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  • Open Access
7 Citations
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Investigation of the Arc Characteristics in a Nozzle with C4F7N/CO2 Mixtures

  • Wen Wang,
  • Xianglian Yan,
  • Xiaolong Li,
  • Dongyu Guo and
  • Zhenxin Geng

13 September 2024

C4F7N is considered the most promising alternative to SF6 due to its higher liquefaction temperature, and it is generally mixed with buffering gases such as CO2 in engineering applications. This paper establishes a two-dimensional axisymmetric nozzle...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,359 Views
9 Pages

Theoretical Investigation of C4F7N–CO2 Mixture Decomposition Characteristics Under Extreme Conditions

  • Yuewei Wu,
  • Jian Wu,
  • Xiaolong Wei,
  • Xiaochun Bai and ,
  • Chen Shen,
  • De Ding and
  • Bin Zheng
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 January 2025

Due to their low greenhouse effect and exceptional insulating properties, C4F7N-CO2 gas mixtures have garnered significant attention. In particular, understanding the decomposition characteristics of C4F7N-CO2 is crucial for their practical use as an...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,413 Views
12 Pages

23 August 2024

The C4F7N/CO2 mixture is considered one of the most promising alternatives to sulfur SF6. Recent studies have shown that the addition of O2 to the C4F7N/CO2 mixture can suppress carbon precipitation following electric arc discharges. This paper condu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Energy, Electrical and Power Engineering: 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,311 Views
14 Pages

Surface Discharge Characteristics and Numerical Simulation in C4F7N/CO2 Mixture

  • Xinfeng Yan,
  • Xiaoli Zhou,
  • Ze Li,
  • Yong Qian and
  • Gehao Sheng

20 January 2023

The environmentally friendly gas C4F7N has been considered a potential replacement gas for SF6 due to its excellent insulation. At present, research on C4F7N and its mixture mainly focuses on its insulation performance, but few people study its surfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,242 Views
16 Pages

16 July 2024

This study investigates the feasibility of using a mixture of C4F7N/CO2 gases as an eco-friendly arcing medium for high-voltage circuit breakers, comparing its performance to that of conventional SF6 gas. An existing magnetohydrodynamic (MHD)-based a...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,053 Views
12 Pages

3 October 2019

An environment-friendly insulating gas, perfluoroisobutyronitrile (C4F7N), has been developed recent years. Due to its relatively high liquefaction temperature (around −4.7 °C), buffer gases, such as CO2 and N2, are usually mixed with C4F7N...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental and Green Processes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,228 Views
13 Pages

Effect of Gas Content on Surface Charge Accumulation of Epoxy Insulator in C4F7N/CO2/O2 Mixture Under AC Voltage

  • Chuanyun Zhu,
  • Xiaohui Duan,
  • Shuangying Li,
  • Zhen Zhang and ,
  • Jian Guan,
  • Yuepeng Xin and
  • Yu Gao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 August 2025

Perfluoroisobutyronitrile (C4F7N) has emerged as a promising SF6 alternative due to its superior dielectric properties and acceptable environmental impact. However, the gas–solid interfacial charge accumulation behavior in such gas mixtures req...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,550 Views
13 Pages

Adsorption Properties of ZSM-5 Molecular Sieve for Perfluoroisobutyronitrile Mixtures and Its Fluorocarbon Decomposition Products

  • Wei Liu,
  • Xinjie Qiu,
  • Xiaoxing Zhang,
  • Shuangshuang Tian and ,
  • Zian Yuan and
  • Weihao Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Perfluoroisobutyronitrile (C4F7N), an environment-friendly insulating gas, has excellent insulating properties and has the potential to be used in gas-insulated equipment when mixed with CO2. Selecting suitable adsorption materials to adsorb the deco...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The State-of-the-Art Gas Sensor)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,262 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of the Insulation Characteristics of Hexafluorobutene (C4H2F6) Gas and Mixture with CO2/N2 as an Alternative to SF6 for Medium-Voltage Applications

  • Rizwan Ahmed,
  • Rahisham Abd Rahman,
  • Adel S. Aldosary,
  • Baqer Al-Ramadan and ,
  • Rahmat Ullah and
  • Arshad Jamal
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

