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Food waste pyrolysis by traditional heating and microwave heating: A review by Li, Hua, Xu, Jialiang, Mbugua Nyambura, Samuel, Wang, Jufei, Li, Chao, Zhu, Xueru, Feng, Xuebin, Wang, Yongjian

“…•Illustration of the heating mechanism of traditional heating and microwave heating.•Overview of the effects of factors on food waste pyrolysis.•Detailed…”
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Bionic stirring device for horizontal composter to improve aeration efficiency: Design and optimisation using discrete and finite element methods by Wang, Jufei, Li, Chao, Zhu, Zhenming, Zhu, Xueru, Li, Hua, Mbugua Nyambura, Samuel, Feng, Xuebin, Zhou, Hao

“…[Display omitted] •Bionic stirring device to enhance food waste composting was designed.•Design parameter of stirring device using discrete element method was…”
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Design and parameter optimization of community bins based on evaporative cooling by Zhu, Xueru, Li, Hua, Wang, Jufei, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Xu, Jialiang, Li, Bohong

“…Aiming at the challenge of bad odors emanating from rotting perishable kitchen waste in summer within the garbage collection chain, the fan-pad system, which…”
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Microwave co-pyrolysis of kitchen food waste and rice straw: Effects of susceptor on thermal, surface, and fuel properties of biochar by Mbugua Nyambura, Samuel, Li, Chao, Li, Hua, Xu, Jialiang, Wang, Jufei, Zhu, Xueru, Feng, Xuebin, Li, Xiaolin, Bertrand, Gbenontin V., Ndiithi Ndumia, Joseph, Lai Fui Chin, Bridgid

“…[Display omitted] •Kitchen food waste was co-pyrolyzed with rice straw for biochar production.•Uncatalyzed feedstocks produced biochar having poor fuel…”
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Electrochemical Deposition of Ni, NiCo Alloy and NiCo–Ceramic Composite Coatings—A Critical Review by Mbugua, Nyambura Samuel, Kang, Min, Zhang, Yin, Ndiithi, Ndumia Joseph, V. Bertrand, Gbenontin, Yao, Liang

“…In recent years, alloy and alloy-ceramic coatings have gained a considerable attention owing to their favorable physicochemical and technological properties…”
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Optimized design of the pneumatic precision seed-metering device for carrots by Feng, Dinghao, Sun, Xinping, Li, Hua, Qi, Xindan, Wang, Yongjian, Mbugua Nyambura, Samuel

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A Review on the Wear, Corrosion and High-Temperature Resistant Properties of Wire Arc-Sprayed Fe-Based Coatings by Ndumia, Joseph Ndiithi, Kang, Min, Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Lin, Jinran, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua

“…Among different thermal spraying methods, arc-spraying has been widely used due to its low operating costs and high deposition efficiency. The rapid progress…”
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Preparation and Investigation of Ni–Co–P Alloy Coatings Using Jet Electrodeposition with Varying Pulse Parameters by Zhang, Yin, Mbugua, Nyambura Samuel, Jin, Huawei, Chen, Lingling

“…Ni–Co–P alloy coatings were successfully fabricated by jet electrodeposition with varying pulse frequencies and duty cycles in order to prolong the longevity…”
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Enhancing Oxygen-Dissolving Capacity of Rotary Drum Food Waste Composting: Tumbling Process Optimization and Experimental Validation with Discrete and Finite Element Methods by Wang, Jufei, Zhu, Xueru, Zhu, Zhenming, Li, Chao, Peng, Xuesong, Qiu, Shilong, Ren, Jinbo, Wu, Xinhui, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Li, Hua, Zheng, Shuhe

“…An optimized tumbling process can significantly improve the oxygen dissolving capacity of composting and fertilizer quality: by increasing the fluffiness of…”
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Catalytic co-pyrolysis characteristics and kinetics analysis of food waste and chinar leaves, and the large-scale microwave disposal feasibility by Xu, Jialiang, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Li, Chao, Wang, Jufei, Li, Hua, Zhu, Xueru, Feng, Xuebin, Luo, Wei

