Nacrtak In this study, the economic and energy balances of forest biomass utilization for small-scale power generation are discussed, considering the spatial distribution of the forest biomass resources using the geographic information system (GIS) in the Kanuma area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. First, the optimum scales of two power-generation plants are discussed. For a direct combustion pow...

Two isostructural 1D compounds {[M3(hpdc)2(H2O)6] 2H2O}n (M = Mn, Co; H3hpde = 2-hydroxypyrimidine-4,6-dicarboxylic acid) were synthesized by the in situ hydrothermal reactions of 2-chloropyrimidine-4,6-dicarboxylic acid with MCl2 (M = Mn, Co) and NaOH; the MnII compound shows spin-canted antiferromagnetism, whereas the CoII compound exhibits the coexistence of spin-canting and a two-step field...

The sperm quality index (SQI) is a tool used to predict overall rooster semen quality, fertility, and hatchability. However, semen must be diluted before SQI analysis, and research has shown that the SQI is most predictive of fertility at lower semen dilutions. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to determine why the SQI is not as predictive of fertility at higher semen dilutions and wh...

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing continuously. Its accumulation in the air is one of the major causes of global warming and the change at equilibrium condition of weather and the environment. Utilization of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to produce useful chemicals could be a suitable solution to this problem. CO2 is not just a greenhouse gas, but also an ...

concerns related to climate change and security of energy supply is pushing various countries to make strategic energy planning decisions. in this regard, energy system modelling is an appropriate method to find out the utilization of current declining non-renewable energy resources and other possible scenarios. consequently, it is available to consider various aspects of energy system decision...

To our knowledge, the potential use of CO2 as a heat-transmitting fluid for cooling applications in power plants has not been explored very extensively. In this paper, we conduct theoretical analysis to explore heat transmission fluid. We evaluate and compare thermophysical properties both dry air perform simple on steam-condensing device where steam flows through one flow paths (CO2 or air) is...

It is well established that carbohydrate utilization is impaired in the fasted animal (1, 2). It has also been recently demonstrated that surviving liver slices prepared from fasted rats are incapable of converting C14-labeled glucose to CO2 and fatty acids to the same extent as are slices from livers of non-fasted rats (3). In an attempt to localize the level at which glucose utilization is su...

Utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) has become a crucial and anticipated solution to address environmental ecological issues. Enzymes such as carbonic anhydrase (CA) can efficiently convert CO2 into various platform chemicals under ambient conditions, which offers promising way for utilization. Herein, we constructed Pickering interfacial biocatalytic system (PIBS) stabilized by CA-embedded MOF...

In order to set a reference inventory data, an extensive literature search on compost production and compost utilization has been performed. The aim is to define carbon and energy footprint of bio-waste recycling and compost utilization. The available data suggest that when bio-waste is properly collected and recycled (through composting or anaerobic digestion) and a high quality compost is pro...