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The detailed study of corrosion behaviour of carbon steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution in the presence and absence of (E)-4-((4-methoxybenzylidene) amino)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione (3-Tz) was investigated using weight loss method at various temperatures from 303 to 333 K. The inhibitor showed 92.15% inhibition efficiency at its optimum concentration 5 x 10-2M at 303K and decreased at higher temperatures. The various parameters of activation determining the kinetic data such as energy, enthalpy and entropy at different concentrations of the inhibitor were evaluated and discussed. The thermodynamic parameters such as, equilibrium constant, adsorption heat and adsorption entropy were obtained. The adsorptive behaviour of(3-Tz) followed Langmuir-type isotherm. The standard free energies of adsorption were negative at different temperatures tested, suggesting better inhibition performance. Applied Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, Vol 1, No 2 (2015)

Micro and small enterprises (MSEs) are the engine of economic growth in Nigeria. But they also contribute heavily to the climate change through their choice of energy. Mostly prefer source is the fossil fuel for electricity generation despite the growing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by embracing renewable energy technologies across the globe. Meanwhile, MSEs accounts for a large proportion of businesses in Lagos State, Nigeria and the situation is not different. Hence, this study investigated the factors influencing willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies among the MSEs. The study surveyed 300 MSEs between January and March, 2017 in Lagos State, Nigeria. Using logit regression, the results showed that creating awareness and knowledge about renewable energy, adequate government policies, trust, peer-effect, development of renewable energy markets and technology acceptance factors (if it makes life easier, simple to use and improve the quality of work) are all positive and statistically significant in influencing the willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies among the MSEs. Cooperation between private enterprises and relevant government agencies supported by ‘political will’ is required to promote the aforementioned factors influencing the willingness to adopt RETs in Nigeria. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, Vol 19 (2019)

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The positron source of the International Linear Collider is based on a superconducting helical undulator passed by the high-energy electron beam to generate photons which hit a conversion target. Since the photons are circularly polarized the resulting positron beam is polarized. At ILC250, the full undulator is needed to produce the required number of positrons. To keep the power deposition in the undulator walls below the acceptable limit of 1W/m, photon masks must be inserted in the undulator line. The photon mask design requires a detailed study of the power deposition in the walls and masks. This paper describes the power deposition in the undulator wall due to synchrotron radiation. Seminar,