Recent developments and emerging methodologies in the pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass by Sana Riaz, Ashwini J. John, Melvin S. Samuel, Selvarajan Ethiraj

“…Lignocellulosic biomass offers a sustainable feedstock for bioethanol production, aligning with circular economy principles and enhancing energy security. Pretreatment methods play a crucial role by improving enzymatic access, hydrolysis, and fermentation efficiency, while reducing inhibitory compounds and enhancing cellulose accessibility. …”
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Nanofluids for advanced thermal management: A multi-criteria review of performance, cost, and environmental impacts by Hamid-Reza Bahrami, Omid Allahdadi, Hamid Saffari

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Alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction on nickel-based non-noble metal electrocatalysts by Lulu An, Tonghui Zhao, Wen Lei, Chang Yang, Junhao Yang, Deli Wang

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On the initial spin periods of magnetars born in weak supernova explosions and their gravitational wave radiation by Yu-Long Yan, Quan Cheng, Xiao-Ping Zheng, Xia-Xia Ouyang

“…Depending on the conversion efficiency $$\eta $$ η of the electromagnetic energy of these newborn magnetars into the kinetic energy of SN ejecta, the minimum initial spin periods of these newborn magnetars are $$P_{\textrm{i, min}}\simeq 5$$ P i, min ≃ 5 –6 ms for an ideal efficiency $$\eta =1$$ η = 1 , $$P_{\textrm{i, min}}\simeq 3$$ P i, min ≃ 3 –4 ms for a possible efficiency $$\eta =0.4$$ η = 0.4 , and $$P_{\textrm{i, min}}\simeq 1$$ P i, min ≃ 1 –2 ms for a relatively low efficiency $$\eta =0.1$$ η = 0.1 . …”
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Non-thermal plasma-enhanced reverse water-gas shift reaction over hydroxyapatite-supported Ni catalyst: Effect of severe process conditions by Farbod Farzi, Erwan Baudillon, Romain Kersaudy, Inès Esma Achouri

“…The highest carbon yield was 83 % under H2/CO2 to 2:1, Power= 2.25 kW, and GHSV= 80,000 mL.gr−1.hr−1 while maintaining 9 % energy efficiency. The high CO2 conversion is justified due to the interaction of a basic catalyst with the CO2 (weak acid) which facilitated the CO2 reduction to CO as well as the microwave discharge reactor, whose temperature characteristics meet the requirement of the RWGS reaction. …”
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Optimizing switching sequences in AC-AC converters for enhanced safety and performance in conveyor systems by Velmurugan Dhandapani, Gopinath Balasubramanian

“…Safe commutation is crucial for industrial applications to ensure efficient operations. Various converter technologies are analyzed to optimize energy efficiency and reliability. …”
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Sulfonic acid-functionalised zeolites for fructose dehydration into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by Huaizhong Xiang, Yao Zhang, Xin Zhong, Boji Wang, Charalampos Drivas, Mark A Isaacs, Aina Syahida Jamal, Zhipeng Qie, Qiang Zhang, Shaojun Xu, Jesús Esteban, Christopher M A Parlett, Xiaolei Fan

“…Optimal results were achieved under microwave irradiation in a biphasic medium, achieving an HMF selectivity of ∼73% at fructose conversion of ∼88% in just 5 min at 170 °C, emphasising energy efficiency and catalyst accessibility. …”
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Effects of housefly larvae meal and multi-enzyme-probiotic supplementation on performance, egg quality, and blood biochemistry in laying hens by Abolfazl Salehizadeh, Ph.D, Mehran Torki, Ph.D, Maryam Darbemamieh, Ph.D, Seyed Davood Sharifi, Ph.D

“…Both 10 % and 15 % inclusion levels of HFLM improved feed conversion ratio, protein efficiency, and energy efficiency, with Rayabold further enhanced protein and energy utilization at the 15 % inclusion level. …”
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Liquid Phase CO2 Hydrogenation to Synthesize Methanol: Solvent Screening, Process Design and Techno-Economic Evaluation by Dongliang Wang, Yun Du

“…With the global shift towards low carbon and environmentally friendly energy sources, converting CO2 into methanol through hydrogenation is seen as an optional solution to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and promote the efficient utilization of renewable energy. …”
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Two-gigapascal-strong ductile soft magnets by Liuliu Han, Nicolas J. Peter, Fernando Maccari, András Kovács, Jin Wang, Yixuan Zhang, Ruiwen Xie, Yuxiang Wu, Ruth Schwaiger, Hongbin Zhang, Zhiming Li, Oliver Gutfleisch, Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Dierk Raabe

