Impacts of emissions changes from four potential U.S. CO2 emission reduction policies on 2050 air quality are analyzed using the community multiscale air quality model (CMAQ). Future meteorology was downscaled from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) ModelE General Circulation Model (GCM) to the regional scale using the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model. We use emissions growt...

Bulk energy storage is generally considered an important contributor for the transition toward a more flexible and sustainable electricity system. Although economically valuable, storage is not fundamentally a "green" technology, leading to reductions in emissions. We model the economic and emissions effects of bulk energy storage providing an energy arbitrage service. We calculate the profits ...

The increasing global demand for palm oil and its products has led to a significant growth in palm plantations and palm oil production. Unfortunately, these bring serious environmental problems, largely because of the large amounts of waste material produced, including palm kernel shell (PKS). In this study, we used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to investigate the PKS co-firing of a 300 MW...

BACKGROUND Moxibustion therapy has been used historically for thousands of years and there are many clinical trials supporting its efficacy and effectiveness for various conditions. Moxa smoke has been a major reason for avoiding moxibustion due to its smell and potential risks to the human body. METHODS 10 units of commercial indirect moxa (CIM) from six manufacturers (A-F) were burnt in a 2...

*Correspondence: Qiang Wang, Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China e-mail: [email protected] Microalgae have been currently recognized as a group of the most potential feedstocks for biodiesel production due to high productivity potential, efficient biosynthesis of lipids, and less competition with food production. Moreove...

The reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) is a perennial challenge for fuel combustion. Electric field enhanced combustion promising technology to decrease NOx emissions during the process. This study aims investigate effects electric on fuel-NOx formation pyridine (the main nitrogen-containing compounds in fossil fuels) yields products (NO, NO2, N2, CO and CO2) are investigated oxidation with ext...

C is in the midst of the largest and fastest period of economic growth in global history. While this growth at 9 10% GDP per year has lifted hundreds of millions of people from poverty, the all out prioritization of economic prosperity has created serious air and water pollution that are affecting the health of the local population, and also have increasing global climate impacts. A World Healt...