The continuous decline of petroleum and natural gas reserves and non linear rise of oil price has brought about a realisation of the need for a change in our perpetual dependence on the fossil fuel. A day to day increased consumption of crude and petroleum products has made a considerable impact on our foreign exchange reserves. Hence, an alternate resource for the conversion of energy (both li...

–Fast depletion of fossil fuels demands an urgent need to carryout research to find viable alternative fuels such as Hydrogen, LPG and CNG. The gaseous hydrocarbons seem to be best immediate option presently available[1]. The remarkable feature of gaseous fuels are the absence of mineral impurities, the consistency in quality and the convenience and efficient in use. LPG is used widely as a co-...

Direct utilization and internal reforming of gaseous fuels is investigated on symmetric-architecture metal supported solid oxide fuel cells (MS-SOFCs) with thin ceramic electrolyte scaffold backbone layers, low cost ferritic stainless steel supports both sides. Infiltrated Pr-oxide Ni/samarium-doped ceria catalysts are added to the cathode anode electrodes, respectively. Initial performance dur...

Sustainable development of renewable resources is a major challenge globally. Biomass is an important renewable energy source and an alternative to fossil fuels. Pyrolysis of biomass is a promising method for simultaneous production of biochar, bio-oil, pyroligneous acid (PA), and gaseous fuels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pyrolysis process and products yields of Schisandra...

In this paper an Environmental Economic Dispatch (EED) problem is proposed to investigate the emission control. The current energy consumption is weighing heavily on fossil fuels which account for about 70-90% of total energy used. These fossil fuels produce harmful gaseous emissions such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) which cause hazardous effects in t...

Mexico City’s air pollution is a persistent and pervasive environmental problem that has imposed health and economic costs on society. With Mexico’s expenditures on controls calculated in several millions of pesos per year and slow progress toward compliance with air quality standards, a critical need exits for better and more effective abatement strategies. With the current Federal Environment...