D. E. Vázquez-Valerdi, J. Luna-López, N. Abundiz-Cisneros, G. Juarez-Díaz
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of Zinc Oxide thin films deposited by Spray Pyrolysis technique for possible applications in solar cells","authors":"D. E. Vázquez-Valerdi, J. Luna-López, N. Abundiz-Cisneros, G. Juarez-Díaz","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.8.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.8.14","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, the synthesis and characterization of ZnO thin films deposited at 300, 350 and 400°C using the Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis technique, as a possible candidate for electron transport layer (ETL) in solar cells is reported. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that the films have a hexagonal wurtzite phase with a preferential orientation (101) with good polycrystallinity. The mean crystallites size based on the Debye-Scherrer model was calculated, indicating that the size of the crystals decreases as the deposition temperature increases. The optical characterization of the material showed a high transmittance in the visible region (85-99%) with which the optical band gap (3.06-3.29 eV) was determined. The thickness, surface roughness and optical constants (n and k) were determined by Spectroscopic Ellipsometry using the Gaussian oscillator model. Hall Effect revealed a low resistivity of 1-4 Ω cm and a high mobility of charge carriers (304 cm2/Vs) in the films. Due to all these properties, ZnO is considered an ideal material for optoelectronic applications, as well as a material with potential to be used as ETL in solar cells.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129187328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oscar Chamarraví-Guerra, Claudio Alberto Moreno-Arias
{"title":"Mechanical characterization of spent- coffee-grounds briquettes","authors":"Oscar Chamarraví-Guerra, Claudio Alberto Moreno-Arias","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.15.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.15.23","url":null,"abstract":"This article provides an overview of the manufacture of briquettes by mixing spent coffee grounds (SCG) and recycled newsprint (RNP), with some established compositions. Hollow cylindrical briquettes were used as samples for mechanical characterization for the research project \"Characterization of type 2 biomass briquettes as solid fuel alternative to firewood and coal in kitchens, restaurants and small businesses, based on the Colombian Technical Standard 2060\" carried out at the University of America in Bogotá, Colombia. Initially, the process of design and construction of a Peterson type press for the manufacture of briquettes was carried out. A universal testing machine was used for the mechanical compression tests. The shatter resistance was evaluated by launching the samples in free-fall from a height of 1 m several times until they got broken. Finally, and the abrasion resistance was measured using a ball-mill adapted to the proposed briquette size. All these tests were carried out to identify which of the proposed briquettes compositions has suitable mechanical properties to keep the shape, size and density in the actual processes of transport, handling and storage.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115047514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Araceli Salazar-Peralta, José Alfredo Pichardo-Salazar, Ulises Pichardo-Salazar, R. Chávez
{"title":"Measurement of degradation of solar panels induced by damp heat","authors":"Araceli Salazar-Peralta, José Alfredo Pichardo-Salazar, Ulises Pichardo-Salazar, R. Chávez","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.16.7.24.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.16.7.24.28","url":null,"abstract":"Currently the generation of electricity is carried out, mainly, from the combustion of fossil fuels; which contributes to the emission of pollutants such as SOx, NOx, CO, PM10, PM2.5 and volatile organic compounds (VOC) that affect air quality. Solar energy is an alternative for the generation of clean energy through the use of solar panels, which convert the energy they receive from sunlight into electrical energy for human use. It is cheaper and more viable, since the sun is readily available. Solar panels are built from an element called silicon, which is involved in the process of creating electrical energy. The objective of this study was to characterize the resistance to degradation of solar panels exposed to the damp heat test using the IEC 61646 Standard. The results obtained contribute to the quality assurance of the solar panel manufacturing process, which is of vital importance. and knowledge of their useful life.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"216 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121551596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Castillo-Téllez, B. Castillo‐Téllez, Luz María Hernández-Cruz, G. A. Mejía-Pérez
