Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: Combine Effluent Treatment with Energy Generation in UASB Reactor as Biorefinery Annex by Mauro Berni, Ivo Dorileo, Grazielle Nathia, Tânia Forster-Carneiro, Daniel Lachos, Breno G. M. Santos

“…The biogas generation was 234.000 kg/year/mill, equivalent in combustible oil. The results of methane gas generated by the anaerobic system UASB (8846.00 kcal/m3) dislocate the equivalent of 650.0 kg of combustible oil (10000.00 kcal/kg) per day (or 234.000 kg/year). …”
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Different approaches for plasma nitrocarburizing of austenitic stainless steel using a plasma-activated solid carbon precursor in a hot-wall reactor by Saeed M. Jafarpour, Anke Dalke, Horst Biermann

“…This paper highlights the effects of plasma-assisted nitrocarburizing using graphite as an alternative solid carbon precursor in comparison to the state-of-the-art using methane as a gaseous carbon-containing precursor in an industrial-scale hot-wall reactor. …”
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Influence of Chamber Geometrical Parameters on Suppressing Explosion Propagation by Zhuo Yan, Shengli Guo, Shujie Yuan, Chaomin Mu

“…Finally, a numerical simulation of the propagation process of a methane-air mixture and explosion flames in different chambers was performed to analyse the effect of chamber geometrical parameters on explosion suppression effect.…”
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Study on the crack propagation morphology and initiation law of coal rock under the action of underwater electric pulse by XianKai Bao, Bin Jiang, GuangQin Cui, XiaoFan Zhang, Tong Zhang, Wu Zhang

“…The results further shed light on the initiation and propagation laws of double-wing crack during high-voltage electrical pulse fracturing of coal rock in water and provide theoretical support for efficient extraction of coalbed methane from high-voltage electrical pulse fracturing of coal rock mass in water in China.…”
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Influence of Migration and Plugging of Nanoparticles on Coal Permeability in Coal Reservoirs by Xiaopeng Zhai, Weihong Chen, Yun Xu, Yishan Lou, Shuhong Xu, Lihui Zheng, Zhiyang Guo, Yuanchang Chen, Hongyong Hao, Jianfang Jiang

“…In this study, the coal samples from the Anze coalbed methane block of the North China Oilfield are used as the research object. …”
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Carbon Footprint of Beef Cattle in a Conventional Production System: a Case Study of a Large-Area Farming Enterprise in the Wielkopolska Region by Jerzy Bieńkowski, Radosław Dąbrowicz, Małgorzata Holka, Janusz Jankowiak

“…The second important factor directly affecting the CF was GHG emissions related to methane (CH4) enteric fermentation and manure management. …”
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Hybrid Carbohydrate–Lipid Nanocarriers: In Vitro Efficacy Gene-Rated by Association of UV-Absorbers and Raspberry Polyphenols Rich-Fraction by Nicoleta Badea, Diego Samayoa, Alina Moroşan, Cristina Ott, Ioana Lacatusu

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The study aims to investigate an improved version of lipid nanocarriers (NLCs) (formulated with functional coconut butter and marula oil) by designing hyaluronic acid (HA) decorated NLC co-loaded with dual UVA (butyl methoxy dibenzoyl methane, BMDBM), UVB absorbers (ethyl-hexyl-salicylate, EHS) and a Raspberry rich polyphenols fraction (RPRF) for development of more natural NLC-based to-pical formulations. …”
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Polyurethane-Keratin Membranes: Structural Changes by Isocyanate and pH, and the Repercussion on Cr(VI) Removal by María D. Manrique-Juárez, Ana L. Martínez-Hernández, Oscar F. Olea-Mejía, Jaime Flores-Estrada, José L. Rivera-Armenta, Carlos Velasco-Santos

“…The effects of using diphenyl-methane-diisocyanate or toluene-diisocyanate and modifying the pH in keratin solutions were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and dynamical mechanical analysis. …”
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A novel hybrid system consisting of direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cell, gas turbine and dual-loop organic rankine cycle (DA-SOFC-GT-ORC): Multi-objective optimization and perform... by Weihua Cai, Hao Zhang, Xunjian Che, Zhongnong Zhang, Qian Li, Benan Cai, Kexin Liu

“…Under optimized conditions, the system achieves an exergy efficiency of 60.45 %, which is 10.64 % higher than that of a methane-fueled system. We analyze factors affecting system performance, including fuel flow rate, air flow rate, and fuel utilization rate. …”
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Quantitative analysis of amino acid excretion by Methanothermobacter marburgensis under N2-fixing conditions by Barbara Reischl, Benjamin Schupp, Hayk Palabikyan, Barbara Steger-Mähnert, Christian Fink, Simon K.-M. R. Rittmann

“…Methanogens are of biotechnological importance due to the ability to produce methane (CH4) from molecular hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) and to excrete proteinogenic amino acids. …”
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Marine Shale Gas Occurrence and Its Influencing Factors: A Case Study from the Wufeng-Longmaxi Formation, Northwestern Guizhou, China by Taotao Cao, Hu Liu, Anyang Pan, Mo Deng, Qinggu Cao, Ye Yu, Yanran Huang, Zhenghui Xiao

