Effects of underlying substrates on the underwater oleophobicity of graphene oxide-phytic acid (GO-PA) coatings by Sue Lyn Tan, Abraham Matthews Joshua, Ee Von Lau

“…Notably, carbon steel exhibiting the highest surface energy (72.8 mJ/m2) and surface roughness (average roughness of 146.0 nm), emerged as the most effective substrate for developing surfaces with superhydrophilicity (water contact angle of 0°) and underwater superoleophobicity (underwater oil contact angle of 162.5°). …”
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Cure Kinetics of Epoxy Nanocomposites Affected by MWCNTs Functionalization: A Review by Mohammad Reza Saeb, Ehsan Bakhshandeh, Hossein Ali Khonakdar, Edith Mäder, Christina Scheffler, Gert Heinrich

“…The current paper provides an overview to emphasize the role of functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in manipulating cure kinetics of epoxy nanocomposites, which itself determines ultimate properties of the resulting compound. …”
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Kinetics of carbothermic reduction of synthetic chromite by Wang Y., Wang L., Yu J., Chou K.C.

“…The basic component in chromite ore is FeCr2O4, thus, kinetic investigation of synthetic FeCr2O4 with different amount of carbon were carried out in the temperature range of 1473K to 1673K under both isothermal and non-isothermal mode. …”
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Efficiency of Sawdust as Low-Cost Adsorbent for Dyes Removal by R. Chikri, N. Elhadiri, M. Benchanaa, Y. El maguana

“…The applicability of various adsorption kinetic models and adsorption isotherm models for dye removal by sawdust-derived activated carbons has been also reported. Finally, this paper highlights the use of sawdust as base material for various composites and mixture which can be used as granular activated carbon.…”
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Effects of Different Vegetation Zones on CH4 and N2O Emissions in Coastal Wetlands: A Model Case Study by Yuhong Liu, Lixin Wang, Shumei Bao, Huamin Liu, Junbao Yu, Yu Wang, Hongbo Shao, Yan Ouyang, Shuqing An

“…The coastal wetland ecosystems are important in the global carbon and nitrogen cycle and global climate change. …”
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Comparison of effects of volume-controlled equal inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio (1:1) ventilation with conventional ratio (1:2) ventilation on respiratory mechanics and hemodynami... by Prathap Gunasekaran, Ramyavel Thangavelu, Sivakumar Segaran

“…The hemodynamic parameters, saturation, and end-tidal carbon dioxide measurements also remained similar between the two groups. …”
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Kinetic Studies on Fermentative Production of Biofuel from Synthesis Gas Using Clostridium ljungdahlii by Maedeh Mohammadi, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Ghasem D. Najafpour, Habibollah Younesi, Mohamad Hekarl Uzir

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Soil fertility management on sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) production in Northern Ethiopia: A review by Fiseha Baraki, Fisseha Hadgu, Gebremedhin Berhe

“…The clay particle size and pH increased while the sand and silt particle sizes, organic carbon, total N, available P and S decreased as the soil depth increased. 204,558.8 ton of sesame stack residue are burned every year, and from this, 7360.03 ton of NPK is lost every year in Western Tigray. …”
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Forward model emulator for atmospheric radiative transfer using Gaussian processes and cross validation by O. Lamminpää, J. Susiluoto, J. Hobbs, J. McDuffie, A. Braverman, H. Owhadi

“…<p>Remote sensing of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>) carried out by NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite mission and the related uncertainty quantification effort involve repeated evaluations of a state-of-the-art atmospheric physics model. …”
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Grazing increased alpine grassland soil respiration rates on the Tibetan Plateau by Yahui Mao, Yahui Mao, Yangong Du, Yangong Du, Kelong Chen, Kelong Chen

“…Both air temperature and soil organic carbon significantly increased grassland ecosystem respiration rate, explaining 38.47% and 22.57% of variance heterogeneity.DiscussionIn addition, both future global warming and increasing soil organic carbon would increase alpine grassland CO2 emission rates on the Tibetan Plateau.…”
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Reflections on the Impact of Extreme Weather on New Power Systems and Countermeasures by Chen CAO, Zengping WANG

