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Electrodeposition Of Hydrogen Molybdenum Bronze Films And Electrochemical Reduction Of Carbon Dioxide At Low Over Potentials, Sami Alharbi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Hydrogen molybdenum oxide, known has molybdenum bronze, is a material of interest due to catalyzing electron transfer reactions. Specifically, molybdenum bronze is an electrocatalyst toward carbon dioxide reduction. Electrochemical deposition from a peroxymolybdic acid solution is a method for preparing molybdenum bronze films. This work demonstrates reproducible electrodeposition on indium tin oxide substrates and conductive carbon paper. Film thickness depends on concentration, time and pH. After characterization by film thickness, resistance, XRD and XPS, the as deposited films served as the working electrode for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in 0.1 M NaHCO₃. Ion chromatography determined formate resulting …

Microstructural Effects On Photocatalytic Performance In Ag3po4/Bi2moo6 Z-Scheme Photocatalyst Systems, Kaleab Mengesha Ayalew

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

As the world population continues to grow and access to modern industry become increasingly common, humanity finds itself amid an environmental and energy crisis. Natural resources, such as clean water are getting scarce. Currently, the development of high efficiency, green energy sources, and eco-friendly methods for water treatment have become a nonelective task. As a result, photocatalysis, as one of the most promising technologies in utilizing solar energy and pollutant removal, has attracted considerable attention.

However, the practical application of photocatalysis is still elusive because of the difficulty of finding an individual material that can satisfy all the requirements for …

How Pennsylvanians Define Environmental Justice, Kayla Hofmann

Sociology Summer Fellows

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) defines an environmental justice area as any census tract that partially or wholly includes a 30 percent or greater minority population or 20 percent or more of a population living in poverty. However, little is known about how the average Pennsylvanian defines environmental justice, hindering our ability to determine whether the current definition is adequate. Using transcripts from nine listening sessions on the DEP’s tour of affected counties, I address 3 questions: (1) How do people define environmental justice? (2) What do people think are the most pressing issues in each county? And …

Smoller And King: California Should Have Its Own Solar Decathlon, Fred Smoller, Richard King

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

"While the Federal Government has pulled back on the reins, California is vigorously going green. California’s legislature has passed ambitious climate change legislation while governors of both parties have made tackling climate change a priority. Last month, the City of Los Angeles released its own ambitious Green New Deal.

To increase its impact, the California competition could be expanded to include a sustainability exposition which would include professional development and consumer workshops, as well as K-12 education events. Sustainability vendors would display and explain their products, services and new technologies. As many as 100,000 visitors per day could visit the …

Renewable Energy Access And Resilience In Urban Developing Areas: Distributed Solar Networks And Peer-To-Peer Energy Trading In Puerto Rico, Pascale Bronder

Harvey M. Applebaum ’59 Award

This senior essay under the Environmental Studies major at Yale University explores the environmental and social benefits of applying innovative technology to the energy sector. Three types of energy networks are analyzed, focusing on the use of distributed energy and peer to peer energy trading on a blockchain platform. The benefits of distributed renewable energy networks can most strongly be applied to locations in need of more reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electricity. Puerto Rico is a case study. Methods include analysis of U.S. Energy Information Administration and Census Bureau data as well as personal interviews with Puerto Rican energy developers. …

Solar Thermal Geothermal Hybrid System With A Bottoming Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle, Francesca Moloney

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Climate change has spurred an interest in renewable energy. Many renewable energy technologies are intermittent, such as solar energy, or are dependent on transient conditions such as the ambient temperature in the case of geothermal energy. While solar thermal energy is able to achieve high temperatures and efficiencies, geothermal energy is limited by its lower temperatures which results in low conversion efficiency. There is an opportunity to create a hybrid system using both solar thermal and geothermal energy to improve their stand-alone performance.

