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1. Targeting compression work in hydrogen allocation network with parametric uncertainties

Author:
Gaurav Shukla; Nitin Dutt Chaturvedi
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125377
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; energy; hydrogen; normal distribution; uncertainty;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... Hydrogen management in an uncertain environment is an important aspect considering environmental and economic perspectives. In this paper, a novel framework and analysis for minimizing compression work in hydrogen allocation network (HAN) with parametric uncertainties are presented which includes stochastic and robust optimization approaches. The applicability of the proposed approaches is applied ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125377

2. Spatial supply-demand balance of green space in the context of urban waterlogging hazards and population agglomeration

Author:
Junwen Yang; Cuncun Duan; Hao Wang; Bin Chen
Source:
Resources, conservation, and recycling 2023 v.188 pp. 106662
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; green infrastructure; models; risk; watersheds; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Urban green space (UGS) contributes significantly to urban settlements with respect to frequent rainstorm events and population agglomeration issues, but there is limited understanding of the spatial match between green space supply and social demand. This study established an integrated evaluation framework relating to the supply–demand balance of UGS. In a case study of Beijing, the urban waterl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106662

3. Aggregating-agent-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy–based detection of acrylamide in fried foods: A case study with potato chips

Author:
Zhi-hao Ye; Xiao-tong Chen; Hai-yan Zhu; Xiao-qian Liu; Wen-hui Deng; Wei Song; Da-xiang Li; Ru-yan Hou; Hui-mei Cai; Chuan-yi Peng
Source:
Food chemistry 2023 v.403 pp. 134377
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; acrylamides; chemical species; food chemistry; potatoes;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study developed a simple, rapid, stable, and reliable technique for acrylamide (AAm) detection through surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on an AgNPs substrate with an aggregating agent. Specifically, the agglomeration effects of five types of salt solutions (NaCl, KCl, MgCl₂, Na₂SO₄, and MgSO₄) were investigated at different concentrations and optimized using an orthogonal experiment. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134377

4. Effectiveness evaluation of water-sprinkling in controlling urban fugitive road dust based on TRAKER method: A case study in Baoding, China

Author:
Yuefan Zhang; Jianhua Chen; Dong Li; Shuang Zhu; Jian Gao
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.124 pp. 735-744
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; aerosols; air pollution; dust; rain; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fugitive road dust (FRD) contributes a great deal to urban rainwater and air pollution and is commonly controlled by water-sprinkling in most Chinese cities. However, there is a lack of information on its effectiveness. We used the Testing Re-entrained Aerosol Kinetic Emissions from Roads (TRAKER) method to monitor different types of roads in Baoding city before and within 1 hr after water-sprinkl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.12.005

5. An integrated approach for coastal cliff susceptibility: The case study of Procida Island (southern Italy)

Author:
Diana Di Luccio; Pietro Patrizio Ciro Aucelli; Gianluigi Di Paola; Micla Pennetta; Matteo Berti; Giorgio Budillon; Aniello Florio; Guido Benassai
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.855 pp. 158759
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; cliffs; environment; evolution; water power; Italy;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Procida Island, located in the Gulf of Naples (southern Italy), is characterized by steep cliffed coasts, articulated in a succession of headlands and small embayments with narrow pocket beaches, such as Ciraccio and Chiaia, often characterized by instability. In this study, a methodology for coastal cliff susceptibility assessment has been conceived based on hydraulic and geomorphological charact ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158759

6. Setting the sustainable development targets for restaurants and Italian HoReCa sector

Author:
Roberto Di Pierro; Elisa Frasnetti; Luca Bianchi; Miriam Bisagni; Ettore Capri; Lucrezia Lamastra
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.855 pp. 158908
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; compliance; environment; food industry; stakeholders; supply chain; sustainable development;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to its strategic position and direct relationship with multiple stakeholders, the HoReCa sector can be a crucial node for the promotion of sustainability in the agri-food chain. However, the sector is currently responsible for a high environmental, social, and economic load. A recent response to these impacts is the diffusion of initiatives that assess and promote sustainable practices at the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158908

7. Variability of turbulence dispersion characteristics during heavy haze process: A case study in Beijing

Author:
Lei Liu; Yu Shi; Zhe Zhang; Fei Hu
Source:
Journal of environmental sciences (China) 2023 v.124 pp. 440-450
ISSN:
1001-0742
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; anisotropy; canopy; normal distribution; standard deviation; turbulent flow; winter; China;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The turbulent standard deviations and the turbulent third-order and fourth-order moments are the key turbulence dispersion parameters in Lagrangian dispersion models. However, the characteristics of these parameters under heavy haze conditions in urban areas have not been fully investigated, and the commonly used similarity relations of these parameters in models were based on observations in high ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jes.2021.10.034

