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- Dimitri, P., et al.
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An eHealth Framework for Managing Pediatric Growth Disorders and Growth Hormone Therapy
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Medical Internet Research. - : JMIR Publications Inc.. - 1438-8871. ; 23:5
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The use of technology to support health and health care has grown rapidly in the last decade across all ages and medical specialties. Newly developed eHealth tools are being implemented in long-term management of growth failure in children, a low prevalence pediatric endocrine disorder. Objective: Our objective was to create a framework that can guide future implementation and research on the use of eHealth tools to support patients with growth disorders who require growth hormone therapy. Methods: A total of 12 pediatric endocrinologists with experience in eHealth, from a wide geographical distribution, participated in a series of online discussions. We summarized the discussions of 3 workshops, conducted during 2020, on the use of eHealth in the management of growth disorders, which were structured to provide insights on existing challenges, opportunities, and solutions for the implementation of eHealth tools across the patient journey, from referral to the end of pediatric therapy. Results: A total of 815 responses were collected from 2 questionnaire-based activities covering referral and diagnosis of growth disorders, and subsequent growth hormone therapy stages of the patient pathway, relating to physicians, nurses, and patients, parents, or caregivers. We mapped the feedback from those discussions into a framework that we developed as a guide to integration of eHealth tools across the patient journey. Responses focused on improved clinical management, such as growth monitoring and automation of referral for early detection of growth disorders, which could trigger rapid evaluation and diagnosis. Patient support included the use of eHealth for enhanced patient and caregiver communication, better access to educational opportunities, and enhanced medical and psychological support during growth hormone therapy management. Given the potential availability of patient data from connected devices, artificial intelligence can be used to predict adherence and personalize patient support. Providing evidence to demonstrate the value and utility of eHealth tools will ensure that these tools are widely accepted, trusted, and used in clinical practice, but implementation issues (eg, adaptation to specific clinical settings) must be addressed. Conclusions: The use of eHealth in growth hormone therapy has major potential to improve the management of growth disorders along the patient journey. Combining objective clinical information and patient adherence data is vital in supporting decision-making and the development of new eHealth tools. Involvement of clinicians and patients in the process of integrating such technologies into clinical practice is essential for implementation and developing evidence that eHealth tools can provide value across the patient pathway.
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- Afif, A., et al.
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Advanced materials and technologies for hybrid supercapacitors for energy storage – A review
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Energy Storage. - : Elsevier BV. - 2352-152X. ; 25:October 2019
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Supercapacitors have become the most significant energy conversion and storage system in recent renewable and sustainable nanotechnology. Due to its large energy capacity and supply with relatively short time and longer lifetime, supercapacitors breakthrough in advance energy applications. This review presents a comparative study of different materials, working principles, analysis, applications, advantages and disadvantages of various technologies available for supercapacitors. The aim of this article is to discuss the possibility of hybrid supercapacitor for the next generation of energy technology. The development of composite materials containing a wide range of active constituents (e.g., graphene, activated carbon, transition metals, metal oxides, perovskites and conducting polymers) by in-situ hybridization and ex-situ recombination is also discussed. This review consecrated largely the contribution of combining all materials (electrode and electrolyte) and their synthesis process and electrochemical performance. Enduringly, the potential issues and the perspectives for future research based on hybrid supercapacitors in energy applications are also presented.
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- Afif, A., et al.
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Scheelite type Sr1−xBaxWO4 (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) for possible application in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell electrolytes
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scientific Reports. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 2045-2322 .- 2045-2322. ; 9:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- © 2019, The Author(s). Polycrystalline scheelite type Sr1−xBaxWO4 (x = 0.1, 0.2 & 0.3) materials were synthesized by the solid state sintering method and studied with respect to phase stability and ionic conductivity under condition of technological relevance for SOFC applications. All compounds crystallized in the single phase of tetragonal scheelite structure with the space group of I41/a. Room temperature X-ray diffraction and subsequent Rietveld analysis confirms its symmetry, space group and structural parameters. SEM illustrates the highly dense compounds. Significant mass change was observed to prove the proton uptake at higher temperature by TG-DSC. All compound shows lower conductivity compared to the traditional BCZY perovskite structured materials. SBW with x = 0.3 exhibit the highest ionic conductivity among all compounds under wet argon condition which is 1.9 × 10−6 S cm−1 at 1000 °C. Since this scheelite type compounds show significant conductivity, the new series of SBW could serve in IT-SOFC as proton conducting electrolyte.
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- Hossain, S., et al.