“…Food waste pyrolysis has been reported widely these years. However, rare research discusses its industrial possibilities due to its high moisture content. This…”
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Performance Parameters Optimization of a Three-Row Pneumatic Precision Metering Device for Brassica chinensis by Sun, Xinping, Li, Hua, Qi, Xindan, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Yin, Jiaqiao, Ma, Yunlong, Wang, Jinshuang

“…To improve the problem of low seeding efficiency facing the single-row planting mode traditionally used in China, this study aimed to design a novel three-row…”
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Optimization of a three-row air-suction Brassica chinensis precision metering device based on CFD-DEM coupling simulation by Sun, Xinping, Li, Hua, Qi, Xindan, Feng, Dinghao, Zhou, Jianqi, Wang, Yongjian, Mbugua Nyambura, Samuel, Zhang, Xiaoyu, Chen, Xi

“…This study aimed to optimize a three-row air-suction Brassica chinensis precision metering device to improve the low seeding performance. ANSYS 17.0 Software…”
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The Influence of Co Concentration on the Properties of Conventionally Electrodeposited Ni–Co–Al2O3–SiC Nanocomposite Coatings by Nyambura Samuel Mbugua, Kang, Min, Li, Hengzheng, Liu, Yuntong, Joseph, Ndiithi, Zhang, Yin

“…— In this study, Ni–Co–Al 2 O 3 –SiC nanocomposite coatings with varying concentrations of Co were electrodeposited in a modified watts bath using conventional…”
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Effect of Grit Blasting and Polishing Pretreatments on the Microhardness, Adhesion and Corrosion Properties of Electrodeposited Ni-W/SiC Nanocomposite Coatings on 45 Steel Substrate by Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Kang, Min, Ndiithi, Ndumia Joseph, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Awuah, Emmanuel, Zhang, Yin

“…In this study, a grit-blasting pretreatment was used to improve the adhesion, corrosion resistance and microhardness of Ni-W/SiC nanocomposite coatings…”
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Microstructure and wear mechanism of FeCrMoCBWNb coating deposited by arc-spraying and its application on 65Mn steel blades by Ndumia, Joseph Ndiithi, Kang, Min, Bello, Zaharaddeen Aminu, Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Li, Hao, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua

“…A newly developed FeCrMoCBWNb coating was deposited on 65Mn steel substrate by arc-spraying. The impact of applied loads and sliding speeds on the wear…”
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Evaluation of thermal shock failure mechanism of arc-sprayed Fe-based coatings deposited on different substrates by Ndumia, Joseph Ndiithi, Kang, Min, Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Lin, Jinran, Liu, Jitao, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua

“…FeCrMoCBWNb coatings were fabricated on 65Mn and ASTM A238C steel via arc-spraying process to study the thermal shock behavior. To determine the influence of…”
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Prediction of cooling effect of constant temperature community bin based on BP neural network by Zhu, Xueru, Li, Hua, Xu, Jialiang, Wang, Jufei, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Feng, Xuebin, Luo, Wei

“…In order to explore the influence of outdoor microclimate on the cooling effect of constant temperature community bin, the temperature prediction model was…”
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Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Arc-Sprayed FeCrAl/Al Coating by Ndumia, Joseph Ndiithi, Zhu, Jiping, Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Kang, Min, Liu, Xin, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua

“…Arc spraying provides a simple and efficient process for fabricating Fe-based alloy coatings to protect metal surfaces against corrosion. In this study,…”
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Utilising standard samples instead of randomly collected food waste in composting: Implementation strategy and feasibility evaluation by Wang, Jufei, Li, Chao, Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua, Zhu, Zhenming, Li, Hua, Xu, Jialiang, Feng, Xuebin, Zhu, Xueru, Syed, Asad, Wong, Ling Shing, Luo, Wei

“…Randomly collected food waste results in inaccurate experimental data with poor reproducibility for composting. This study investigated standard food waste…”
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Optimizing Parameters of Arc-Sprayed Fe-Based Coatings Using the Response Surface Methodology by Ndumia, Joseph Ndiithi, Kang, Min, Gbenontin, Bertrand Vigninou, Lin, Jinran, Liu, Jitao, Li, Hao, Nyambura, Samuel Mbugua

“…Arc-sprayed Fe-based coatings can provide a cheaper and more effective way of protecting cutting tools made of 65Mn steel against abrasive wear. Due to contact…”
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