3 August 2023

This paper investigates C4H2F6, a promising environmentally friendly insulating gas that possesses high dielectric strength and a low global warming potential. The study focuses on examining the insulation properties of C4H2F6 when combined with CO2/...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,432 Views
15 Pages

29 May 2024

In recent years, the C4F7N mixed gas has attracted considerable attention for its outstanding insulation and arc-extinguishing capabilities, positioning it as a potential substitute for sulfur hexafluoride, SF6. However, there remains a limited under...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Testing, Monitoring and Diagnostic of High Voltage Equipment, Volume II)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,192 Views
11 Pages

20 June 2025

In recent years, C4F7N/CO2 gas has been widely studied as an eco-friendly alternative to SF6, which is commonly used in electrical equipment. To ensure electrical equipment reliability, the dispersion of impulse discharge voltage of insulated gas is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,153 Views
15 Pages

Surface Charge Accumulation on Basin-Shape Insulator in Various Eco-Friendly Gases with Metal Particle Under AC Voltage

  • Xiaohui Duan,
  • Chuanyun Zhu,
  • Qifeng Shang,
  • Zhen Zhang and ,
  • Kaiyuan Wang and
  • Yu Gao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

3 June 2025

Surface charge accumulation is considered one of the key factors that lead to unexpected insulator flashover failures in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). With the existence of metal particles, charge accumulation characteristics on insulator surfaces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
836 Views
11 Pages

Effect of AC Pre-Charging of Epoxy Insulator on Flashover Properties in Eco-Friendly Binary Gas Mixtures

  • Jian Guan,
  • Guohui Han,
  • Qifeng Shang,
  • Xiaohu Qi and ,
  • Zhiying Wang and
  • Yu Gao
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

25 October 2025

Metal particles and surface charge accumulation are considered the key factors that could trigger unexpected flashovers of insulators equipped in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS). In eco-friendly gases, the flashover properties and the synergistic effe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,980 Views
23 Pages

Clarifications on the Behavior of Alternative Gases to SF6 in Divergent Electric Field Distributions under AC Voltage

  • Houssem Eddine Nechmi,
  • Michail Michelarakis,
  • Abderrahmane (Manu) Haddad and
  • Gordon Wilson

18 February 2021

Negative and positive partial discharge inception voltages and breakdown measurements are reported in a needle-plane electrode system as a function of pressure under AC voltage for natural gases (N2, CO2, and O2/CO2), pure NovecTM gases (C4F7N and C5...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Electrical Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,704 Views
14 Pages

Electron Impact Cross Sections and Transport Studies of C3F6O

  • Nidhi Sinha,
  • Mi-Young Song,
  • Hyonu Chang,
  • Heechol Choi and ,
  • Hyun-Jae Jang,
  • Yeon-Ho Oh and
  • Ki-Dong Song
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

23 November 2023

Electron impact scattering from C3F6O is studied in this work. The R-matrix method was used for the calculations of elastic, momentum transfer, and excitation cross sections. The attachment cross section was obtained through a parametric estimator ba...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,375 Views
17 Pages

Applications and Perspectives of Ultrasonic Multi-Gas Analysis with Simultaneous Flowmetry

  • Gregory Hallewell,
  • John Dingley,
  • Martin Doubek,
  • Robin Feuillassier and ,
  • Sergey Katunin,
  • Koichi Nagai,
  • David Robinson,
  • Alexandre Rozanov,
  • David Williams and
  • Vaclav Vacek
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

We have developed ultrasonic instrumentation for simultaneous flow and composition measurement in a variety of gas mixtures. Flow and composition are respectively derived from measurements of the difference and average of sound transit times in oppos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,059 Views
13 Pages

9 May 2025

With growing environmental concerns, the search for alternative gases to replace SF6 has become a key focus in the power industry. Perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (PMVE), with its low global warming potential (GWP) and excellent insulation properties, is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,960 Views
10 Pages

The Development of SF6 Green Substitute Gas

  • Tao Jiang,
  • Xiangzhao Meng,
  • Qiming Wei,
  • Lijun Jin and
  • Yanjun Sun

13 August 2021

Due to its high greenhouse effect, the use of SF6 as the main insulating gas is restricted in the electric power field. Along with the aim of environmental protection, the search for new alternative gases with a lower greenhouse effect and higher ins...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Green Energy and Sustainable Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
117 Views
28 Pages

30 October 2026

Gas-insulated busducts (GIBs) require spacer designs that can maintain a controlled electric field distribution under high-voltage operating conditions. Local field enhancement can occur at critical regions of the spacer, particularly in the presence...

