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High molecular permeance dual-layer ceramic membrane for capturing CO2 from flue gas stream. (2015)
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NWOGU, N.C., KAJAMA, M.A., ORAKWE, I. and GOBINA, E. 2015. High molecular permeance dual-layer ceramic membrane for capturing CO2 from flue gas stream. Energy and power engineering [online], 7(9), pages 418-425. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4236/epe.2015.79040

With the objective to create technologically advanced materials to be scientifically applicable, dual-layer silica alumina membranes were molecularly fabricated by continuous surface coating silica layers containing hybrid material onto a ceramic por... Read More about High molecular permeance dual-layer ceramic membrane for capturing CO2 from flue gas stream..

Hydrogen separation using Pt-alumina impregnated membrane. (2015)
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KAJAMA, M.N., NWOGU, N.C., OKON, E.O., SHEHU, H., ORAKWE, I. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Hydrogen separation using Pt-alumina impregnated membrane. Energy and power engineering [online], 7(9), pages 412-417. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4236/epe.2015.79039

A tubular commercial mesoporous support was used to prepare a Pt impregnated membrane using the reservoir method and tested for moderate temperature (300 C) gas transport of hydrogen (H2), helium (He) and nitrogen (N2) gas molecules. H2 and N2 gas pe... Read More about Hydrogen separation using Pt-alumina impregnated membrane..

Reduced graphene oxide wrapped Cu2O supported on C3N4: an efficient visible light responsive semiconductor photocatalyst. (2015)
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GANESH BABU, S., VINOTH, R., SURYA NARAYANA, P., BAHNEMANN, D. and NEPPOLIAN, B. 2015. Reduced graphene oxide wrapped Cu2O supported on C3N4: an efficient visible light responsive semiconductor photocatalyst. APL materials [online], 3(10), article number 104415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4928286

Herein, Cu2O spheres were prepared and encapsulated with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The Cu2O–rGO–C3N4 composite covered the whole solar spectrum with significant absorption intensity. rGO-wrapped Cu2O loading caused a red shift in the absorption w... Read More about Reduced graphene oxide wrapped Cu2O supported on C3N4: an efficient visible light responsive semiconductor photocatalyst..

A study of gas diffusion characteristics on a micro porous composite silica ceramic membrane. (2015)
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NWOGU, N.C., KAJAMA, M. and GOBINA, E. 2015. A study of gas diffusion characteristics on a micro porous composite silica ceramic membrane. Composite structures [online], 134, pages 1044-1050. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.121

The purpose of this study is to investigate gas permeation behaviour of five gases (CO2, He, H2, N2 and Ar) across two silica modified ceramic membranes, Membrane Y and Membrane Z. An examination of the variations in their layer thickness and flow ra... Read More about A study of gas diffusion characteristics on a micro porous composite silica ceramic membrane..

Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance. (2015)
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SINHA, Y. and STEEL, J.A. 2015. Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance. Wind engineering [online], 39(4), pages 453-477. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1260/0309-524X.39.4.453

Wind Turbines require numerous and varied types of maintenance activities throughout their lifespan, the frequency of which increases with years in operation. At present the proportion of maintenance cost to the total cost for wind turbines is signif... Read More about Failure prognostic schemes and database design of a software tool for efficient management of wind turbine maintenance..

Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output. (2015)
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PARK, K.-S., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output. International journal of condition monitoring and diagnostic engineering management (COMADEM) [online], 18(3), pages 3-10. Available from: http://www.comadem.com/journal/past-issues/

There are many social, political and environmental issues associated with the use of fossil fuels. For this reason, there are numerous investigations currently being carried out to develop newer and renewable sources of energy to alleviate energy dem... Read More about Numerical investigations on the effect of blade angles of a vertical axis wind turbine on its performance output..

Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics. (2015)
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ENBAYA, A., ASIM, T., MISHRA, R. and RAO, R.B.K.N. 2015. Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics. International journal of COMADEM [online] 18(3), pages 37-44. Available from: http://www.comadem.com/journal/past-issues/

Trains are considered to be the safest on land transportation for both passengers and cargo. Train accidents have been disastrous especially in case of fire, where the consequences results in loss of life and goods. The fire would generate smoke and... Read More about Fire safety analysis of a railway compartment using computational fluid dynamics..

Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes. (2015)
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FERNANDEZ, C., HEGER, Z., KIZEK, R., RAMAKRISHNAPPA, T., BORUN, A. and FAISAL, N.H. 2015. Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 10(9), pages 7440-7452. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1452-3981(23)17361-5

We present a sensitive, fast and unmodified sensor for the electrochemical detection of paracetamol. The electrochemical behaviours of paracetamol on screen printed graphene electrodes were investigated for the first time by cyclic voltammetry. The r... Read More about Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol and its voltammetric sensing in biological samples based on screen printed graphene electrodes..

An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: case study of Nigeria and Cameroon. (2015)
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MAS'UD, A.A., WIRBA, A.V., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., MAS'UD, I.A., MUNIR, A.B., YUNUS, N.M. 2015. An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: case study of Nigeria and Cameroon. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 51, pages 775-784. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.045

Africa is blessed with abundant energy sources that can promote economic growth and provide sufficient capacity to meet up with the future electricity demand. This paper evaluates the progress made in renewable energy (RE) development in Nigeria and... Read More about An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: case study of Nigeria and Cameroon..

Rare elements electrochemistry: the development of a novel electrochemical sensor for the rapid detection of Europium in environmental samples using gold electrode modified with 2-pyridinol-1-oxide. (2015)
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CRUICKSHANK, L., OFFICER, S., POLLARD, P., PRABHU, R., STUTTER, M. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2015. Rare elements electrochemistry: the development of a novel electrochemical sensor for the rapid detection of Europium in environmental samples using gold electrode modified with 2-pyridinol-1-oxide. Analytical sciences [online], 31(7), pages 623-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.31.623

This work presents for the first time the electrochemical determination of europium using cyclic voltammetry at gold electrodes modified with 2-pyridinol-1-oxide. A well-defined oxidation peak was observed in cyclic voltammetry as a result of the oxi... Read More about Rare elements electrochemistry: the development of a novel electrochemical sensor for the rapid detection of Europium in environmental samples using gold electrode modified with 2-pyridinol-1-oxide..

Performance evaluation of an inventive CO2 gas separation inorganic ceramic membrane. (2015)
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NWOGU, N., KAJAMA, M. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Performance evaluation of an inventive CO2 gas separation inorganic ceramic membrane. International journal of chemical, molecular, nuclear, materials and metallurgical engineering [online], 9(6), pages 674-677. Available from: http://scholar.waset.org/1999.2/10001660

Atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are considered as the greatest environmental challenge the world is facing today. The tasks to control the emissions include the recovery of CO2 from flue gas. This concern has been improved due to recent advances... Read More about Performance evaluation of an inventive CO2 gas separation inorganic ceramic membrane..

Gas permeation behaviour of single and mixed gas components using an asymmetric ceramic membrane. (2015)
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NWOGU, N. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Gas permeation behaviour of single and mixed gas components using an asymmetric ceramic membrane. International journal of chemical, molecular, nuclear, materials and metallurgical engineering [online], 9(6), pages 689-693. Available from: http://scholar.waset.org/1999.2/10001725

A dip-coating process has been used to form an asymmetric silica membrane with improved membrane performance and reproducibility. First, we deposited repeatedly silica on top of a commercial alumina membrane support to improve its structural make up.... Read More about Gas permeation behaviour of single and mixed gas components using an asymmetric ceramic membrane..

Characterisation of inorganic composite ceramic membrane for lactic acid esterification processes. (2015)
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OKON, E., SHEHU, H. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Characterisation of inorganic composite ceramic membrane for lactic acid esterification processes. Advanced materials research: metal, ceramic and composite materials; selected papers from the 2015 International conference on metal, ceramic and composite materials (ICMCCM-2015), 24-25 January 2015, Shanghai, China [online], 1102, pages 99-102. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1102.99

The use of inorganic composite membranes in chemical industries has received a lot of attention more recently due to a number of exceptional advantages, including thermal stability and robustness. Inorganic membranes can selectively remove water from... Read More about Characterisation of inorganic composite ceramic membrane for lactic acid esterification processes..

