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CeCu2O4 as a functional layer on solid oxide fuel cells for synthetic biogas reforming
PublicationSolid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) are one of the most promising electrochemical devices, which can convert chemical energy to the electrical energy these days. Their ability to work with different kind of fuel makes them noteworthy. SOFC can work with biogas. The problem arises when solid carbon starts to be deposited in anode. That leads to degradation of fuel cell. Simple solution is to apply catalytic functional layer, which is...
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Investigation of functional layers of solid oxide fuel cell anodes for synthetic biogas reforming
PublicationSolid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are one of the most promising energy conversion devices due to their high efficiency, low pollution and fuel flexibility. Unfortunately, when hydrocarbons are used as a fuel, for example in the form of a biogas, solid carbon can deposit on the anode surface. This process leads to the degradation of the fuel cell performance. A possible solution to this problem is to apply an additional catalytic material,...
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Biomass in biogas production: Pretreatment and codigestion
PublicationGlobally, there is increasing awareness that the implementation of ‘waste to energy’ technology is one of the best means to achieve sustainable energy development. The most popular approach is the conversion of organic-rich compounds into clean and renewable products by anaerobic digestion (AD). Biogas can be produced from agricultural residues, municipal/industrial biowastes, and sustainable biomass, especially materials that...
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Reforming the University
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The Weekend Bias in Recording Rare Birds: Mechanisms and Consequencess
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Hydrogen Production via Biomethane Reforming in DBD Reactor
PublicationProduction of hydrogen from CH4:CO2 (70%:30%) mixture simulating dry biogas in a DBD reactor supplied with AC of 1.0-2.0 kHz or nanosecond negative pulses is presented. We have found that hydrogen production and methane conversion degree increase linearly with discharge power in the range of up to 50 W. Nanosecond voltage pulses are much more efficient in hydrogen production than sine AC voltage
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Reforging spatial identity for social sustainability
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BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM BAKERY WASTES -DYNAMICS, RETENTION TIME AND BIOGAS POTENTIAL
PublicationThis paper presents results of bakery-waste methane-fermentation. The scope of the study covers the determination of basic physicochemical parameters, process dynamics and retention time as well as biogas composition and biogas efficiency. Methane fermentation process was carried out in accordance with German Standard DIN 38414 S8 and under condition of 38°C. Conclusion: bakery wastes have big potential for biogas production.
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Development of Gas Sensor Array for Methane Reforming Process Monitoring
PublicationThe article presents a new method of monitoring and assessing the course of the dry methane reforming process with the use of a gas sensor array. Nine commercially available TGS chemical gas sensors were used to construct the array (seven metal oxide sensors and two electrochemical ones). Principal Component Regression (PCR) was used as a calibration method. The developed PCR models were used to determine the quantitative parameters...
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Development of a simple biogas analyzer module (BAM) for real-time biogas production monitoring
PublicationAnaerobic digestion (AD) relies on the cooperation of specific microbial communities, making it susceptible to process disruptions that could impact biogas production. In this regard, this study presents a technological solution based on the Arduino platform, in the form of a simple online monitoring system that can track the produced biogas profile, named as biogas analyzer module (BAM). The applicability of the BAM focused on...
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Badanie parametrów wewnętrznego reformingu biogazu w tlenkowych ogniwach paliwowych z anodowymi warstwami katalitycznymi Ce0,9Pr0,1O2-δ i Ce0,9Sm0,1O2-δ
PublicationOgniwa paliwowe są obiecującą alternatywą dla energetyki opartej na paliwach kopalnych. Tlenkowe ogniwo paliwowe to urządzenie elektrochemiczne, które pozwala na bezpośrednie przetwarzanie energii chemicznej paliwa na energię stałego prądu elektrycznego. Standardowo wykorzystywanym paliwem jest wodór, który podczas utleniania nie wytwarza zanieczyszczeń, a produktami reakcji są woda i ciepło. Jednakże składowanie i transport czystego...
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FORECASTING BIOGAS FORMATION IN LANDFILLS
Publication: The aim of the present research was to develop a mathematical model for estimating the amount of viscous gas generated as a function of weather conditions. Due to the lack of models for predicting gas formation caused by sudden changes in weather conditions in the literature, such a model was developed in this study using the parameters of landfills recorded for over a year. The effect of temperature on landfill gas production...