In the literature, solar-geothermal hybrid systems are limited by the temperature of the solar field and the …

Design Of Variable Wall Thickness Geometry And Performance Mapping Of Scroll Expanders For Distributed Power Generation, Arun Kumar Narasimhan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Low-temperature heat sources such as industrial waste heat, solar, and geothermal are more suitable for small-scale power generation rather than utility scale. In order to maximize the electricity generated from low-temperature heat sources, an efficient expansion device for small-scale power output is necessary. This research work has focused on evaluating the use of a scroll expander and improving its geometrical design for the power output range of 1-25 kW_e.

The first part of the work focusses on modeling the performance of a scroll expander using two non-dimensionless parameters, namely, specific speed and specific diameter. Performance of a scroll …

Lithological Character And Sequence Stratigraphy Of The Ste. Genevieve Limestone In Western Kentucky, Zachary Dalton Creech

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The Ste. Genevieve Limestone is a Mississippian-aged, carbonate-dominated stratigraphic unit that is a prominent hydrocarbon producer in the Illinois Basin, and is widely distributed in states such as Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. There has been relatively limited study focused on characterizing the Ste. Genevieve Limestone in terms of lithofacies, stacking patterns, and sequence stratigraphic context via analysis of roadcut exposures of the unit in western Kentucky.

The focus of this study is to use lithologic data collected from roadcuts and draft these data into cross sections for presentation of detailed stratigraphic columns that are locally correlative. Seven roadcuts were …

Laboratory Studies Of Rich Gas Interactions With Bakken Crude Oil To Support Enhanced Oil Recovery, Steven B. Hawthorne, James A. Sorensen, David J. Miller, Charles D. Gorecki, John A. Harju, Gordon Pospisil

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

Lab studies are being conducted to determine the effect of different rich gases on their potential to enhance Bakken crude oil recovery. These include measuring the MMP of Bakken crude oil with different candidate gas injectants and measuring the hydrocarbon composition in the “miscible” phase generated by crude oil/injectant exposures.

Laboratory Investigation Of Co2 Injectivity And Adsorption Potential Within The Bakken Formation, Steven A. Smith, Bethany A. Kurz, James A. Sorensen, Christopher J. Beddoe, Blaise A.F. Mibeck, Alexander Azenkeng, Steven B. Hawthorne, Charles D. Gorecki

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

To assess CO₂ injectivity and storage potential within the organic-rich shales and middle member of the Bakken Formation, a series of laboratory tests were performed.

Unconventional Rock Requires Unconventional Analysis: Methods For Characterization, Shane K. Butler, Alexander Azenkeng, Blaise A.F. Mibeck, Bethany A. Kurz, Kurt E. Eylands

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

Advanced image analysis techniques were applied to better understand and quantify factors that could affect CO₂ storage in the Bakken Formation, with an ultimate goal of improved method development to estimate CO₂ storage potential of unconventional reservoirs.

Geological Evaluation Model For Site Selection Of Underground Coal Gasification Without Well In Jinghai Coal-Bearing Area, Tianjin, China, Wang Zhigang, Fu Xiaojin, Liang Jie, Cao Jian, Jiang Shengguo

Coal Geology & Exploration

Based on the 4 factors such as exploration status, coal seam, coal quality and hydrological conditions, using the secondary fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, the geological evaluation model without well was built. In order to verify the applicability of the model, the material balance by law of conservation of mass was carried out and the results compared with the test results of indoor model was got. This research suggests that the weight of geological conditions affecting underground coal gasification without well is exploration status > conditions of coal seam > hydrological conditions > coal quality, the area with comprehensive score higher than 70 is …

Study On The Biodegradation Of Guanidine Gum By Methanogens In Coal Seam, Li Yunsong, Guo Hongyu, Fu Chaoyong, Zhao Guojun, Xia Daping

Coal Geology & Exploration

The problem of low temperature breaking of guanidine gum fracturing fluid is related to the effect of coal seam penetration. In order to explore the effect of methanogenson the biodegradation of guanidine gum, Inner Mongolia some coal mine lignite were collected to prepare samples of coal samples, and the enriched fresh mine water was used as the bacteria source. The biological methane metabolism experiments of guanidine gum + coal were used to characterize the biodegradability of methanogens to guanidine gum, with the total gas production, CH₄ concentration, guanidine gum molecular functional groups and C and H elements content changes. …