8. Design optimization of a district heating and cooling system with a borehole seasonal thermal energy storage

Author:
Massimo Fiorentini; Philipp Heer; Luca Baldini
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125464
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; carbon; electricity; heat transfer; models; prices; seasonal variation; temperature; thermal energy;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The optimal design of borehole thermal energy storage systems can ensure their techno-economical goals are met. Current design optimization methods either employ detailed modelling unsuitable for numerical optimization or use simplified models that do not consider operational conditions. This paper proposes an optimization-oriented model and a non-convex optimization formulation that, differently ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125464

9. Modeling snowmelt influence on shallow landslides in Tartano valley, Italian Alps

Author:
Davide Danilo Chiarelli; Mattia Galizzi; Daniele Bocchiola; Renzo Rosso; Maria Cristina Rulli
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 158772
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; altitude; basins; models; rain; snow; snowmelt; soil water; spring; summer; temperature;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Shallow landslides (SLs) are rapid soil mass movements, typically occurring in the mountain areas, involving the most superficial soil layers up to 5 to 10 m in depth. Damages, and casualties due to shallow landslides are recorded globally, and in literature a variety of models to study landslides have been implemented hitherto. Often times, shallow landslides occur in the wake of snowfall events, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158772

10. Sustainability analysis of zero energy consumption data centers with free cooling, waste heat reuse and renewable energy systems: A feasibility study

Author:
Gül Nihal Güğül; Furkan Gökçül; Ursula Eicker
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125495
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; cooling; energy efficiency; feasibility studies; renewable energy sources; waste heat recovery; weather;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The energy consumption of data centers (DC) has increased rapidly over the past years. Regional studies are an effective way to find the optimal integration of renewable energy, free cooling and waste heat recovery technologies to improve the energy efficiency of DCs. In this study, the feasibility of a net zero energy DC was evaluated. As a case study a bank DC in Kocaeli, Turkey was monitored ho ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125495

11. A new method of hotspot analysis on the management of CO2 and air pollutants, a case study in Guangzhou city, China

Author:
Li Zhang; Muchuan Niu; Zhe Zhang; Jizhang Huang; Lingyun Pang; Pengcheng Wu; Cheng Lv; Sen Liang; Mengbing Du; Mingyu Li; Libin Cao; Yu Lei; Bofeng Cai; Yifang Zhu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 159040
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; air; carbon dioxide; combustion; environment; inventories; resource allocation; spatial data; transportation industry; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Emission inventory plays an important role in designing effective emission control strategies. Currently, there is unbalanced development of CO₂ and air pollutant emission inventories in China and the spatial information of both cannot be obtained simultaneously, which prevents a collaborative control strategy. In this study, we developed a unified emission inventory including both CO₂ and air pol ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159040

12. Data-driven estimation of building energy consumption and GHG emissions using explainable artificial intelligence

Author:
Yan Zhang; Bak Koon Teoh; Maozhi Wu; Jiayu Chen; Limao Zhang
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125468
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; algorithms; artificial intelligence; energy; geometry; greenhouse gases; models; natural gas; prediction; regression analysis;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Energy consumption prediction is an integral part of planning and controlling energy used in the building sector which accounts for 40% of the global energy consumption and a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. However, very few studies focused on the combined effect of building characteristics, building geometry, and urban morphology on energy performance. Such a research gap is addr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125468

13. Hierarchical optimization of policy and design for standalone hybrid power systems considering lifecycle carbon reduction subsidy

Author:
Yi He; Su Guo; Peixin Dong; Jing Huang; Jianxu Zhou
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125454
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; algorithms; carbon; energy; issues and policy; models; renewable energy sources; system optimization; systems engineering;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... To achieve the target of carbon neutrality, the present work proposes a lifecycle carbon reduction subsidy policy to promote the exploitation of renewable energy technologies in remote areas. The hierarchical optimization of policy and design for a standalone hybrid renewable energy system is further conducted based on the proposed subsidy policy. The upper-level policy optimization model aims to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125454

14. A hybrid remote sensing approach for estimating chemical oxygen demand concentration in optically complex waters: A case study in inland lake waters in eastern China

Author:
Xiaolan Cai; Yunmei Li; Shaohua Lei; Shuai Zeng; Zhilong Zhao; Heng Lyu; Xianzhang Dong; Junda Li; Huaijing Wang; Jie Xu; Yuxin Zhu; Luyao Wu; Xin Cheng
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 158869
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; absorption; chemical oxygen demand; color; environment; lakes; models; satellites; water quality; China; Yangtze River;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chemical oxygen demand concentration (CCOD) is widely used to indicate the degree of organic pollution of lakes, reservoirs and rivers. Mastering the spatiotemporal distribution of CCOD is imperative for understanding the variation mechanism and controlling of organic pollution in water. In this study, a hybrid approach suitable for Sentinel 3A/Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI) data was deve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158869

