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Carbon Capture
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Book chapter)
CO2 is one of the main greenhouse gases that causes global warming, leading to a global detrimental impact on the environment, economy, and society as a whole. Carbon capture is regarded as an important and effective ...
CO2 Capture via Nanofluids
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CRC Press
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Carbon dioxide (CO2), as one of the major greenhouse gas emissions, has attracted much attention in the world. Magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles have a tendency to aggregate in solution to reduce their surface energy due to ...
Zeolites nanocomposite membrane applications in CO2 capture
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Membrane technology is a novel and promising method for CO2 capture among the separation approaches. The chapter first introduces the various membrane materials and their preparation methods. Especially the zeolites membranes ...
E-cadherin/catenin complex modulations in human oral cancer
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Springer Netherlands
, 2015 , Book chapter)
Oral cancer is a common neoplasm in both male and female worldwide; the incidence and mortality of this cancer have increased over the past decades. Cancer metastasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in oral ...
MOOCs and International Capacity Building in a UN Framework: Potential and Challenges
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Springer, Cham
, 2018 , Book chapter)
This chapter highlights the high potential and challenges involved with developing Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) for capacity building and climate-friendly technology transfer within the United Nations (UN) system. ...
Silk as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composites
(2015 , Book chapter)
Natural fibers perform well as reinforcement materials in polymer matrix composites and provide ecological and environmental advantages. Both plant- and animal-based natural fibers have been studied for their mechanical ...
Beneficial effect of carbon nanotubes on membrane properties for fuel cell application
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Due to growing environmental problems, fuel cells have attracted worldwide attention as a promising alternative clean-energy source. A number of scientific groups are working to develop the fuel cell and make it a viable ...
Adsorption
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Springer International Publishing
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Removing of wastewater pollutants by novel adsorption techniques is urgent as they are continuously defiling the limited freshwater resources, seriously affecting the terrestrial, ecosystems, aquatic, and aerial flora and ...
Working and living conditions of migrant workers in the GCC
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Taylor and Francis
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Since Qatar was awarded the hosting of the 2022 World Cup, a great deal of media attention has focused on the conditions of the foreign workers responsible for creating and maintaining the infrastructure of the modern Gulf ...
A Portrait of Low-Income Migrants in Contemporary Qatar
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Springer Singapore
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Though transnational labour migration in the Gulf States has increasingly been of scholarly interest, that scholarship has to date relied largely on qualitative ethnographic methodologies or small non-representative sampling ...