No al carbone Brindisi by Conohar Scott, Victoria Redman, Will Mayes, Emma Ward

“…In the No Al Carbone, Brindisi publication, meaning in the photographs of the polluted Brindisi Industrial Zone, is anchored to a series of captions alluding to various scientific studies, which point towards Brindisi having elevated rates of cancer, COPD, congenital birth defects, when compared to other regions in Italy and beyond.…”
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Variable step radial ordering in carbon onions by Alexandra Siklitskaya, Sergey Yastrebov, Roger Smith

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Coal-tar pitch as the matrix carbon precursor in carbon–carbon composites by Panagiotis D. Matzinos

“…In addition, pitch is a relatively cheap raw material. This thesis is a study on the use of coal-tar pitch as carbon matrix precursor in carbon–carbon composites. …”
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Dynamic fracture in carbon-fibre composites: Effect of steel and ice projectiles by Laurence A. Coles, Anish Roy, Leonid Voronov, Sergey Semyonov, Mikhail Nikhamkin, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…In this study the resultant ballistic dynamic response observed in a 2x2 twill weave T300 carbon fibre/epoxy composite flat-plate specimen is examined, using a combination of non-invasive analysis techniques. …”
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Deactivation of a single-site gold-on-carbon acetylene hydrochlorination catalyst: An X-ray absorption and inelastic neutron scattering study by Grazia Malta, Simon Kondrat, Simon J. Freakley, Catherine J. Davies, Simon R. Dawson, X. Liu, Li Lu, K. Dymkowski, F. Fernandez-Alonso, S. Mukhopadhyay, Emma K. Gibson, Peter P. Wells, S.F. Parker, Christopher J. Kiely, Graham J. Hutchings

“…The evolution of these single-site species has been monitored by Au L3 X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS). …”
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Oxidation behaviour and residual mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites by Meng Han, Chuwei Zhou, Vadim Silberschmidt, Qinsheng Bi

“…Carbon/carbon composites are widely used in re-entry engineering applications thanks to their excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures, but they are easily oxidized in the oxygenated atmosphere. …”
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Impact damage in woven carbon fibre/epoxy laminates: Analysis of damage and dynamic strain fields by Laurence A. Coles, Anish Roy, Leonid Voronov, Sergey Semenov, Mikhail Nikhamkin, Nickolay Sazhenkov, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…The study investigates deformation and damage caused by impacts of two types of projectiles: solid (steel) travelling with velocity of 70-90 m/s, and fragmenting (ice) with the velocity in the range of 300-500 m/s. Digital image correlation was employed to obtain displacement and to estimate dynamic strain fields from the rear surfaces of the specimens during each experiment. 3D X-ray computer tomography (CT) was used to image and visualize the resultant damage inside the samples. …”
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Simulation study on PEM fuel cell gas diffusion layers using x-ray tomography based Lattice Boltzmann method by Yu Liu

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Structure of 2-D carbon/carbon composites and its dependence on processing by Feng-Ge Gao

“…These materials are generally produced from carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) by carbonisation and a long series of densification treatments using chemical vapour deposition (CVD) or polymer impregnation. …”
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The effects of porosity on the friction and wear of carbon–carbon composite aircraft brakes by Daniel E.E. Hayes

“…Six sets of subscale carbon–carbon composite rotors and stators for aircraft brakes were manufactured to provide friction and wear test samples at six different densities. …”
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Dynamic deformation, damage and failure of carbon fibre composites under ballistic and blast loading by Laurence Coles

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Ice vs. steel: Ballistic impact of woven carbon/epoxy composites. Part I – Deformation and damage behaviour by Laurence A. Coles, Anish Roy, Nickolay Sazhenkov, Leonid Voronov, Mikhail Nikhamkin, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…Additionally, both visual and non-invasive methods were employed to analyse the extent of damage related to various dynamic loading conditions. X-ray computed tomography was used to implement a full volumetric analysis of internal damage and resulted in a detailed insight into inter- and intra-ply damage modes.…”
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Determination of the anisotropic permeability of a carbon cloth gas diffusion layer through X-ray computer micro-tomography and single-phase lattice Boltzmann simulation by Pratap Rama, Yu Liu, Rui Chen, Hossein Ostadi, Kyle Jiang, Xiaoxian Zhang, Yuan Gao, Paolo Grassini, Davide Brivio

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An improved MRT lattice Boltzmann model for calculating anisotropic permeability of compressed and uncompressed carbon cloth gas diffusion layers based on x-ray computed micro-tomography by Yuan Gao, Xiaoxian Zhang, Pratap Rama, Rui Chen, Hossein Ostadi, Kyle Jiang

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Carbon storage in Portland cement mortar: influences of hydration stage, carbonation time and aggregate characteristics by Luqman Kolawole Abidoye, Diganta Das

