A new kinetic model for biogas production from co-digestion by batch mode by D. Pham Van, M.G. Hoang, S.T. Pham Phu, T. Fujiwara

“…Also, the strong correlation between carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and kinetic constants confirmed that the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio was the key factor that influenced biogas generation.…”
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Nutrients content from new fallen leaves of teak from different sites by Haryono Supriyono, Daryono Prehaten

“…The litter can control soil erosion, hydrology and nutrient cycles and has a function as carbon storage. The nutrients content in the leaf litter is affected by species, genetic, parent material, soil and climate. …”
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Vegetation types shape the soil micro-food web compositions and soil multifunctionality in Loess Plateau by Zhiming Chen, Wenjuan Kang, Renyuan He, Guang Li, Zhuzhu Luo, Zhuzhu Luo

“…Prunus armeniaca also improved soil multifunctionality by promoting soil organic carbon and alkaline phosphatase activity. However, the stability of the soil micro-food web structure and soil multifunctionality were suboptimal in P. tabuliformis and M. sativa. …”
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Status of Soil Physicochemical Properties in Forests and Savannas Restored Using the Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Approach in Eastern Rwanda by Venuste Nsengimana, Marguerite Mukangango, Jean de Dieu Habiyaremye, Fautine Uwiduhaye, Christella Suavis Iradukunda, Yvonne Bigengimana, Florien Nsanganwimana

“…The restored forest (plot A) had lower level of soil pH and had higher electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, organic carbon, available phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, cation exchange capacity, and sandy loam soil type. …”
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Fatigue Characteristics and Numerical Modelling Prosthetic for Chopart Amputation by Saif M. Abbas, Ammar I. Kubba

“…The calculated factor of safety for the prosthesis that has been made from a selected composite material with the following layers (3 Perlon+2 carbon fiber+3 Perlon) is 1.037 which is safe for design prosthetic applications. …”
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Tailoring microbial redox with alternating current for efficient mineralization of refractory organic nitrogen compounds in wastewater by Ye Yuan, Xucui Qian, Lulu Zhang, Wanxin Yin, Tianming Chen, Zhaoxia Li, Cheng Ding, Bo Wang, Bin Liang, Aijie Wang, Yang Liu, Fan Chen

“…This AC bioelectrode offers an efficient, low-carbon solution for RONC mineralization in wastewater.…”
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Evaluating 28-Days Performance of Rice Husk Ash Green Concrete under Compression Gleaned from Neural Networks by Sharanjit Singh, Harish Chandra Arora, Aman Kumar, Nishant Raj Kapoor, Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Krishna Kumar, Hardeep Singh Rai

“…In light of sustainability and climate change concerns, it is essential to find alternative solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of cement. Secondary cementitious materials (SCMs) are helpful in reducing carbon emissions from concrete. …”
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To nip it or let it bloom: Life cycle assessment of lab-scale catalysts used in low-TRL CCUS technologies by Tanisha Kar, Hari Prakash Veluswamy

“…Excessive reliance on fossil fuels results in the increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere, contributing to substantial global warming. …”
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Dynamic relationships between environment-related technologies, agricultural value added, transport infrastructure and environmental emissions in the five most populous countries by Yinuo Wang, Arshad Ali, Zhaojie Chen

“…Per capita GDP extensively promotes per capita carbon dioxide emissions, while per capita GDP2 substantially reduces per capita carbon dioxide emissions in the long term rather than the short term, thus authenticating the inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis for the top five countries with the highest population density. …”
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Power generation expansion planning with high penetration of geothermal energy – Potential, prospects and policy by Muhammad Amir Raza, Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Khasawneh, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Muhammad Faheem, Raza Haider, Laveet Kumar

“…Climate is changing due to greater carbon emissions with observable effects like severe weather events, shifts in precipitation patterns, rising sea levels, and warming oceans. …”
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Physicochemical properties of biochar produced from biodegradable domestic solid waste and sugarcane bagasse by Nguyen Loc, Tran Thanh, Do Thi My Phuong

“…The pH, EC, CEC, pHpzc, iodine number and carbon content in biochar increased as the increasing pyrolysis temperature from 500 °C to 700 °C, whilst the opposite trend was found for biochar yield. …”
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A Review of Ammonia Combustion and Emissions Characteristics in Spark-Ignition Engines and Future Road Map by Vikas Sharma, Angad Panesar, Guillaume de Sercey, Steven Begg

“…Ammonia (NH₃) is gaining recognition as a viable “green” transportation fuel due to its zero-carbon characteristic, its high energy density and its widespread availability. …”
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Can Abies alba Needles Be Used as Bio-passive Samplers to Assess Air Quality? by Agnieszka Stojanowska, Maciej Górka, Anita Urszula Lewandowska, Kinga Wiśniewska, Magdalena Modelska, David Widory

“…Both needles and the aerosols deposited on their surfaces were analyzed for their δ13C. Additionally, total carbon (TC), elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) were determined only in surface-impacted aerosols using thermo-optical method. …”
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Multi-Objective Operation Optimization of Park Microgrid Based on Green Power Trading Price Prediction in China by Xiqin Li, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yang Jiang, Xinyu Yang, Yuyuan Zhang, Wei Li, Baosong Wang

“…The dual-carbon objective aspires to enhance China’s medium- and long-term green power trading and facilitate the low-carbon economic operation of park microgrids from both medium- and long-term and spot market perspectives. …”
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Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particle Level and Oxidative Potential in Suburban Tokyo, Japan by Akihiro Fushimi, Ana M. Villalobos, Akinori Takami, Kiyoshi Tanabe, James J. Schauer

“…The particulate mass, elemental carbon, organic carbon (OC), water-soluble organic carbon, inorganic ionic species, elements, organic markers, and biological oxidative potentials were measured using the PM2.5 samples. …”
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Comparative study of polymeric nanoparticles and traditional agents in dental implant decontamination by Håvard J Haugen, Jaime Bueno, Badra Hussain, Raquel Osorio, Mariano Sanz

“…Hydrogen peroxide performed best overall, achieving the lowest carbon levels post-recontamination (mean reduction: 13%, p  < 0.01). …”
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Effects of ply orientation on nonlinear buckling of Aircraft composite stiffened panel by Ouadia Mouhat, Abdelmajid Bybi, Ahmed El Bouhmidi, Mohamed Rougui

“…In this paper the demand for curved stiffened panels composite from carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) has emerged; these structures are most frequently used in aerospace engineering. …”
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The influence of the ultrasonic field on the efficiency of leachate treatment in the SBR reactor by Monika Gałwa-Widera

“…The effectiveness of the treatment process was determined based on the removal rate of selected parameters: chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), inorganic carbon (IC), ammonium nitrogen (N-NH4), total nitrogen (TN), and the course of pH changes. …”
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Site assessment for industrial mass cultivation of microalgae: case studies from Persian Gulf and Oman Sea coastal areas by Abdolmajid Lababpour

“…The biomass resources such as land, water, nutrient and carbon dioxide are essential in cultivation feasibility study for biomass production as well as cost benefits. …”
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A convolutional neural network model and algorithm driven prototype for sustainable tilling and fertilizer optimization by Sajeev Magesh

“…Abstract Tilling, a common agricultural practice, is being done excessively on farms leading to about 2.35 billion tons of soil erosion from US croplands annually, in addition to causing soil infertility, carbon release, nutrient runoff, and fertilizer over-usage. …”
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