(This article belongs to the Section Electrical Engineering Design)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,199 Views
14 Pages

23 August 2024

Fish sauce is produced at high salt concentrations (>20%) to inhibit the growth of harmful microorganisms. The salt-reduced fish sauce (10% salt) was prepared under pressurized CO2 (pCO2) conditions at 30 °C and 5 MPa for 3 months (FSCO2), fro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Processing Technologies: Impact on Food Bioactivity, Safety and Quality)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,437 Views
14 Pages

Study on Power Frequency Breakdown and Decomposition Characteristics of SF6/N2 Gas Mixture

  • Junbo Wang,
  • Lijuan Liao,
  • Yalong Xia,
  • Jianyuan Xu and ,
  • Xin Lin and
  • Zhenxin Geng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

4 November 2025

The SF6/N2 gas mixture is a key eco-friendly alternative to SF6 in power equipment. However, its insulation and decomposition behaviors under realistic conditions of varying pressure and electric field non-uniformity remain insufficiently studied. Th...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dielectric Insulation in Medium- and High-Voltage Power Equipment—Degradation and Failure Mechanism, Diagnostics, and Electrical Parameters Improvement: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,688 Views
21 Pages

CO2 Capture by Low-Cost Date Pits-Based Activated Carbon and Silica Gel

  • Mohd Danish,
  • Vijay Parthasarthy and
  • Mohammed K. Al Mesfer

12 July 2021

The rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are causing escalating average global temperatures. The capture of CO2 by adsorption has been carried out using silica gel type III and prepared activated carbon. The date pits-based activated carbon was syn...

(This article belongs to the Collection Advanced Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,803 Views
14 Pages

Degradation Behaviors and Mechanism of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber Caused by Insulating Medium C5F10O

  • Congdong She,
  • Fuping Zeng,
  • Liangjun Dai,
  • Long Li and ,
  • Qiang Yao and
  • Ju Tang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

12 May 2023

C5F10O is a promising insulating medium in the manufacturing of environmentally friendly gas-insulated switchgears (GISs). The fact that it is not known whether it is compatible with sealing materials used in GISs limits its application. In this pape...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Physics and Theory)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,601 Views
15 Pages

Nitrogen under Super-Reducing Conditions: Ti Oxynitride Melts in Xenolithic Corundum Aggregates from Mt Carmel (N. Israel)

  • William L. Griffin,
  • Sarah E. M. Gain,
  • Martin Saunders,
  • Olivier Alard and ,
  • Jeremy Shaw,
  • Vered Toledo and
  • Suzanne Y. O’Reilly
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 July 2021

Titanium oxynitrides (Ti(N,O,C)) are abundant in xenolithic corundum aggregates in pyroclastic ejecta of Cretaceous volcanoes on Mount Carmel, northern Israel. Petrographic observations indicate that most of these nitrides existed as melts, immiscibl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of Minerals: Frontiers of Mineral Science)
  • Review
  • Open Access
76 Citations
11,099 Views
14 Pages

Alternative Environmentally Friendly Insulating Gases for SF6

  • Yong Wang,
  • Danqing Huang,
  • Jing Liu,
  • Yaru Zhang and
  • Lian Zeng

15 April 2019

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) shows excellent insulation performance as an insulating gas. It is suitable for various climate conditions due to its low boiling point (−64 °C). Therefore, it has been widely used in power grid equipment. However,...

(This article belongs to the Section Automation Control Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
732 Views
18 Pages

22 June 2026

With increasingly stringent restrictions on SF6 greenhouse gas emissions, C4F7N-based gas mixtures have attracted considerable attention as promising alternatives for high-voltage circuit breakers; however, their relatively weaker arc-quenching capab...