Simulation And Test Of Enhancement Of Gas Drainage Through Co2 Injection Into Coal Seam Of Low Permeability, Bai Gang, Zhou Xihua, Wei Shiping, Fan Chaojun, Li Xueming

Coal Geology & Exploration

In view of the difficulty of gas extraction and low drainage efficiency in coal seam of low permeability, based on multi component gas competitive adsorption of CO₂-CH₄, simulation and test for improving seam gas extraction rate through CO₂ injecting CO₂ into coal seam were carried out. A fluid-solid coupling model considering gas-water phases and Klinkenberg effect of CO₂ injection into coal seam for enhancement of gas drainage was established, parameters of gas pressure, gas content and gas extraction rate after coal seam CO₂ injection were analyzed by using COMSOL software and applied …

Effects Of Pressure Drop Funnels Model Of Different Shapes On Cbm Well Productivity, Hu Haiyang, Jin Jun, Zhao Lingyun, Chen Jie, Gu Jiaoyang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the effect of pressure drop funnel shapes on CBM well productivity, the change law of pressure and the shape of pressure drop funnel in different drainage stages of CBM wells were discussed, the mathematical models of pressure drop funnel were established, the concept of "desorption coefficient" and "effective desorption coefficient" for coal reservoir were proposed to quantitative study desorption effect of the coal reservoir. Taking a CBM well in the west of Guizhou as an example, the research results show that the logarithmic function model of pressure distribution of radial flow is difficult to accurately reflect …

Formation Mechanism Of Coal Seam Aquifer And Water Hazard Control Technology, Wang Hao

Coal Geology & Exploration

Coal seams occur in Peat formation formed by sediments, often used as aquiclude or aquitard in coal production. However, in Barapukuria coal mine in Bangladesh, No.VI coal seam is rich in water, shows a typical hydrogeological phenomenon that the coal seam becomes an aquifer, which is rare in coal mining process both in China and abroad. From the formation mechanism of coal and the microstructure and tectonic development characteristics of coal, the structure of rich in water of coal was revealed. Based on MTS815 rock mechanics test system, the permeability of No.VI coal was tested, and the internal structure of …

Water Yield Analysis Of Underground Drainage Boreholes On The Basis Of Logarithmic Normal Distribution, Ma Lianjing, Zhao Baofeng

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to analyze the distribution rule of water flow from underground drainage borehole in coal mines, histogram, Q-Q chart and nonparametric tests were used to test the logarithmic normal distribution model for water flow from underground drainage borehole in typical working face, and the nonlinear regression model was fitted. Combined with hydrogeological conditions, the parameters in the model were analyzed. The result shows that water flow from underground drainage boreholes in working face obeys the lognormal distritution. The logarithmic mean and standard deviation of water flow from drainage borehole of typical working face have a positive linear dependence relation …

Comparison Of Dissolution Characteristics Of Organic Matter In Coal Gangue Of Different Geological Time, Sun Yanfang, Zhao Li, Luo Shaohe, Zhang Lei, Sun Chao, Li Bowen

Coal Geology & Exploration

Taken the unweathered coal gangues obtained from the Jurassic coalbed of Bulianta mine and the Car-boniferous-Permian coalbed of Baode mine located in Shendong mining area as the research subjects, the dissolution characteristics of organic matter in two kinds of coal gangues were studied comparatively through soaking experiments, and combined with three-dimensional fluorescence spectrometry and parallel factor analysis. It is significant for the underground reservoir to study mechanism of water treatment in coal mining areas. These results indicate that the total ion concentration in DOM sample of coal gangue of Bulianta mine is higher than that of Baode mine due to …

Effect Of Clay Content On Shear Strength Of Loess, Wang Li, Li Xi'an, Hong Bo, Du Shaoshao, Zhang Hangbo, Zhao Ning

