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Testing results of a novel air cavity enabled domestic solar dryer for potato drying 一种新型空腔式家用太阳能干燥机用于马铃薯干燥的试验结果

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70107

Shimpy, Mahesh Kumar, Anil Kumar

{"title":"Testing results of a novel air cavity enabled domestic solar dryer for potato drying","authors":"Shimpy, Mahesh Kumar, Anil Kumar","doi":"10.1002/ep.70107","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70107","url":null,"abstract":"The ever-increasing global food requirement, food waste and loss, climate change, and energy and food insecurities have forced researchers around the world to think about sustainable development. This study has been designed to test a novel air cavity enabled renewably powered domestic solar dryer (DSD) for potato slices drying under natural convection (NC) and forced convection (FC) modes. The effect of potato slice thicknesses (3, 4, and 5 mm) on the performance of the DSD under NC and FC modes has also been presented. The average final moisture content of potato slices was 6.43% and 11.2% (wb) under NC and FC modes, respectively. The drying behavior of potato slice samples was found to be in accordance with the Midilli-Kucuk model. The total cost and embodied energy of the DSD under NC and FC modes were found to be INR 1557.14 ($18.68) and 126.84 kWh, and INR 1788.14 ($21.45) and 157.87 kWh, respectively. Drying rate, effective moisture diffusivity, heat transfer coefficients, thermal and exergy efficiencies were higher for 4 mm thick potato slice samples drying under both modes. The performance of the DSD under NC mode was found to be more desirable for potato slice samples drying.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The relationship between energy poverty and gender inequality: A comparative study of Southern Asian, Sub-Saharan African, and European countries 能源贫困与性别不平等的关系：南亚、撒哈拉以南非洲和欧洲国家的比较研究

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70124

Mehdi Seraj, Nathan Y. Bellepea, Huseyin Ozdeser, Fatma Turuc Seraj

{"title":"The relationship between energy poverty and gender inequality: A comparative study of Southern Asian, Sub-Saharan African, and European countries","authors":"Mehdi Seraj, Nathan Y. Bellepea, Huseyin Ozdeser, Fatma Turuc Seraj","doi":"10.1002/ep.70124","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70124","url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the impact of gender inequality (GIQ) on energy poverty (EP) across Southeast Asia (SA), Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and European Union (EU) countries over the period 2000–2020 using the Panel Mean Group (PMG) estimation method. The findings reveal that a 1% increase in GIQ leads to a 1.09% rise in EP in SA and a 0.14% increase in SSA, while in the EU, GIQ significantly mitigates EP. Renewable energy consumption (REN) has a strong negative effect on EP, particularly in SA (−0.66%). Additionally, economic development exhibits a non-linear relationship with EP, where early growth phases may exacerbate deprivation before reversing at higher income levels. These results highlight that gender disparities, even when moderated by economic and energy policy factors, remain a critical determinant of energy access outcomes. Policymakers are urged to adopt gender-sensitive energy strategies, enhance women's inclusion in energy governance, and increase investments in renewable infrastructure to bridge access gaps and promote inclusive development.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Optimizing energy, quality, and emissions in button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) drying using infrared-convective dryer with heat recovery 利用热回收红外对流干燥机优化双孢蘑菇（Agaricus bisporus）干燥的能量、质量和排放

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70103

Hosain Darvishi, Farzam Afzali, Nasser Behroozi-Khazaei

{"title":"Optimizing energy, quality, and emissions in button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) drying using infrared-convective dryer with heat recovery","authors":"Hosain Darvishi, Farzam Afzali, Nasser Behroozi-Khazaei","doi":"10.1002/ep.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.70103","url":null,"abstract":"Mushroom drying faces significant challenges, including high-energy consumption, prolonged processing times, and quality degradation, while conventional methods contribute substantially to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study investigates the synergistic effects of infrared power, air temperature, and heat recovery on energy efficiency, product quality, and GHG emissions during continuous conveyor infrared-hot air drying of white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) slices. Results demonstrate that elevating air temperature and infrared power density enhances drying rates (up to 4.67 g water/min) and rehydration capacity (33.91%), while specific energy consumption declines with infrared power ≤850 W and air recirculation ≤70%. Integration of a heat recovery system reduced energy usage by 18%–62% and GHG emissions by 15%–32%, with total color difference (ΔE = 13.21) minimized at higher recirculation percentages. Through Response Surface Methodology optimization, ideal parameters were identified as 90°C drying temperature, 810.6 W infrared power, and 81.4% air recirculation (1 m/s velocity), yielding a desirability factor of 0.838. These findings underscore the viability of infrared-convective drying with heat recovery as a sustainable, high-efficiency solution for industrial mushroom processing, balancing productivity, energy conservation, and environmental stewardship.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"44 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145538041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Simulation study on parameters affecting performance of direct methanol fuel cell 直接甲醇燃料电池性能影响参数的仿真研究

