Within international research in partitioning and transmutation (P&T), the separation of trivalent actinides (An(III)) from the chemical similar trivalent lanthanides (Ln(III)) is a main task that was comprehensively studied within the last two decades [1–3]. The investigated solvent extraction processes often follow the plutonium uranium reduction extraction (PUREX) process, in which uranium a...

Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology this paper analyses andcompares the complete fuel cycles of current (Gen II) and future (Gen III) nuclearreactor operations in order to determine the contributions to greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions from the individual stages of the nuclear energy chains. Theresearch focused on electricity generated by European Pressurised Reactors...

global air pollution is a serious threat caused by excessive use of fossil fuels for transportation. despite the fact that diesel fuel is a big environmental pollutant as it contains different hydrocarbons, sulphur and crude oil residues, it is yet regarded as a highly critical fuel due to its wide applications. nowadays, biodiesel as a renewable additive is blended with diesel fuel to achieve ...

Two-stroke engines are distinguished by the highest overall efficiency among all main engines. This is not only due to low speed, and large piston stroke, but also high combustion temperature, which result in an increase nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x</sub>) emission. Technical solutions applied bring into compliance with current NO<sub>x</sub> emission standards set Tier III...

HEDRICK, H. G. (General Dynamics/Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tex.), C. E. MILLER, J. E. HALKIAS, AND J. F. HILDEBRAND. Selection of a microbiological corrosion system for studying effects on structural aluminum alloys. Appl. Microbiol. 12:197200. 1964.Two laboratory methods, a metal-strip test and a tank test, were evaluated as microbiological corrosion systems for producing corroded test specimens...

Environmental issues due to increases in emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases are driving the development of clean energy delivery technologies such as fuel cells. Low temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) use hydrogen as a fuel and their only emission is water. W hile significant advances have been made in recent years, a major limitation of the current technology...

More stringent Euro 6 and LEV III emission standards will immediately begin execution on 2014 and 2015 respectively. Accurate air/fuel ratio control can effectively reduce vehicle emission. The simulation of engine dynamic system is a very powerful method for developing and analysing engine and engine controller. Currently, most engine air/fuel ratio control used look-up table combined with pro...

A large number of heavy-duty trucks idle a significant amount. Heavy-duty line-haul truck engines idle about 20–40% of the time the engine is running, depending on season and operation. Drivers idle engines to power climate control devices (e.g., heaters and air conditioners) and sleeper compartment accessories (e.g., refrigerators, microwave ovens, and televisions) and to avoid start-up proble...

lanthanide(iii) chloro complexes of 4[n-(4’-hydroxy-3’-methoxybenzalidene) amino] antipyrine semicarbazone (hmbaaps) (i) and 4[n-(3’,4’,5’-trimethoxybenzalidene) amino] antipyrine semicarbazone (tmbaaps) (ii) with the general composition lncl3.2l (ln = la, pr, nd, sm, gd, tb, dy or ho; l = hmbaaps or tmbaaps) are reported. all the complexes were synthesized in ethanolic medium and refluxed the ...

Article history: Received 3 September 2007 Received in revised form 31 January 2008 Accepted 29 April 2008 Biomass and bio-fuels have gained a growing interest as sustainable and renewable energy. In this paper, we perform a citation network analysis of scientific publications to know the current structure of biomass and bio-fuel research. By clustering and visualizing the network, we revealed ...