Feasibility study of coffee husk char-derived carbon dots to enhance solar photovoltaic-thermal applications

P Suraj, S Sreekumar, P Arun… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the world. Coffee husk makes up the
majority of the solid debris generated during the dry processing of coffee, which is between …

MXene nanofluid enhanced parabolic trough collectors: An integrated energy, exergy, environmental, and economic study for enhanced energy generation

SK Singh, AK Tiwari, Z Said - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines LS-2 parabolic trough collectors (PTCs) using MXene/Syltherm 800
nanofluids for enhanced solar power generation, focusing on energy, exergy …

Solar Water Heating Systems Performance with Different Enhancement Techniques: A Detailed Review

AM Elsaid, AAA Attia, A Lashin, R Salama - Applied Solar Energy, 2024 - Springer
Considering the global fuel crisis, countries have made it imperative to exploit solar energy
correctly, which has emerged as the most significant renewable energy source in recent …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental investigation on the performance of MXene/C-dot hybrid nanofluid-based photovoltaic/thermal system: An Energy, Exergy, and Enviro-Economic …

S Sreekumar, A Pugsley, S Chakrabarti… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofluids (NFs) with exceptional heat transfer properties are increasingly being adopted in
solar collectors as heat transfer fluid (HTF). Hybrid photovoltaic thermal systems are …

[HTML][HTML] Performance Prediction and Optimization of Nanofluid-Based PV/T Using Numerical Simulation and Response Surface Methodology

S Sreekumar, S Chakrabarti, N Hewitt, JD Mondol… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
A numerical investigation was carried out in ANSYS Fluent® on a photovoltaic/thermal
(PV/T) system with MXene/water nanofluid as heat transfer fluid (HTF). The interaction of …

The Role of Carbon Quantum Dots in Environmental Protection

HBA Sousa, JAV Prior - Advanced Materials Technologies - Wiley Online Library
Now more than ever, research into environmental management has gained relevance.
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have recently been considered a valuable asset to this field …