The aim was to assess the stability of the chemical composition of the groundwater in terms of maintaining the status of therapeutic waters in accordance with the Geological and Mining Law in Poland. The basis for the analysis was the results of stat...
This study focused on free carbon dioxide (H2CO3) contained in volcanic hot spring water. It was clarified whether free carbon dioxide can be emitted into the atmosphere and increase the CO2 concentration in greenhouses by using the incubation method...
Individual fluid inclusions with dense carbon dioxide hosted in quartz from the gold-bearing interval penetrated by the SD-3 Kola Superdeep Borehole were studied using modern techniques. The composition and density of the carbon dioxide fluid were de...
To investigate the characteristics and generation potential of gas generated from over-mature shale, hydrous and anhydrous pyrolysis experiments were carried out on the Longmaxi Formation in the Anwen 1 well of the Sichuan Basin of China at temperatu...
The article describes a mathematical model of pumping of heated liquid carbon dioxide into a reservoir of finite extent, the pores of which in the initial state contain methane and methane gas hydrate. This model takes into account the existence in t...
Geological carbon sequestration is a proven method of safely storing carbon dioxide in formations, thereby reducing atmospheric carbon imprint and mitigating global warming. The relative permeability to carbon dioxide versus brine/water in geological...
The Blagodatnoye deposit with 340 t gold reserves is one of the most productive mines in Russia. Modern methods of studying fluid inclusions were used to determine the properties of fluids that formed this deposit. A comprehensive study revealed that...
Class C fly ash has been receiving increasing attention due to the gradual transition of thermal power plants all over the world to the fluidized bed combustion technology with sulfur dioxide emissions capture. This research investigates the utilizat...
Since it was proposed, the replacement process, in natural gas hydrate reservoirs, has been considered as one of the most promising options to obtain an alternative and potentially carbon-neutral energy source. However, such a process shows high comp...
During alcoholic fermentation, a considerable amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) is produced, and the stream of CO2 can strip aromatic substances from the fermenting must. Aroma losses during fermentation can be significant and may lead to a reduction in...
This paper addresses potential application of data on stable carbon and oxygen isotope composition of carbonates for study of organic rich source rocks on the example of the Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous Bazhenov Formation (West Siberian petroleum b...
A new, eco-friendly process utilising the green solvent propylene carbonate (PC) has been developed to perform N-alkylation of N-, O- and/or S-containing heterocyclic compounds. PC in these reactions served as both the reagent and solvent. Importantl...
Zeolites are micro- and mesoporous aluminosilicate minerals (both natural and industrially produced) widely used as catalysts and sorbents in domestic and commercial water purification and separation technologies. Their ability to selectively adsorb...
Porous benzimidazole-based polymers (BILPs) have proven to be promising for carbon dioxide capture and storage. The polarity of their chemical structure in combination with an inherent porosity allows for adsorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide in...
In the Central European region, there is a long tradition of breeding fish in artificially constructed ponds. As the area belongs to the temperate zone, farmed fish need to survive cold winter periods. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), which is an om...
The global construction industry heavily relies on cementitious systems, which are a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions due to the energy-intensive nature of cement production. These emissions account for approximately 8% of global CO2 out...
Fengyun-3E (FY-3E)/Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder-II (HIRAS-II) is an extension Fengyun-3D (FY-3D)/HIRAS-I. It is crucial to fully explore and analyze the detection capabilities of these two instruments for atmospheric gas composition. Ba...
With the increasing utilization of fossil fuels in today’s technological world, the atmosphere’s concentration of greenhouse gases is increasing and needs to be controlled. In order to achieve this goal, it is imperative to have sensors t...
The composition of volatile components of cordierite from the Muzkol metamorphic complex was studied using shock destruction with pyrolysis-free gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) with simultaneous IR and Raman spectroscopy. Applying the GC...
Biodegradable polymers can be used for eco-friendly, functional, active packaging to preserve food quality. Incorporation of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles into polymer packaging enhances ethylene-scavenging activity and extends the shelf-life...
One of the major natural hazards occurring during the process of mining exploitation are endogenous fires. They cause very large material losses and constitute a threat to the health and life of the workers. Such fires usually start and develop in th...
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology has attracted increasing attention as global climate change accelerates. Carbon dioxide removal processes under development include pressure swing adsorption (PSA) and chemical absorption using amine solven...
The sequestration of anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the form of organic carbon and its eventual deposition in the sediments is an important component of the marine carbon cycle. In the Sulu Sea, Philippines, organic carbon contents in the sediments...
A variety of insect and arachnid species are able to remain submerged in water indefinitely using plastron respiration. A plastron is a surface-retained film of air produced by surface morphology that acts as an oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange surface...
Complex wells with high temperature and the presence of carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide acid gas require the use of high-temperature and high-density anti-corrosion cement slurry for cementing operations, and conventional cement slurry does not h...
