1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337683403321

Autore

Funk Andrea S

Titolo

Crowdfunding in China : A New Institutional Economics Approach / / by Andrea S. Funk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-97253-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XX, 252 p. 36 illus., 31 illus. in color.)

Collana

Contributions to Management Science, , 1431-1941

Disciplina

332.0415

Soggetti

Capital market

Evolutionary economics

Business enterprises—Finance

Capital Markets

Institutional/Evolutionary Economics

Business Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The Matter of Crowdfunding in China -- Crowdfunding in the Context of New Institutional Economics -- The Concept of Crowdfunding in the West Versus in China -- From Informal Finance to Internet Finance in China -- Crowdfunding in China -- Traditional Informal Finance Versus Crowdfunding in China -- Learnings from Crowdfunding in China.

Sommario/riassunto

China is currently the front-runner on the global crowdfunding market, even though this form of financing originated in the USA. Crowdfunding in China, however, differs significantly from its counterpart in the West. This book reveals that Chinese crowdfunding is a product of the country’s dynamic internet sector, which is based on mobile internet, e-commerce, and online/mobile payments, together with significant government support. The author presents a comprehensive theoretical, empirical and field-based work on crowdfunding in China. Adopting a new institutional economics approach, it maps and deciphers the origins and paths of informal finance that have led to internet finance and the rise of crowdfunding platforms. In addition, three case studies are analyzed and their



implications for crowdfunding stakeholders in China are discussed.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741147903321

Autore

Sun Wenyu

Titolo

Investigations into the Combustion Kinetics of Several Novel Oxygenated Fuels / / by Wenyu Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9789819945108

9819945100

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5061

Disciplina

620.1

Soggetti

Materials

Catalysis

Force and energy

Mass spectrometry

Chemical kinetics

Materials for Energy and Catalysis

Mass Spectrometry

Reaction Kinetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Experimental and kinetic modeling methods -- High-temperature kinetics of carbonate and ketone fuels -- Low-temperature oxidation kinetics of polyether fuels -- Addition effects of oxygenated fuels on hydrocarbon premixed flames -- Conclusions and perspective.

Sommario/riassunto

In this thesis, attention was paid to several novel oxygenated fuels—carbonates, polyethers and ketones. Combustion kinetic investigations were performed for typical representative compounds, including dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, cyclopentanone, 3-pentanone, 1,2-dimethoxyethane and dimethoxymethane. For experiments, suitable diagnostic techniques were used to measure the detailed



speciation information of the target fuels under different conditions. For kinetic modeling, rate coefficients for crucial elementary reactions were obtained through high-level theoretical calculations. Based on that, validated kinetic models with good predictive performances were developed. On the basis of experimental measurements and model interpretations, this work highlighted two important combustion characteristics regarding the practical use: the pollutant formation and the ignition performance. Besides, the correlation between oxygen-containing functional groups and the aforementioned combustion characteristics was revealed. To reveal the potential interactions between the reaction networks of oxygenated additives and the hydrocarbon base fuels during combustion. Chemical structures of laminar premixed flames fueled by binary fuels were measured, and by changing the initial fuel compositions, the addition effects of the oxygenates on the fuel consumption and pollutant formation behaviors were explored. It was found that complicated chemical interactions do not exist in the reaction networks under the investigated conditions.