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Microwave plasma application in decomposition and steam reforming of model tar compounds
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Utilization of ionic liquids for the enrichment of biogas
PublicationThis article discusses the dependence of biogas composition on organic feed material. High amounts of CO2 decrease the calorific value of biogas. Several technologies are reviewed which can be used to increase the calorific value. Special emphasis is laid on ionic liquids as a new absorbing material. ILs have a number of advantages due to their unique properties such as: low melting point, high thermal conductivity, no flammability,...
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Seaweed utilization issues in biogas production
PublicationMacroalgae can be seen as a renewable feedstock for the production of biofuels in many coastal areas around the World and especially in Baltic Sea region where the eutrophication is particularly troublesome. The investigation of anaerobic digestion technologies for extracting inexhaustible bioenergy from seaweed was conducted in many research institutions mainly in laboratory scale. Although seaweeds seem to have a great potential...
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Novel sugar-based nickel-tungsten carbide catalysts for dry reforming of hydrocarbons
PublicationThe search for new materials for dry reforming of hydrocarbons with high activity, stability, and ease of synthesis is still one of the main directions of research in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Traditional methods of carbide synthesis require the use of combustible gases of petrochemical origin. The search for new catalysts based on renewable and safe carbon sources is highly demanded. Therefore, we report WC and Ni-WC...
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Współprądowe zgazowanie wtórnego paliwa odpadowego, biomasy oraz mieszanek paliwa wtórnego z biomasą
PublicationPostępujący wzrost ilości ludzi, wraz ze zmianą stylu życia prowadzi do zwiększającej się konsumpcji energii, oraz produkcji odpadów komunalnych. W skład tych odpadów wchodzą, w coraz większym stopniu tworzywa sztuczne, materiały te podobnie jak odpady ligninocelulozowe, tekstylia czy makulatura są odpadami palnymi mogącymi być wykorzystanymi jako źródło enegii. Składniki te nie zostały oddzielone, jako surowce do recyklingu surowcowego,...
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Musical recording in a stereo surround system
PublicationCelem niniejszego artykułu jest omówienie realizacji nagrania chóru gospelowego wraz z towarzyszącym mu zespołem w systemie stereofonii dookólnej 5.1. W pierwszej kolejności przedstawiono techniki mikrofonowe użyte podczas nagrania. Następnie omówiono szczegóły związane z jego realizacją w studiu Radia Gdańsk. Ponadto przeprowadzono testy subiektywne z udziałem grupy ekspertów i na tej podstawie wybrano najlepiej ocenianą technikę...
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An Analysis of Airline GRI and SDG Reporting
PublicationThis study aims to increase our understanding of the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) topic-specific disclosures and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) addressed in the global passenger airline industry’s sustainability reporting (SR). Based on a quantitative content analysis of the industry’s sustainability reports from the financial year 2019 (FY19), this study reveals that airlines focused more on reporting environmental...
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Real-time simulator of agricultural biogas plant
PublicationThis article presents a real-time simulator of an agricultural biogas plant. The project contains biogas and biomass circuits simulation, as well as heating circuit simulation with a complete control system and visualization interface of the whole process. The software tool used to simulate the plant work is CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics), which enables a user to create and test simulation objects based on fundamental physical...
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Assessment of fitness for service of Cr-Mo steel tubes in catalytic reforming charge heaters
PublicationIn this paper characteristic features of metal dusting corrosion in high temperature gas mixtures of high carbon activity in catalytic reforming units, including Continuous Catalyst Regeneration (CCR) platformer are presented. Examples of 2.25Cr-1Mo and 9Cr-1Mo steel tubes at advanced stages of metal dusting process after long-term service in charge heaters are used to prove that destructive examinations are necessary to provide...
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Ukrainian Market of Electrical Energy: Reforming, Financing, Innovative Investment, Efficiency Analysis, and Audit
PublicationThe aim of this research is to determine the influence of electrical energy market regulation reform in Ukraine on the competitive environment, the reproduction processes of financial and innovative support, and the energy efficiency of the national economy. The authors have put forward and verified the hypothesis that, under conditions of institutional maturity of the Ukrainian electrical energy market, its liberalization and...