“…Abstract Soft magnetic materials (SMMs) are indispensable for electromechanical energy conversion in high-efficiency applications, but they are exposed to increasing mechanical loading conditions in electric motors due to higher rotational speeds. …”
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Multifunctional MXene for Thermal Management in Perovskite Solar Cells by Zhongquan Wan, Runmin Wei, Yuanxi Wang, Huaibiao Zeng, Haomiao Yin, Muhammad Azam, Junsheng Luo, Chunyang Jia

“…Ti3C2TX offers multiple additional functionalities, including defect passivation, improved charge transfer efficiency, and optimized energy level alignment. Champion power conversion efficiency (PCE) reached 25.13% (vs. 23.70% control). …”
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A novel mechanism-guided residual network for accurate modelling of scroll expander under noisy and sparse data conditions by Xiaoshuang Lv, Xin Ma, Wei Peng, Ke Li, Chengdong Li

“…Abstract Accurate and practical modelling of the scroll expander is essential to improve energy conversion efficiency and reduce energy losses. …”
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Statistical Analysis of the Short Large‐Amplitude Magnetic Structures: Evolution and Ion Resonance by Shi‐Chen Bai, Ruilong Guo, Quanqi Shi, Anmin Tian, Hui Zhang, Sitian Qin, Alexander W. Degeling

“…Through the wave‐particle interaction, the kinetic energy of solar wind ions is efficiently converted into thermal energy and magnetic field amplification. …”
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Hamiltonian-Based Approach to Enhance the Stability of Hybrid Fuel Cell and Supercapacitor Sources by Pongsiri Mungporn, Uthen Kamnarn, Burin Yodwong, Surin Khomfoi, Serge Pierfederici, Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh, Gianpaolo Vitale, Nicu Bizon, Phatiphat Thounthong

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Ultrashort Isolated Attosecond Pulse Generation with 750-nm Free-Carrier Envelope Phase Near-Infrared Pulses by Xiaowei Wang, Fan Xiao, Jiacan Wang, Li Wang, Bin Zhang, Jinlei Liu, Jing Zhao, Zengxiu Zhao

“…The demonstrated scheme for IAP generation in principle has much higher conversion efficiency than the long-wave driver scheme according to the wavelength scaling law of HHG. …”
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Design towards recyclable micron-sized Na2S cathode with self-refinement mechanism by Suwan Lu, Yang Liu, Jingjing Xu, Shixiao Weng, Jiangyan Xue, Lingwang Liu, Zhicheng Wang, Can Qian, Guochao Sun, Yiwen Gao, Qingyu Dong, Hong Li, Xiaodong Wu

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Synthesis and analysis of capsule shape Ag-decorated ZnO for semi-transparent dye sensitized solar cell by Anupam Agrawal, Shahbaz Ahmed Siddiqui, Amit Soni, Ganesh D. Sharma

“…The result showed that the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of Ag-ZnO (5.42%) based DSSC was improved as compared to pure ZnO based DSSC (4.98%). …”
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Simulation-guided design of ETL-Free and HTL-Free all-polymer solar cells: Front and back work function engineering by Tahani I. Al-Muhimeed, Yasmine Elogail, Ahmed Shaker, Muhammad Ahsan, Gamal A. Ebrahim, Mostafa M. Salah

“…Previous experimental results demonstrated 14.91 % power conversion efficiency (PCE) using a device with stacked nanoscale thin film layers PEDOT:PSS/PBDB:T/PZT:C1/PFN-Br APSC, with ITO and Ag as the front and back contacts, respectively. …”
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Photothermal catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of protolignin by Hongji Li, Xiaotong Sun, Ting Li, Zhitong Zhao, Hui Wang, Xiaomei Yang, Chaofeng Zhang, Feng Wang

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In-situ synthesis of interfacial In-O-Mn lewis acid-base pairs for low-temperature photothermal CO2 hydrogenation to methanol by Jie Ding, Xiaofang Shang, Yimeng Zhou, Aizhe Han, Fan Zhang, Yanghe Fu, Yulong Zhang, Runping Ye, Maohong Fan, Shule Zhang, Qin Zhong

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