“…Microstructural analyses with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) further show the visual disappearance of calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) together with the inhibition of ettringite formation by the presence of CO2 and CaCO3 formation during carbonation.…”
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Effect of ultrasonically-assisted drilling on carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics by Farrukh Makhdum, Vaibhav A. Phadnis, Anish Roy, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…This research focuses on the effect of ultrasonically-assisted drilling (UAD) on carbon fibre-reinforced plastics. High-frequency vibration was used to excite a drill bit during its standard operation. …”
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Microwave hydrothermal carbonization of human biowaste by Sola Afolabi, M. Sohail, Paul Thomas

“…As a result, up to 60 % energy densified chars were recovered from the raw biowastes. …”
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Mechanical behaviour of the constituents inside carbon-fibre/carbon-silicon carbide composites characterised by nano-indentation by Andrew Leatherbarrow, Houzheng Wu

“…Between two types of PAN-based carbon fibre, as well as of pyrolytic carbon, a difference of around a factor of two was evident in the Young's modulus and hardness. …”
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Dynamic fracture in carbon-fibre composites: Air-blast loading by Laurence A. Coles, Craig Tilton, Anish Roy, Arun Shukla, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…In this study a response of a 2x2 twill weave T300 carbon fibre/epoxy composite flat plate specimen resultant air blast dynamic response observed in is examined, using a combination of non-invasive analysis techniques. …”
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An exploration of household response to personal travel carbon reduction targets by Miles R. Tight, Alison Vicat, Abigail Bristow, Alison Pridmore, Anthony D. May

“…It provides a unique insight into how much and in what way households and individuals may be willing to adapt their transport behaviour to achieve carbon reductions. …”
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New circular model for biogas purification coupled with biomass generation and carbon capture by Tanja Radu, Uttam Roy, Jonathan Wagner

“…In this paper we are describing a novel circular model for the production of high purity biomethane coupled with biomass generation and an added component of carbon stabilisation. …”
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Drilling in carbon/epoxy composites: experimental investigations and finite element implementation by Vaibhav A. Phadnis, Farrukh Makhdum, Anish Roy, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…Cohesive zone elements are used to simulate interply delamination in a composite. Experimental quantification of drilling-induced damage is performed by means of X-ray micro computed tomography. …”
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Simulation of liquid water beakthrough in a nano-tomography reconstruction of a carbon paper gas diffusion layer by Pratap Rama, Yu Liu, Rui Chen, Hossein Ostadi, Kyle Jiang, Yuan Gao, Xiaoxian Zhang, Rosemary Fisher, Michael Jeschke

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Low carbon energy and international development: from research impact to policymaking by Ed Brown, Ben Campbell, Jon Cloke, Long Seng To, Britta Turner, Alistair Wray

“…They ask how those lessons can feed into the design of future initiatives to make low carbon transitions meaningful as pathways for inclusive development in communities in Africa and Asia.…”
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Preparation of mesoporous carbon nitride structure by the dealloying of Ni/a-CN nanocomposite films by Han Zhou, Yongqing Shen, Jie Huang, Bin Liao, Xianying Wu, Xu Zhang

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Structure and pore size distribution in nanoporous carbon by Yanzhou Wang, Zheyong Fan, Ping Qian, Tapio Ala-Nissila, Miguel A Caro

“…To this end, we retrain a ML Gaussian approximation potential (GAP) for carbon by recalculating the a-C structural database of Deringer and Csányi adding van der Waals interactions. …”
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Adhesion and toughness in carbon-fibre reinforced plastics by J.A. Enever

“…The effectiveness of adhesion in carbon-fibre reinforced plastics has hitherto been determined by inter-laminar shear strength testing, although the true meaning of this test may still be obscure. …”
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The inhibition of calcium carbonate precipitation in water softening by Mohammed H. Al-Mawlawi

“…The effect on the crystallisation rate due to some organic materials likely to be present in raw water or added during processing was studied. …”
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Plasma device for carbon dioxide conversion and utilisation by Adriano Randi

“…The increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and its consequential impact on global warming is driving many research groups to develop ways to use CO2 as raw material. For example, to produce feedstocks, or fuels. …”
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The quality of binder-filler interfaces in carbon electrodes by Gary N. Ogden

“…Examination of these test electrodes showed that the nature of the filler carbon used had a dominant influence on the quality of the interface formed, as assessed by this technique. …”
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A toilet system based on hydrothermal carbonization by Eric Danso-Boateng, R.G. Holdich, Andrew D. Wheatley, S. Martin, M. Sohail, Diane E. Gyi

“…We will describe the results of studies of a nano-coating based on a responsive polymer that significantly enhances the rate at which water flushes away material that adheres to the toilet surface.…”
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Establishing the zero-carbon performance of compact urban dwellings by L.A. Steijger, Richard Buswell, Vincent Smedley, Steven Firth, Paul Rowley