{"title":"Solar drying study of mango (Mangifera indica) and determination of glucose content in dehydrated samples","authors":"M. Castillo-Téllez, B. Castillo‐Téllez, Luz María Hernández-Cruz, G. A. Mejía-Pérez","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.17.6.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Today, the food industry processes are increasing both the costs and the consumption of energy through fossil fuels. The dehydration process to preserve food is increasingly used worldwide to safeguard both its organoleptic and nutritional properties, so it is essential to use renewable energies to replace conventional technologies. Mexico is a great producer and exporter of different mango varieties, with excellent culinary quality and nutritional properties. In the present work, direct cabinet-type solar dryers were used, and drying times between 420 and 540 min were obtained in fresh samples with 74.5% and 7.5% of initial and final humidity, respectively. Compared to its new mango content, glucose decreased in the dry samples.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132341200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Ovando-Sierra, Giovanni Camacho-Uc, Mauricio Huchin-Miss, Carlos Uc-Rios
{"title":"Dimensioning of a hybrid system boiler - solar collector of evacuated tubes, for the defrosting of fish","authors":"Juan Ovando-Sierra, Giovanni Camacho-Uc, Mauricio Huchin-Miss, Carlos Uc-Rios","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.38.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.38.43","url":null,"abstract":"The fishing sector, better known as the fishing industry, is part of the primary sector, which is why it is an important economic activity in the world, as it is part of the human diet and industrial processes. The processing of fish in industries requires defrosting, this is achieved by superheated steam produced in a boiler which uses fuel oil as primary energy, this increases production costs. This work aims to design a hybrid defrost system that is efficient, reduces costs and takes advantage of solar energy for water preheating. The purpose of the system is to reduce fuel oil consumption by taking advantage of solar thermal energy through evacuated tubes, for which the system is analyzed using the first law of thermodynamics. From the reduction of fuel oil consumption, the amount of CO2 emitted into the environment will decrease, as well as production costs.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130747903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guadalupe Jiménez-Roano, M. Cruz-Gómez, José Alfredo Mejía-Pérez, Tomás Aarón Juárez-Zerón
{"title":"Nuclear energy as backup to renewable energies","authors":"Guadalupe Jiménez-Roano, M. Cruz-Gómez, José Alfredo Mejía-Pérez, Tomás Aarón Juárez-Zerón","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.15.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.15.23","url":null,"abstract":"Due to climate change, the use of nuclear energy for electricity production has been presented as a backup alternative to renewable powers to reduce CO2 emissions while maintaining energy stability. Currently, the carbon dioxide emissions produced related to the energy sector increased by 6% by 2021, reaching 36.3 billion tons (their highest level in history), the cause of this event is due to the global economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis, which relied heavily on coal to fuel its increase. The main problem with nuclear energy lies in the waste produced by the nuclear fission reaction, therefore, the objective of this research was to gather information on why nuclear energy is considered clean energy, the current management of nuclear waste, and public opinion, with information obtained from the most recent articles on the production of electrical energy through nuclear energy.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131942891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelina González-Rosas, B. Ortega-Marin, J. González-Islas, Gildardo Godínez-Garrido
{"title":"Livestock Biomass: Energy source for 26 municipalities in Hidalgo State experiencing high marginalization","authors":"Angelina González-Rosas, B. Ortega-Marin, J. González-Islas, Gildardo Godínez-Garrido","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.1.14","url":null,"abstract":"The high consumption of natural non-renewable resources has caused an exponential increase in the greenhouse gases which provoke global warming and as a result, every country on the planet suffers environmental issues due to the excessive use of fossil fuels. There are several different sources of gas production, principally caused by human beings, however there is little to no interest in mitigating them. Global interest is instead currently focused on containing them via the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). In the Paris Agreement, participating countries have committed to keeping the rise of the mean global temperature below 2 °C and to limiting its increase to 1.5 °C. Latin America as a whole (and principally, Mexico) has committed to lowering greenhouse gases 25% by 2030 and 50% by 2050 (AZEL, 2018). To achieve this, it is necessary to contribute by applying clean energy alternatives. The current project proposes using bovine and swine organic wastes for the production of biogas and electric energy in 26 cities of high marginalization in Hidalgo, a state in Mexico which contributes to lowering environmental pollution, providing access to better services for raising the quality of life of its inhabitants, and minimizing the use of (therefore saving the money provided for) subsidies for conventional electric energy.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117079374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ángel Marroquín-De Jesús, Mayola Galván-Mondragón, Luz Carmen Castillo-Martínez, J. M. Olivares-Ramírez