15. Electrochemical investigation of edible oils: Experimentation, electrical signatures, and a supervised learning–case study of adulterated peanut oils

Author:
Anoop C. Patil; Ana Fernández la Villa; Arjun Kesav Mugilvannan; Untzizu Elejalde
Source:
Food chemistry 2023 v.402 pp. 134143
ISSN:
0308-8146
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; absorption; adulterated products; chromatography; dielectric spectroscopy; electrochemistry; food chemistry; oils; peanuts; principal component analysis;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Traditional approaches to characterize edible oils such as chemical, chromatographic and light absorption techniques are laborious, expensive, and bulky to implement. This paper presents the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of 13 types of edible oils, a rapid robust approach to characterizing the electrical behavior of oils without sample preparation. This is achieved through probing the oil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134143

16. Glioma is associated with exposure to legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

Author:
Meng-Yi Xie; Xiang-Fei Sun; Chen-Chou Wu; Guang-Long Huang; Po Wang; Zhi-Ying Lin; Ya-Wei Liu; Liang-Ying Liu; Eddy Y. Zeng
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2023 v.441 pp. 129819
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; brain; brain neoplasms; glioma; hospitals; perfluorohexanoic acid; perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; perfluorooctanoic acid; probability; sulfonates; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Data on the occurrences of legacy and alternative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in glioma are scarce. It remains unclear if PFASs exposure is related to the prevalence of glioma. A total of 137 glioma and 40 non-glioma brain tissue samples from patients recruited from the Nanfang Hospital, South China were analyzed for 17 PFAS compounds. Perfluorohexanoic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129819

17. The regulation path of coal consumption based on the total reduction index—a case study in Shandong Province, China

Author:
Jixiang Liu; Shu Tian; Qingsong Wang; Yue Xu; Yujie Zhang; Xueliang Yuan; Qiao Ma; Haichao Ma; Chengqing Liu
Source:
Energy 2023 v.262 pp. 125591
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; carbon; coal; energy; gross domestic product; industry; neutralization; path analysis; pollution control; quantitative analysis; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The reduction of the total amount of coal, a priority energy to achieve the goal of carbon peak and carbon neutralization, has become the focus of domestic and foreign scholars. Taking coal consumption in Shandong Province as the research object, this paper builds a methodology system that uses aggregate reduction indicators to force coal consumption control path research based on the method of sc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2022.125591

18. Advancing freshwater ecological forecasts: Harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie

Author:
Donald Scavia; Yu-Chen Wang; Daniel R. Obenour
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 158959
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; data collection; ecosystems; environment; freshwater; lakes; models; phosphorus; poisonous algae; spring; uncertainty; Lake Erie;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ecological models help provide forecasts of ecosystem responses to natural and anthropogenic stresses. However, their ability to create reliable predictions requires forecasts with track records sufficiently long to build confidence, skill assessments, and treating uncertainty quantitatively. We use Lake Erie harmful algal blooms as a case study to help formalize ecological forecasting. Key challe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158959

19. Case study: Pathological and phylogenetic analysis of coccidiosis in two goats with heavy infection of unrecorded Eimeria sp.

Author:
Su Gwon Roh; Jongho Kim; Bok-Kyung Ku; Kyunghyun Lee
Source:
Parasitology international 2023 v.92 pp. 102662
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; Capra hircus aegarus; Eimeria; coccidiosis; duodenum; genes; goats; histopathology; ileum; jejunum; mucosa; oocysts; parasitology; phylogeny; schizonts;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Two 3-month-old goats (Capra aegagrus hircus and C. hircus coreanae) died after ataxia. In both goats, white nodules 3 mm in diameter were scattered from the duodenum to the ileum and well-raised white nodules 2–3 mm–diameter in the mucosa of the small intestine. Histopathologically, numerous mucosal polyps with coccidial oocysts were observed in the small intestine and several schizonts, macrogam ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2022.102662

20. Resilient landscape pattern for reducing coastal flood susceptibility

Author:
Ziyuan Luo; Jian Tian; Jian Zeng; Francesco Pilla
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.856 pp. 159087
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
case studies,   etc   ; agricultural land; environment; flood control; forests; fractal dimensions; grasses; land cover; landscapes; neural networks; remote sensing; shrubs; urban development;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Evaluating flood susceptibility, identifying flood-prone areas, and planning reasonable landscape patterns are important measures in promoting sustainable urban development and flood mitigation. To this end, this study evaluated the flood susceptibility using a neural network model depending on a flood inundation map created from satellite data from 2010 to 2020, and explanatory factors for flood ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159087