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70123

A. Ismail, M. J. S. Ng, S. K. Kamarudin

{"title":"Simulation study on parameters affecting performance of direct methanol fuel cell","authors":"A. Ismail, M. J. S. Ng, S. K. Kamarudin","doi":"10.1002/ep.70123","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70123","url":null,"abstract":"Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is one of the most advanced fuel cells that is being considered as a future energy source. The objective of this study is to develop a mathematical model based on optimal operating parameters and to assess DMFC performance. Significant outcomes of two-dimensional (2D) simulations were anticipated to maximize the performance of the fuel cell for usage in portable applications and the transportation sectors. Simulation of the 2D fuel cell model built on the basis of physical principles was also used to forecast how the cell will operate under various operating situations. Using the Taguchi method, experimental data from previous researchers has been analyzed to obtain the optimum parameter for DMFC. This study focused on four important parameters: effects of fuel, oxidant concentrations, reactant flow direction, and membrane properties. Optimizing these parameters ensures better fuel utilization, reduced losses, and enhanced power density, leading to a more efficient and durable DMFC system. From the results obtained, DMFC with 1.0 M of methanol concentration as the fuel concentration, oxygen as the oxidant, counter-current flow as the flow direction, and Nafion® 211 as the type of membrane is the best configuration. This configuration achieved the highest current density of 3025 A/m2.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146130327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Linking clean energy consumption to environmental sustainability in Africa: Puzzling evidence from new artificial intelligence methods 将非洲的清洁能源消费与环境可持续性联系起来：来自新的人工智能方法的令人困惑的证据

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70117

Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Dimitrios Dimitriou, Süleyman Bolat, Aviral Kumar Tiwari

{"title":"Linking clean energy consumption to environmental sustainability in Africa: Puzzling evidence from new artificial intelligence methods","authors":"Solomon Prince Nathaniel, Dimitrios Dimitriou, Süleyman Bolat, Aviral Kumar Tiwari","doi":"10.1002/ep.70117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.70117","url":null,"abstract":"The literature is inundated with studies emphasizing the importance of renewable energy consumption (REN) and sustainable resource management as a panacea to the threats of climate change, which include loss of species, food insecurity, extreme weather, sea level rise, and security risks. The current study examines the dynamic relationships in spatial and time domains between REC, natural resource rents (NR), and ecological footprint (EF) from 1990 to 2022, using the novel spatiotemporal intelligent regression models, specifically the Geographically Neural Network Weighted Regression (GNNWR) model for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. This novel method introduced by Yin et al. (2024) integrates a spatiotemporal weighting framework with neural network architectures. The GNNWR results suggest that REN, NR, and urbanization are significant supportive elements of ecological sustainability in SSA. Conversely, non-renewable energy consumption (NRE), economic growth, and globalization hurt the environment by upsurging the EF. The causality results display a bidirectional causality between REN and EF, NRE and EF, and economic growth and EF. However, unidirectional causality flows from NR and globalization to EF. In line with the results, policymakers in SSA will need to redefine their energy consumption portfolio. Efforts must be made to encourage energy transition by raising adequate awareness of the availability and benefits of consuming clean energies such as solar, tidal, geothermal, wind, and hydropower.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"44 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145538040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Issue Information - Cover and Table of Contents 发行资料-封面及目录

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1002/ep.14408

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Issue Information - Info for Authors 发行信息-作者信息

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-17 DOI: 10.1002/ep.14430

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The removal of organic and pharmaceutical contaminants from aquatic solutions using the Fe/Ni dual-doping TiO2 nano photocatalytic method Fe/Ni双掺杂TiO2纳米光催化法去除水中的有机和药物污染物