{"title":"Characterization of a parabolic solar cooker made from recycled materials","authors":"Ángel Marroquín-De Jesús, Mayola Galván-Mondragón, Luz Carmen Castillo-Martínez, J. M. Olivares-Ramírez","doi":"10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.24.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2022.16.6.24.37","url":null,"abstract":"Currently, in some communities, firewood is still used to cook or conserve heat; this action generates great problems for health and the environment, one of them is the great risk of fires and/or asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation, another is the deforestation that is carried out to obtain firewood and, finally, the generation of methane, ozone precursors and carbon dioxide when burning any of these. This work proposes the use of a parabolic solar stove, made from recycled materials, such as cardboard, self-adhesive contact paper as reflective material, Masking tape®, which allows reducing manufacturing costs, helping low-income families and being environmentally friendly. The results obtained with respect to the time required for cooking various foods, the temperatures reached throughout the process, as well as information on meteorological variables obtained from the IQUERETA29 meteorological station located at the Technological University of San Juan del Río and administered by the Querétaro State Water Commission are shown.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"113 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116101323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Juan Hernández-Medina, René Pérez-Martínez, Hilario López-Xelo
{"title":"Ethanol as an alternative to water vapor for saving energy and fossil fuels in thermoelectric plants","authors":"José Juan Hernández-Medina, René Pérez-Martínez, Hilario López-Xelo","doi":"10.35429/jre.2021.15.5.1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2021.15.5.1.5","url":null,"abstract":"This article proposes the use of ethanol in a 96% azeotropic mixture as an alternative to water vapor in thermoelectric generators with notable advantages in saving fuel. As is known, water is a cheap resource, available everywhere in a liquid state. However, water has an unusually high heat of vaporization and an equally high boiling point, so converting water to steam requires consuming large amounts of fossil fuels to break the hydrogen bonds in this substance. In contrast, evaporating ethanol requires only 37 percent of the fuel needed to evaporate water. In addition, water, before turning into steam, needs to be softened and treated with chemicals to prevent oxidation and scale deposits in pipes. If quality ethanol is used, this process of adjusting the water would not be necessary, which represents another saving. On the other hand, it is possible to resort to the use of solar heaters to raise the temperature of the ethanol to around 70ºC to later heat it to 80ºC or more, if necessary, with fossil fuels, making more significant savings. Objectives: To propose the replacement of water vapor by ethanol vapor as a working fluid to move the turbines of thermoelectric plants to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. Methodology: Analyze the physical properties of water and compare them with those of ethanol to know the advantages and disadvantages of one and the other as working fluids Contribution: Through small modifications in thermoelectric plants it is possible to reconvert them to operate with ethanol vapor and save on fossil fuels.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123786270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Sandoval-Salas, Carlos Méndez-Carreto, Christell Barrales-Fernández, Graciela Ortega-Avila
{"title":"Bioethanol production of second generation from corn cob","authors":"F. Sandoval-Salas, Carlos Méndez-Carreto, Christell Barrales-Fernández, Graciela Ortega-Avila","doi":"10.35429/jre.2021.15.5.29.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35429/jre.2021.15.5.29.33","url":null,"abstract":"Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic materials has several environmental and economic advantages. In this work, corn cob was used to produce ethanol by fermentation. The cob was grounded, hydrolyzed chemically, and then enzymatically. Later, hydrolysates were used as a carbon source to formulate culture media that were inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae; hollocellulose content was quantified by the ASTM D-1104 method; cellulose content by the TAPPTI 212 method; lignin content by the NREL / TP-510-42618 method; and ethanol was quantified by HPLC. In fermentation, bioethanol yields of up to 3.5 g / L were found, equivalent to YP/S value of 0.46, representing approximately 90% of the theoretical yield.","PeriodicalId":329432,"journal":{"name":"Revista de Energías Renovables","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130050335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}