“…Simultaneously, under the "carbon peak - carbon neutral" goal, the integration of fluctuating renewable energy including wind and solar energy, extensive use of power electronics and long-distance ultra-high-voltage transmission have reshaped traditional power grids. …”
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Physical and chemical processes driven by natural iron minerals in aquatic environments by Yuanyuan Chen, Na Huang, Yingying Li, Yin Lu, Yilan Jiang, Zeng Zhou, Dawei Wang

“…Their abiotic migration and transformation processes are pivotal for maintaining aquatic ecosystem stability, particularly in nitrogen and organic carbon dynamics. Recent studies have been revealed that the generation of reactive oxygen species at iron mineral-redox fluctuation interfaces can change the transformations of pollutants and organic carbon. …”
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Impact of Geological Factors on Marine Shale Gas Enrichment and Reserve Estimation: A Case Study of Jiaoshiba Area in Fuling Gas Field by Siyu Yu, Xixin Wang, Shaohua Li, Yuming Liu, Liming Xiao, Xin Liu, Wen Zhao, Jiaen Zhang

“…The results show that adsorbed gas content is positively correlated with total organic carbon and porosity; the larger specific surface area of samples with more clay minerals essentially contributes to shale gas enrichment. …”
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Research on Application of Dredging Technology for Steel Pipe Pile Under Complex Sea Conditions in Deep Sea by Jianjun CHEN

“…[Objective] With the promotion of carbon peak and carbon neutrality strategy, offshore wind power has ushered in a period of rapid growth. …”
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World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: an assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research by Jim M. Haywood, Olivier Boucher, Chris Lennard, Trude Storelvmo, Simone Tilmes, Daniele Visioni

“…While future scenarios of climate change frequently include extensive use of terrestrial and marine carbon dioxide removal in the second part of the 21st century, it is unproven that these techniques can be scaled-up to reach the scale required to significantly reduce concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and significant uncertainties and detrimental side-effects exist. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Abattoir Operation on Soil Quality Dynamics in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria by M.U. Chikwendu, U.I. Uchendu, N.O. Ochor

“…The results indicate that the mean pH value was 5.90, organic carbon 1.31% and 2.27% organic matter respectively. …”
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Effects of Alpine Wetland Landscapes on Regional Climate on the Zoige Plateau of China by Junhong Bai, Qiongqiong Lu, Qingqing Zhao, Junjing Wang, Hua Ouyang

“…Meanwhile, the changes in precipitation and surface runoff fluxes before and after the typical wetland degradation were discussed, and the effects of wetland degradation on soil organic carbon were assessed. Correlation and regression analyses were applied to exhibit the relationships between wetland landscape areas and meteorological factors. …”
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Sustainable Flame Retardant Coatings Derived from Chinese Lacquer Blend with Synergistic Flame Retardant Silicon-Modified Ammonium Polyphosphate by Shuyun Li, Renjin Gao, Hanyu Xue, Yuchi Zhang, Yuansong Ye, Qi Lin, Qingyou Zeng, Linshishui Liu, Changlin Cao, Jianrong Xia

“…The intumescent flame retardant has a high efficiency of carbonization, oxygen barrier, and thermal interruption effect, which is considered to be a promising green and environmentally friendly flame retardant. …”
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A Novel Oil Spill Dataset Augmentation Framework Using Object Extraction and Image Blending Techniques by Farkhod Akhmedov, Halimjon Khujamatov, Mirjamol Abdullaev, Heung-Seok Jeon

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Effect of Particle Size and Addition of Coconut Cell on the Quality of Sengon Wood Pellet by Anindya Husnul Hasna, J. P. Gentur Sutapa, Denny Irawati

“…Higher percentage of coconut shell gives higher compressive strength, fixed carbon content, total of carbon, and calorific value, while volatile matter, ash content, N, S, and H content showed lower value. …”
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