Asia Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems (APRISES) 2014

Key Technical Reports

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Heat Exchanger Development: 2016-2018 Report, Makai Engineering, July 2018

Peer-Reviewed Papers

2021, G. Severa, E. Bruffey, P.Q.H. Nguyen, A. Gigante, N. Leick, C. Kelly, G.J. Finkelstein, H. Hagemann, T. Gennett, R.E. Rocheleau, P. Dera, Fe₄(OAc)₁₀[EMIM]₂: Novel Iron-Based Acetate EMIM Ionic Compound, ACS Omega, Vol. 6, Issue 47, pp. 31907-31918. (Open Access: PDF)
2021, J. Fu, S. Summers, T.J. Morgan, S.Q. Turn, W. Kusch, Fuel properties of Pongamia (Milletia pinnata) seeds and pods grown in Hawai‘i, ACS Omega, Vol. 6, Issue 13, pp. 9222-9233. (Open Access: PDF)
2020, P. Dera, E. Bruffey III, G.J. Finkelstein, C. Kelly, A. Gigante, H. Hagemann, G. Severa, Synthesis, Characterization, and Crystal Structures of Two New Manganese Aceto EMIM Ionic Compounds with Chains of Mn²⁺ Ions Coordinated Exclusively by Acetate, ACS Omega, Vol. 5, Issue 25, pp. 15592-15600.
2020, S. Lin, K. Rong, K.M. Lamichhane, R.W. Babcock, M. Kirs, M.J. Cooney, Anaerobic-aerobic biofilm-based digestion of chemical contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) and pathogen indicator organisms in synthetic wastewater, Bioresource Technology, Vol. 299, Paper 122554.
2019, T. Reshetenko, A. Kulikovsky, On the Origin of High Frequency Impedance Feature in a PEM Fuel Cell, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 15, pp. F1253-F1257. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, T. Reshetenko, V. Laue, U. Krewer, K. Artyushkov, Poisoning effects of sulfur dioxide in an air stream on spatial proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 438, Paper 226949.
2019, M.J. Cooney, K. Rong, K.M. Lamichhane, Cross comparative analysis of liquid phase anaerobic digestion, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 29, Article 100765.
2019, Y. Xu, Q. Wang, B.A. Yoza, Q.X. Li, Y. Kou, Y. Tang, H. Ye, Y. Li, C. Chen, Catalytic Ozonation of Recalcitrant Organic Chemicals in Water Using Vanadium Oxides Loaded ZSM-5 Zeolites, Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol. 7, Article 384. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, Acetonitrile contamination in the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and cell performance recovery, Applied Energy, Vol. 242, pp. 239-247.
2019, T. Reshetenko, A. Kulikovsky, A Model for Local Impedance: Validation of the Model for Local Parameters Recovery from a Single Spectrum of PEM Fuel Cell, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 6, pp. F431-F439. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, J. Fu, Flash points measurements and prediction of biofuels and biofuel blends with aromatic fluids, Fuel, Vol. 241, pp. 892-900. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, T. Reshetenko, A. Kulikovsky, On the distribution of local current density along a PEM fuel cell cathode channel, Electrochemisty Communications, Vol. 101, pp. 35-38. (Open Access: PDF)
2019, M. Legarra, T. Morgan, S. Turn, L. Wang, Ø. Skreiberg, M.J. Antal Jr., Effect of Processing Conditions on the Constant-Volume Carbonization of Biomass, Energy Fuels, Vol. 33, Issue 3, pp. 2219-2235.
2019, J. Qi, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, Effect of contaminant mixtures in air on proton exchange membrane fuel cell performance, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 413, pp. 86-97.
2019, C. Chen, X. Yan, Y. Xu, B.A. Yoza, X. Wang, Y. Kou, H. Ye, Q. Wang, Q.X. Li, Activated petroleum waste sludge biochar for efficient catalytic ozonation of refinery wastewater, Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 651, Part 2, pp. 2631-2640.
2018, Q. Wang, J. Liang, Y. Zhan, X. Yao, Z. Liu, Q.X. Li, S. Guo, C. Chen, B.A. Yoza, Treatment of petroleum wastewater using an up‐flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and turf soil as a support material, Journal of the Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, Vol. 93, Issue 11, pp. 3317-3325.
2018, M. Dubarry, A. Devie, Battery durability and reliability under electric utility grid operations: Representative usage aging and calendar aging, Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 18, pp. 185-195.
2018, J. Yu, P. Munasinghe, Gas Fermentation Enhancement for Chemolithotrophic Growth of Cupriavidus necator on Carbon Dioxide, Fermentation, Vol. 4, Issue 3, Paper 63. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, C. Ye, T.H. Ching, B.A. Yoza, S. Masutani, Q.X. Li, Cometabolic degradation of blended biodiesel by Moniliella wahieum Y12^T and Byssochlamys nivea M1, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, Vol. 125, pp. 166-169.
2017, K. Taladay, B. Boston, G.F. Moore, Gas-In-Place Estimate for Potential Gas Hydrate Concentrated Zone in the Kumano Basin, Nankai Trough Forearc, Japan, Energies, Vol. 10, Issue 10, Paper 1552. (Open Access: PDF)
2017, Y. Lu, J. Yu, Comparison analysis on the energy efficiencies and biomass yields in microbial CO₂ fixation, Process Biochemistry, Vol. 62, pp. 151-160.
2017, K.M. Lamichhane, K. Lewis, K. Rong, R.W. Babcock Jr., M.J. Cooney, Treatment of high strength acidic wastewater using passive pH control, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Vol. 18, pp. 198-201.
2017, Y. Lu, J. Yu, Gas mass transfer with microbial CO₂ fixation and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) synthesis in a packed bed bioreactor, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 122, pp. 13-21.
2017, K.M. Lamichhane, D. Furukawa, M.J. Cooney, Co-Digestion of Glycerol with Municipal Wastewater, Chemical Engineering & Process Techniques, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Paper 1034. (Open Access: PDF)
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, Reaction routes in catalytic reforming of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) into renewable hydrocarbon oil, RSC Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 38, pp. 30005-30013.
2015, S. Kang, J. Yu, Hydrophobic organic compounds from hydrothermal liquefaction of bacterial biomass, Biomass and Bioenergy, Vol. 74, pp. 92-95.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