(This article belongs to the Topic Advanced Electromagnetic Modeling and Simulation for Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,110 Views
15 Pages

10 May 2023

The recycling of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is becoming increasingly important regarding the expansion of electromobility and aspects of raw material supply. Pre-treatment and liberation are crucial for a sufficient recovery of all relevant materia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Mineral Processing and Hydrometallurgy—2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,364 Views
15 Pages

The Mixture of Bisphenol-A and Its Substitutes Bisphenol-S and Bisphenol-F Exerts Obesogenic Activity on Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

  • Iris Reina-Pérez,
  • Alicia Olivas-Martínez,
  • Vicente Mustieles,
  • Elena Salamanca-Fernández and ,
  • José Manuel Molina-Molina,
  • Nicolás Olea and
  • Mariana F. Fernández
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 May 2022

Bisphenol A (BPA) and its substitutes, bisphenol F (BPF) and S (BPS), have previously shown in vitro obesogenic activity. This study was designed to investigate their combined effect on the adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Evaluating Chemical Exposures and Toxicity of Complex Mixtures and Multiple Stressors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
585 Views
22 Pages

Mechanical, Durability and Microstructural Performance of OPC–GGBFS–FGD Gypsum Ternary Concrete: Identification of an Operational Sulfate Activation Threshold

  • Anand Bhatt,
  • Sanjay Kumar,
  • Prahlad Prasad,
  • Anasuya Sahu and ,
  • Pramod Kumar and
  • Ardalan B. Hussein
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

9 July 2026

Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) production contributes approximately 7–8% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions, driving urgent demand for clinker-efficient binders utilizing industrial by-products. Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) gypsum and grou...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,951 Views
17 Pages

Formula Screening and Optimization of Physical and Chemical Properties for Cultivating Flammulina filiformis Using Soybean Straw as Substrate

  • Ruixiang Sun,
  • Jiandong Han,
  • Peng Yang,
  • Shude Yang and ,
  • Hongyan Xie,
  • Jin Li,
  • Chunyan Huang,
  • Qiang Yao,
  • Qinghua Wang and
  • Zhiyuan Gong
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Recently, there has been a growing interest in using agricultural and forestry residues to cultivate Flammulina filiformis. However, there is limited research on cultivating F. filiformis with soybean straw as a substrate. This study systematically o...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Propagation and Cultivation of Mushroom)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,792 Views
12 Pages

13 September 2024

The application of binary gas mixtures consisting of heptafluorobutyronitrile (C4F7N) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in AC GIS is currently attracting much attention. Therefore, the evaluation of the gas–solid interface charge distribution characteri...

(This article belongs to the Section Polymer Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,350 Views
48 Pages

Catalytic Asymmetric α-Functionalization of α-Branched Aldehydes

  • Silvia Vera,
  • Aitor Landa,
  • Antonia Mielgo,
  • Iñaki Ganboa and ,
  • Mikel Oiarbide and
  • Vadim Soloshonok
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

16 March 2023

Aldehydes constitute a main class of organic compounds widely applied in synthesis. As such, catalyst-controlled enantioselective α-functionalization of aldehydes has attracted great interest over the years. In this context, α-branched al...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Featured Reviews in Organic Chemistry)
  • Review
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,160 Views
25 Pages

20 December 2020

Diphenylalanine peptide (FF), which self-assembles into rigid tubular nanostructures, is a very short core recognition motif in Alzheimer’s disease β-amyloid (Aβ) polypeptide. Moreover, the ability of the phenylalanine (F or Phe)-homo...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioorganic Chemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,831 Views
12 Pages

Characteristics of Thin High Entropy Alloy Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition

  • Edwin Alexandru Laszlo,
  • Doina Crăciun,
  • Gabriela Dorcioman,
  • Gabriel Crăciun and ,
  • Victor Geantă,
  • Ionelia Voiculescu,
  • Daniel Cristea and
  • Valentin Crăciun
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

18 August 2022

Starting from solid-solutions (SS) of AlCoCrFeNix high-entropy alloys (HEAs) that have been produced with high purity constituent elements by vacuum arc remelting (VAR) method varying the nickel molar ratio x from 0.2 to 2.0, we investigated the synt...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 2D Materials-Based Thin Films and Coatings)