Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are major toxic air pollutants released during incomplete combustion of coal. PAH emissions are especially problematic in China because of their reliance on coal-powered energy. The prenatal period is a window of susceptibility to neurotoxicants. To determine the health benefits of reducing air pollution related to coal-burning, we compared molecular bioma...

A high performance gas displacement pump based on four individual cylinders was developed. The magnetically-coupled pistons and the hermetically-sealed housings as well special cleanliness in terms of out-gassing radio-purity make cylinder interesting for usage low background experiments dealing with noble gases target. An optimized inner flow path reduced dead volume respect to prototype singl...

The Pentaneand Toluene-Soluble Fractions of a Petroleum Residue and three Coal Tars by Size Exclusion Chromatography and UV-Fluorescence Spectroscopy — A petroleum atmospheric pressure distillate residue and three tars derived from different coals using different severities of thermal treatment were separated into seven fractions using column chromatography on silica and sequential elution by t...

The Power Systems Development Facility (PSDF) is an engineering scale demonstration of advanced coal-fired power systems and high-temperature, high-pressure gas filtration systems. The PSDF was designed at sufficient scale so that advanced power system components and the Department of Energy’s Clean Coal Roadmap program elements could be tested in an integrated fashion to provide data for comme...

The MARKAL energy-system modeling tool was used to assess potential energy-technology strategies to 2050 for China that would enable continued economic development while ensuring energy-supply security and environmental sustainability. Our analysis suggests that continued reliance on domestic coal, which would help avoid high dependence on imported energy, is not inconsistent with achieving env...