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total number and biomass of bacteria in drinking water distribution systems.
PublicationIn the vast water supply network using traditional methods of treatment it is often impossible to maintain a constant and acceptable microbiological quality of water. In Poland the main reason of bacterial re-growth is presence of organic matter and nutrients in the circulating water and prolonged water retention in the network systems due to the decrease of water consumption, which has been observed for the last 20 years. In the...
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Pyrolysis Process of Whole Waste Tires as a Biomass Energy Recycling
PublicationThe article is devoted to the description of material recycling of whole waste tires, including a new method of pyrolysis process, resulting in the final products: technically oil fractions (rubber plasticizer of rubber compounds) or diesel fuels (light, medium and heavy), activated carbon, gas fuel and steel scrap. Operational and performance tests of the first version of the pilot plant, consisting of three contributions cooperating...
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Biomass of freshwater Cladophora as a raw material for agriculture and the cosmetic industry
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Bioremediation of pharmaceutical effluent by food industry and agricultural waste biomass
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Comparison of Downdraft and Updraft Gasification of Biomass in a Fixed Bed Reactor
PublicationThe aim of this study was to compare and analyze the gasification process of beech wood. The experimental investigation was conducted inside a gasifier, which can be operated in downdraft and updraft gasification system. The most important operating parameter studied in this paper was the influence of the amount of supply air on the temperature distribution, biomass consumption and syngas calorific value. The results show that...
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Alternative sources of energy from agricultural biomass - an European perspective
PublicationNośniki energii pochodzące z rolnictwa dzielą się na nośniki pierwotne oraz nośniki wtórne. Nośniki pierwotne to drewno, słoma oraz osady ściekowe (analogiczne do torfu niskiego). Nośniki wtórne to biogaz, bioetanol, biodiesel, biowodór oraz gaz pirolityczny. Omawia się zasoby energetyczne biomasy w Unii Europejskiej.
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Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Conversion
PublicationPhotocatalytic oxidation over suspended solid photocatalysts (e.g., titanium dioxide) has been proposed as a sustainable process for treatment and purification of water and wastewater as well as the process for photoconversion of solar energy to hydrogen, methane, and other low hydrocarbons. Solar radiation could be used to drive heterogeneous electrochemical reactions at the surface of an optically active photocatalyst (e.g.,...
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Termiczne przetwarzanie biomasy i odpadów
PublicationPrzedmiotem wystąpienia był proces pirolizy tworzyw sztucznych, biomasy oraz hydroliza osadów ściekowych. Przedstawiono wyniki i charakterystykę powstałych w procesie produktów ciekłych, stałych i gazowych.
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Biomasa w szwedzkim systemem energetycznym.
PublicationArtkuł omawia wykorzystanie biomasy w Szwecji do produkcji ciepła i energii elektrycznej. Dominującym nośnikiem energii pierwotnej jest ropa naftowa i produkty jej przeróbki. W roku 2000 jej udział wyniósł 33% natomiast udział biomasy wynosił około 15%. Biomasa jest głównie wykorzystywana w przemyśle leśnym (67%) oraz w ciepłownictwie (21%). Przedstawiono politykę energetyczną w Szwecji, która charakteryzuje się m. innymi wprowadzeniem...
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Energetyczne wykorzystanie biomasy-zagadnienia wybrane.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono analizę warunków rozwoju rynku drewna i odpadów drzewnych jako paliwa energetycznego. Omówiono problemy techniczne i ekonomiczne możliwe przy wdrażaniu technologii wykorzystujących biomasę.
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Wykorzystanie biomasy jako surowca energetycznego
PublicationZasoby biomasy w Polsce ocenia się na 15-20 milionów ton równoważnika węglowego. W Polsce produkuje się kotły do spalania słomy, drewna i osadów ściekowych. Powstają agrociepłownie, agroelektrownie i agrorafinerie. Energetyczne wykorzystanie biomasy okazuje się na ogól opłacalne, ekonomiczne i bezpieczne pod względem ekologicznym.