“…Shale gas content is positively correlated with micropore volume, mesopore volume and TOC content but negatively correlated with macropore volume and clay mineral content, indicating that methane is preferentially stored in micropores (<2 nm) and mesopores (2–50 nm) related to OMs. …”
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Advances in carbon dioxide capture and conversion technologies: Industrial integration for sustainable chemical production by Okezie Emmanuel, Rozina, Thaddeus C. Ezeji

“…It can serve as a solvent, a preservative, a raw material for producing fuels, carbonates, polymers, and chemicals, and as a recovery agent for processes such as enhanced coal bed methane and oil recovery. This review highlights significant progress made in CO2 capture and its integration into various industrial applications. …”
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A Comparison of Rice Root Microbial Dynamics in Organic and Conventional Paddy Fields by Fangming Zhu, Takehiro Kamiya, Toru Fujiwara, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Siyu Gong, Jindong Wu, Hiromi Nakanishi, Masaru Fujimoto

“…The root microbiome in the organic paddy field showed greater temporal variability, with typical methane-oxidizing bacteria accumulating during the tillering stage and the amount of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria increasing dramatically at the early ripening stage. …”
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Bioâdigestion and postâtreatment of effluents by bioâfermentation, an opportunity for energy uses and generation of organic fertilizers from bovine manure... by Luis Antonio Barzallo-Bravo, David Carrera-Villacrés, Rafael Eduardo Vargas-Verdesoto, Lourdes Karina Ponce-Loaiza, Modesto Correoso, Ãlvaro Petronio Gavilanes-Quishpi

“…Results The production of biogas showed of 52.55% mol of methane concentration which it fed one blowtorch and one kitchenette. …”
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Study on Pore and Fissure Structure Characteristics of Deep Soft Coal Rock by Minbo Zhang, Zhen Zhang, Dangyu Zhang, Delong Zou, Jinlei Du, Zichao Wang, Chunxin Li

“…The microscopic pore and fissure structure is the key factor affecting the exploitation, storage, and migration of coalbed methane and coal spontaneous combustion tendency. …”
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Rubber intercropping with arboreal and herbaceous species alleviated the global warming potential through the reduction of soil greenhouse gas emissions by Tahir Ashar, Yingying Zhang, Chuan Yang, Wenxian Xu, Muhammad Zeeshan Ul Haq, Hassam Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad Mazhar Abbas, Zhixiang Wu

“…In 0–20 cm soil depth, all rubber plantations acted as net carbon dioxide (CO₂) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) resources, and net methane (CH₄) sinks. Compared with the RM, the CAA and CCA systems significantly increased the cumulative CO2 and N2O emissions, and the global warming potential (GWP) significantly increased in the CAA (36.78%) and CCA (7.18%) systems, whereas it significantly decreased in the AOM (6.61%), AKH (24.96%), TCA (14.24%), and PAR (41.01%) systems. …”
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Nature and Evolution of the Ore-Forming Fluids from Nanmushu Carbonate-Hosted Zn-Pb Deposit in the Mayuan District, Shaanxi Province, Southwest China by Suo-Fei Xiong, Yong-Jun Gong, Shu-Zhen Yao, Chuan-Bo Shen, Xiang Ge, Shao-Yong Jiang

“…These features may be related to basinal brines mixing between an external higher salinity CaCl2  ±  MgCl2-rich fluid and a local H2O-NaCl methane-rich fluid.…”
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Research on leakage and diffusion behavior of hydrogen doped natural gas in integrated pipeline corridors based on data drive by Xiaolong Gong, Hua Li, Cheng Li, Mingyue Kou, Lingxu Kong, Hongcheng Liu

“…., utility corridors) can pose a severe safety hazard, as methane and hydrogen gas mixtures have a higher risk of explosion. …”
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Kinetics of Organic Biodegradation and Biogas Production in the Pilot-Scale Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) for Piggery Wastewater Treatment by Thi Ha Nguyen, Manh Khai Nguyen, Thi Hoang Oanh Le, Thanh Tu Bui, Trong Hieu Nguyen, Truong Quan Nguyen, Anh van Ngo

“…After the start-up stage, day 35 biogas cumulative volume fluctuated from 20 to 30 m3/day and reached approximately 3500 m3 for 178 days during the whole digestive process. Methane is accounted for about 65–70% of biogas with concentration around 400 mg/L.…”
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Foliar application of nano biochar solution elevates tomato productivity by counteracting the effect of salt stress insights into morphological physiological and biochemical indice... by Javeria Shahzadi, Zaib-un-Nisa, Naila Ali, Muhammad Iftikhar, Anis Ali Shah, M. Yasin Ashraf, Chen Chao, Shifa Shaffique, Mansour K. Gatasheh

“…In future, studies on nano biochar interactions with soil microbiota, surface modifications, long-term environmental impacts, reduced methane gas emissions, and biocompatibility could provide insights into optimizing its use in sustainable agriculture.…”
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