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  • Car engine breather icing 
    Horoufi, Aryan (Cranfield University, 2012-11)
    Icing in an engine breather system can block the engine breather pipe, cause excessive crankcase pressure and degrade the engine performance. In this project, a numerical study, experimental tests and CFD analysis are ...
  • Carbon accounting management in complex manufacturing supply chains: a structured framework approach 
    Kaur, Rashmeet; Patsavellas, John; Haddad, Yousef; Salonitis, Konstantinos (Elsevier, 2022-05-26)
    Improving the management of carbon emissions in the drive to Net-Zero can involve both complex measurements and the development of cleaner technologies, which is a demanding challenge for both the private and public sectors. ...
  • Carbon and titanium diboride (TiB2) multilayer coatings. 
    Rao, Jeff; Cruz, R.; Lawson, K. J.; Nicholls, John R. (2004-11-01)
    Titanium Diboride, (TiB2) is a metal-based refractory ceramic material that has been investigated in industrial applications ranging from, cutting tools to wear parts and for use in the aerospace industry. The unique ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: ceramic coatings for jet engine turbine blades 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Nicholls, John R. (2011-07-31)
    Ceramic thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are applied to jet turbine blades to protect them from the high temperature gases leaving the combustion chamber and to increase the efficiency of the engine. Professor John Nicholls ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: improved delivery vehicle logistics 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Bernon, Mike; Palmer, Andrew (2011-07-31)
    Road transport accounts for about 20% of the total GHG emissions of the UK, and HGVs andLGVs are responsible for about one-third of these. The total direct GHG emissions from HGVsand LGVs in 2008 were about 40 Mt CO2e. Dr ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: intelligent buildings 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Clements-Croome, Derek; Elmualim, Abbas; Darby, Howard; Yearly, Tom; Davies, Gareth J. (2011-07-31)
    It is estimated that non-domestic buildings were responsible for 18% of UK total greenhousegas emissions (582 Mt CO2e/year) in 2010. Of non-domestic building emissions, 34%(36 Mt CO2e/year) was due to lighting, office ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: novel offshore vertical axis wind turbines 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Brennan, Feargal P.; Kolios, Athanasios J. (2011-07-31)
    As part of the transition to a ‘low carbon economy', renewable technologies are expected toplay an increasing role in reducing dependence on fossil fuels for energy and electricity. Windpower in particular is likely to ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: optimising defouling schedules for oil- refinerypreheat trains 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Wilson, Ian; Ishiyama, Edward (2011-07-31)
    In an oil refinery, crude oil is heated to 360-370°C before entering a distillation columnoperating at atmospheric pressure where the gas fraction and several liquid fractions withdifferent boiling points (e.g. gasoline, ...
  • Carbon Brainprint Case Study: training for landfill gas inspectors 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Longhurst, Philip J. (2011-07-31)
    Anaerobic deterioration of biodegradable wastes in landfill sites is an important source ofgreenhouse gases. Of the estimated UK total of 2330 kt methane emitted in 2008, 966 kt(equivalent to 24 Mt of carbon dioxide) ...
  • Carbon brainprint – An estimate of the intellectual contribution of research institutions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
    Chatteron, Julia C.; Parsons, David J.; Nicholls, John R.; Longhurst, Philip J.; Bernon, Mike; Palmer, Andrew; Brennan, Feargal P.; Kolios, Athanasios; Wilson, Ian; Ishiyama, Edward; Clements-Croome, Derek; Elmualim, Abbas; Darby, Howard; Yearly, Tom; Davies, Gareth J. (Elsevier, 2015-05-07)
    Research and innovation have considerable, currently unquantified potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by, for example, increasing energy efficiency. Furthermore, the process of knowledge transfer in itself can ...
  • Carbon Brainprint: final report on HEFCE project LSDHE43 
    Parsons, David J.; Chatterton, Julia C.; Clements-Croome, Derek; Elmualim, A.; Darby, Howard; Yearly, T.; Wilson, I.; Ishiyama, Edward (2011-07-31)
    The need for organisations to reduce their carbon footprint is now well accepted. HEFCE has recently published its policy (2010/01) requiring universities to set targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and targeting ...