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Application of Fast Cameras to String Vibrations Recording
PublicationA hardware and software solution for guitar string vibration measurement by fast cameras is described. Orthogonal setup for 3D image acquisition is proposed capable to capture several thousand image frames per second. Dedicated image processing algorithm was developed and described in the paper, aimed at tracking the movement of some selected points along the string. Fast and accurate tracking results provided a detailed information...
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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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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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Cu supported on various oxides as a candidate catalyst for dry methane reforming in DIR-SOFCs systems
PublicationA series of Cu-support systems were tested as potential candidates for DIR-SOFC (Direct Internal Reforming SOFC) catalysts towards a dry reforming of methane (DRM). The various supports (-Al2O3, CeO2, ZrO2, SrTiO3) with comparable specific surface area (SSA), and additionally -Al2O3 with SSA an order of magnitude larger than that of the other supports has been applied. The obtained Cu-support systems were characterized in terms...
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Selective H2 production from plastic waste through pyrolysis and in-line oxidative steam reforming
PublicationThis study deals with the proposal of pyrolysis and in-line oxidative steam reforming (P-OSR) for plastic waste valorization and assesses the potential of this strategy for the selective production of H2. Overall, the study aims at progressing towards the fine-tuning of the pyrolysis-reforming technology by co-feeding O2. Thus, a multi-point O2 injection system has been developed to ensure a suitable O2 distribution in the reforming...
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Forming and Ranking Musical Rhythm Hypotheses.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono podstawowe pojęcia i definicje zwiazne z wyszukiwaniem informacji rytmicznej w utworach muzycznych. W muzykologii przyjmuje się, że atrybuty dźwięku, takie jak długość, częstotliwość oraz amplituda dźwięku determinują wagę rytmiczną dźwięku. W artykule przebadano te właściwości fizyczne dźwięku w kontekście okreslenia wagi rytmicznej, czyli miary określającej tendencję dźwięku do znalezienia się na początku...
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Forming of explosively welded metal plates.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwości kształtowania plastycznego poprzez walcowanie, tłoczenie, gięcie, skręcanie blach wielowarstwowych zgrzewanych wybuchowo.
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Pyrolysis Process of Whole Waste Tires as A Biomass Energy Recycling / Piroliza Opon Samochodowych Jako Energetyczny Recykling Biomasy
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Extraction of macroalgae biomass for cosmetics industry Wytwarzanie ekstraktu z biomasy makroglon�w do produkcji kosmetyk�w
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Hilton Environmental Reporting as a tool of Corporate Social Responsibility.
PublicationArtykuł ten przedstawia historię, kryteria oraz procedury wprowadzone w komputerowym systemie środowiskowym Hilton Environmental Reporting.
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Openess and Transparency of Fiscal Reporting in Poland – Assessment and Recommendation
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The role of reporting social and environmental impact on Polish universities
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Non-Visual Aspects of the Space Performing the Soundscape of the City
PublicationThe relationship between art and architecture remains a challenging issue today, first and foremost in the domain of architecture, and particularly in art and design schools. To address this issue, the Winter School International Research and Education (WIRE) programme was run in the Gazi University Department of Architecture between 2013 and 2014, with the main theme being “Art and Architecture”, and the sub-themes determined...
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An Analysis of Sustainability Reporting Practices of the Global Airline Industry
PublicationSustainability reporting (SR) has become a standard practice for many organisations worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to explore and develop our understanding of the global airline industry’s SR practices. Content analysis was employed to map which reporting frameworks the global commercial airline industry has recently used to report their non-financial impacts. Additionally, comparisons were made in the application of SR...
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Environmental impact assessment of municipal biogas plants – case study
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Desiccant cooling system with direct fired biogas reactivitation heater.
PublicationPraca przedstawia możliwości wykorzystania w chłodnictwie i klimatyzacji gazu pochodzącego z biomasy. Spalanie gazu może zapewnić ciepło do zasilania zarówno absorpcyjnych urządzeń chłodniczych, jak i adsorpcyjnych urządzeń klimatyzacyjnych. Przedstawiono bieżące trendy występujące w konstrukcjach adsorpcyjnych urządzeń klimatyzacyjnych.