Mo/W-containing formate dehydrogenases (FDH) catalyzed the reversible oxidation of formate to carbon dioxide at their molybdenum or tungsten active sites. While in the reaction of formate oxidation, the product is CO2, which exits the active site via...
The aim of the study was to analyze the chemical–physical properties and bioactivity (apatite-forming ability) of three recently introduced premixed bioceramic root canal sealers containing varied amounts of different calcium silicates (CaSi):...
This paper presents experimental findings on heat and mass transfer, phase transitions, and chemical reactions during the interaction of CO2 hydrate in powder granules and tablets with burning liquid fuels and oil. The experiments involved CO2 hydrat...
Lavandula angustifolia was watered with either deionized tap water treated with low-temperature, low-pressure glow plasma of low frequency in the air (LPGPA), under oxygen-free nitrogen (LPGPN), methane (LPGPM), carbon dioxide (LPGPC) or molecular ox...
Sorption measurements of water vapor on an isoreticular series of Imidazolate Frameworks Potsdam (IFP), based on penta-coordinated metal centers with secondary building units (SBUs) connected by multidentate amido-imidate-imidazolate linkers, have be...
Curcuma longa L. is a traditional medicinal and spice plant containing a variety of lipophilic active substances with promising therapeutic properties. In this work, the solvent properties of supercritical carbon dioxide in a pressure and temperature...
Nitrous oxide (N2O) has 265 times greater greenhouse potential than carbon dioxide and its atmospheric concentration has increased by about 20% since industrialization; however, N2O production and emissions from aquatic systems are poorly constrained...
Gas and vapor transport properties were studied in mixed matrix membranes containing elastomeric ethylene-octene copolymer (EOC or poly(ethylene-co-octene)) with three types of carbon fillers: virgin or oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) a...
The concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in the oceans at depths of a few meters to thousands of meters is a critical parameter for understanding global warming. The concentration is both pH dependent and depth dependent. Current analysis that...
Graptolite–argillites (black shales) are studied as potential source of different metals. In the processing technologies of graptolite–argillites, a preceding thermal treatment is often applied. In this study, the thermal behavior of Esto...
The aim of this research is to evaluate the possibility to realize alkali-activated materials exploiting biochar, a secondary raw material coming from pyrolysis/gasification processes, for environmental benefits, such as improvement of soil fertility...
Steel slag, which is the industrial waste produced by the steel-making process, contains more than 4% unstable free calcium oxide, which limits its applications. The problem of CO2 emission also needs to be solved; steel slag carbonation can not only...
This article presents gas hydrate experimental measurements for mixtures containing methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) with the aim to better understand the impact of water (H2O) on the phase equilibrium. Some of these phase equili...
Composites containing natural fibers are considered environmentally friendly materials which is related to the reduced use of fossil fuels and the emission of carbon dioxide compared to petroleum-based polymers. Nevertheless, a complete evaluation of...
Deep learning methods, a powerful form of artificial intelligence, have been applied in a number of spectroscopy and gas sensing applications. However, the speciation of multi-component gas mixtures from infrared (IR) absorption spectra using deep le...
Carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) is a zinc containing metalloenzyme that catalyzes the rapid and reversible conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) into a proton (H+) and bicarbonate (HCO3–) ion. On the other hand, capsaicin is the main...
This paper compares the ideas contained in the main papers published on climate change since World War II to arrive at a suggested consensus of our present knowledge regarding climatic changes and their causes. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is only sugg...
This paper presents the experimental findings on fire containment and suppression by dropping CO2 hydrate granules and tablets on burning solid materials. We used the combustible materials typical of compartment fires—wood, linoleum, and cardboard—to...
Carbon dioxide sequestration by minerals containing calcium or magnesium is a safe and stable approach to reduce the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. In this work, the bioleaching method was applied to pretreat the anorthite, aiming to improve...
Population growth has led to an increased volume of wastewater from industrial, domestic, and municipal sources, contaminating aquatic bodies in the state of Veracruz. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of a water treatment system incorporating...
With the widespread application of plant remediation technology in the field of soil remediation, there was an increasing stock of hyperaccumulating plant tissues containing heavy metals, but there was currently a lack of effective disposal methods....
This research aims to examine the effect of carbonation on the strength properties and carbonation depth of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete using two different water to cement ratios (w/c) and two different replacement percentages of natural...
Upgrading raw biogas to methane (CH4) is a vital prerequisite for the utilization of biogas as a vehicle fuel or the similar field as well. In this work, biogas yield from the anaerobic fermentation of food waste containing methane (CH4, 60.4%), carb...
The work is a continuation of the research on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomers containing sulfur atoms which are incorporated into the polyurethane chain using aliphatic-aromatic chain extenders. These materials show some improved properti...
Nanogold is widely used in many areas of physics and chemistry due to its environment-sensitive plasmon resonance absorption. The immobilization of gold nanoparticles in highly porous silica aerogel offers an attractive alternative to liquid gold sol...
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