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A Comparison of Solar Roadways to Conventional Asphalt Roads

Solar Roadways to Conventional Asphalt Roads – Air pollution, which experts consider one of the most significant environmental health risks, causes approximately 4.2 million deaths worldwide each year due to serious illnesses. Mobility and transportation, particularly vehicles on the road, contribute significantly to these statistics by accounting for 8 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions …

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Proton reduction for hydrogen production in artificial photosynthesis

Hydrogen production in artificial photosynthesis In recent years, many studies have reported various heterogeneous and homogeneous molecular systems for hydrogen evolution based on transition metal complexes.  Many of these systems that sometimes exhibit high turnover (TON) and efficiency for hydrogen production only operate in organic or aqueous-organic media (5-50% H2O). Moreover, molecular systems working in pure …

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Petroleum Bioremediation - WhatNext

Comparing laccases with oxygenases and hydrolases for petroleum bioremediation

Enzymatic Bioremediation of Petroleum Petroleum Bioremediation – Employing microorganisms in bioremediation has been a common practice for the past few years. However, relying solely on microorganisms for the degradation procePetroleum bioremediation is an environmentally friendly process that involves the use of microorganisms and enzymes to degrade and remove hydrocarbons from contaminated sites.ss may not be …

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Suitable biological conversion processes of biomass in a circular economy

Suitable biological conversion processes of biomass in a circular economy Biomass must be processed to be used as chemicals, energy, or materials. There are several conversion and separation technologies available. Microorganisms or enzyme-related activities carry out the biological conversion processes. The most important recognised biological conversion process mechanisms are covered in this article.   Fermentation …

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State-specific analysis of demand response in the US

  State-specific analysis of demand response in the US   Analysis of Demand Response – Electric utilities across the globe are in a constant process of matching the amount of energy generated and distributed with the energy consumption needs of their consumers. A very common occurrence is that sometimes the consumer demand for electricity surpasses …

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Comparing the different interstitial hydrides for hydrogen storage in solid form

Comparing the Different Interstitial Hydrides for Hydrogen Storage in Solid Form   Hydrogen storage in Solid Form – Intermetallic hydrides consist of metals or alloy transition metals (also called hydrogen storage/absorbing metals) in which hydrogen occupies interstitial tetrahedral and/or octahedral sites via a metallic bond. The interstitial hydrates are alloys consisting of non-hydride forming metal …

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The role of predictive Maintenance in fleet management

The role of Predictive Maintenance in Fleet Management In the fleet management industry, predictive maintenance is replacing conventional time-based maintenance plans as an efficient method for vehicle maintenance. Predictive maintenance helps utilize vehicles more efficiently by planning maintenance, only when necessary, reduces vehicle downtime and increases the availability of assets by establishing thresholds of use …

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Significance of Quantum Computing for Autonomous Vehicles

Quantum Computing   Since quantum computing shares synergies with the paradigm shift occurring throughout the automotive industry due to the proliferation of autonomous vehicles, vehicle manufacturers are starting to show a lot of interest in using this technique to solve complex problems. Autonomous driving is a multifaceted, complex balance between humanistic responses from other non- …

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