Progress in Clean Energy, Volume 1

Neural Network Approach.- Complex-valued Wavelet Neural Network Prediction of the Daily Global Solar Irradiation of the Great Maghreb Region.- Neural Modeling Adsorption of Copper, Chromium, Nickel and Lead from Aqueous Solution by Natural Wastes.- Computational Study of the Effects of Heat Generating Finned Annular Pipe on the Conjugate Heat Transfer.- Exergy-Based Design and Analysis of Heat Exchanger Networks.- Flow Velocity Prediction for Heat Exchanger for Fuel cell by Test and Analysis.- Preparation and Characterization of Nanoencapsulated n-Nonadecane for Convective Heat Transfer.- Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer to TiO2-Water Nanofluid Flow in a Double-Tube Counter Flow Heat Exchanger.- Effects of Oil Palm Shell Volume Fractions on Thermal Conductivity for Insulations Concrete.- Double Diffusion Effects on Entropy Generation in Convective Heat and Mass Transfer.- Three-Dimensional Numerical Study of the Heat Transfer on the Planar SOFC Fuel Cell: Joules Effect.- Modeling of heat transfer in the PEMFC: Velocity Inlet and Current Density Effect.- Modeling the Structure Based on GaAsNBi/GaAs for Solar Cell.- Phenomenological Study of a Cylindrical Solar Water Heater: A Mathematical Model.- Numerical Investigation of Turbulent Airflow around a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine.- Fabrication and Characterization of Zn1_xMgxO Films for Photovoltaic Application.- Activated Zeolites and Heteropolyacids an Efficient Catalysts for the Synthesis Without use of Organic Solvent at Room Temperature.- Utilization of Iron Oxides in Chemical Looping Combustion Processes.- On the Catalytic Activity of Palladium Nanoparticles-based Anodes Towards Formic Acid Electro-oxidation: Effect of Electrodeposition Potential.- Effect of Temperature and Initial Concentration on Synthesis of Ammonia Borane.- Electrocatalysis of Formic Acid Electro-Oxidation at Platinum Nanoparticles Modified Surfaces with Nickel and Cobalt Oxides Nanostructures.- Electro-oxidation of Formic Acid, Glucose and Methanol at Nickel Oxide Nanoparticle Platinum Electrodes.- Hydrotreatment of High Acidity Vegetable Oil-Heavy Gasoil Mixtures over a CoMo Catalyst.- Carbon Sequestration by Direct Seeding of Wheat in Setif High Plains (North East Of Algeria).- Chemical Activation of a Sewage Sludge for Elimination of Cationic die (Rhodamine-B) Form Aqueous Solution.- Preferential CO Oxidation over Ru/Al2O3 Coated Metal Monolith Catalyst for Small Scale Fuel Processor.- Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Adsorption of Cd (II), Zn(II), and Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution into Cereal By-Products.- Response Surface Modeling And Optimization Of Chromium (VI) Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Date Stones Activated Carbon In Batch Process.- Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Coconut Shell Biochar.- Metal Dispersion and Interaction with the Supports in the Coke Production over Ethanol Steam Reforming Catalysts.- Biodegradation of O-Cresol by a Pseudomonas Spp.- Bioadditive Synthesis From Glycerol By Esterification Using Catalytic Chitosan Membrane.- Biosorption of Pharmaceutical Pollutant.- Switchable Magnetic Properties of Hydrogenated Metal Alloys.- Effect of Thickness on Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Thin Films.- Electrochemical Behavior of Silicon in Light and Dark Environments in 0.5 M Sulfuric Acid.- Monte-Carlo Modelling and Experimental Study of Radon and Progeny Radiation Detectors for Open Environment.- Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Natural Clays.- Application of a Binary Teaching Learning Based Algorithm to the Optimal Placement of Phasor Measurement Units.- Innovative Process of Essential Oil Extraction: Steam Distillation Assisted by Microwave.- Dynamics Molecular Simulation of the Mechanical and Electronic Properties of Polyethylene/ Nanotubes Nanocomposites.- Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Waves in Numerical Wave Tank, Using Boundary Element Method.- Modeling of Flow Around a Solid Body in Free and Restricted Fluidal Mediums.- Effect on Wall Shear Rates of Taylor Vortex Instabilities Induced by Progressive Variation of the Inner Cylinder.- Void Fraction Influence over Aqueous Foam Flow: Wall Shear Stress and Core Shear Evolution.- Signal Processing Technology for Rotating Machinery Fault Signal Diagnosis.

Professor at Energy Systems Engineering Department and Chair of the Department at Suleyman Demirel University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the fields of thermodynamics and heat transfer and related areas. His research interests are sustainable energy systems, energy and exergy analysis, refrigeration systems and energy storage applications. He serves as referee for international prestigious journals. He has participated in national and international research projects as a researcher. He has contributed as technical co-chair in the 13th International Conference on Clean Energy 2014.

M. Akif Ezan works Researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylul University. He got his PhD degree at the same university in 2011. His research interests are thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics.