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LPG-Fueled Vehicles: An Overview of Technology and Market Trend
(Automotive Experiences, 2020)
This article presents an overview of the technology status and market trends of LPG-fueled
vehicles through the literature approach to re-evaluate their future. In the review, it is
discovered that LPG vehicles are ...
Tamarindus Indica fruit shell ash: a low cost and effective catalyst for biodiesel production from Parinari curatellifolia seeds oil
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2019-02-21)
The study evaluated the potential use of agricultural waste, Tamarindus indica fruit shell ash, as a solid base catalyst
for production of biodiesel. The catalyst was prepared by calcination of T. indica fruit shell at ...
Storage and thermal stability of biodiesel produced from manketti nut oil of Southern Africa origin with the infuence of metal contaminants and antioxidants
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2020-04-20)
Biodiesel has widely been produced from common edible oils; however, food versus fuel conficts has motivated researchers to search for other less common feedstock for production of biodiesel. Thus, this study investigates ...
Optimization of microwave-assisted alkali pretreatment followed by acid hydrolysis of sugarcane straw for production of acetone-butanol-ethanol
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2020-05-07)
The production of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) calls for effective pretreatment and hydrolysis techniques to maximize reducing sugar yields. In this study, optimized microwave-assisted alkali (MAA) pretreatment followed ...
Theoretical Study of Cluster Ions Existing in Vapours over Cesium Bromide and Iodide
(British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 2015-05-13)
The properties of ions Cs2X+, Cs3X2+, CsX2−, and Cs2X3− (X = Br or I) have been studied using the density functional theory and Möller–Plesset perturbation theory of the 2nd and 4th order. For all species the equilibrium ...
Interactions Between Sodium Ion and Constituents of Chitosan: DFT Study
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-09-03)
Glucosamine and acetylglucosamine are the constituents of chitosan and chitin natural biopolymers. In the present
study, the structure and properties of the D-glucosamine monomer (A), N-acetylglucosamine monomer (B), and ...
Vibrational and Electronic Spectra of Natural Dyes Constituents for Solar Cell Application: DFT and TDDFT Study
(Science Publishing Group, 2015-09-09)
Selected constituents of natural dyes, phenol, 1,2-benzoquinone, 1,4-benzoquinone, 1,4-naphthoquinone, and
9,10-anthraquinone have been studied theoretically using the density functional theory and time-dependent density ...
Short-term load forecasting in a hybrid microgrid: a case study in Tanzania
(Journal of Electrical Systems, 2019)
Most emerging countries such as Tanzania are promoting rural electrification through
installation of microgrids. This paper proposes an approach for short-term day-ahead load
forecast in rural hybrid microgrids in emerging ...
Natural dyes for solar cell application: uv-visible spectra and outdoor photovoltaic performance
(Research Journal in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014-09)
Successful conversion of visible light into electrical output was achieved by using four locally available natural dyes as
wide band gap semiconductor sensitizers in Dye-sensitized solar cells. Natural dyes extracted from ...
Structure and thermodynamic properties of positive and negative cluster ions in saturated vapour over barium dichloride
(Taylor & Francis online, 2013-03-13)
Geometrical structure, vibration spectra, and enthalpies of dissociation have been investigated for the ions BaCl3−, Ba2Cl3+, Ba3Cl5+, and Ba4Cl7+ which were detected earlier in the saturated vapour over BaCl2. Quantum ...