Coal Geology & Exploration

The experimental research about effect of different clay content on shear strength of loess was carried out to reveal the influence of clay content on shear strength and its microscopic mechanism, and then a scientific basis for engineering practice of loess was provided. Self-made wet sieve device under negative pressure was applied to screen loess samples with different clay content. Different clay content of the loess samples were made to the same dry density, but with different moisture content using static pressure method, and then were taken direct shear test. The results show that with the increase of moisture content, …

Feasibility Test Of Roof Resistivity Monitoring For Super-High Mining Face, Lu Jingjin, Li Deshan, Wang Bingchun

Coal Geology & Exploration

The failure of roof overburden is one of the main reasons for water inrush in mining working face. Roof resistivity monitoring by mine electrical method can be used to detect overburden failure dynamically. However, roof resistivity monitoring for super-high mining face has many problems, such as audio electromagnetic signal by conventional methods is difficult to penetrate through wide working face, burying of roof monitoring electrodes is difficult, monitoring electrode in the roof of air return lane is hard to protect, and so on. In order to solving these problems, feasibility study of roof resistivity monitoring for super-high mining face is …

Reasonable Length Of Working Face 11-101 During Mining Above Confined Aquifer In Tuanbai Mine, Li Gang, Zhang Kai, Su Junhui, Wang Jinbo

Coal Geology & Exploration

The working face 11-101 of Tuanbai coal mine in Huozhou, Shanxi Province is exploited above aquifer. In order to prevent floor water inrush accidents during mining, research combination of elasto-plastic theory, on-site measurement and numerical simulation was carried out to analyze the development rule of failure depth of the floor, then the reasonable length of the mining face under this condition was determined. The result shows that with the advancement of working face, the bottom plate of lagging working face is stretched and destroyed at about 6 m behind the lagging working face, and the bottom plate has a wedge …

Experiment On Methane Displacement In Coalbed By Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Wu Di, Liu Xueying, Sun Keming, Xin Liwei, Miao Feng

Coal Geology & Exploration

Using self-made experimental system, experiments were performed on coal samples to study supercritical CO₂ seepage, adsorption and CH₄ displacement by supercritical CO₂. Experimental results show that permeability and adsorption of supercritical CO₂ in coal increase with CO₂ pressures. Pressures and temperatures of CO₂ influence the values of displaced CH₄. Values of displaced CH₄ increase by average 0.076 cm³/g and sweep efficiency rises by 17%-23% with the CO₂ pressure increasing from 8 MPa to 12 MPa, while displacement volume decreases linearly. With the temperature rising by 10℃, sweep …

The Seepage Characteristics Of A Single Well Dewatering From An Unconfined Aquifer Bottom, Li Yang, Wang Wenxue, Xiao Hang, Sun Yi, Wang Yun, Di Mengna

Coal Geology & Exploration

Dewatering from an aquifer bottom for drain and depressurization is one common method to ensure safety mining. This method is significantly different from pumping from the ground. In order to study the seepage characteristics of the dewatering hole(well), the seepage characteristics of a single well dewatering from an unconfined aquifer bottom was taken as an example and studied using numerical simulation method. The results show that when l_w<l_c, the pore water pressure above the dewatering well is greater than zero, which presents the rule of increasing first then decreasing from bottom to top, and the seepage …

Quantitative Quality Evaluation Of Seismic-While-Mining Data, Qin Si, Cui Weixiong, Wang Wei

Coal Geology & Exploration

A seismic-while-mining(SWM) monitoring system laid in a working face of an underground coalmine will continuously generate tremendous amount of SWM data. When a coalmine cutting machine cuts coal seam actively, the SWM data will be of high correlation, and when it is not, the SWM data will be of low correlation or even no correlation at all. Based on this characteristic, a method for automatically and quantitatively evaluating the quality of SWM data was proposed. Using this method to process SWM data from a coal mine in Inner Mongolia, the result showed that this method can recognize the correlation peak …

Development And Application Of Software In Seismic While Mining Data Processing, Wang Baoli

