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Advances in Nitrogen-Rich Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Modern Technologies
( MDPI , 2024 , Article Review)Nitrogen-rich wastewater is a major environmental issue that requires proper treatment before disposal. This comprehensive overview covers biological, physical, and chemical nitrogen removal methods. Simultaneous ... -
Development of Novel Composite Membranes in Water/Wastewater Treatment
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Composite membranes have attracted significant attention due to their flexibility in having more than one layer, with many materials being used to form the membrane. This will enable the scientific and the industrial ... -
Removal of Organic Contaminants in Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) Process Water Using Adsorption on Activated Carbon Fibers (ACFs)
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) processing involves the conversion of natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons that are widely used in the chemical industry. In this process, the Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) approach is utilized and, as a result, ... -
Regenerable chitosan-embedded magnetic iron oxide beads for nitrate removal from industrial wastewater
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2024 , Article)Industrial sites worldwide significantly contribute to water pollution. Nitrates are a common effluent pollutant from such sites. Effective means to remove nitrate ions (NO3−) from polluted waters are needed. Chitosan ... -
Nanofiller-tuned microporous polymer molecular sieves for energy and environmental processes
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2015 , Article)Microporous polymers with molecular sieving properties are promising for a wide range of applications in gas storage, molecular separations, catalysis, and energy storage. In this study, we report highly permeable and ... -
An Experimental Investigation on the Thermo-Rheological Behaviors of Lactic Acid-Based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The rheological studies of Lactic Acid (LA)-based Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) are provided in the present investigation. Those mechanisms were also studied in which three distinct Hydrogen Bond Acceptors (HBAs) ... -
Surface Modification of TFC-PA RO Membrane by Grafting Hydrophilic pH Switchable Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes
( Hindawi Limited , 2020 , Article)The grafting of pH-responsive poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes was carried out on the surface of a commercial TFC-PA membrane using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). Poly(t-butyl acrylate) ... -
Hybrid Beads of Zero Valent Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Chitosan for Removal of Arsenic in Contaminated Water
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Water contaminated with highly hazardous metals including arsenic (As) is one of the major challenges faced by mankind in the present day. To address this pressing issue, hybrid beads were synthesized with various ... -
Numerical modeling of 30◦ and 45◦ inclined dense turbulent jets in stationary ambient
( Kluwer Academic Publishers , 2015 , Article)Dispersion of turbulent jets in shallow coastal waters has numerous engineering applications. The accurate forecasting of the complex interaction of these jets with the ambient fluid presents significant challenge and has ... -
Numerical modeling of turbulent buoyant wall jets in stationary ambient water
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2014 , Article)The main focus of this study is on the near-field flow and mixing characteristics of the thermal and saline wall jets. A numerical study of the buoyant wall jets discharged from submerged outfalls (e.g., from desalination ... -
Viscosity and density of the ternary solution of magnesium chloride + sodium chloride + water from (298.15 to 318.15) K
( American Chemical Society , 2010 , Article)Viscosities and densities of ternary systems of MgCl2-NaCl-water were measured in the range of (298.15 to 318.15) K at 5 K intervals and up to 6 mol.kg-1. The experimental viscosity data were satisfactorily correlated as ... -
A strategy for the introduction of desalination powered by renewable energy in Jordan
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)Within the ADIRA project (www.adira.gr) a strategy has been developed facilitating the up-take of desalination powered by renewable energy in Turkey, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt. This strategy has been documented in a central ... -
Laboratory setup for water purification using household PV-driven reverse osmosis unit
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)Water treatment using renewable energies as a power source is still not common due to the high initial investment cost. The possibility of using photovoltaics (PV) as a power source to run a household RO unit has been ... -
Economic evaluation of a small RO unit powered by PV installed in the village of Hartha, Jordan
( Elsevier , 2009 , Article)A PV-powered desalination system has been successfully designed, installed and tested at the Hartha Charitable Society in northern Jordan as part of Autonomous Desalination In Rural Areas (ADIRA) with renewable ... -
An unstructured finite volume method for large-scale shallow flows using the fourth-order Adams scheme
( Elsevier , 2013 , Article)In this paper, we introduce a new upwind finite volume method using unstructured grids for large-scale shallow flows. This method uses a high-order upwind scheme for the calculation of the numerical flux, and the fourth-order ... -
Room-temperature development of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes from cellulose acetate with antibacterial properties
( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)A cellulose acetate thin film composite (CA TFC) membrane was developed by direct casting of CA onto an ultrafiltration membrane support. The flux through the CA TFC membrane was, as expected, inversely proportional to the ... -
Performance of reverse osmosis pilot plant powered by Photovoltaic in Jordan
( Elsevier , 2011 , Article)This paper presents the work performed within ADIRA project funded by European Union as a consortium of many countries to boost the integration of desalination units with renewable energy in rural areas. The work focused ... -
Numerical simulation of rotation dominated linear shallow water flows using finite volume methods and fourth order Adams scheme
( Elsevier , 2012 , Article)In this paper, we study the performance of some finite volume schemes for linear shallow water equations on a rotating frame. It is shown here that some well-known upwind schemes, which perform well for gravity waves, lead ... -
Unveiling the potential of membrane in climate change mitigation and environmental resilience in ecosystem
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Carbon capture technologies are becoming increasingly crucial in addressing global climate change issues by lowering CO2 emissions from industrial and power generation activities. Post-combustion carbon capture, which uses ... -
A review on Deep eutectic solvents as the emerging class of green solvents for membrane fabrication and separations
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article Review)Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES) are emerging as environmentally friendly and effective alternatives in membrane technology, offering a sustainable edge over traditional solvents. This review compiles the latest advancements ...
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