In this paper we propose two novel coalitional game theory based optimization methods for minimizing the cost of electricity consumed by households from a smart community. Some households in the community may own renewable energy systems (RESs) conjoined with energy storing systems (ESSs). Some other residences own ESSs only, while the remaining households are simple energy consumers. We first ...

enhanced coagulation (ec) is defined as the addition of excess coagulation to improve the removal of disinfection by-product (dbps) precursors through the use of conventional water treatment processes. in this research, most of coagulants of ferric chloride (fecl3), poly aluminum chloride(pacl) in removal of most parameters of total organic carbon (toc), dissolved organic carbon (doc), organic ...

The aim of this work was to develop simple and fast tests to predict anaerobic biogasification potential (ABP) of ingestates and digestates from a biogas plant. Forty-six samples of both ingestates and digestates were collected within an eight-month observation period and were analyzed in terms of biological and chemical parameters, namely, ABP test, oxygen demand in a 20-h respirometric test (...

Surface hydrographic and biogeochemical properties were measured contemporaneously at high spatial density during a w x transit from Chesapeake Bay, across the Middle Atlantic Bight MAB and Gulf Stream to the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda w x from 28 September–2 October 1996. Discrete samples were collected for total organic carbon TOC , dissolved organic w x w x w x w x carbon DOC , total organic ...

We present a seasonal and baseline survey of selected physicochemical parameters in epipelagic samples from Qua Iboe (QIB) and Cross River (CRV) estuaries in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The parameters analysed were temperature, pH, salinity, turbidity, total suspended solids (TSS), dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen, available p...

This research challenges a central tenet of consumerism—the widespread belief that owning more (e.g., more clothes, another TV, or another car) is more satisfying than owning less. We posit and show in the lab and the field that even though consumers prefer to own more goods, ironically, they can be more satisfied owning less. This occurs with contrasting possessions— goods that fulfill similar...

A particle-into-liquid sampler (PILS) was coupled with a total organic carbon analyzer (TOC) and two ion chromatographs (IC) to enable high time-resolution measurements of water-soluble ions and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) by a single sampling and analytical setup. The new high time-resolution measurement system, the PILS-TOC-IC, was able to provide essential chemical and physical infor...

the quality of wastewater generated in any process industry is generally indicated by performance indices namely bod, cod and toc, expressed in mg/l. the use of toc as an analytica parameter has become more common in recent years especially for the treatment of industrial wastewater. in this study, several empirical relationships were established between bod and cod with toc using regression an...

We conducted experiments to elucidate the mechanism by which alpha-tocopherol (alpha-toc) concentration in the liver remarkably increases in rats treated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) when excess amounts of DL-alpha-tocopheryl-acetate (alpha-toc-ac) were given. First, diets containing 5 and 50 mg of alpha-toc-ac per 100 g were respectively added with 0.05% of PCB and given to rats for 10...