The unseen carbon: Scope 3 emissions transform understanding of electricity generation in import-dependent nations by Seokju Kim, Sanghyuk Koh, Boreum Lee

“…While many import-dependent nations rely on foreign fuels, infrastructure, and technologies for electricity generation, their emissions calculations often overlook critical supply chain and life cycle impacts. …”
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Simultaneous optimization on biolubricants obtained through a quaternary mixture of vegetable oils: application of the desirability function by Maria Flávia Rodrigues Starling Araujo, Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa, Camila Nunes Costa Corgozinho

“…Macauba has been pointed out as a new feedstock for biodiesel, green diesel, and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), and its use as eco-lubricant can aggregate the value of this new palm oil, promoting social, economic, and ambient benefits. …”
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Plants as Useful Vectors to Reduce Environmental Toxic Arsenic Content by Nosheen Mirza, Qaisar Mahmood, Mohammad Maroof Shah, Arshid Pervez, Sikander Sultan

“…Anthropogenic As contamination of soil may result from mining, milling, and smelting of copper, lead, zinc sulfide ores, hide tanning waste, dyes, chemical weapons, electroplating, gas exhaust, application of municipal sludge on land, combustion of fossil fuels, As additives to livestock feed, coal fly ash, and use of arsenical pesticides in agricultural sector. …”
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Fuzzy Neural Network Applications in Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis for Biofuel Production: A Review by Vladimir Bukhtoyarov, Vadim Tynchenko, Kirill Bashmur, Oleg Kolenchukov, Vladislav Kukartsev, Ivan Malashin

“…The increasing demand for sustainable energy has spurred interest in biofuels as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels. Biomass gasification and pyrolysis are two prominent thermochemical conversion processes for biofuel production. …”
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Biological hydrogen synthesis as an alternative energy of the future without environmental pollution? by Horst J. Koch

“…The efficiencies achieved so far are not yet sufficient to compete economically - yield/expenditure - with the established processes of H2 production or even fossil fuels. Aspects of the safety, storage and transport of hydrogen must also be taken into account. …”
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Status of Biomass Derived Carbon Materials for Supercapacitor Application by Talam Kibona Enock, Cecil K. King’ondu, Alexander Pogrebnoi, Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande

“…Environmental concerns and energy security uncertainties associated with fossil fuels have driven the world to shift to renewable energy sources. …”
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Using High Tunnels to Enhance Organic Vegetable Production in Florida: an Overview by Shufang Tian, Xin Zhao, Isaac R. Vincent, Tian Gong, Zachary T. Ray, Jesusa Legaspi, Alejandro Bolques, Timothy W. Coolong, Juan Carlos Díaz-Pérez

“…The adoption of high tunnels in the U.S. has been largely fueled by the NRCS High Tunnel System Initiative. …”
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Design of an Elementary Electric Clay Stove by Bwambale, Festo

“…Traditional clay stoves, while culturally integral and cost-effective, commonly rely on biomass fuels, contributing to indoor air pollution and deforestation. …”
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Climate Change and Human Health: Time to Recognize the New Threat by Y. J. Anupama

“…Much of the GW is due to human activity and is linked to large scale industrialization, urbanization, and combustion of fossil fuels. The essential requisites for life namely, clean air, clean water, and good quality food are getting depleted rapidly. …”
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Thermal upgrading of manganese ores prior to smelting by Eray S.

“…The results showed that a significant part of the endothermic reactions during the solid-state treatment of the ore can be carried out with low-cost fossil fuels. This leads to enrichment of the electric arc furnace charge, lower electricity consumption in the furnace, lower overall processing costs and a more efficient smelting process.…”
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How I Grow: Months Nine and Ten by Millie Ferrer, Anne M. Fugate

“…This “growth spurt” is fueled by her great curiosity. She wants to look at, feel, taste, and move everything. …”
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Modeling the Thermal Performance for Different Types of Solar Chimney Power Plants by Ghassan F. Smaisim, Azher M. Abed, Ali Shamel

“…Nowadays, due to restrictions on fossil fuels, the use of renewable energies is increasing day by day. …”
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Development of world oil refining in the context of the coronavirus pandemic by A. P. Solomonov

“…The article shows that the large oil reserves accumulation is one of the most significant challenges for the petroleum products global production, but the main risk is still a decrease in global demand for motor fuels. The author thinks that forecasts for the world oil refining development should be done carefully, taking into account the various trajectories of the post-pandemic world markets development, the gradual removal of  restrictions on transport links between countries, changes in the some sectors structure, in particular, international tourism. …”
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BRICS Countries Energy Cooperation. Significance of the Issue by M. O. Ryazanova

“…Besides,proceeding from the classification of energy resources into two groups - traditional ones and eco-fuels - the analysis helps to determine potential ways of interaction within the member states taking into account bothmotivating and constraining factors. …”
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A Novel Fractional Hausdorff Discrete Grey Model for Forecasting the Renewable Energy Consumption by Yuzhen Chen, Suzhen Li, Shuangbing Guo

“…Reducing carbon dioxide emissions and using renewable energy to replace fossil fuels have become an essential trend in future energy development. …”
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Recent Progress in Polyolefin Plastic: Polyethylene and Polypropylene Transformation and Depolymerization Techniques by Acácio Silva de Souza, Patricia Garcia Ferreira, Iva Souza de Jesus, Rafael Portugal Rizzo Franco de Oliveira, Alcione Silva de Carvalho, Debora Omena Futuro, Vitor Francisco Ferreira

“…Their versatility—from flexible to rigid and hydrophilic to hydrophobic—has fueled an ever-growing demand. However, their versatility has also contributed to a massive global waste problem as plastics pervade virtually every ecosystem, from the depths of oceans to the most remote terrestrial landscapes. …”
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Sovereign Risk and Implication of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Panel Data by Parla Onuk

“…According to the model, an increase in the U.S. interest rate is one of the significant factors fueling the likelihood of debt distress in developing countries. …”
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Decarbonizing K-12 Schools in the United States: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions by Ryan Kmetz, Gus Norrbom

“… K-12 schools in the United States significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions due to aging infrastructure, inefficient energy practices, and a heavy reliance on fossil fuels. Addressing these issues through decarbonization is not just important—it is becoming a critical initiative aimed at reducing environmental impact while simultaneously improving the educational environments we offer our students. …”
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Modeling resistive-inductive evolution of currents in Wendelstein 7-X by L. van Ham, S.A. Lazerson, J.C. Schmitt, B.F. Lee, M. Beurskens, K.J. Brunner, N. Chaudhary, G. Fuchert, J. Geiger, M. Hirsch, J. Knauer, A. Langenberg, J.W. Oosterbeek, N. Pablant, E. Pasch, K. Rahbarnia, G. Weir, the W7-X Team

“…This research investigates the temporal evolution of the toroidal plasma current in the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator under different heating, fueling, and current drive scenarios. The THRIFT code has been modernized and its predictions of the evolution of the toroidal current have been compared against experimentally measured currents in W7-X. …”
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Recent advances of metal vacancies in energy and environmental catalysis: Synthesis, characterization, and roles by Long Sun, Shunzheng Zhao, Sirui Gao, Ronghui Zhu, Yiran Tan, Xiaolong Tang, Honghong Yi

“…With the ongoing depletion of fossil fuels, energy and environmental issues have become increasingly critical, necessitating the search for effective solutions. …”
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