Coal Geology & Exploration

The seismic while mining detection technology with coal cutter as seismic source in coal face is the key to accurately know the geological conditions of mining, improve the detection accuracy of geological anomaly structure in coal face, and realize unmanned intelligent mining or with few people. It has broad application prospects.The conventional seismic data processing software can not meet the requirements of real-time, continuous and large data volume for seismic while mining data. By analyzing the requirement of seismic while mining detection technology for data processing software(SWM), a framework of hierarchical and multi-task data processing software is proposed. The components …

Auxiliary Outburst Prevention Techniques By Surface Pre-Drainage For Coalbed Exposed In Tunnel And Mine Shaft, Zhang Dongliang

Coal Geology & Exploration

How to expose an outburst-prone coal seam safely and efficiently in tunnel and mine shaft is always a subject to study continuously in outburst prevention, surface coalbed gas pre-drainage is an effective approaches for outburst prevention. Based on the analysis of outburst mechanism in tunnel and mine shaft and the core task of outburst prevention, the characteristics and adaptability of the outburst prevention techniques by surface pre-drainage are studied. Practical engineering application shows that the gas content and pressure in coal exposure area can be effectively reduced using surface pre-drainage well by cavern completion or hydraulic fracturing, the stress or …

Study On Sediment Environment And Rock Mechanics Characteristics Of The Delta Plain Of Jurassic Coalfield In Northern Shaanxi, Wang Haijun, Ma Liang

Coal Geology & Exploration

Delta plain sedimentary environment is one of the coal-forming environments of the coal resources of Jurassic coalfield in northern Shaanxi. In order to get the rock mechanics parameters and characteristics of coal seam roof in different environments and to further investigate the relationship between the sedimentary environments and the rock mechanics characteristics, firstly from the analysis of the regional sedimentary environments, then by using techniques such as accurate core description, sedimentary structural analysis, facies analysis of geophysical logging, the microfacies were recognized, the sedimentary microfacies types of roof and their combination characteristics were classified. Later, rock samples of different lithology …

Diffusion Ability Of Contaminants Of Coal Gangue Leachate In Geosynthetic Clay Liners, Dong Xingling, Dong Shuning, Zhou Zhenfang, Wang Qiangmin, Liu Ji

Coal Geology & Exploration

To verify the feasibility of geosynthetic clay liners(GCL) as liners material for coal gangue impoundment, diffusion tests were conducted with vertical double reservoir method to determine the diffusion ability of heavy metals(Zn²⁺、Mn²⁺) and sulfate from coal gangue leachate in GCL-S(Sodium-activated bentonite), and POLLUTE V7 based on finite layer method was used to draw the fitting curve of pollutant changing with time in the diffusion device, which calculated the diffusion coefficient of contaminants in GCL. The data show that the diffusion coefficient in GCL was lower than that in compacted clay liners, so GCL could control the …

Occurrence Regularity Of Uppermost Minable Coal Seams And Their Harmful Level Of Mining In Yushen Mining Area, Li Zhixue, Shen Xiaolong, Li Mingpei, Wang Hongsheng

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the occurrence regularity of uppermost mining coal seams and the damage degree of Salawusu Formation aquifer caused by mining in Yushen mining area, occurrence characteristics of the uppermost mining coal seams was analyzed, and spatial distribution law and combination of the uppermost mining coal seams overlying strata, the development law of the water flowing fractured zone based on the ratio of rock and loading thickness and mining height, and the damage degree of the Salawusu Formation aquifer caused by coal seam mining. The damage degree of the Salawusu Formation aquifer was divided into four kinds of …

Detection Electric Field Control Strategy For Advanced Scanning Detection Of Focusing Multipoint Current Sources In Coal Mine Roadway, Liu Zhimin, Meng Cairu, Li Bing, Han Lei, Pan Yue

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to realize the effective detection of electric field focusing depth and deflection angle scanning of focusing multipoint current sources in coal mine roadway, and accurately grasp its variation, according to the advanced scanning detection mechanism, Gauss theorem and two different methods were used to solve the integration process and derive the electric field line equation of a uniformly charged linear electrode with finite length. The electric field line equation of coplanar multi-electrode layout is induced and deduced through using its spatial distribution symmetry. By changing focusing shielding current ratio coefficient, this paper calculates the boundary line equation of …