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Amairia C, Fessi S, Mhamdi M, Ghorbel A, Llorca J. Influence of the drying mode of support on the properties of Pd/Al 2O 3-ZrO 2 materials used for methane combustion. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20298. [PMID: 37985717 PMCID: PMC10662462 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47630-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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This work constitutes a new trial to enhance the properties of palladium supported on alumina modified with zirconium used as catalysts for methane combustion. The effect of the support drying mode is studied. For this aim, Al2O3-ZrO2 binary oxides with zirconium loading of 2 and 5% in weight were prepared using sol-gel process then dried under ordinary or supercritical conditions. Palladium with a loading of 0.5% was deposited on the support by wet impregnation. Several techniques have been used to investigate differences between the two types of the derived catalysts.
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- C Amairia
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis-El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia.
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Al Baha University, Al Bahah, 65779, Saudi Arabia.
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis-El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratory for the Application of Materials to the Environment, Water and Energy LAMEEE, Faculty of Sciences Gafsa, University of Gafsa, 2112, Gafsa, Tunisia
- Chemistry Department, College of Science and Arts Al Makhwah, Al Baha University, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis-El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelone, Spain
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Basicity-controlled DBN-based deep eutectic solvents for efficient carbon dioxide capture. J CO2 UTIL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2022.102201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fang Z, Feng X, Xu X, Zhou X, Lin Z, Ji Y. Investigation into outdoor thermal comfort conditions by different seasonal field surveys in China, Guangzhou. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2019; 63:1357-1368. [PMID: 31302762 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-019-01752-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Outdoor microclimatic conditions strongly affect the thermal comfort of pedestrians. A transversal field survey was conducted in Guangzhou, together with micrometeorological measurements. The outdoor physiological equivalent temperature (PET) varied from 3 to 59 °C. Regression lines were obtained to establish correlations of the mean thermal sensation vote (MTSV) with the PET bins with a width of 1 °C. Furthermore, the thermal comfort range of PET, neutral PET (NPET), and preferred PET was analyzed. The results indicated that, for the young people, thermal comfort range of PET spanned from 19.2 to 24.6 °C. The NPET and preferred PET significantly differed in different seasons. The NPET was higher in the summer than that in the winter and transitional seasons. However, the preferred PET of the summer was lower than that of the winter. The PET limits of different thermal stress categories were also confirmed, which differed from those in other cities. Thus, the impacts of adaptation on thermal comfort range were significant for people in outdoor environment.
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- Zhaosong Fang
- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Building Energy Efficiency and Application Technologies, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Building Science and Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China.
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Tian A, Wang L, Wang N, Wang S, Cai J, Huang Q, Huang Y. Palladium-based catalysts for methane oxidation by co-flow diffusion flame synthesis. POWDER TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2019.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhang N, Huang Z, Zhang H, Ma J, Jiang B, Zhang L. Highly Efficient and Reversible CO2 Capture by Task-Specific Deep Eutectic Solvents. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Na Zhang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Interest in and Awareness of French President Emmanuel Macron’s “Make our Planet Great Again” Initiative. SOCIAL SCIENCES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/socsci7070102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lesic V, de Bruin WB, Davis MC, Krishnamurti T, Azevedo IML. Consumers' perceptions of energy use and energy savings: A literature review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS : ERL [WEB SITE] 2018; 13:033004. [PMID: 37063497 PMCID: PMC10101274 DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aaab92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Background Policy makers and program managers need to better understand consumers' perceptions of their energy use and savings to design effective strategies for promoting energy savings. Methods We reviewed 14 studies from the emerging interdisciplinary literature examining consumers' perceptions electricity use by specific appliances, and potential savings. Results We find that: (1) electricity use is often overestimated for low-energy consuming appliances, and underestimated for high-energy consuming appliances; (2) curtailment strategies are typically preferred over energy efficiency strategies; (3) consumers lack information about how much electricity can be saved through specific strategies; (4) consumers use heuristics for assessing the electricity use of specific appliances, with some indication that more accurate judgments are made among consumers with higher numeracy and stronger pro-environmental attitudes. However, design differences between studies, such as variations in reference points, reporting units and assessed time periods, may affect consumers' reported perceptions. Moreover, studies differ with regard to whether accuracy of perceptions was evaluated through comparisons with general estimates of actual use, self-reported use, household-level meter readings, or real-time smart meter readings. Conclusion Although emerging findings are promising, systematic variations in the measurement of perceived and actual electricity use are potential cause for concern. We propose avenues for future research, so as to better understand, and possibly inform, consumers' perceptions of their electricity use. Ultimately, this literature will have implications for the design of effective electricity feedback for consumers, and related policies.
