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- 1Bisson, Teresa M
- 1Frederick, Kurt R.
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- 1Glines, Lindsay M.
- 1Katta, Anil K
- 15Department of Mechanical Engineering
- 4Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
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- 2Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science
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- 8Kumar, Amit (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2He, Fangliang (Renewable Resources)
- 1Amit Kumar (Mechanical Engineering)
- 1Amit, Kumar (Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta)
- 1Bork, Edward (Agriculture, Food, & Nutritional Science)
- 1Bressler, David (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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Fall 2011
The overall objective of this study is to develop techno-economic models for the assessment of power generation cost and optimum power plant size using forest residues as feedstock in Alberta. At the optimum size of the plant, the cost of generation of power is minimum. In this research two...
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Productivity and carbon accumulation potential of transferred biofilms in reclaimed oil sands-affected wetlands
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Biofilms are significant contributors to primary production, nutrient cycling, bio-stabilization and the food web of wetland ecosystems. Photoautotrophic biomass (PB) and primary production (PP) were determined for biofilms exposed to various treatments and materials in wetlands near Fort...
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Spatial and Temporal Variations in Tree Growth, Mortality, and Biodiversity in Alberta Forests
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Understanding the spatial and temporal variation of tree demographic rates and biodiversity is essential for predicting the dynamics of forest ecosystems and their responses to changing environments. This thesis contributes to that understanding through modeling the long-term change in tree...
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Fall 2016
Traditional furnaces and gas-based tank water heaters are pervasive in residential buildings in cold climate regions such as in Alberta, Canada, despite the availability of alternative heating systems with higher efficiencies, lower noise production, reduced pollution emission, and which occupy...
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Spring 2013
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission is one of the important environmental issues that world is facing today. Biomass usage, specifically capturing energy from biomass that would otherwise decay, is one the of many options available to mitigate the impact of the buildup of GHG emissions from fossil...
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Techno-economic Assessment of Utilization of Food Processing Waste for Production of Energy and Chemicals
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Alberta’s food processing industry is the second largest food waste producer after the household sector. Most of the waste currently produced by the food processing industry is landfilled. Decomposing landfill waste emits greenhouse gases (GHG), which contribute to global warming. We estimated...
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The Development of a Framework for Modelling Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Scenarios in the Electricity Generation Sector
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Low- or zero-emitting alternative sources of energy have become widely sought for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally. Specifically, in the electricity generation sector, governments, utilities, regulators, and institutions have announced and implemented integrated policy measures...
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Using TLS-measured Tree Attributes to Estimate the Above Ground Biomass of Individual Small Black Spruce Trees in Canadian Boreal Forest Peatlands
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Earth’s changing climate poses a number of potential issues for people around the globe. It has become increasingly important for researchers to have the ability to collect good data and build accurate, robust climate models that can help influence the direction of policy makers to mitigate the...
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Valorization of waste protein biomass for bio-based plastics, composites and adhesives development
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The increasing demand and cost escalation of raw materials for industrial chemicals, materials and energy impel the development of sustainable strategies of resource utilization. Such resource demand spurred investigation for the utilization of agricultural wastes and by-products. The emergence...
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Spring 2012
Montane grasslands play a key role in supporting wintering elk in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. To document change in grassland extent and patch sizes, I analyzed repeat aerial photography at 4 sites in the upper Red Deer River drainage between 1952 and 2003. Excluding the Ya Ha Tinda,...