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Valorization of salt post-modified poultry manure biochars for phosphorus recovery from aqueous solutions: investigations on adsorption properties and involved mechanism

Hadroug, Samar; Jellali, Salah; Azzaz, Ahmed Amine; Kwapinska, Marzena; Hamdi, Helmi; ... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2021 , Article)

In this research work, raw poultry manure biochar (RPM-B) was post-modified by two metal salts and then evaluated for P recovery from aqueous solutions in batch mode. The modified biochar characterization showed that RPM-B ...

Vanadium Carbide (V4C3) MXene as an Efficient Anode for Li-Ion and Na-Ion Batteries

Peng, Qiong; Rehman, Javed; Eid, Kamel; Alofi, Ayman S.; Laref, Amel; ... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and Na-ion batteries (SIBs) are deemed green and efficient electrochemical energy storage and generation devices; meanwhile, acquiring a competent anode remains a serious challenge. Herein, the ...

Variation in temperature and light but not salinity invokes antioxidant enzyme activities in germinating seeds of Salsola drummondii

A. Rasheed,A. Hameed,M. A. Khan &B. Gul ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)

Seeds with efficient antioxidant defence system show higher germination under stress conditions; however, such information is limited for the halophyte seeds. We therefore studied lipid peroxidation and antioxidant responses ...

Variation of soil properties with sampling depth in two different light-textured soils after repeated applications of urban sewage sludge

Sarra, Hechmi; Hamdi, Helmi; Mokni-Tlili, Sonia; Zoghlami, Rahma Inès; Khelil, Mohamed Naceur; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)

Semi-arid agricultural soils have increasingly been subjected to urban sewage sludge (USS) applications due to accelerated soil depletion and shortages in manure supply. Research studies addressing USS reuse have mostly ...

Water resources assessment of zayandeh-rood river basin using integrated surface water and groundwater footprints and K-means clustering method

Najafi Neysiani, Soheila; Roozbahani, Abbas; Javadi, Saman; Hashemy Shahdany, Seied Mehdy ( Elsevier B.V. , 2022 , Article)

The lack of an integrated approach to assess the quantity and quality of surface water and groundwater resources undesirably affects their sustainability and errors in users' decisions in the optimal development of basins. ...

Water, energy and food supply security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries-A risk perspective

Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Saliba, Sally ( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article Review)

Supply systems for water, energy and food in the Gulf region are becoming highly interlinked. In the last decades, interdependence was evident in the increase of coproduction plants and the cross-sectoral resource use ...

Water‐Energy‐Food Security Nexus in the Eastern Nile Basin: Assessing the Potential of Transboundary Regional Cooperation

Al‐Saidi, Mohammad; Elagib, Nadir Ahmed; Ribbe, Lars; Schellenberg, Tatjana; Roach, Emma; ... more authors ... less authors ( John Wiley & Sons, Inc , 2017 , Book chapter)

With increasing demands and pressures on energy, food, and water resources in the region of the Eastern Nile basin, development projects and also potential for conflict along the Nile waters have increased. This study ...

White knight or partner of choice? The Ukraine war and the role of the Middle East in the energy security of Europe

Mohammad, Al-Saidi ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)

The Ukraine war has forced Europe to redefine its energy security policies towards more diversification and less reliance on Russian energy. As an energy-rich and relatively close region, the Middle East can play a potentially ...

Why is the generation of packaging waste from express deliveries a major problem?

Juan, Pinos; Hahladakis, John N.; Chen, Hong ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)

The rapid growth of the express delivery industry resulted in the explosion of packaging waste with a wide range of direct and indirect environmental consequences. Until recently, little attention was given to this topic, ...

A world polity view on reorganization and institutional change in natural resources management

Al-Saidi, Mohammad ( Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc , 2022 , Book chapter)

World polity theory as a part of sociological neo-institutionalism provides interesting insights into institutional change and similarities between national organizations. These organizations depend on rules and actor ...

Wound healing potential of quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside and myricetin-3-O-rhamnoside isolated from Pistacia lentiscus distilled leaves in rats model

Elloumi, Wiem; Mahmoudi, Asma; Ortiz, Sergio; Boutefnouchet, Sabrina; Chamkha, Mohamed; ... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)

The development of bioproducts able to accelerate wound healing is an important topic in biomedicine. In the current study, Pistacia lentiscus distilled leaves (PDL) extract and its two isolated glycosylated flavonoids, ...