“…Therefore, it is very likely that zero-carbon compact urban dwellings may require a net off-site import of electrical and/or thermal energy.…”
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A universal equivalent circuit for carbon-based supercapacitors by Stephen Fletcher, Victoria J. Black, Iain Kirkpatrick

“…A universal equivalent circuit is proposed for carbon-based supercapacitors. …”
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Developing pathways to low carbon land based passenger transport in Great Britain by 2050 by Abigail Bristow, Miles R. Tight, Alison Pridmore, Anthony D. May

“…The key aim of this paper is to examine strategic pathways to low carbon personal transport in Britain and to compare these with the current trajectory of transport policy. …”
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Shear strength and fracture toughness of carbon fibre/epoxy interface: effect of surface treatment by Chen Wang, Xianbai Ji, Anish Roy, Vadim Silberschmidt, Zhong Chen

“…However, most studies till date focused on the overall composite performance rather than on the interface properties of a single fibre/epoxy system. In this study, carbon fibres were treated by mixed acids for different durations, and resulting adhesion strength at the interface between them and epoxy resin as well as their tensile strength were measured in a microbond and microtensile tests, respectively. …”
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The microstructural development of oxide scales on low carbon steels by Soran Birosca

“…The results show that EBSD can be used to give a complete characterisation of the oxide scale. …”
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New approaches to aromatic substitution reactions with carbon electrophiles by Martyn J. Earle

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Modification and characterisation of carbon fibre ion exchange media by I.D. Harry

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Novel electrosynthetic methods: focus on carbon dioxide utilisation by Vlod Tabas

“…Carbon Dioxide utilisation (CDU) is a relatively new technique which utilises CO2 rather than storing it. …”
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Production of metabolites in microalgae under alkali halophilic growth medium using dissolved inorganic carbon source by Uttam Roy, Jonathan Wagner, Tanja Radu

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Tribological behavior of diamond-like carbon coatings with patterned structure deposited by the filtered cathodic vacuum arc by Yongqing Shen, Han Zhou, Haoqi Wang, Bin Liao, Xianying Wu, Xu Zhang

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Ice vs. steel: Ballistic impact of woven carbon/epoxy composites. Part II – Numerical modelling by Laurence A. Coles, Anish Roy, Vadim Silberschmidt

“…The focus of this Part II is on the development of a mesoscale modelling strategy for CFRP employing a phenomenological continuum-damage approach. …”
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Production of metabolites in microalgae under alkali halophilic growth medium using a dissolved inorganic carbon source by Uttam Roy, Jonathan Wagner, Tanja Radu

“…Statement of Novelty Overall production of metabolites in D. tertiolecta CCAP 19/30 under high levels of NaHCO3 (alkalihalophilic medium) has not yet been reported. …”
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Oxidative carboxylation of 1-Decene to 1,2-Decylene carbonate by Rebecca V. Engel, Raiedhah Alsaiari, Ewa Nowicka, Samuel Pattisson, Peter J. Miedziak, Simon Kondrat, David J. Morgan, Graham J. Hutchings

“…In this work, the oxidative carboxylation of 1-decene is investigated using supported gold catalysts for the epoxidation step and tetrabutylammonium bromide in combination with zinc bromide for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide in the second step. The compatibility of the catalysts for both steps is explored and a detailed study of catalyst deactivation using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy is reported. …”
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Evaluation of carbon blacks and binders in polymer thick film resistors by Niraj Haria

“…Conductive plastic potentiometers comprises, a track containing polymer binder and carbon black, printed on a base plastic substrate. …”
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The mechanical behaviour of carbon fibre composites at high rates of loading by David J. Martin

“…The split Hopkinson pressure bar has been used for these measurements, in which cylindrical specimens are sandwiched between two steel rods and deformed under a compressive stress wave induced by impacting the free end of one rod with a 0.22" bullet. …”
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Selective removal of heavy metals using novel active carbons by Vladimir Strelko

“…The materials showed excellent decontamination factors for a-, b- and y emitters. This was attributed to the presence of mineral admixtures and humic acids in carbons as well as the surface functional groups. …”
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Large increases in carbon burial in northern lakes during the Anthropocene by Adam J. Heathcote, Nicholas John Anderson, Yves T. Prairie, Daniel R. Engstrom, Paul A. del Giorgio

“…Current burial estimates are poorly constrained and may discount other shifts in organic-C burial driven by global change. …”
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Resource efficiency and lower carbon emissions through waste reduction by Christine Cole

“…Main Findings »The reuse of discarded consumer goods improves resource efficiency, reduces carbon emissions and contributes to a circular economy. …”
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High-toughness carbon cloth composites for low temperature applications by Sara Ronca, Giuseppe Forte, Leno Mascia, Sanjay Rastogi

“…Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers based on a thermoplastic, high performance matrix such as Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene have been produced using two different routes and it was found that in-situ polymerization of the matrix is a possible way forward to achieve a combination of high strength and high toughness in composites.…”
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