A solid oxide fuel cell utilizing bio-fuels such as methanol and ethanol could provide a carbon–neutral electricity generation facilitate its applications in transport or stationary power unit. Herein, Ce4+ doping SrFe0.95Ni0.05O3 imparts FeNi3 exsolution CeO2 precipitation reducing condition, contributing to the reforming, C-C bond cleavage coke consumption anode chamber. The ferrite perovskit...

The main activity of the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine (Lorraine Collieries), employing 23,000 operatives and executives, is coalmining. The coke production is carried out by two coke oven plants with a workforce of respectively 747 and 552 workers. The coal coking process entails the emission of noxious products such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from the ovens. The influence of...

AIMS To evaluate the incidence risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers for the 1986-94 period in Cornigliano, a district of Genoa (Italy), where a coke oven is located a few hundred metres from the residential area. METHODS The whole of Genoa and one of its 25 districts (Rivarolo) were selected as controls. The trend of risk around the coke oven was evaluated via Stone's method, while the geogra...

The blast-furnace process consists of a large number of processes that are physicochemical, thermal and mechanical interconnected processes. In addition to main processes consisting of iron oxides reduction, pig iron and slag melt creation, also realised are fuel combustion, gas flow, charge and melt flow, dissociation and other reactions in the solid and liquid phases. Inputs to the blast-furn...

DNA repair is an essential mechanism for cells to maintain their genomic integrity under endogenous or exogenous assault. Reduced DNA repair capacity (DRC) is associated with increased risk for several environmentally related cancers. The micronucleus in peripheral lymphocytes has been validated as a biomarker of chromosomal damage, increasing cancer risk in human populations. We hypothesized t...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the levels of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their relationship with oxidative DNA damage among Vietnamese coke-oven workers. METHODS We collected urine from 36 coke-oven workers (exposed group) at the beginning and end of the shift on 2 consecutive days. We also collected urine from 78 medical staff (control group). Information was col...

Nowadays, most of the hydrogen is obtained from fossil fuels. At same time, effort and resources dedicated to development sustainable manufacturing processes are rapidly increasing promote energy transition toward renewable sources. In this direction, a potential source could be sulfide, produced as byproduct in several processes, particular oil extraction refinery operations. Methane reforming...