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Perspektywy peletyzacji biomasy w Polsce
PublicationWskazuje się na konsekwencje obowiązującego Rozporządzenia Ministra Gospodarki (Dz.U. 122/1336/2002) o obowiązku zakupu energii ze źródeł odnawialnych. Wskazuje się, że w przypadku współspalania węgla z biomasą konieczne będzie uszlachetnienia paliwa pochodzącego z drewna, słomy osadów ściekowych poprzez peletyzację czyli wytwarzanie minibrykietów. Podaje się parametry fizyczne, ekonomiczne i środowiskowe takiego postępowania....
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Biomasa jako źródło energii odnawialnej
PublicationHistoria wykorzystania biomasy jako źródła energii jest znana od początku istnienia ludzkości i nieodzownie towarzyszy człowiekowi. Spalanie znane jest jako pierwsza metoda konwersji biomasy drzewnej w celu produkcji energii cieplnej, która stanowiła podstawę bytu. Obecnie, po latach eksploatacji, głównym celem gospodarki biomasą jest redukcja odpadów pochodzenia organicznego, zwłaszcza tych, które będą składowane, ale również...
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Zagospodarowanie biomasy metodą fermentacji metanowej
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Biomass-Derived Nitrogen Functionalized Carbon Nanodots and Their Anti-Biofouling Properties
PublicationThe prevalence of the antibiotic resistant bacteria remains a global issue. Cheap, sustainable and multifunctional antibacterial membranes are at the forefront of filtrating materials capable of treating multiple flow streams, such as water cleansing treatments. Carbon nanomaterials are particularly interesting objects shown to enhance antibacterial properties of composite materials. In this article, amino-functionalized, photoluminescent...
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Characterization of Chemically Activated Carbons Prepared from Miscanthus and Switchgrass Biomass
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Biosorption of toxic metals using freely suspended Microcystis aeruginosa biomass
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Experimental research on helical coil biomass boiler with oil as a heating fluid
PublicationThis paper presents an experimental research of helical coil biomass boiler with thermal oil heating agent. Heat exchanger consists of two coaxial helical coils swept by the flue gases. The burner is a single vertical retort connected to the fuel tank (wooden pellets). The boiler is a part of micro-power plant in which the heat from the boiler is exchanged with low-boiling HFE7100 to produce steam for a custom steam turbine. The...
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Effect of Microplastics Pollution on Hydrogen Production from Biomass: A Comprehensive Review
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Pyrolysis of Waste Biomass: Technical and Process Achievements, and Future Development-A Review
PublicationPyrolysis has been applied in the human economy for many years, and it has become a significant alternative to the production of chemical compounds, including biofuels. The article fo-cuses mostly on recent achievements in the technical and processing aspects of pyrolysis. The aim of the review is to present the latest research on the process of waste biomass pyrolysis to fuel production. The paper describes the mechanisms of...
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Novel investigation of pyrolysis mechanisms and kinetics for functional groups in biomass matrix
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Processing of Biomass Prior to Hydrogen Fermentation and Post-Fermentative Broth Management
PublicationUsing bioconversion and simultaneous value-added product generation requires purifica- tion of the gaseous and the liquid streams before, during, and after the bioconversion process. The effect of diversified process parameters on the efficiency of biohydrogen generation via biological pro- cesses is a broad object of research. Biomass-based raw materials are often applied in investigations regarding biohydrogen generation using...
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Recent advances in hydrodynamic cavitation-based pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for valorization
PublicationRecently, the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC)-based pretreatment has shown high effectiveness in laboratories and even in industrial productions for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) into value-added products. The pretreatment capability derives from the extraordinary conditions of pressures at ∼500 bar, local hotspots with ∼5000 K, and oxidation (hydroxyl radicals) created by HC at room conditions. To promote this emerging...
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The Course and the Effects of Agricultural Biomass Pyrolysis in the Production of High-Calorific Biochar
PublicationThe thermal pyrolysis of agriculture biomass has been studied in a fixed-bed reactor, wherethe pyrolysis was conducted at a steady temperature of 800◦C. This work analyses the pyrolysisproducts of six agricultural wastes: pistachio husks, walnut husks, sunflower hulls, buckwheat husks,corncobs and coconut shells. The conducted research compared examples of large waste biomassstreams from different parts of the world as a potential...
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Effect of Microplastics Pollution on Hydrogen Production from Biomass: A Comprehensive Review
PublicationHydrogen production from biomass and organic wastes is considered as a potential alternative energy source and is known as a clean and CO2-free fuel energy carrier. H2 is considered very promising among the other energy sources; therefore, the effective conversion of biomass and organic solid waste to this secondary energy source is urgently sought. As a result, it is of importance to assess the impact of the existence of microplastics...
