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  • Article
  • Open Access
314 Views
25 Pages

This paper is a first step toward providing answers to the question of whether fractal pattern formation gives rise to power-law (fractional) kinetics and how such kinetics relate to geometric properties such as fractal dimension. The study focuses o...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Physics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,163 Views
47 Pages

2 March 2023

Non-local kinetic problems spanning a wide area of problems where fractional calculus is applicable have been analyzed. Classical fractional kinetics based on the Continuum Time Random Walk diffusion model with the absence of stationary states, real-...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Trends in Fractional Modelling in Science and Innovative Technologies)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,423 Views
23 Pages

11 April 2023

The heat-discharging kinetics of an iron-substituted Mn2O3/Mn3O4 redox pair subjected to long-term thermal cycling tests using a temperature swing process at high temperatures was investigated for next-generation concentrated solar power plants equip...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,753 Views
12 Pages

Rheological Properties of Organic Kerosene Gel Fuel

  • Meng-Ge Li,
  • Yan Wu,
  • Qin-Liu Cao,
  • Xin-Yi Yuan,
  • Xiong Chen,
  • Jun-Li Han and
  • Wei-Tao Wu

14 August 2022

Gel fuel potentially combines the advantages of solid fuel and liquid fuel due to its special rheological properties, which have essential impacts on the application of gel fuel in propulsion systems. In this paper, we study the rheological property...

(This article belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,452 Views
15 Pages

10 November 2023

Firstly, a basic question to find the Laplace transform using the classical representation of gamma function makes no sense because the singularity at the origin nurtures so rapidly that Γzesz cannot be integrated over positive real numb...

(This article belongs to the Section Mathematical Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,849 Views
19 Pages

Kinetic Modelling of the Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Fischer-Tropsch Water over Ceria-Zirconia Supported Nickel-Copper Catalyst

  • Irene Coronado,
  • Aitor Arandia,
  • Matti Reinikainen,
  • Reetta Karinen,
  • Riikka L. Puurunen and
  • Juha Lehtonen

8 November 2019

In the Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis, a mixture of CO and H2 is converted into hydrocarbons and water with diluted organics. This water fraction with oxygenated hydrocarbons can be processed through aqueous-phase reforming (APR) to produce H2....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Catalytic Applications of CeO2-Based Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
92 Citations
7,841 Views
18 Pages

Water Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Polyphenol Compounds from Brewer’s Spent Grain: Kinetic Study, Extract Characterization, and Concentration

  • Patricia Alonso-Riaño,
  • María Teresa Sanz Diez,
  • Beatriz Blanco,
  • Sagrario Beltrán,
  • Ester Trigueros and
  • Oscar Benito-Román

Brewer’s spent grain (BSG) was chemically characterized obtaining 52.1% of carbohydrates, 17.8% protein, 5.9% lipids, 13.5% insoluble lignin and 24.3% of water-soluble extractives. This work has been focused on the study of polyphenol extractio...

(This article belongs to the Section Natural and Synthetic Antioxidants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,279 Views
9 Pages

Manganese Removal from Liquid Nickel by Hydrogen Plasma Arc Melting

  • Xiliang Guo,
  • Jianbo Yu,
  • Yuan Hou,
  • Yujia Zhang,
  • Jiang Wang,
  • Xia Li,
  • Hanlin Liao and
  • Zhongming Ren

22 December 2018

In this work, the removal of manganese from nickel melts by Ar and (10%, 20% and 40%) H2 plasma arc melting under various pressures (0.01–0.02, 0.04–0.05 and 0.09–0.1 MPa) was investigated experimentally. The results show that only...

  • Article
  • Open Access
980 Views
21 Pages

6 May 2026

This study develops a quantitative kinetic framework for graft copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene (ST) onto natural rubber latex (NRL), with emphasis on Redox initiation and Interfacial polymerization in a multiphase system. Ex...

(This article belongs to the Collection Polymerization and Kinetic Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,901 Views
12 Pages

7 May 2020

Rapeseed oil press cake (RPC) is an abundantly available and renewable agricultural waste material for the production of fuels or chemicals. In this study, the rates of carbon dioxide gasification of rapeseed oil press cake char were measured by ther...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
374 Views
37 Pages

Multi-Dimensional Optimization of Coal–RDF–Ammonia Fuel Blends: Exergetic Efficiency and Environmental Impact

  • Antonio Chavando,
  • Patrícia Crespo Braga,
  • Daniela Eusébio and
  • Valter Bruno Silva

15 July 2026

Coal-fired power generation remains a major source of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions, motivating low-carbon co-firing strategies compatible with existing infrastructure. This study presents an integrated thermodynamic and environmental assess...

(This article belongs to the Section B: Energy and Environment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,933 Views
15 Pages

Processing of Porous-Core Materials for Bone Implant Applications: A Permeability and Mechanical Strength Analysis

  • Rogelio Macías,
  • Luis Olmos,
  • Pedro Garnica,
  • Ivon Alanis,
  • Didier Bouvard,
  • Jorge Chávez,
  • Omar Jiménez,
  • César Márquez-Beltrán and
  • Jose L. Cabezas-Vila

3 January 2024

This study presents a methodology to fabricate Ti6Al4V cylindrical compacts with a highly porous core and dense shell with the aim to mimic the bone microstructure. Compacts with different core diameters were obtained via conventional pressing and si...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Processing and Characterization of Metal-Based Nanocomposites Materials towards Development of Functional Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
517 Views
18 Pages

6 May 2026

The dynamics of pulsed laser ablation plumes strongly influence thin-film deposition quality; however, pressure-dependent collision accumulation and component-resolved transport in binary metal plumes remain poorly understood. In this study, a kineti...

(This article belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,319 Views
26 Pages

25 May 2021

Through the research presented herein, it is quite clear that there are two thermodynamically distinct types (A and B) of energetic processes naturally occurring on Earth. Type A, such as glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, apparently follow...

(This article belongs to the Section Thermodynamics)