2019, Y. Zhai, J. St-Pierre, PEMFC Performance Recovery from Air Pollutants Contamination, Presented at the ECS MA2019-02 Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, October 13-17, Abstract 1493.
2019, J. Yu, Drop-in Transportation Fuels from Renewable Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide, Presented at the Would Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Tokyo, Japan, June 2-7.
2019, G. Severa, Advances in Gas Filtration Materials Research: Fuel Cell Air Purification Challenge?, Presented at the American Filtration & Separations Society FiltCon Conference, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, April 1-3.
2018, J.M. Ewan, Hydrogen Energy Systems as a Grid Management Tool, Presented at the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawai‘i Authority (NELHA) Energy Storage Conference, Kailua-Kona, HI, December 6.
2018, J.M. Ewan, Hydrogen – What will it take in Hawai‘i?, Presented at the Germany-Hawai‘i Clean Energy Symposium, Honolulu, HI, October 30.
2018, T. Reshetenko, B.L. Ben, Effect of NO₂ as Air Pollution on Spatial Performance of High- and Low-Pt Loaded PEM Fuel Cells, Presented at the International Society of Electrochemistry, Bologna, Italy, September 3.
2018, J.M. Ewan, Supporting a Hawai‘i Hydrogen Economy, Presented at the 1st Costa Rica International Hydrogen Conference, San Jose, Costa Rica, August 13.
2018, J. Yu, A Green Plastic and Drop-in Transportation Fuels from Carbon Dioxide and Renewable Energy, Proceeding of the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, TechConnect Briefs, Vol. 2 Materials for Energy, Efficiency and Sustainability: TechConnect Briefs, pp. 187-190.
2017, J. Yu, Drop-in Transportation Fuels from Carbon Dioxide and Solar Hydrogen, Presented at the Environmental and Energy Resource Management Summit, Washington, DC, November 9-11.

Asia Pacific Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy Systems (APRISES) 2014

Key Technical Reports

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

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