  • Carbon capture and biogas enhancement by carbon dioxide enrichment of anaerobic digesters treating sewage sludge or food waste 
    Bajón Fernández, Yadira; Soares, Ana; Villa, Raffaella; Vale, P.; Cartmell, Elise (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2014-05-01)
    The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and the stringent greenhouse gases (GHG) reduction targets, require the development of CO2 sequestration technologies applicable for the waste and ...
  • Carbon capture and storage (CCS): the way forward 
    Bui, Mai; Adjiman, Claire S.; Bardow, André; Anthony, Edward J.; Boston, Andy; Brown, Solomon; Fennell, Paul S.; Fuss, Sabine; Galindo, Amparo; Hackett, Leigh A.; Hallett, Jason P.; Herzog, Howard J.; Jackson, George; Kemper, Jasmin; Krevor, Samuel; Maitland, Geoffrey C.; Matuszewski, Michael; Metcalfe, Ian S.; Petit, Camille; Puxty, Graeme; Reimer, Jeffrey; Reiner, David M.; Rubin, Edward S.; Scott, Stuart A.; Shah, Nilay; Smit, Berend; Trusler, J. P. Martin; Webley, Paul; Wilcoxx, Jennifer; Mac Dowell, Niall (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-03-12)
    Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is broadly recognised as having the potential to play a key role in meeting climate change targets, delivering low carbon power, decarbonising industry and, more recently, its ability to ...
  • Carbon capture for decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries: a comparative review of techno-economic feasibility of solid looping cycles 
    Santos, Mónica P. S.; Hanak, Dawid P. (Springer, 2022-05-13)
    Carbon capture and storage will play a crucial role in industrial decarbonisation. However, the current literature presents a large variability in the techno-economic feasibility of CO2 capture technologies. Consequently, ...
  • Carbon dioxide mediates the response to temperature and water activity levels in Aspergillus flavus during infection of maize kernels 
    Gilbert, Matthew K.; Medina-Vayá, Ángel; Mack, Brian M.; Lebar, Matthew D.; Rodriguez, Alicia; Bhatnagar, Deepak; Magan, Naresh; Obrian, Gregory; Payne, Gary (MDPI, 2017-12-22)
    Aspergillus flavus is a saprophytic fungus that may colonize several important crops, including cotton, maize, peanuts and tree nuts. Concomitant with A. flavus colonization is its potential to secrete mycotoxins, of which ...
  • Carbon dioxide production as an indicator of Aspergillus flavus colonisation and aflatoxins/cyclopiazonic acid contamination in shelled peanuts stored under different interacting abiotic factors 
    Garcia-Cela, Esther; Gari Sanchez, F. J.; Sulyok, Michael; Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol; Medina, Angel; Kruska, Rudolf; Magan, Naresh (Elsevier, 2019-10-24)
    Aspergillus flavus is the main xerophylic species colonising stored peanuts resulting in contamination with aflatoxins (AFs) and cyclopiazonic acid (CPA). This study evaluated the relationship between storage of shelled ...
  • Carbon dioxide storage in the UK southern north sea: experimental and numerical analysis 
    Aminu, Mohammed Dahiru (2018-10)
    This thesis contributes to the significant portfolio of research on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in general, and the potential for CO₂ storage with impurities within the UK Southern North Sea (UKSNS) to meet the global ...
  • Carbon dioxide utilisation in anaerobic digesters as an on-site carbon revalorisation strategy 
    Bajón Fernández, Yadira (Cranfield University, 2014-11)
    The increasing carbon footprint of the water and organic waste sectors has led to water utilities to voluntarily include carbon mitigation approaches within their strategic plans and to an increase in research aimed at ...
  • Carbon emissions and decarbonisation: the role and relevance of fermentation industry in chemical sector 
    Agrawal, Deepti; Awani, Kelvin; Nabavi, Seyed Ali; Balan, Venkatesh; Jin, Mingjie; Aminabhavi, Tejraj M.; Dubey, Kashyap Kumar; Kumar, Vinod (Elsevier, 2023-10-07)
    Fermentation industry is emerging as sustainable technological alternative to cater the production of various chemical building blocks which are commercially manufactured by petrochemical route. The primary reason for this ...
  • The carbon emissions of selected airlines and aircraft types in three geographic markets 
    Miyoshi, Chikage; Mason, Keith J. (Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam., 2009-05-01)
    Various carbon calculators developed by airlines and carbon offset companies have become available since the environmental impact of the air transport industry started to receive strong attention. This paper details a ...