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Recovery of Anammox Biomass at Short Hydraulic Retention Time in a MBR Reactor
PublicationThe anammox system has been consider as an economical option for treating high concentration of nitrogen and poor in biodegradable orgaednic carbon wastewaters. This process is attractive option compared with conventional nitrogen removal because it provides a significant saving in aeration and organic addition for denitrification. The anammox technology has been applied mostly for concentrated nitrogenous wastewater containing...
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Aquatic biomass containing porous silica as an anode for lithium ion batteries
PublicationA composite electrode was manufactured by pyrolysis of Red Algae (Polysiphonia fucoides) covered by diatoms (Diatomophyceae). Electrodes were tested as a half cell with capacity of 500 mA h g−1 after 80 cycles. XPS analysis shows formation of lithium silicate under reduction of silica in an aprotic electrolyte containing LiPF6 salt.
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Liquefaction of macroalgae Enteromorpha biomass for the preparation of biopolyols by using crude glycerol
PublicationThis article describes the liquefaction process of macroalgae Enteromorpha with the use of crude glycerol as a solvent and a reagent, aimed at obtaining of new bio-polyols, which are characterized with respect to their chemical structure, physical and thermal properties. Six different biopolyols were prepared. In order to optimize the liquefaction of algal biomass for the best bio-polyol properties, two catalysts (sulfuric or orthophosphoric...
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Thermodynamic Cycles of Air Microturbine Power Plants Working on Biomass Fuels
PublicationThe gas turbine engine is modified to work as an air turbine set which consists, in the simplest arrangement, of a compressor, a heat exchanger and a turbine. Air is a working medium for both: the compressor and the turbine. This kind of air turbine set can be applied in power plants working on biomass fuels. In this solution we can burn fuels of varying parameters in the external combustion chamber without any harmful effects...
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International Journal on Energy Conversion
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Conversion of a diesel engine bus into a trolleybus
PublicationPrzedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Trolejbusowej w Gdyni od 2004 roku we własnym zakresie buduje trolejbusy w oparciu o nadwozia używanych autobusów. W monografii przedstawiono przyczyny rozpoczęcia tego przedsięwzięcie, jego przebieg oraz techniczny budowy trolejbusu w oparciu o nadwozie autobusowe.
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Nanomaterials for Environmental Purification and Energy Conversion
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Przykłady wykorzystania biomasy do produkcji ciepła.
PublicationPrzedstawiono charakterystykę dwóch podstawowych rodzajów biomasy, które mo-gą być wykorzystywane do celów energetycznych tj. drewna odpadowego i słomy.Omówiono właściwości słomy z punktu widzenia ochrony środowiska i porównano ją z innymi nośnikami energii pierwotnej. W pracy omówiono także bilans drewna energetycznego i przedstawiono dwa przykłady kotłowni opalanej zrębkami drzewnymi (Kliniska, Otwock).
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Biomasa w opinii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
PublicationOmawia się stan polskiej wsi oraz perspektywy agroenergetyki. Rozwój agroenergetyki wymaga wielofunkcyjnego modelu rolnictwa, nastawionego na bezpieczeństwo żywnosciowe, bezpieczeństwo energetyczne i bezpieczeństwo ekologiczne, łącznie z zachowaniem bioróżnorodności. Najpilniejsze to tworzenie rozwiązań i obiektów demonstracyjnych o wysokim potencjale replikacyjnym.
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SEM pictures - biomass
Open Research DataThe dataset contains SEM pictures catching the changes occurring in biomass structures when the biomass undergoes pre-treatment processes.
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Multifunctional catalyst-assisted sustainable reformation of lignocellulosic biomass into environmentally friendly biofuel and value-added chemicals
PublicationRapid urbanization is increasing the world's energy demand, making it necessary to develop alternative energy sources. These growing energy needs can be met by the efficient energy conversion of biomass, which can be done by various means. The use of effective catalysts to transform different types of biomasses will be a paradigm change on the road to the worldwide goal of economic sustainability and environmental protection. The...
