The liquefaction of crop residues in the presence of ethylene glycol, ethylene carbonate, or polyethylene glycol using sulfuric acid as a catalyst was studied. For all experiments, the liquefaction was conducted at 160°C and atmospheric pressure. The mass ratio of feedstock to liquefaction solvents used in all the experiments was 30:100. The results show that the acid catalyzed liquefaction pro...

Comparing to the conventional bath heating, the effects of liquefaction parameters on the degree of liquefaction of wood in polyhydric alcohols by using microwave as an energy source were evaluated. Polyurethane foams were successfully prepared from the liquefied biomass-based polyols. The effects of heating methods (conventional bath heating and microwave) and liquefaction reaction time on the...

In this paper the geological structure and earthquake activity nearby Kunming Basin, Yunnan, China, have been studied. Different ground motion attenuation models used in Japan and in Yunnan, China, have been reviewed, and quantitative comparisons between the models have been made. The zonation of peak horizontal acceleration corresponding to a seldom happened earthquake and the zonation of the ...

Hydrogen is considered one of the most important forms energy for future, as it can be generated from renewable sources and reduce CO2 emissions. In this review, different thermochemical techniques that are currently used production hydrogen biomass plantations or crops, well those industrial agro-industrial processes, were analyzed, such gasification, liquefaction, pyrolysis. addition, yields ...

Deoxygenation of triglycerides is one the crucial pathways for production oxygen-free hydrocarbons and biofuels that are fully compatible with conventional internal combustion engines. The one-step liquefaction hydrotreatment Chlorella sorokiniana microalgae was investigated in a three-phase slurry reactor. diesel-like successfully accomplished over sulfide form NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst under hydrog...

*Correspondence: Randel T. Cox, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152, USA e-mail: [email protected] Large-scale liquefaction features (e.g., sand blows, lateral-spread fissure vents) that can be recognized on remote-sensing imagery and photography have been of great utility in developing chronologies of paleo-earthquakes. In areas where large-s...

The acid-catalyzed liquefaction of rape straw in methanol using microwave energy was examined. Conversion yield and energy consumption were evaluated to profile the microwave-assisted liquefaction process. Chemical components of the bio-oils from various liquefaction conditions were identified. A higher reaction temperature was found to be beneficial to obtain higher energy consumption efficien...

10 Liquefaction of ligno-cellulosic biomass is one of the chemical conversion technologies for 11 developing new materials, adhesives and energy systems. The liquefaction process also 12 provides an opportunity to utilize ligno–cellulosic wastes such as saw-dust, woody wastes, 13 branches and twigs, agro-residues, etc. for the development of value added products. This 14 paper presents the liqu...

This study refers to the prediction of liquefaction potential of alluvial soil by artificial neural network models. To meet the objective 160 data sets from field and laboratory tests were collected for the development of ANN models. Initially these data sets were used to determine liquefaction parameters like cyclic resistance ratio and cyclic stress ratio by Idriss and Boulanger method to ide...

The work is a primary approach to grab attention on probability of liquefaction hazard in Rangpur City Corporation area. The investigated area of Rangpur was suspected to have high liquefaction potential since the foundation soil consists of loose sandy silt with a very shallow aquifer. Standard Penetration Test (SPT), which follows the general format of the Seed-Idriss simplified procedure for...