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Highly dense and chemically stable proton conducting electrolyte sintered at 1200 °C
- 2018
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Ingår i: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. - : Elsevier BV. - 0360-3199. ; 43:2, s. 894-907
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The BaCe 0.7 Zr 0.1 Y 0.2−x Zn x O 3−δ (x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) has been synthesized by the conventional solid state reaction method for application in protonic solid oxide fuel cell. The phase purity and lattice parameters of the materials have been studied by the room temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been done for check the morphology and grain growth of the samples. The chemical and mechanical stabilities have been done using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in pure CO 2 environment and thermomechanical analysis (TMA) in Argon atmosphere. The XRD of the materials show the orthorhombic crystal symmetry with Pbnm space group. The SEM images of the pellets show that the samples sintered at 1200 °C are highly dense. The XRD after TGA in CO 2 and thermal expansion measurements confirm the stability. The particles of the samples are in micrometer ranges and increasing Zn content decreases the size. The conductivity measurements have been done in 5% H 2 with Ar in dry and wet atmospheres. All the materials show high proton conductivity in the intermediate temperature range (400–700 °C). The maximum proton conductivity was found to be 1.0 × 10 −2 S cm −1 at 700 °C in wet atmosphere for x = 0.10. From our study, 10 wt % of Zn seems to be optimum at the B-site of the perovskite structure. All the properties studied here suggest it can be a promising candidate of electrolyte for IT-SOFCs.
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- Afroze, Shammya, 1987, et al.
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Investigation of structural and thermal evolution in novel layered perovskite NdSrMn 2 O 5 + δ via neutron powder diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis
- 2020
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Ingår i: International Journal of Chemical Engineering. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1687-806X .- 1687-8078. ; 2020
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Neutron diffraction is one of the best methods for structural analysis of a complex, layered perovskite material with low symmetry by accurately detecting the oxygen positions through octahedral tilting. In this research, the crystal structure of NdSrMn2O5+δ was identified through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and neutron powder diffraction (NPD) at room temperature (RT), which indicated the formation of a layered structure in orthorhombic symmetry in the Pmmm (no. 47) space group. Rietveld refinement of the neutron diffraction data has confirmed the orthorhombic symmetry with unit cell parameters (a = 3.8367 (1) Å, b = 3.8643 (2) Å, and c = 7.7126 (1) Å), atomic positions, and oxygen occupancy. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed the total weight loss of about 0.10% for 20–950°C temperature, which occurred mainly to create oxygen vacancies at high temperatures. Rietveld analyses concurred with the XRD and neutron data allowing correlation of occupancy factors of the oxygen sites.
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- Azad, A. K., et al.
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Effect of Nd-doping on structural, thermal and electrochemical properties of LaFe0.5Cr0.5O3 perovskites
- 2016
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Ingår i: Ceramics International. - : Elsevier BV. - 0272-8842. ; 42:3, s. 4532-4538
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The structural, thermal and electrochemical properties of the perovskite-type compound La1-xNdxFe0.5Cr0.5O3 (x=0.10, 0.15, 0.20) are investigated by X-ray diffraction, thermal expansion, thermal diffusion, thermal conductivity and impedance spectroscopy measurements. Rietveld refinement shows that the compounds crystallize with orthorhombic symmetry in the space group Pbnm. The average thermal expansion coefficient decreases as the content of Nd increases. The average coefficient of thermal expansion in the temperature range of 30-850 degrees C is 10.12 x 10(-6), 9.48 x 10(-6) and 7.51 x 10(-6) C-1 for samples with x=0.1, 0.15 and 0.2, respectively. Thermogravimetric analyses show small weight gain at high temperatures which correspond to filling up of oxygen vacancies as well as the valence change of the transition metals. The electrical conductivity measured by four -probe method shows that the conductivity increases with the content of Nd; the electrical conductivity at 520 degrees C is about 4.71 x 10(-3), 6.59 x 10(-3) and 9.62 x 10(-3) S cm(-1) for samples with x=0.10, 0.15 and 0.20, respectively. The thermal diffusivity of the samples decreases monotonically as temperature increases. At 600 degrees C, the thermal diffusivity is 0.00425, 0.00455 and 0.00485 cm(2) s(-1) for samples with x=0.10, 0.15 and 0.20, respectively. Impedance measurements in symmetrical cell arrangement in air reveal that the polarization resistance decreases from 55 Omega cm(-2) to 22.5 Omega cm(-2) for increasing temperature from 800 degrees C to 900 degrees C, respectively.
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- Budiman, B. A., et al.
