The method of Rate-Controlled Constrained-Equilibrium (RCCE) has been further developed to study the combustion of CH4/Air and C 2H5OH/O2/Diluent mixtures. The method is based on local maximization of entropy or minimization of a relevant free energy at any time during the non-e…
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)/perennial bunchgrass hay is grown on marginal soils in the Central High Plains. This region has recently been experiencing frequent droughts. Information on the effects of variation in precipitation on soil nitrogen (N) cycling, greenhouse gas (GHG) …
Hydrogen sulphide needs to be removed from natural gas for economic and environmental reasons. Adsorption is a commonly used operation to remove H2S, and the development of novel adsorbents with larger capacity and selectivity is an active area of research. This thesis focuses o…
Inland waters play an important role in the transport, transformation, loss and storage of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in the pathway between terrestrial and marine systems. Inland waters can act as both sources to the atmosphere through evasion of GHGs such as CO2, CH4 and N2O,…
Energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions, and operational costs are continuing to rise year on year in the wastewater treatment sector, with traditional treatment options unable to provide sustainable solutions to increasing volumes and tightening quality standards. Current proce…
As a result of stricter environmental regulations worldwide, hydrogen is progressively becoming an important clean energy source. For H2 to replace fossil fuels in mobile applications, it will require the creation of a production and delivery infrastructure equivalent to that cu…
Wetlands contribute an estimated 25% of the global annual methane (CH4) emissions. However, delineation of the processes responsible for the large variations in emission rates found within and across wetland types has been challenging. Field measurements were collected in Franci…
Although the dynamics of methane (CH4) emission from croplands and wetlands have been fairly well investigated, the contribution of trees to global methane emission and the mechanisms of tree transport are relatively unknown. Methane emissions from the common wetland tree specie…
In these times of striving for cleaner, more efficient fuels, research is needed to provide understanding that will allow technologies to improve. Planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) is a popular, non-intrusive technique for studying flame structure. A radical species, hydr…