Faecal matter-saw dust composite briquette and pellet fuels: production and characteristics by Daudi M Nyaanga, Peter Kabok, Jesca Mbuba, Abich Otieno, Reinilde Eppinga, John Irungu

“…Four percentages (25, 50, 75 and 100) were variedly used. The average calorific value of faecal matter was found to be 13.1MJ/kg with average moisture content of 9.1%, volatile matter of 2.2%, ash content of 48.3% and fixed carbon of 40.4%. …”
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Microencapsulation of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> to improve the thermal inactivation kinetics during the production of broiler chicken feed pellets by John Turner

“…S. cerevisiae ascospores were sporulated from vegetative S. cerevisiae and concentrated to 2x108 CFU/mL. …”
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Spin Seebeck effect in polycrystalline yttrium iron garnet pellets prepared by the solid-state method [Letter] by Guru Venkat, T.A. Rose, Chris Cox, G.B.G. Stenning, Andrew J. Caruana, Kelly Morrison

“…The lowest damping was observed for the YIG pellet, which resulted in a spin Seebeck effect (SSE) coefficient that was approximately 55% of single crystal YIG. …”
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Monitoring and operational results of a hybrid solar-biomass heating system by D Chasapis, V Drosou, I Papamechael, A Aidonis, Richard Blanchard

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Activation of silicon towards hydrogen generation by pelletisation by Paul Brack, Matthew Chillman, Upul Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, Paul L. Adcock, Simon E. Foster, Sandie Dann

Subjects: “…Other chemical sciences not elsewhere classified…”
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A study of novel high performance and energy dense zeolite composite materials for domestic interseasonal thermochemical energy storage by Daniel Mahon, Gianfranco Claudio, Philip Eames

“…Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) measurements were used to assess the composite materials energy density and performance ratio. …”
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Life-cycle assessment of a 100% solar fraction thermal supply to a European apartment building using water-based sensible heat storage by Andrew Simons, Steven Firth

“…The research conducted a life cycle assessment of the solar thermal system and compared the results with an air-source heat-pump, ground-source heat pump, natural gas furnace, oil furnace and a wood-pellet furnace. …”
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Encapsulation of bacteriophages, bacteriocins and endolysins in pH-responsive formulations for targeted-delivery and controlled release in the gastrointestinal tract by Kerry Richards

“…An in vivo murine E. coli colonisation model was utilised to evaluate the delivery of encapsulated colicin to the mouse caecum as a proof-of-principal study. …”
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SEEK (Sludge to Energy Enterprises in Kampala): co-processing faecal sludge for fuel production by Barbara J. Ward, Moritz Gold, D. Turyasiima, F. Studer, W. Getkate, J.M. Maiteki, Charles Niwagaba, Linda Strande

“…Drying times of faecal sludge to 90% solids were reduced by half with co-pelletizing with these organic wastes. Briquettes produced with char had comparable heating value, fuel performance, and emissions to charcoal briquettes currently being sold. …”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis and processing of Al-Doped, Ga-Doped, and Al, Ga Codoped ZnO for the pursuit of optimal conductivity for transparent conducting film fabrication by D.S.Y., Nirmal Peiris, Jagdeep Sagu, Dominic B. Potter, Upul Wijayantha-Kahagala-Gamage, C.J. Carmalt, Darren Southee

“…The films exhibited a visible transmittance as good as 90% and a resistivity of 5.7 × 10−3 Ω·cm, which can compete with the existing high cost ITO films.…”
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The development of bone char-based filters for the removal of flouride from drinking water by Hillary Korir, K. Mueller, L. Korir, J Kubai, E. Wanja, N. Wanjiku, J. Waweru, Michael J. Mattle, Lars Osterwalder, C. Annette Johnson

“…This paper presents first laboratory results and field testing of a new fluoride removal technology, based on a combination of bone char and calcium-phosphate pellets. …”
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Comparative performance of bone char-based filters for the removal of fluoride from drinking water by P.M. Mutheki, Lars Osterwalder, J. Kubai, L. Korir, E. Wanja, E. Wambui, T. Edosa, Richard B. Johnston, C. Annette Johnson

“…There is a great need for effective, reliable and inexpensive filters for the removal of fluoride for the millions of people affected in low and middle-income countries. This paper compares field and laboratory performance of bone char (BC) filters and filters, known as contact precipitation (CP), based on a combination of bone char and calcium-phosphate pellets.…”
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Constrained sintering kinetics of 3YSZ films by Jung-Sik Kim, Robert A. Rudkin, Xin Wang, Alan Atkinson

“…The constrained densification rate was greatly retarded compared with the free densification rate at a given temperature and density. …”
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Value from faecal sludge and municipal organic waste: fertilizer cum soil conditioner in Ghana by Robert Impraim, Josiane Nikiema, Olufunke Cofie, K. Rao