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Experimental verification of interfacial strength effect on the mechanical properties of carbon fiber-epoxy composite
- 2017
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Ingår i: International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology. - : Insight Society. - 2088-5334 .- 2460-6952. ; 7:6, s. 2226-2231
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The effects of carbon fiber-epoxy interfacial strength on the mechanical properties of the corresponding fiber-matrix composites are experimentally demonstrated in this work. Two composites containing different carbon fibers were tested: as-received fibers and fibers soaked in acetone to remove adhesive on their surfaces. The fiber surfaces were first characterized by scanning electron microscopy and time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectrometry to verify removal of the adhesive. Further, single-fiber fragmentation tests were conducted to evaluate the fiber strength and the interfacial strength. The mechanical properties of the composites were evaluated via tensile testing under longitudinal and transverse loadings. The results show that interfacial strength does not decrease the mechanical properties of the composites under longitudinal loading. In contrast, under transverse loading, the interfacial strength significantly decreases the mechanical properties, specifically the ultimate tensile strength and toughness of the composites.
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- Nurdiawati, A., et al.
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Dual-stage chemical looping of microalgae for methanol production with negative-carbon emission
- 2019
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Ingår i: Innovative Solutions for Energy Transitions. - : Elsevier. ; , s. 842-847
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- As the world is transitioning towards a low-carbon economy, it is becoming important to develop ways to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Chemical looping, a low carbon technology for the industry, is considered as a potential breakthrough technology and a viable option for efficient fuel conversion and carbon capture and storage, with the successful completion of pilot plant trials in the USA. The conversion of captured CO2 to methanol can be considered a promising method for significantly reducing CO2 emissions, while the produced methanol can be used as a convenient energy carrier for hydrogen storage. This study focuses on a process of converting microalgae, a potential fuel feedstock, into methanol by utilizing CO2 generated within the process. The specific focus lies on the conversion of the microalgae into methanol through dual-stage chemical looping and efficient process integration with maximum energy recovery. Aspen Plus® was used to simulate the facility producing 42 mt (metric tons) methanol/h using 60.1 mt/h CO2 and 8.2 mt/h H2. The process was divided into four-module operations: drying, chemical looping gasification, syngas chemical looping, and methanol synthesis. The energy efficiency of this process is around 45-51% which is comparative with the concentrated CO2-based methanol and typical biomass-based syngas to methanol processes. Because the separated CO2 obtained via chemical looping is utilized for methanol synthesis, the carbon-negative value is attained.
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- Nurdiawati, A., et al.
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Efficient hydrogen production from algae and its conversion to methylcyclohexane
- 2018
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Ingår i: Chemical Engineering Transactions. - : AIDIC - associazione italiana di ingegneria chimica. - 1974-9791 .- 2283-9216. ; 70, s. 1507-1512
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Herein, the supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of microalgae combined with syngas chemical looping (SCL) for H2 production and storage employing liquid organic H2 carrier (LOHC) system have been proposed and analysed in terms of energy efficiency. Microalgae are converted to syngas in the SCWG module and then introduced into the SCL module to produce high-purity of H2 and a separated CO2 stream. H2 storage is achieved via the hydrogenation reaction using toluene to produce methylcyclohexane (MCH). The heat released from the exothermic hydrogenation reaction is exploited to generate steam for sustaining the SCWG reaction. Simulations were performed using Aspen Plus™ considering the feed concentration and SCWG temperature as the system variables. The simulation results show that the SCWG reaction can be energetically self-sustained using the proposed configuration. Based on the process modelling and calculations, the proposed integrated system exhibited of approximately 13.3 %, 42.5 %, and 55.8 % for power generation, H2 production, and total energy efficiency.
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- Salem, A. M., et al.
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The evolution and formation of tar species in a downdraft gasifier : Numerical modelling and experimental validation
- 2019
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Ingår i: Biomass and Bioenergy. - : Elsevier. - 0961-9534 .- 1873-2909. ; 130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gasification is one of the most important methods for converting biomass to syngas currently used in energy production. However, tar content in syngas limits its direct use and thus requires additional removal techniques. The modelling of tar formation, conversion and destruction along a gasifier could give a wider understanding of the process and subsequently help in tar elimination and reduction. However, tar complexity, which contains hundreds of species, makes the modelling process hard and computationally intensive, because the chemistry of the formation and the combustion of many species have not yet been fully studied. In this work, a detailed kinetic model for the evolution and formation of tar from downdraft gasifiers, for the first-time, was built. The model incorporates four main tar species (benzene, naphthalene, toluene, and phenol) with a total of eighteen different kinetic reactions implemented in the code for every zone. Experimental work was carried out to initially validate the results of the kinetic code and found a good agreement. Further experiments were conducted at three different equivalence ratios (ERs) and at three different temperatures (800, 900, and 1100 °C). Sensitivity analysis was then carried out by the kinetic code to optimise the working parameters of a downdraft gasifier that led to a higher calorific value of syngas. The results reveal that a tar evolution model is more accurate for wood biomass materials and that using ER around 0.3, and moisture content levels lower than 10% lead to the production of higher value syngas with lower tar amounts.
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