Intra-operative gallbladder scoring predicts conversion of laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy: a WSES prospective collaborative study
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High yield conversion of biowaste coffee grounds into hierarchical porous carbon for superior capacitive energy storage
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Conversion of Degradable Solid Waste into Alternative Energy using Local Wastes as a Binder, Case of Southwestern Ethiopia
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The Effect of Sodium Tetrafluoroborate on the Properties of Conversion Coatings Formed on the AZ91D Magnesium Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation
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Cross-Lingual Knowledge Distillation via Flow-Based Voice Conversion for Robust Polyglot Text-to-Speech
PublicationIn this work, we introduce a framework for cross-lingual speech synthesis, which involves an upstream Voice Conversion (VC) model and a downstream Text-To-Speech (TTS) model. The proposed framework consists of 4 stages. In the first two stages, we use a VC model to convert utterances in the target locale to the voice of the target speaker. In the third stage, the converted data is combined with the linguistic features and durations...
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Visible-light-driven lanthanide-organic-frameworks modified TiO2 photocatalysts utilizing up-conversion effect
PublicationHighly efficient and quite stable composite with core-shell-like architecture reported herein, responds to the challenge of sunlight-driven photocatalysts. The Ln(ndc)/TiO2 photocatalytic system comprises active lanthanide-carboxylate coordination networks (Nd, Er, Ho, and Tm as metal ions, and 2,6-naphthalene dicar-boxylic acid as the organic linker) and inert titanium dioxide and allow to convert incompatible visible radiation...
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The Staged Combustion of Meat-and-Bone Meal:The Characteristics of Conversion Sub-processes and Large-Scale Process Outputs
Publicationt Organic waste has been playing an increasingly important role in the energy market as those that may support the economies in pursuing towards decarbonization by increasing the share of renewables in the overall energy balance. In this group of alternative fuels, meat-and-bone meals being a post-production waste of the steadily developing meat industry, constitute a considerable proportion. Though they are rich in minerals, their...
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Hybrid‐mode single‐slope ADC with improved linearity and reduced conversion time for CMOS image sensors
PublicationIn the paper, a single‐slope analog‐to‐digital converter (ADC) for integrated CMOS image sensor applications with an improved technique of conversion has been proposed. The proposed hybrid‐mode ADC automatically uses one of the following conversion techniques: time based (i.e. PWM) or voltage based (i.e. single‐slope). During the ADC operation, the clock frequency and reference voltage are modified in order to reduce the conversion...
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Up-conversion white emission and other luminescence properties of a YAG:Yb2O3·Tm2O3·Ho2O3@SiO2 glass-nanocomposite
PublicationWe report on a glass-nanocomposite material consisting of yttrium aluminum garnet (Y3Al5O12, YAG) nanocrystals co-doped with Yb3+, Tm3+ and Ho3+ ions as well as entrapped into a SiO2 xerogel. This 94YAG·5Yb2O3·0.8Tm2O3·0.2Ho2O3@SiO2 (abbr. YAG:YbTmHo@SiO2) nanocomposite material has been prepared by sol–gel procedure. Its structure and morphology has been characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope...
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FPGA implementation of reverse residue conversion based on the new Chinese Remainder Theorem II- Part I
PublicationW pracy opisano implementację algorytmu konwersji z systemu resztowego do systemu binarnego opartą na nowej formie chińskiego twierdzenia o resztach określanego jako CRT II.Nowa forma CRT nie wymaga operacji modulo M , gdzie M jest zakresem liczbowym systemu resztowego, jednak wymagana jest pewna liczba mnożników. W środowisku FPGA jest zwykle dostępne są mnożniki, stąd mogą być one wykorzystane do realizacji konwertera. Głównym...
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The Effect of Sodium Tetrafluoroborate on the Properties of Conversion Coatings Formed on the AZ91D Magnesium Alloy by Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation
PublicationMagnesium and its alloys are widely used in many areas because of their light weight, excellent dimensional stability, and high strength-to-weight ratio. However, the material exhibits poor wear and corrosion resistance, which limits its use. Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) is an effective surface modification method for producing ceramic oxide layers on Mg and their alloys. The influence of the additions of sodium tetrafluoroborate...
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Small wood waste fired combined heat and power plant. Possible use of wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy as an alternative to fossil fuels
PublicationThis article discusses the possibility of burning wood biomass instead of fossil fuels in boilers. It describes the properties of wood biomass, including the variation of its calorific value depending on the moisture content of wood. The article proposes several variants of a combined heat and power plant (CHP) system burning wood biomass for the generation of electric and heat energy, using the energy contained in exhaust gases...
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Environmental impact assessment of municipal biogas plants – case study
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