“…Ghana is confronted with waste management challenges, with 20-40% uncollected solid waste in most cities. …”
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Characterizations of activated carbon-methanol adsorption pair including the heat of adsorptions by Jun W. Wu, S. Hadi Madani, Mark Biggs, Phillip Pendleton, Chen Lei, Eric J. Hu

“…The heat of adsorption of methanol as a function of loading was determined using the Clausius-Clapeyron approach with isotherms obtained at 5 °C, 15 °C, and 25 °C. …”
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Proton Shuttles in CeO2/CeO2−δ Core–Shell Structure by Yueming Xing, Yan Wu, Lingyao Li, Quan Shi, Jing Shi, Sining Yun, Muhammad Akbar, Baoyuan Wang, Jung-Sik Kim, Bin Zhu

“…A core-shell structure with a CeO2 core and a non-stoichiometry CeO2-d surface layer built up proton shuttles, leading to a super proton conductivity of 0.15 S cm-1 and advanced fuel cell performance, 661 mW cm-2 at 520 ºC. …”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis and processing of transparent conducting oxides and thin film fabrication by aerosol-assisted deposition by D.S.Y.

“…Typically, electrical conductivity value of 5.6 x 10-4 Ω.cm is obtained for AGZO pellets, which is an order of magnitude better than the previously fabricated materials. …”
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Ferroelectric and photocatalytic properties of Aurivillius phase Ca₂Bi₄Ti₅O₁₈ by Yaqiong Wang, Man Zhang, Jiyue Wu, Zimeng Hu, Hongtao Zhang, Haixue Yan

“…The piezoelectric coefficient d33 value of poled Ca2Bi4Ti5O18 pellets was 0.7±0.2 pC/N. …”
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Evidence for the microwave effect during hybrid sintering and annealing of ceramics by Jianxin Wang

“…However it is still a controversial issue, centring on temperature measurement accuracy. …”
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An experimental study of microneedle-assisted microparticle delivery by Dongwei Zhang, Diganta Das, Chris Rielly

“…The microparticles are compressed and bound in the form of a cylindrical pellet and mounted on a ground slide, which are then accelerated together by compressed air through a barrel. …”
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Application of microneedles to enhance delivery of micro-particles from gene guns by Dongwei Zhang

“…Gene gun assisted micro-particle delivery system is an excellent method for the delivery of DNA into target tissue so as to carry out gene transfection in the target cells. …”
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MicropatchTM solid dose skin delivery system by Karmen Cheung, Dewan F. Chowdhury, Diganta Das

“…Results showed that the solid dose injector is an efficient method to allow complete release of diclofenac sodium after 10 minutes.…”
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Effects of porosity on drug release kinetics of swellable and erodible porous pharmaceutical solid dosage forms fabricated by hot melt droplet deposition 3D printing by Bin Zhang, Jehad Nasereddin, Thomas McDonagh, Didier von Zeppelin, Andy Gleadall, Fahad Alqahtani, Richard Bibb, Peter Belton, Sheng Qi

“…The results revealed that drug release kinetics were controlled by the complex interplay of the porosity and dynamic changes of the tablets caused by swelling and erosion. …”
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Additive manufacture of sodium beta alumina solid state battery electrolyte by DongRui Xie

“…Overall, the highest ionic conductivity of 0.081 S·cm-1 at 350 oC of 3D-printed BASE sample was obtained by sintering at 1600 oC for 5 minutes, which is comparable with the highest ionic conductivity of 0.119 S·cm-1 at 350 oC of conventional pellet BASE sample obtained by sintering at 1600 oC for 10 minutes. …”
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Investigation into the potential of MgSO4 for interseasonal domestic thermochemical energy storage by Daniel Mahon

“…MgSO4 and novel composite materials containing MgSO4 were characterised at a small (10mg) scale to investigate their energy density and what impact the dehydration heating rate and particle size had on the charging of MgSO4. …”
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Yttrium iron garnet (YIG) spin Seebeck effect (SSE) study by Kelly Morrison, Tracy Rose, Guru Venkat, Chris Cox, Andrew Caruana

“…Magnetic and structural characterisation of YIG pellets prepared via solid state method where the YIG/YIP ratio varied.Includes final figures for journal (origin project) as well as raw data in a zip file.…”
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An experimental investigation to assess the potential of using MgSO₄ impregnation and Mg²⁺ ion exchange to enhance the performance of 13X molecular sieves for... by Daniel Mahon, Gianfranco Claudio, Philip Eames

“…Analysis of the materials characteristics and thermal performance was conducted using a Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermogravimetric Analyser (TGA) coupled with a Residual Gas Analyser (RGA), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and a custom built fixed bed 200 g in-situ hydration and dehydration chamber to assess the materials performance on a larger scale. …”
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Hydrogen generation using reactants that enable water dissociation by Paul Brack

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