Browsing Materials, Energy, Water and Environmental Sciences by Author "Jande, Yusufu"
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Adsorption-capacitive deionization hybrid system with activated carbon of modified potential of zero charge
Sufiani, Omari; Elisadiki, Joyce; Tanaka, Hideki; Teshima, Katsuya; Sahini, Mtabazi; Machunda, Revocatus; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier, 2023-02-15)In this study water solutions are desalinated with carbon electrodes of modified surface charges. The idea is to endow the electrodes with the ability to physically adsorb salt ions without applying potential so as to save ... -
Biogas-slurry derived mesoporous carbon for supercapacitor applications
Enock, Talam; King’ondu, Cecil; Pogrebnoi, Alexander; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier Ltd., 2017-09)This study reports on the transformation of biogas slurry into mesoporous carbon for supercapacitor electrodes. Pore structures have been modified by altering activation time, temperature and KOH/carbon mass ratio. The ... -
Biomass-based carbon electrode materials for capacitive deionization: a review
Elisadiki, Joyce; Kibona, Talam; Machunda, Revocatus; Saleem, Muhammad; Kim, Woo-Seung; Jande, Yusufu (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2019-06-27)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a promising water purification technology which works by removing salt ions or charged species from aqueous solutions. Currently, most of the research on CDI focuses on the desalination of ... -
Capacitive Deionization for the Removal of Paraquat Herbicide from Aqueous Solution
Alfredy, Tusekile; Elisadiki, Joyce; Jande, Yusufu (Hindawi, 2021-10-08)In comparison to other conventional methods like adsorption and reverse osmosis (RO), capacitive deionization (CDI) has only been investigated extensively for the removal of inorganic pollutants from water, demonstrating ... -
Capacitive deionization: a promising technology for water defluoridation: a review
Alfredy, Tusekile; Elisadiki, Joyce; Jande, Yusufu (IWA Publishing, 2021-08-30)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is among the promising technologies employed for water purification. CDI has been studied for the removal of various ionic species from water including fluoride ion (F ) with promising results. ... -
Catalytic supercritical water gasification of biomass waste using iron-doped alkaline earth catalysts
Bakari, Ramadhani; Kivevele, Thomas; Huang, Xiao; Jande, Yusufu (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2022-05-18)The objective of this study is to optimise the process of supercritical water gasification of rice husk biomass utilising a low-cost catalyst made from alkaline-earth materials. The interactions between catalyst loading ... -
Catalytic tar conversion and the prospective use of iron-based catalyst in the future development of biomass gasification: a review
Ramadhani, Bakari; Kivevele, Thomas; Kihedu, Joseph; Jande, Yusufu (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2020-06-27)Biomass is a promising renewable energy source which is available globally, mostly in developing countries where access to clean and affordable energy is a critical problem. Biomass gasification is an interesting technology ... -
Clustering and Fuzzy Logic-Based Demand-Side Management for Solar Microgrid Operation: Case Study of Ngurudoto Microgrid, Arusha, Tanzania
Philipo, Godiana; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (Hindawi, 2021-02-15)Permanent electricity availability should not be taken for granted since grid sustainability and reliability are at stake when there is no balance between supply and demand. This paper employs a load balancing demand-side ... -
Combined reverse osmosis and constant-current operated capacitive deionization system for seawater desalination
Minhas, Muhammad; Jande, Yusufu; Kim, Woo-Seung (Elsevier B.V., 2014-07-01)There is an increase in the use of water purification technologies to produce the purified water from saline water. The desalination process may either involve the use of a single desalination technology, or may include ... -
Correction to: Arduino-based low-cost electrical load tracking system with a long-range mesh network
Wang, Xinlin; Ha, Bora; Manong, Frank; Jung, Woo-Kyun; Jande, Yusufu; Ahn, Sung-Hoon (Springer, 2020)A system that combines the advantage of the long-range (LoRa) communication method and the structural characteristics of a mesh network for an LoRa mesh network-based wireless electrical load tracking system is proposed. ... -
Crustacean derived calcium phosphate systems: Application in defluoridation of drinking water in East African rift valley
Wagutu, Agatha; Machunda, Revocatus; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier B.V., 2018-04-05)Calcium phosphate adsorbents, derived from prawns and crabs shell biomass wastes have been developed using wet chemistry and low temperature treatment. The adsorbents were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and Fourier ... -
Demand-SideManagement of Solar Microgrid Operation: Effect of Time-of-Use Pricing and Incentives
Philipo, Godiana Hagile; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (Hindawi, 2020-06-05)Over 17% of the world’s population lack access to electricity, the majority being in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Microgrid technologies are a promising solution towards rural and remote area ... -
Desalination using capacitive deionization at constant current
Jande, Yusufu; Kim, Woo-Seung (Elsevier B.V., 2013-11-15)Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging technology of desalinating brackish/seawater to attain freshwater. The process involves polarization of the two electrodes electrically using direct current; thus the cations ... -
Design and Performance Analysis of Composite Airfoil Wind Turbine Blade
Mwanyika, Hegespo; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (University of Dar es Salaam, 2021)Small horizontal axis wind turbine rotors with composite airfoil rotor blades were designed and investigated in the present study in order to improve its performance in low wind speed and low Reynolds number (Re) conditions ... -
Effect of Natural Pozzolana on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete
Fode, Tsion; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (Hindawi, 2024-02-13)Construction industries are rapidly growing, sacking high amounts of concrete which has a highly dense microstructure with excellent mechanical properties, more durable, and highly eco-friendly materials. Hence, many of ... -
Effects of different supplementary cementitious materials on durability and mechanical properties of cement composite – Comprehensive review
Fode, Tsion; Jande, Yusufu; Kivevele, Thomas (Elsevier Ltd., 2023)Ordinary Portland cement is the highest produced cement type in the world, however its pro- duction is high energy consumption means expensive, huge natural resource consumptive, and creating high environmental pollution. ... -
Effects of Raw and Different Calcined Bentonite on Durability and Mechanical Properties of Cement Composite Material2024
Kivevele, Thomas; Jande, Yusufu; Fode, Tsion (Elsevier, 2024-02-22)Bentonite is a natural pozzolanic material mostly composed of SiO2 and employed in cementing materials for the reduction of cement consumption and CO2 emission besides improving perfor- mance of cement composite material ... -
Electrospun carbon nanofibers for use in the capacitive desalination of water
Tarus, Bethwel; Jande, Yusufu; Njau, Karoli (Elsevier, 2022-12)Capacitive deionization (CDI) has rapidly become a promising approach for water desalination. The technique removes salt from water by applying an electric potential between two porous electrodes to cause adsorption of ... -
Energy minimization in monoethanolamine‐based CO2 capture using capacitive deionization
Jande, Yusufu; Asif, Muhammad; Shim, S. M.; Kim, Woo-Seung (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2014-01-07)Post‐combustion CO2 capture using monoethanolamine (MEA) is a mature technology; however, the high energy input requirements for solvent regeneration are still a challenge for MEA‐based CO2 capture. In this paper, a novel ... -
Enhanced electrosorption capacity of activated carbon electrodes for deionized water production through capacitive deionization
Sufiani, Omari; Tanaka, Hideki; Teshima, Katsuya; Machunda, Revocatus; Jande, Yusufu (Elsevier Ltd., 2020)The deionized water (DI) of high purity standards is used in several industrial processes to manufacture products and technologies for high end applications. Currently, DI water is produced by either reverse osmosis or ...