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70102

Aya Talal Sami, Selma M. H. Al-Jawad, Natheer Jamal Imran, Karrer Alghazali

{"title":"The removal of organic and pharmaceutical contaminants from aquatic solutions using the Fe/Ni dual-doping TiO2 nano photocatalytic method","authors":"Aya Talal Sami, Selma M. H. Al-Jawad, Natheer Jamal Imran, Karrer Alghazali","doi":"10.1002/ep.70102","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70102","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, water contamination has become a major issue, and many individuals are deprived of potable clean water resources. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has recently attracted considerable scholarly interest for its potential application in water treatment processes due to its non-toxic nature and elevated catalytic activity. The hydrothermal technique has been utilized to prepare pure TiO2 and Fe/Ni dual-doped TiO2 to improve the photocatalytic efficacy for breaking down organic and pharmaceutical contaminants in wastewater using simple materials. x-Ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–visible spectrophotometer, zeta potential, and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) were used to characterize the produced samples. The XRD pattern indicates that pure and Fe/Ni dual-doped TiO2 samples have a tetragonal structure and anatase phase. Doping TiO2 with metal ions can prevent the crystal formation of the particles. An FE-SEM image displays a spherical shape and uniform morphology. Utilizing a UV–Vis spectrophotometer, the absorbance spectra were measured. The outcomes demonstrated that the Fe/Ni dual-doped TiO2 had good visible light absorption. As demonstrated by several methods like HPLC and gas chromatography (GC), the TiO2 and Fe/Ni-doped TiO2 system is very effective at promoting the breakdown of pharmaceutical and organic contaminants in wastewater. The Fe/Ni (3%,3%) dual-doped TiO2 had the strongest photocatalytic efficacy against the breakdown of pharmaceutical and organic pollutants, and catalysts may eliminate amoxicillin up to 100%. All specimens have high photocatalytic activity. Additionally, our research has demonstrated that the dual-doped TiO2 catalyst is a potential and successful water treatment technique.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146139716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Preparation and selective adsorption properties of Cu2+ imprinted chitosan membranes Cu2+印迹壳聚糖膜的制备及其选择性吸附性能

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70114

Feng Ying, Jing Rui, Xie Yuju, Wang Zhuo, Wang Zixin, Zhang Jianwei, Dong Xin

{"title":"Preparation and selective adsorption properties of Cu2+ imprinted chitosan membranes","authors":"Feng Ying, Jing Rui, Xie Yuju, Wang Zhuo, Wang Zixin, Zhang Jianwei, Dong Xin","doi":"10.1002/ep.70114","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70114","url":null,"abstract":"In order to improve the selective adsorption capacity of the adsorbent and achieve efficient separation of target ions from solution, a novel ion imprinted chitosan composite membrane PVDF-(CTS-Cu/CMC)3 was developed in this paper. The preparation of the imprinted membrane combined molecular imprinting technology with layer-by-layer self-assembly method, which could achieve selective separation of copper ions. The effects of polyelectrolyte assembly layers, assembly time, and crosslinking on the properties of the membrane were systematically investigated, and the membrane characteristics were characterized membrane characteristics by SEM, XRD, and FTIR. The experimental results indicate that under optimized preparation conditions (3 assembly layers, 0.25% crosslinker concentration, 45 min crosslinking time, 55°C crosslinking temperature) and adsorption conditions (pH 5, adsorption temperature 25°C, adsorption time 120 min), the maximum adsorption capacity of the imprinted membrane for Cu2+ was 98.18 mg/g. On this basis, the selective adsorption capacity for Cu2+ and other characteristics of the membrane were analyzed. In the multi-component system composed of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Fe2+, the selectivity coefficient of the imprinted membrane to Cu2+ reached 18, exhibiting good adsorption selectivity. In addition, the imprinted membrane had reusability, and the adsorption capacity was still as high as 60 mg/g after three adsorption–desorption cycles. This study provided a reference for improving the selectivity of chitosan-based membrane materials to copper ions.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Energy benchmarking of industrial wastewater treatment plants: A case study of activated sludge systems in Isfahan, Iran 工业废水处理厂的能源基准：伊朗伊斯法罕活性污泥系统的案例研究

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1002/ep.70091

Hamidreza Orumiyeh, Mahsa Bakhtiar, Masoud Taheriyoun

{"title":"Energy benchmarking of industrial wastewater treatment plants: A case study of activated sludge systems in Isfahan, Iran","authors":"Hamidreza Orumiyeh, Mahsa Bakhtiar, Masoud Taheriyoun","doi":"10.1002/ep.70091","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ep.70091","url":null,"abstract":"Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) using the activated sludge process are widely recognized as significant energy consumers within the water cycle. As a result, it is essential to assess energy consumption and implement solutions for reducing and optimizing it. Energy benchmarking (EB) is a method used to compare and evaluate the energy efficiency of a system to identify opportunities for improvement and enhance energy efficiency. This study aims to evaluate the energy consumption of selected 10 activated sludge operating industrial WWTPs in Isfahan province, Iran. EB of the WWTPs was done using various methods, including normalization, multiple logistic regression, and ordinary least squares. The plants were ranked based on the aggregated scores from different methods using weighted averaging. The results showed that the IWW8, IWW1, and IWW6 plants had the best energy performance. Also, it was found that the aeration unit and effluent pump station accounted for the largest share of energy usage with an average of 68% and 13%, respectively. A positive correlation was found between key performance indices (KPIs) and factors like plant age, design capacity deficiency, and blower power to flow rate ratio that validate the ranking results. Finally, energy saving measures were introduced and prioritized for each of the studied WWTPs based on the BM results and detailed site visits, with a focus on enhancing the aeration system efficiency.","PeriodicalId":11701,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146136269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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