Combustion modelling of pulverised biomass particles at high temperatures. (2015)
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LI, J., PAUL, M.C., YOUNGER, P.L., WATSON, I., HOSSAIN, M. and WELCH, S. 2015. Combustion modelling of pulverised biomass particles at high temperatures. Energy procedia [online], 66, pages 273-276. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.055

Biomass co-firing is becoming a promising solution to reduce CO2 emissions, due to its renewability and carbon neutrality. Biomass normally has high moisture and volatile contents, complicating its combustion behaviour, which is significantly differe... Read More about Combustion modelling of pulverised biomass particles at high temperatures..

Hydrogen separation using inorganic membranes. (2015)
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KAJAMA, M.N., NWOGU, N.C. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Hydrogen separation using inorganic membranes. Advanced materials research [online], 1102: selected papers from the 2015 international conference on metal, ceramic and composite materials (ICMCCM-2015), 24-25 January 2015, Shanghai, China, pages 91-94. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1102.91

Gas permeation of hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2) were obtained from 30 and 6000 nm pore diameter tubular commercial alumina ceramic membranes at 0.05 to 1.00 bar and 298 K. Flow rates of up to 3.279 and 2.296 l/min were obtained for H2 and N2 respec... Read More about Hydrogen separation using inorganic membranes..

Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical detection of aspirin utilising screen printed graphene electrodes as sensors platforms. (2015)
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KRUANETR, S., PRABHU, R., POLLARD, P. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2015. Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical detection of aspirin utilising screen printed graphene electrodes as sensors platforms. Surface engineering and applied electrochemistry [online], 51(3), pages 283-289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068375515030114

A sensitive electrochemical sensor was designed for acetyl salicylic acid detection using graphene modified Screen Printed Electrodes. The electrochemical response of the sensor with graphene was improved compared to Screen Printed Electrodes without... Read More about Pharmaceutical electrochemistry: the electrochemical detection of aspirin utilising screen printed graphene electrodes as sensors platforms..

Surface and subsurface characterisation in micro-milling of monocrystalline silicon. (2015)
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HUO, D., LIN, C., CHOONG, Z.J., PANCHOLI, K. and DEGENAAR, P. 2015. Surface and subsurface characterisation in micro-milling of monocrystalline silicon. International journal of advanced manufacturing technology [online], 81(5-8), pages 1319-1331. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-015-7308-7

This paper presents an experimental investigation on surface and subsurface characterisation of micro-machined single-crystal silicon with (100) orientation. Full immersion slot milling was conducted using solid cubic boron nitride (CBN) and diamond-... Read More about Surface and subsurface characterisation in micro-milling of monocrystalline silicon..

Preparation and characterization of inorganic membranes for hydrocarbon separation from N2 for environmental applications. (2015)
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KAJAMA, M.N., SHEHU, H., OKON, E. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Preparation and characterization of inorganic membranes for hydrocarbon separation from N2 for environmental applications. Energy and environment research [online], 5(1), pages 110-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/eer.v5n1p110

This paper reports the preparation and characterization of gas transport using tubular alumina support and silica membrane for propylene (C3H6) and nitrogen (N2) separation. Dip-coating technique was employed to deposit silica on the support after wh... Read More about Preparation and characterization of inorganic membranes for hydrocarbon separation from N2 for environmental applications..

Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. (2015)
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ABU-BAKAR, S.H., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., FREIER, D., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., MALLICK, T.K., MUNIR, A.B., YASIN, S.H.M., MAS'UD, A.A. and YUNUS, N.M. 2015. Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator. Applied energy [online], 154, pages 221-231. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.122

The low-concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) system has been identified as one of the potential solutions in lowering the overall installation cost of a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system. This paper evaluates the performance of a novel type... Read More about Performance analysis of a novel rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator..

Volatile organic compounds destruction by catalytic oxidation for environmental applications. (2015)
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KAJAMA, M.N., NWOGU, N.C. and GOBINA, E. 2015. Volatile organic compounds destruction by catalytic oxidation for environmental applications. International journal of environmental, chemical, ecological, geological and geophysical engineering, 9(6), pages 618-621. World academy of science, engineering and technology international science index 102 [online]. Available from: http://scholar.waset.org/1999.6/10001436

Pt/{esc}gc{esc}s-Al2O3 membrane catalysts were prepared via an evaporative-crystallization deposition method. The obtained Pt/{esc}gc{esc}s- Al2O3 catalyst activity was tested after characterization (SEM-EDAX observation, BET measurement, permeabilit... Read More about Volatile organic compounds destruction by catalytic oxidation for environmental applications..