Investigation of the use of aluminum oxide nanoparticle-enhanced waste cooking oil blends in compression ignition engines.

The sustainable utilization of waste cooking oil (WCO) as an alternative to fossil fuels has gained considerable attention due to its potential for delivering substantial environmental and economic benefits. This research attempts to explore the impact of incorporating aluminum oxide nanoparticles (AONP) into WCO on the emissions, combustion characteristics, and overall performance of a single-cylinder compression ignition (CI) engine. Comparative analyses were conducted against conventional commercial diesel fuel and pure WCO, as well as varying blends of WCO with AONP at 25 ppm, 50 ppm, and 75 ppm concentrations.

Study on the effect of wet scrubbing technique on emissions in a dual fuel engine operating with diesel and hydrogen.

Reducing emissions from internal combustion (IC) engines is a crucial goal, encompassing nitrogen oxide (NO), hydrocarbon (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and smoke. To enhance both performance and emissions, contemporary IC engines have turned to alternative gases such as hydrogen (H) and exhaust after-treatment systems. A promising method to effectively decrease exhaust emissions entails the application of the scrubber technique as an exhaust gas after-treatment.

Studies on Effective Generation of Mediators Simultaneously at Both Half-Cells for VOC Degradation by Mediated Electroreduction and Mediated Electrooxidation.

Of the several electrochemical methods for pollutant degradation, the mediated electrooxidation (MEO) process is widely used. However, the MEO process utilizes only one (anodic) compartment toward pollutant degradation. To effectively utilize the full electrochemical cell, an improved electrolytic cell producing both oxidant and reductant mediators at their respective half-cells, which can be employed for treating two pollutants simultaneously, was investigated.

Radiation therapy for breast cancer: Literature review.

Concave shape with variable size target volume makes treatment planning for the breast/chest wall a challenge. Conventional techniques used for the breast/chest wall cancer treatment provided better sparing of organs at risk (OARs), with poor conformity and uniformity to the target volume. Advanced technologies such as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) improve the target coverage at the cost of higher low dose volumes to OARs.

Influence of cathode on the electro-generation of peroxydisulfuric acid oxidant and its application for effective removal of SO2 by room temperature electro-scrubbing process.

Peroxydisulfuric acid oxidant (H2S2O8) was electro-generated using boron doped diamond (BDD) anode in an undivided electrolytic cell under the optimized conditions and used for the oxidative removal of gaseous SO2. The influence of the nature of cathode material on the formation yield of H2S2O8 was investigated with Ti, Pt, Zr and DSA electrodes in a flow type electrolytic cell under batch recirculation mode. Among the various cathodes employed Ti exhibited a good performance and the formation yield was nearly doubled (0.

Characterization of Shrimp Oil from Pandalus borealis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) oil, which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, was recovered from the cooking water of shrimp processing facilities. The oil contains significant amounts of omega-3 fatty acids in triglyceride form, along with substantial long-chain monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). It also features natural isomeric forms of astaxanthin, a nutritional carotenoid, which gives the oil a brilliant red color.

Stereotactic radiosurgery results in three cases of intramedullary spinal cord arteriovenous malformations.

Background Context: Intramedullary spinal cord arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare and have an unfavorable prognosis. We report our experience of treating three symptomatic patients with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The standard treatment for these lesions are embolization or microsurgical resection.

Facile fabrication of crack-free large-area 2D WO3 inverse opal films by a 'dynamic hard-template' strategy on ITO substrates.

A 'dynamic hard-template' infiltration strategy for crack-free large-area synthesis of 2D WO3 inverse opal (IO) films on ITO substrates using a wide range of sizes of sacrificial PS spheres is reported. Thus prepared WO3 IO films were successfully used as an active electrode in the fabrication of an electrochromic device.

A study on rectal dose measurement in phantom and in vivo using Gafchromic EBT3 film in IMRT and CyberKnife treatments of carcinoma of prostate.

The objective of this study is to check the feasibility of in vivo rectal dose measurement in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and CyberKnife treatments for carcinoma prostate. An in-house pelvis phantom made with bee's wax was used in this study. Two cylindrical bone equivalent materials were used to simulate the femur.

Destruction of commercial pesticides by cerium redox couple mediated electrochemical oxidation process in continuous feed mode.

Mediated electrochemical oxidation was carried out for the destruction of commercial pesticide formulations using cerium(IV) in nitric acid as the mediator electrolyte solution in a bench scale set up. The mediator oxidant was regenerated in situ using an electrochemical cell. The real application of this sustainable process for toxic organic pollutant destruction lies in its ability for long term continuous operation with continuous organic feeding and oxidant regeneration with feed water removal.

Mineralization of phenol by Ce(IV)-mediated electrochemical oxidation in methanesulphonic acid medium: a preliminary study.

The mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) process using cerium(IV) in methanesulphonic acid (MSA) as the oxidizing medium was employed for the mineralization of phenol in batch and continuous feeding modes. Although nitric acid was an extensively studied electrolyte for organic mineralization reactions in MEO processes it does possess the problem of NO(x) gas production during the reduction of nitric acid in the cathode compartment of the electrochemical cell. This problem could be circumvented by proper choice of the electrolyte medium such as MSA.

Destruction of organic pollutants by cerium(IV) MEO process: a study on the influence of process conditions for EDTA mineralization.

The mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) process with cerium(IV) and nitric acid as the oxidizing medium was employed for the destruction of various model organic pollutants in continuous organic feeding mode. A near complete destruction was observed for all the organics studied. The effects of various experimental conditions were evaluated with respect to EDTA mineralization.

Destruction of EDTA using Ce(IV) mediated electrochemical oxidation: a simple modeling study and experimental verification.

Mediated electrochemical oxidation (MEO) is a recent development in the environmental research field for the complete destruction of organic pollutants. This study presents the destruction of EDTA by cerium(IV) MEO process in nitric acid medium. The destruction reaction was carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor under various conditions.

Application of several advanced oxidation processes for the destruction of terephthalic acid (TPA).

Terephthalic acid (TPA) is widely applied as a raw material in making polyester fiber, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, polyester films, etc. TPA is toxic and is known to act as endocrine disruptor. TPA wastewater is traditionally treated by biological process and this study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of several advanced oxidation processes on TPA removal.