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- Vedran Lesic
- Centre for Decision Research, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Decision Research, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
- Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America
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- Socio-Technical Centre,Leeds University Business School, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America
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- Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States of America
- Author to whom any correspondence should be addressed
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Ercolino G, Stelmachowski P, Specchia S. Catalytic Performance of Pd/Co3O4 on SiC and ZrO2 Open Cell Foams for Process Intensification of Methane Combustion in Lean Conditions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Giuliana Ercolino
- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, ul. Ingardena
3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland
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- Department
of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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This chapter is focused on the transition-metal-containing LDHs-based materials having potential applications in both catalytic selective oxidation for obtaining chemicals and intermediates, and complete oxidation as a promising valuable technology for the destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).
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A Methodology for Constructing Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for Climate Action in Cities. ENERGIES 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/en9040227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Djomo SN, Blumberga D. Comparative life cycle assessment of three biohydrogen pathways. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2011; 102:2684-2694. [PMID: 21112211 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/28/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A life cycle assessment was performed to quantify and compare the energetic and environmental performances of hydrogen from wheat straw (WS-H(2)), sweet sorghum stalk (SSS-H(2)), and steam potato peels (SPP-H(2)). Inventory data were derived from a pilot plant. Impacts were assessed using the impact 2002+ method. When co-product was not considered, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 5.60 kg CO(2eq) kg(-1) H(2) for WS-H(2), 5.32 kg CO(2eq) kg(-1) H(2) for SSS-H(2), and 5.18 kg CO(2eq) kg(-1) H(2) for SPP-H(2). BioH(2) pathways reduced GHG emissions by 52-56% compared to diesel and by 54-57% compared to steam methane reforming production of H(2). The energy ratios (ER) were also comparable: 1.08 for WS-H(2), 1.14 for SSS-H(2) and 1.17 for SPP-H(2). A shift from SPP-H(2) to WS-H(2) would therefore not affect the ER and GHG emissions of these BioH(2) pathways. When co-product was considered, a shift from SPP-H(2) to WS-H(2) or SSS-H(2) decreased the ER, while increasing the GHG emissions significantly. Co-product yield should be considered when selecting BioH(2) feedstocks.
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Lin W, Lin L, Zhu YX, Xie YC, Scheurell K, Kemnitz E. Novel Pd/TiO2-Al2O3 Catalysts for Methane Total Oxidation at Low Temperature and Their18O-Isotope Exchange Behavior. CHINESE J CHEM 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200591333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lin W, Lin L, Zhu Y, Xie Y, Scheurell K, Kemnitz E. Novel Pd/TiO2–ZrO2 catalysts for methane total oxidation at low temperature and their 18O-isotope exchange behavior. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2004.10.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Shi CK, Yang LF, Cai JX. Low-temperature Complete Combustion of Methane over CeO2-Promoted Pd/HZSM-5 Catalyst with Enhanced Activity and Stability. CHEM LETT 2003. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.2003.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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CH4 Deep Oxidation on Ag Promoted Manganese Oxide Catalysts. Z PHYS CHEM 2001. [DOI: 10.1524/zpch.2001.215.9.1151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Manganese oxide modified by various amounts of Ag was prepared and used for CH
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Brown MA, Levine MD, Romm JP, Rosenfeld AH, Koomey JG. ENGINEERING-ECONOMIC STUDIES OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: Opportunities and Challenges. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.23.1.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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▪ Abstract This paper compares the results of four recent engineering-economic studies of the potential for energy technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The review includes a sector-by-sector assessment of specific technology opportunities and their costs, as estimated by (a) five National Laboratories, (b) the Tellus Institute, (c) the National Academy of Sciences, and (d) the Office of Technology Assessment. These studies document that numerous cost-effective, energy-efficient technologies remain underutilized in each end-use sector of the economy. Supply-side options, on the other hand, are generally found to involve some net costs. Demand- and supply-side options benefit from being pursued concurrently because of various interaction effects. In combination, large carbon reductions are possible at incremental costs that are less than the value of the energy saved. An aggressive national commitment involving some combination of targeted tax incentives, emissions trading, and non-price policies is needed to exploit these carbon reduction opportunities.