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Process control of leakages in refinery reforming plant by means of Normal Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
PublicationPraca dotyczy zbadania możliwości, opracowania nowej procedury badawczej oraz dokonania oznaczeń ¬m-krezolu w strumieniu produktu z procesu reformingu katalitycznego techniką wysokosprawnej chromatografii cieczowej w układzie faz normalnych, z detektorem spektrofotometrycznym typu DAD (NP-HPLC-UV-VIS/DAD). Opracowana procedura stanowi alternatywę dla innych procedur wykorzystujących klasyczne techniki analityczne, albo wykorzystanie...
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Metal (Mo, W, Ti) Carbide Catalysts: Synthesis and Application as Alternative Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Hydrocarbons—A Review
PublicationDry reforming of hydrocarbons (DRH) is a pro-environmental method for syngas production. It owes its pro-environmental character to the use of carbon dioxide, which is one of the main greenhouse gases. Currently used nickel catalysts on oxide supports suffer from rapid deactivation due to sintering of active metal particles or the deposition of carbon deposits blocking the flow of gases through the reaction tube. In this view,...
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Effect of small quantities of potassium promoter and steam on the catalytic properties of nickel catalysts in dry/combined methane reforming
PublicationCarbon dioxide and methane are two of the principal greenhouse gases. Reduction of their content in the atmosphere is currently the subject of much worldwide research. Dry and combined reforming of methane are effective methods of CO2 and CH4 utilization and production of synthesis gas (syngas) in chemical technology. Testing of catalysts that provide the desired H2/CO ratio and long operation time is one of the critical aspects...
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Catalytic Activity of Nickel and Ruthenium–Nickel Catalysts Supported on SiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, and MgAl2O4 in a Dry Reforming Process
PublicationDry reforming of methane (DRM) is an eco-friendly method of syngas production due to the utilization of two main greenhouse gases—methane and carbon dioxide. An industrial application of methane dry reforming requires the use of a catalyst with high activity, stability over a long time, and the ability to catalyze a reaction, leading to the needed a hydrogen/carbon monoxide ratio. Thus, the aim of the study was to investigate the...
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Pyrolysis Combined with the Dry Reforming of Waste Plastics as a Potential Method for Resource Recovery—A Review of Process Parameters and Catalysts
Publication: Emissions of greenhouse gases and growing amounts of waste plastic are serious environmental threats that need urgent attention. The current methods dedicated to waste plastic recycling are still insufficient and it is necessary to search for new technologies for waste plastic management. The pyrolysis-catalytic dry reforming (PCDR) of waste plastic is a promising pro-environmental way employed for the reduction of both CO2 and...
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Biomasa
PublicationPraca przedstawia aktualny stan prawny w Polsce dotyczący biomasy, w szczególności jej prawne definicje zawarte w różnych aktach prawnych. Przedstawiono również właściwości opałowe biomasy. Zgodnie z danymi GUS w roku 2011 ze źródeł odnawialnych pozyskano 312.828 TJ (1012J), co stanowi 10,9% ogólnej ilości wyprodukowanej energii, a w 2012 r. 356.070 TJ co stanowi 11,7% ogólnej ilości pozyskanej energii. Najwięcej energii odnawialnej...
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The forming and emission of high power electromagnetic pulses
PublicationAn impulse energy source, a power conditioning system and an electromagnetic field emitter are essential to generate an electromagnetic field pulse (EMFP) with a specific frequency bandwidth. Selected simulation results for a power conditioning system consisting of a fuse opening switch and a paraboloidal electromagnetic emitter have been presented in this article. The synthetic system examined in the simulation is powered by...
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The forming and emission of high power electromagnetic pulses
PublicationAn impulse energy source, a power conditioning system and an electromagnetic field emitter are essential to generate an electromagnetic field pulse (EMFP) with a specific frequency bandwidth. Selected simulation results for a power conditioning system consisting of a fuse opening switch and a paraboloidal electromagnetic emitter have been presented in this article. The synthetic system examined in the simulation is powered by an...
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Challenges in Reporting the COVID-19 Spread and its Presentation to the Society
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