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An assessment of the environmental fate of mercury species in highly polluted brownfields by means of thermal desorption by Rumayor, M., Gallego, J.R., Rodríguez-Valdés, E., Díaz-Somoano, M.

“…[Display omitted] •Identification of mercury species in highly polluted brownfields by thermal desorption.•Assessment of Hg fate and bioavailability in old…”
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Stable Lead Isotope Compositions In Selected Coals From Around The World And Implications For Present Day Aerosol Source Tracing by Díaz-Somoano, M, Kylander, M. E, López-Antón, M. A, Suárez-Ruiz, I, Martínez-Tarazona, M. R, Ferrat, M, Kober, B, Weiss, D. J

“…The phasing out of leaded gasoline in many countries around the world at the end of the last millennium has resulted in a complex mixture of lead sources in…”
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Progress and challenges in valorisation of biomass waste from ornamental trees pruning through pyrolysis processes. Prospects in the bioenergy sector by Taboada-Ruiz, L., Pardo, R., Ruiz, B., Díaz-Somoano, M., Calvo, L.F., Paniagua, S., Fuente, E.

“…Nowadays, the scarcity of energy resources is promoting the search for alternative energy sources, boosting interest in the use of forest lignocellulosic…”
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Mercury compounds characterization by thermal desorption by Rumayor, M., Diaz-Somoano, M., Lopez-Anton, M.A., Martinez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…The ability to accurately determine metal mercury content and identify different mercury species in solid samples is essential for developing remediation and…”
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Exploring the potential of conventional and flash pyrolysis methods for the valorisation of grape seed and chestnut shell biomass from agri-food industry waste by Pardo, R., Taboada-Ruiz, L., Fuente, E., Ruiz, B., Díaz-Somoano, M., Calvo, L.F., Paniagua, S.

“…Residual biomass is a valuable and growing by-product, but often underutilized. This research aims to investigate the possible strategies for the energetic…”
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Food industrial biowaste-based magnetic activated carbons as sustainable adsorbents for anthropogenic mercury emissions by Rodríguez-Sánchez, S., Díaz, P., Ruiz, B., González, S., Díaz-Somoano, M., Fuente, E.

“…Bio-derived magnetic activated carbons from industrial chestnut shell waste have been obtained through a novel, optimized and sustainable methodology where…”
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Mercury Interaction on Modified Activated Carbons under Oxyfuel Combustion Conditions by Quirós-Álvarez, M, Díaz Somoano, M, Bongartz, W, Vinjarapu, S

“…Mercury pollution is a cause for concern that requires global action. The most demonstrated and commercially available technology for mercury control is…”
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The dead band in the performance of cross-flow turbines: Effects of Reynolds number and blade pitch by Somoano, M., Huera-Huarte, F.J.

“…•The combined effects of Reynolds number and blade pitch on performance has been evaluated.•The existence of a dead band performance region has been studied as…”
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Influence of a CO2-enriched flue gas on mercury capture by activated carbons by Lopez-Anton, M.A., Rumayor, M., Díaz-Somoano, M., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…•Activated carbons with/without sulfur may retain mercury in oxy-combustion.•Carbonyl/quinone groups are responsible for mercury oxidation and retention.•The…”
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A comparison of devices using thermal desorption for mercury speciation in solids by Rumayor, M., Lopez-Anton, M.A., Díaz-Somoano, M., Maroto-Valer, M.M., Richard, J-H., Biester, H., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…The goal of this work is to emphasize the reliability of the thermal desorption technique in identifying mercury species. The analysis of mercury species in…”
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Application of mercury temperature programmed desorption (HgTPD) to ascertain mercury/char interactions by Rumayor, M., Fernandez-Miranda, N., Lopez-Anton, M.A., Diaz-Somoano, M., Martinez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…This work investigates the scope of a mercury temperature programmed desorption (HgTPD) technique for identifying mercury species in solids. The specific…”
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Application of thermal desorption for the identification of mercury species in solids derived from coal utilization by Rumayor, M., Diaz-Somoano, M., Lopez-Anton, M.A., Martinez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…•Thermal desorption as promising technique for Hg speciation in solids.•Comparison to results obtained by a sequential extraction method.•HgS was the main Hg…”
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Temperature programmed desorption as a tool for the identification of mercury fate in wet-desulphurization systems by Rumayor, M., Díaz-Somoano, M., López-Antón, M.A., Ochoa-González, R., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R.

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Bio-inspired blades with local trailing edge flexibility increase the efficiency of vertical axis wind turbines by Somoano, M., Huera-Huarte, F.J.

“…This experimental study is focused on quantifying the effect of trailing edge flexibility on the performance of a three straight bladed vertical axis wind…”
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Activated carbons from biocollagenic wastes of the leather industry for mercury capture in oxy-combustion by Lopez-Anton, M.A., Gil, R.R., Fuente, E., Díaz-Somoano, M., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R., Ruiz, B.

“…•Activated carbons obtained from leather industry waste may retain mercury.•Different mercury behavior was observed in oxygen and oxy-combustion…”
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Impact of oxy-fuel combustion gases on mercury retention in activated carbons from a macroalgae waste: Effect of water by Lopez-Anton, M.A., Ferrera-Lorenzo, N., Fuente, E., Díaz-Somoano, M., Suarez-Ruíz, I., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R., Ruiz, B.

“…•Activated carbons obtained from algae industry waste may retain mercury.•Mercury retention is favored by the presence of O2 in absence of other gases.•High…”
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Flow dynamics inside the rotor of a three straight bladed cross-flow turbine by Somoano, M., Huera-Huarte, F.J.

“…•We describe a set-up especially designed for optical measurements inside the rotor.•The vortex dynamics inside the rotor of a CFT is crucial for the analysis…”
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Barriers in education and professional development of Belgian medical imaging technologists and nurses working in radiotherapy: A qualitative study by Sousa, F., Vaandering, A., Couto, J.G., Somoano, M., Van Gestel, D.

“…Radiotherapy (RT) professionals are not officially recognised or have formal education in many countries, with RT being often a very short component of a…”
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Differential partitioning and speciation of Hg in wet FGD facilities of two Spanish PCC power plants by Ochoa-González, R., Córdoba, P., Díaz-Somoano, M., Font, O., López-Antón, M.A., Leiva, C., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R., Querol, X., Fernández Pereira, C., Tomás, A., Gómez, P., Mesado, P.

“…► The behaviour of Hg was found to be similar during the combustion processes. ► The behaviour of Hg was found to be different in the FGD units of the two…”
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Retention of arsenic and selenium compounds present in coal combustion and gasification flue gases using activated carbons by López-Antón, M.A., Díaz-Somoano, M., Fierro, J.L.G., Martínez-Tarazona, M.R.

“…The emission of potentially toxic compounds of arsenic and selenium present in flue gases from coal combustion and gasification processes has led to the need…”
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