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- Marilyn A. Brown
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6186
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
- US Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0121;, , , ,
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6186
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
- US Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0121;, , , ,
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6186
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
- US Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0121;, , , ,
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6186
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
- US Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0121;, , , ,
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6186
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720
- US Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0121;, , , ,
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The Ecotron: a controlled environmental facility for the investigation of population and ecosystem processes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 1997. [DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1993.0102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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This paper reports on aspects of the design and philosophy of the Ecotron, an integrated series of 16 controlled environmental chambers at the NERC Centre for Population Biology. The Ecotron serves as an experimental means for analysing population and community dynamics and ecosystem processes under controlled physical conditions. Within the chambers, terrestrial experimental communities are assembled into foodwebs of desired complexity from a pool of species selected for their preadaptations to the physical conditions of the Ecotron. These species include decomposers (earthworms, snails, microarthropods and microbes), primary producers (16 species of plants), primary consumers (four species of herbivorous arthropods), and secondary consumers (four species of parasitoids). The design of the Ecotron is unique in several aspects with respect to its blend of biology and technology. It supports small, dynam ic communities of up to 30 plant and metazoan species, thereby making it among the more biologically complex controlled environmental systems currently in use. Its architecture permits replication and variation of spatial scale in experimental design. Its artificial climate simulates natural environmental conditions within chambers allowing experimental control over light, water, temperature, humidity, and in the near future CO2and UV-B radiation. Sensors monitor both macro- and micro-environmental conditions of a number of physical factors within the chambers. Preliminary experiments show the Ecotron to be an excellent facility for long-term population and community-level experiments. We discuss the results of one of these early experiments and briefly consider ongoing and future experiments.
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The Atmosphere and Atmospheric Pollution. Inorg Chem 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012678550-0/50008-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Browne CA, Tarrant DH, Olteanu MS, Mullens JW, Chronister EL. Intrinsic Sol−Gel Clad Fiber-Optic Sensors with Time-Resolved Detection. Anal Chem 1996. [DOI: 10.1021/ac960078r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dixon RK, Solomon AM, Brown S, Houghton RA, Trexier MC, Wisniewski J. Carbon Pools and Flux of Global Forest Ecosystems. Science 1994; 263:185-90. [PMID: 17839174 DOI: 10.1126/science.263.5144.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 598] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Forest systems cover more than 4.1 x 10(9) hectares of the Earth's land area. Globally, forest vegetation and soils contain about 1146 petagrams of carbon, with approximately 37 percent of this carbon in low-latitude forests, 14 percent in mid-latitudes, and 49 percent at high latitudes. Over two-thirds of the carbon in forest ecosystems is contained in soils and associated peat deposits. In 1990, deforestation in the low latitudes emitted 1.6 +/- 0.4 petagrams of carbon per year, whereas forest area expansion and growth in mid- and high-latitude forest sequestered 0.7 +/- 0.2 petagrams of carbon per year, for a net flux to the atmosphere of 0.9 +/- 0.4 petagrams of carbon per year. Slowing deforestation, combined with an increase in forestation and other management measures to improve forest ecosystem productivity, could conserve or sequester significant quantities of carbon. Future forest carbon cycling trends attributable to losses and regrowth associated with global climate and land-use change are uncertain. Model projections and some results suggest that forests could be carbon sinks or sources in the future.
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