Impact of Gasoline and Diesel Subsidy Reforms on Global Biofuel Mandates by Robin Argueyrolles, Tobias Heimann, Ruth Delzeit

“…ABSTRACT Fossil fuel subsidy reform(s) support the deployment of low‐carbon technologies, yet fossil fuel subsidies remain stubbornly high, while money allocated by governments to renewable energy continues to grow. …”
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Parthenium hysterophorus: Novel adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals and dyes by S.A. Bapat, D.K. Jaspal

“…Powdered weed, activated carbon, ash etc. of Parthenium have been employed for the removal process.…”
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Analytical framework for integrating climate change mitigation and adaptation in local urban planning policy by Kiranmayi Raparthi

“…Debates on climate change advocate that urban areas not only contribute to climate change by emitting huge amounts of carbon-dioxide gas into the atmosphere, but also play a vital role in addressing climate change. …”
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Onset of thermosolutal reactive-convection in an Ellis fluid saturated porous layer by Vinod Y․, K.R. Raghunatha, Dilsora Abduvalieva, Manish Gupta

“…These insights advance the understanding of reactive-convection control in porous media, relevant to applications in enhanced oil recovery, carbon sequestration, and non-Newtonian fluid reactors.…”
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Bearing Capacity of Light-Steel Compound Section and Steel Columns under Axial Compression by Jianwen Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Li Chen, Wenbo Lu

“…In the international trend of vigorously developing low-carbon economy and green buildings, environmental protection and conservation have received increased attention in the construction field. …”
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Effect of nitric acid oxidation on the surface of hydrochars to sorb methylene blue: An adsorption mechanism comparison by Duy H Nguyen, Hai Nguyen Tran, Huan-Ping Chao, Chu-Ching Lin

“…Our results suggest that modified hydrochars could be used as environmentally friendly adsorbents alternative to activated carbon in dealing with methylene blue contamination in aqueous solutions.…”
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Variation of bacterial communities in water and sediments during the decomposition of Microcystis biomass. by Dayong Zhao, Xinyi Cao, Rui Huang, Jin Zeng, Qinglong L Wu

“…Environmental factors such as pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in water samples showed drastic variations during the decomposing process, which might be the prominent forces driving the variation of bacterial communities. …”
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El Niño-like tropical Pacific ocean cooling pattern during the Last Glacial Maximum by A. Hou, L. Jonkers, H. L. Ford, S. L. Ho

“…The proxy results demonstrate that during the Last Glacial Maximum, when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations were lower than present, temperatures in the western tropical Pacific Ocean decreased more than in the east, leading to an El Niño-like cooling pattern. …”
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Assessment of the variability of unidirectional prepregs at multiple scales by Silvia Gomarasca, S. M. A. Hossein, Ran Tao, Benedikt Boos, Christoph Queck, Daniel Peeters, Bilim Atli-veltin, Martin Gurka, Clemens Dransfeld

“…By exploring the ability of XCT imaging for carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites at different voxel sizes, the work aims to identify the limitations of the use of different scales of observations to capture features of microstructures and their propagation from micro- to mesoscale level. …”
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Effects of Neutralization, Decoloration, and Deodorization on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons during Laboratory-Scale Oil Refining Process by Yuxiang Ma, Longkai Shi, Yulan Liu, Qiyu Lu

“…Data obtained in this study suggest that the use of activated carbon during oil refining process is highly recommended; moreover, these results provide a useful guidance for oil refining plant to reduce security risk and ensure the quality of the vegetable oil products.…”
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Evaluation of Biological Treatments for the Adsorption of Phenol from Polluted Waters by A. Namane, O. Ali, H. Cabana, A. Hellal

“…We explore the possibilities of elimination with free bacteria present in solution, fixed bacteria on granular activated carbon (GAC) and immobilized bacteria in calcium alginate beads. …”
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Measuring the Total-Factor Green Efficiency in China’s Industrial Sectors: A Parametric Approach by Zhenghuan Wang

“…In order to achieve green industrial growth, this study suggests that the government should implement heterogeneous energy conservation and emission reduction policies for high- and low-emission groups, especially to encourage carbon-intensive industries to improve the use of existing group technologies, and to promote technology diffusion and spillover between high- and low-emission groups. …”
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Shear Strengthening of RC Deep Beams with Symmetrically or Asymmetrically Positioned Square Openings Using CFRP Composites and Steel Protective Frames by Hamid Karimizadeh, Abolfazl Arabzadeh, Mohammad Reza Eftekhar, Asghar Amani Dashlejeh

“…These members require to be strengthened since the openings reduce load-bearing capacity. This study utilizes carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites and steel protective frames (SPF) as strengthening configurations in reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams to improve the strength lost due to the square openings. …”
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Residual stresses caused by static and dynamic contact interaction of composite plate and steel spherical indenter by Sviatoslav Eleonsky, Vladimir Pisarev

“…The presented studies were carried out both for static and dynamic application of contact indentation of a spherical indenter into a flat surface of samples made of laminated carbon fiber material with cross-ply stacking sequence. …”
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Synthesis, Hirshfeld Surfaces and Characterization of Diethanolaminium 3,5-dinitrosalicylate single crystal for NLO application by B Shanmuga Priya, D. Rajan Babu

“…NMR studies detected the different Carbon and Hydrogen atoms in distinct chemical environments. …”
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Poly(1,5-Diaminonaphthalene)-Modified Screen-Printed Device for Electrochemical Lead Ion Sensing by Mai T. T. Nguyen, Huy L. Nguyen, Dung T. Nguyen

“…The poly(1,5-diaminonaphthalene) film prevents the deposition of Pb2+ into the surface defects of the bare carbon screen-printed electrode and possesses sensitivity to heavy metal ions thanks to amine and secondary amino groups on the polymer chain. …”
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Photocatalytic Treatment of Shower Water Using a Pilot Scale Reactor by Yash Boyjoo, Ming Ang, Vishnu Pareek

“…Up to 57% of total organic carbon (TOC) elimination was obtained after 6 hours of treatment (for 3.0 slurry initial pH, 0.07 gL−1 catalyst concentration, 1.8 Lmin−1 air flow rate, and 4.4 Lmin−1 slurry recirculation rate). …”
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Toward sustainable desalination: a patent analysis of technology-development trajectories by Kyungsun Lee, Wendy Jepson

“…While sustainable desalination efforts have primarily focused on improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, less attention has been paid to other environmental impacts. …”
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Grain size distribution after similar and dissimilar gas tungsten arc welding of a ferritic stainless steel by Ranjbarnodeh E., Serajzadeh S., Kokabi A.H., Fischer A.

“…The results show that the similar joint produces wider HAZ and considerably larger grain size structure while in the dissimilar welds, the low carbon part acts as an effective heat sink and prevents the grain growth in the stainless steel side as well reduces the welding maximum temperature.…”
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Land Use Effects on Soil Quality Indicators: A Case Study of Abo-Wonsho Southern Ethiopia by Awdenegest Moges, Melku Dagnachew, Fantaw Yimer

“…Bulk density, soil organic carbon (SOC), and available potassium (K) varied significantly: , , and , respectively, with land use and soil depth, but other indicators showed no significant difference. …”
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