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Offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions from biomass waste and mineralised carbon dioxide
Authors: Tripathi, N.; Hills, C.; Singh, R.; Singh, J.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractThe present work investigates biomass wastes and their ashes for re-use in combination with mineralised CO2 in cement-bound construction products. A range of biomass residues (e.g., wood-derived, nut shells, fibres, and fruit peels) sourced in India, Africa and the UK were ashed and exposed to CO2 gas. These CO2-reactive ashes could mineralise CO2 gas and be used to cement ‘raw’ biomass in solid carbonated monolithic composites. The CO2 sequestered in ashes (125–414 g CO2/kg) and that em
Asymmetrical response of California electricity demand to summer-time temperature variation
Authors: Kumar, R.; Rachunok, B.; Maia-Silva, D.; Nateghi, R.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractCurrent projections of the climate-sensitive portion of residential electricity demand are based on estimating the temperature response of the mean of the demand distribution. In this work, we show that there is significant asymmetry in the summer-time temperature response of electricity demand in the state of California, with high-intensity demand demonstrating a greater sensitivity to temperature increases. The greater climate sensitivity of high-intensity demand is found not only in t
Transparent heater with meshed amorphous oxide/metal/amorphous oxide for electric vehicle applications
Authors: Lee, S.; Hwang, J.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractFor electric vehicle application, one of the problems to be solved is defrosting or defogging a windshield or a side mirror without gas-fired heaters. In this paper, we report on a high performance of transparent heater with meshed amorphous-SiInZnO (SIZO)/ Ag/ amorphous-SiInZnO (SIZO) (SAS) for pure electric vehicles. We have adopted amorphous oxide materials like SIZO since SIZO is well known amorphous oxide materials showing high transparency and smooth surface roughness. With the mes
Cost of wind energy generation should include energy storage allowance
Authors: Boretti, A.; Castelletto, S.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractThe statistic of wind energy in the US is presently based on annual average capacity factors, and construction cost (CAPEX). This approach suffers from one major downfall, as it does not include any parameter describing the variability of the wind energy generation. As a grid wind and solar only requires significant storage in terms of both power and energy to compensate for the variability of the resource, there is a need to account also for a parameter describing the variability of the
Thermal energy storage and thermal conductivity properties of Octadecanol-MWCNT composite PCMs as promising organic heat storage materials
Authors: Al-Ahmed, A.; Sarı, A.; Mazumder, M.; Hekimoğlu, G.; Al-Sulaiman, F.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractFatty alcohols have been identified as promising organic phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage, because of their suitable temperature range, nontoxicity and can be obtained from both natural and synthetic sources. Like all other organic PCMs, octadecanol (OD) as PCM suffers from low thermal conductivity (TC). In this work, to enhance its TC, it was grafted on the functionalized MWCNT and were used as a conductive filler to enhance overall thermal properties of OD in a
Cryogenic conditioning of microencapsulated phase change material for thermal energy storage
Authors: Trivedi, G.; Parameshwaran, R.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractMicroencapsulation is a viable technique to protect and retain the properties of phase change materials (PCMs) that are used in thermal energy storage (TES) applications. In this study, an organic ester as a phase change material was microencapsulated using melamine–formaldehyde as the shell material. This microencapsulated PCM (MPCM) was examined with cyclic cryogenic treatment and combined cyclic cryogenic heat treatment processes. The surface morphology studies showed that the shell s
Designing of Carbon Nitride Supported ZnCo2O4 Hybrid Electrode for High-Performance Energy Storage Applications
Authors: Sharma, M.; Gaur, A.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractThis study reports a unique graphitic-C3N4 supported ZnCo2O4 composite, synthesized through a facile hydrothermal method to enhance the electrochemical performance of the electrode. The g-C3N4@ZnCo2O4 hybrid composite based electrode exhibits a significant increase in specific surface area and maximum specific capacity of 157 mAhg−1 at 4 Ag−1. Moreover, g-C3N4@ZnCo2O4 electrode maintained significant capacity retention of 90% up to 2500 cycles. Utilizing this composite in the development
Model of Carbon Footprint Assessment for the Life Cycle of the System of Wastewater Collection, Transport and Treatment
Authors: Zawartka, P.; Burchart-Korol, D.; Blaut, A.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractThis article presents a model of the environmental assessment of the system of wastewater collection, transport and treatment. The model was developed based on an original environmental assessment method of a system consisting of four elements: septic tanks, household wastewater treatment plants, a sewerage system and a central wastewater treatment plant. To conduct the environmental assessment, the Life Cycle Assessment technique was applied. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chang
Changes in dietary carbon footprint over ten years relative to individual characteristics and food intake in the Västerbotten Intervention Programme
Authors: Hjorth, T.; Huseinovic, E.; Hallström, E.; Strid, A.; Johansson, I.
Journal: Scientific Reports (2020)

AbstractThe objective was to examine 10-year changes in dietary carbon footprint relative to individual characteristics and food intake in the unique longitudinal Västerbotten Intervention Programme, Sweden. Here, 14 591 women and 13 347 men had been followed over time. Food intake was assessed via multiple two study visits 1996–2016, using a 64-item food frequency questionnaire. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) related to food intake, expressed as kg carbon dioxide equivalents/1000 kcal and day,
In situ electrochemical conversion of CO
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            in molten salts to advanced energy materials with reduced carbon emissions
Authors: Weng, W.; Jiang, B.; Wang, Z.; Xiao, W.
Journal: Science Advances (2020)


            Cathode-anode synergy in molten salt enables in situ CO
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            fixation, low-carbon metallurgy, and conversion of carbon bulk to CNT.