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Sustainable Preparation of Graphene Quantum Dots from Leaves of Date Palm Tree
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American Chemical Society
, 2023 , Article)
The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), a subtropical and tropical tree, included in the family Palmae (Arecaceae) is one of the oldest cultivated plants of mankind. Date palm is a major agricultural product in the semi-arid ...
Desalination in the GCC countries- a review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are located in one of the most arid regions in the world with very less freshwater resources, and hence depending on desalination plants to tackle the water scarcity and satisfy ...
Polymer-based nano-enhanced forward osmosis membranes
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Book chapter)
Forward osmosis (FO) technology has gained tremendous attention in recent years in desalination and wastewater treatment. Developing a new state-of-the-art FO membranes is vital for advancing the FO technology to achieve ...
Energy consumption and environmental impact assessment of desalination plants and brine disposal strategies
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Institution of Chemical Engineers
, 2021 , Article)
Nowadays, desalination plants are considered as tools to utilize water from different natural resources such as seawater and brackish water. Globally, the number of desalination plants are increasing to achieve the high ...
Nanoparticles in reverse osmosis membranes for desalination: A state of the art review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Other)
The development of thin-film nanocomposite (TFNC) membranes utilizing nanoparticles present remarkable opportunity in the desalination industry. This review offers a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of TFNC membranes ...
An overview on the progress in produced water desalination by membrane-based technology
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2023 , Other)
The scarcity of clean water sources has become a global concern in the present-day society. This has driven to the extraction of fresh water from produced water (PW), from the oil and gas fields, specifically in countries ...
An overview of water desalination systems integrated with renewable energy sources
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article Review)
Nowadays, the growing world population, climate change, pollution, rising consumer demand, and resource exploitation have contributed to a freshwater shortage. Hence, water desalination is heavily used for freshwater ...
Reverse Osmosis Systems: Design, Optimization and Troubleshooting Guide
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Book)
Reverse Osmosis Systems: Design, Optimization and Troubleshooting Guide describes in depth knowledge of designing and operating reverse osmosis (RO) systems for water desalination, and covers issues which will effect the ...
Recent advances in the application of carbon nitrides for advanced water treatment and desalination technology
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article)
Carbon nitride (CN) and its different derivatives have received increased research consideration in current materials science because of its extensive range of potential applications in environmental protection. At present, ...
Advances of nanomaterials for air pollution remediation and their impacts on the environment
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
One of the most favorable environmental applications of nanotechnology has been in air pollution remediation in which different nanomaterials are used as nanoadsorbents, nanocatalysts, nanofilters, and nanosensors. The ...