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Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research , Volume 4 , Issue 2 (2023)
Pages: 285
Published: July 2023
(This book is a printed edition that was published in Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research)
Cover Story:Two strategies for locating new hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) are compared in a context of high uncertainty on H2 demand. A first step-by-step implementation strategy is represented by an agent-based model integrating a particle swarm optimization metaheuristic. A second optimal location model solves a capacitated p-median problem on the basis of H2 consumption forecasts in order to define in advance p optimal locations for future HRSs.View this paper
Volume 4,Issue 2
Wave Age and Steepness Relation in Growing Wind Seas: A Case Study during Hurricane Matthew in 2016Abstract For wind-wave interaction studies, from the literature, two criteria for the wind sea are used: one is the wave age and the other wave steepness. Analysis of pertinent datasets from a data buoy near the passage of Hurricane Matthew in 2016 indicates that = -15 + 1.3. Here is the wave age and is the wave steepness, where Cp is the phase speed of the [...] |
Environmental Land Management and Assessment, in the Context of Resource and Climate-Related ConflictAbstract This paper reviews the growing importance of satellite imagery to provide Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI) maps, relevant to environmental land management assessment, in the context of resource and climate-related conflict based upon our own humanitarian project-related support. Near real-time space-based monitoring benefits land assessment, human rights observers, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), in the presence of unstable regimes or socio-economic upheaval. Access to ar [...] |
Risk Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts in Mexico for Indigenous and WomenAbstract The present article studies the policy, numbers, and costs of disaster risk management (DRM) in Mexico, a country highly exposed to climate change, due to two oceans warming up. The PEISOR methodology facilitates interrelating complex interactions and pressures between the natural and the societal system (P), where dangerous effects (E) occur in extreme events, such as floods, landslides, and drought. The impacts (I) of global warming, the pressure of historical pove [...] |
Avoiding a Grim Future: The Climate Crisis and Its Effects on Human Aggression and ViolenceAbstract As the climate crisis has progressed, scientists have begun to ask, "How does a rapidly warming ecosystem impact human behavior?" As aggression scholars and non-professional environmentalists, it has become increasingly clear that the impact of the climate crisis, without intervention, will dramatically increase humans' exposure to risk factors known to cause aggressive and violent behavior. This article describes a model that explains the indirect and direct effects of the [...] |
Adsorption of Phosphate by Synthesized Silver/Calcium Oxide-Activated Carbon NanocompositeAbstract Developing adsorbents with appreciable morphology will create new approaches for better phosphate adsorption performance. This study aims to investigate the design of an adsorbent by impregnating silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) onto calcium oxide-activated carbon (CaO-AC). The Ag/CaO-AC nanocomposite was used as an adsorbent to remove phosphate. Batch adsorption studies were performed to evaluate the effects of adsorbent dose, initial phosphate concentration, contact time, and pH on removing phosph [...] |
Recycling Potential in the European Union (EU) of Low Voltage Three-Phase Induction Motors Up to 75 kW of Power: Quantitative AnalysisAbstract This article quantifies the recycling potential of the metallic materials that make up three-phase induction motors. The data on the use of electric motors by type and power determines that the most significant recycling potential lies in this low-voltage motor which powers up to 75 kW. The work aims to show the possibility of such recycling in the European Union (EU). The metals used to make the various parts of the induction motor and the main recycling methods that allow their reuse are liste [...] |
Comparing Two Strategies for Locating Hydrogen Refueling Stations under High Demand Uncertaintyby
Daniel Thiel
Abstract This research aims to model and compare two strategies for locating new hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) in a context of high uncertainty on H2 demand and on the spatial distribution of demand points. The first strategy S1 represented by an agent-based model integrating a particle swarm optimization metaheuristic consists of finding the best HRS locations by adapting to the real evolution of the demand. A second strategy S2 consists in solving a classical capa [...] |
Laccase: A Green Solution for Environmental ProblemsAbstract A multicopper oxidase, laccases catalyze the four-electron reduction of the substrate with the use of molecular oxygen. Laccases are abundant in nature and can be found in virtually every form of life on the planet. Generally speaking, laccases are classified into three types: blue, white, and yellow. Plant, bacterial and fungal laccases all have the same trinuclear copper site for substrate reduction. Non-phenolic as well as phenolic molecules are both capable of being catalyzed by this enzyme. [...] |
N2O Emission Pattern in A Legume-Based AgroecosystemAbstract Legumes provide several ecological services to agroecosystems, but there is a lack of references on services related to N flows for a wide range of legume crops. N2O emissions were measured in two field experiments using a two-year legume-cereal crop sequence. In the first year (2014 and 2016), different legume crops were grown (lupin, pea, fava bean, common bean, soybean, chickpea) and compared to fertilized cereals (barley and sorghum). Once the seeds were harvested and [...] |
Chemical Regeneration of Activated Carbon Used in A Water Treatment System for Medical Servicesby
Jeamichel Puente Torres
,
Harold Crespo Sariol
,
Thayset Mariño Peacok
,
Ángel Brito Sauvanell
,
Greet Cuyvers
,
Guy Reggers
,
Pieter Samyn
,
Dries Vandamme
,
Jan Yperman
,
Peter Adriaensens
and
Robert Carleer
Abstract The chemical regeneration of exhausted granular activated carbon (GAC) from a water treatment plant to produce dialysis water used in hemodialysis treatments for chronic renal disease patients from a general Hospital of Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, was investigated. Activated carbon (AC) exhausted mainly by inorganics (Ca (Ca-chelates), Mg and Na) was regenerated using hydrochloric acid and acetic acid (one regeneration cycle). Solutions of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%(v/v) as well as four contact tim [...] |
Greener Aspects of Nanoparticle Synthesis for Water Remediation: Challenges and Future PerspectiveAbstract Continued industrialization, urbanization and ecological destruction have caused significant environmental problems, particularly increased water pollution. Introducing harmful organic and inorganic effluents into watercourses has limited the supply and accessibility of safe and affordable drinking water. There is an urgent need to find green and sustainable abatement solutions for water remediation, many based on nanoparticles. The primary objec [...] |
Association between Urban Socio-Environmental Characteristics Including Travel Behavior, and Health PerformanceAbstract Understanding the urban environment and the health status of residents is necessary for appropriate administrative services and regional management. This study used indicator scores derived from the area statistics of cities in the Tokyo metropolitan area to identify factors that affect health status. Indices were classified into two groups: health-related and non-health-related. The index values of each group served as the observed variables and were statistically standardized. The relationship [...] |
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