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Effect of Individual Components of Lignocellulosic Biomass on Methane Production and Methanogen Community Structure
PublicationOne of the major factors that influences the economic feasibility of biogas production is the availability of digestible feedstocks. There is little research on the influence of the chemical composition of biomass on biogas synthesis, especially with regard to the content of lignocellulosic materials. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate how differences in the content of cellulose and lignin in lignocellulosic biomass...
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Advantageous conditions of saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels generation via fermentation processes
PublicationProcessing of lignocellulosic biomass includes four major unit operations: pre-treatment, hydrolysis, fermentation and product purifcation prior to biofuel generation via anaerobic digestion. The microorganisms involved in the fermentation metabolize only simple molecules, i.e., monosugars which can be obtained by carrying out the degradation of complex polymers, the main component of lignocellulosic biomass. The object of this...
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Diatoms Biomass as a Joint Source of Biosilica and Carbon for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
PublicationThe biomass of one type cultivated diatoms (Pseudostaurosira trainorii), being a source of 3D-stuctured biosilica and organic matter—the source of carbon, was thermally processed to become an electroactive material in a potential range adequate to become an anode in lithium ion batteries. Carbonized material was characterized by means of selected solid-state physics techniques (XRD, Raman, TGA). It was shown that the pyrolysis...
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Research on flue gas flow measurement and modelling in the moving grate biomass boiler
PublicationThe aim of this research was to determine the nature of gas flow in a grate boiler model by the method of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and CFD. The paper presents the comparison of the PIV results with numerical simulations made in the environment of ANSYS Fluent. The main goal of the experiment was to describe the phenomena occurring on the grate. Methodology of modelling solid fuel combustion on the moving grate was proposed...
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Modification of ASM3 for the determination of biomass adsorption/storage capacity in bulking sludge control
PublicationSystemy osadu czynnego z selektorami (SAS) umożliwiają ograniczenie nadmiernego wzrostu bakterii nitkowatych, które odpowiadają za zjawisko zwanę ''puchnięciem osadu''. Celem tych badań było opracowanie modelu matematycznego opisującego szybkie usuwanie substratu w systemach SAS. W tym celu zmodyfikowano Model Osadu Czynnego nr 3 (ASM3) poprzez dodanie równań opisujących zjawiska adsorpcji i bezpośredniego wzrostu bakterii na zaadsorbowanym...
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Use of biomass and coal in process of co-firing fuels in boiler with retort burner
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Evaluation of ferrofluid-coated rotating magnetic field-assisted bioreactor for biomass production
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Utilization of internal carbon sources by a full-scale process biomass for denitrification and EBPR
PublicationDla zwiększenia efektywności denitryfikacji i zintegrowanych biologicznych procesów usuwania fosforu (z ang. EBPR) w ramach istniejących możliwości technologicznych komunalnych oczyszczalni ścieków, zaleca się korzystać z odpowiednich źródeł węgla. Ze względu na wysokie koszty zakupu konwencjonalnych źródeł węgla i wymagany (zazwyczaj) okres adaptacji mikroorganizmów biorących udział w oczyszczaniu ścieków, zwrócono uwagę na możliwość...
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INFLUENCE OF TEMPERATURE ON THE ACTIVITY OF ANAMMOX GRANULAR BIOMASS - SHORT AND LONG-TERM ASPECT
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine a short-term and long-term effect of temperature on the anammox process rate and determination of temperature coefficients in the Arrhenius and Ratkowski equations. The short-term effects of temperature on the anammox biomass were investigated in batch tests at ten different temperatures in the range of 10-55 ̊C. The maximum rate 1.3 gN (gVSS·d)-1 observed at 40 ̊C. The minimum rate, close...
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Material Balance for Stepwise Extraction of Freshwater Algae Biomass with Heavy Metal Sequestration
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Effect of Mechanical and Herbicide Treatments on Weed Densities and Biomass in Two Potato Cultivars
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Machine learning for the management of biochar yield and properties of biomass sources for sustainable energy
PublicationBiochar is emerging as a potential solution for biomass conversion to meet the ever increasing demand for sustainable energy. Efficient management systems are needed in order to exploit fully the potential of biochar. Modern machine learning (ML) techniques, and in particular ensemble approaches and explainable AI methods, are valuable for forecasting the properties and efficiency of biochar properly. Machine-learning-based forecasts,...