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Ionic liquids application for wastewater treatment and biofuel production: A mini review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Commonly described as ionic compounds that are fluid below 100 C, Ionic Liquids (ILs) have found its application in several fields of science and engineering. Formerly limited in its use for electrochemical purposes, ILs ...
What is a Snow Leopard? Taxonomy, Morphology, and Phylogeny
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Book chapter)
The snow leopard is the smallest member of the genus Panthera and is the sister species to the tiger (Panthera tigris). It has a poor fossil record, although a recent discovery in Tibet suggests this lineage could be at ...
Glucocorticoid-induced fetal origins of adult hypertension: Association with epigenetic events
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Article Review)
Hypertension is a predominant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and a major health care burden. Accumulating epidemiological and experimental evidence suggest that adult-onset hypertension may have its origins during ...
Microplastics in coastal environments of the Arabian Gulf
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Eight sandy beaches along the coastline of Qatar and four sea surface stations on the eastern coast, adjacent to Doha Bay, were surveyed between December 2014 and March 2015. Microplastics, mainly low density polyethylene ...
Volatility transmission across currencies and commodities with US uncertainty measures
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2016 , Article)
This paper uses the Multi-chain Markov Switching model (MCMS) conditioned on US uncertainty measures (VIX, VIX-oil and FSI) to examine the patterns of volatility transmission across the resource, major and safe haven ...
Functionalization of reverse osmosis membrane with graphene oxide and polyacrylic acid to control biofouling and mineral scaling
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
The polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membrane was modified with graphene oxide (GO), followed by polymerization of acrylic acid (used as an antiscalant) for the reduction of both biofouling and mineral scaling. After ...
Mechanistic understanding of the adsorption and thermodynamic aspects of cationic methylene blue dye onto cellulosic olive stones biomass from wastewater
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Nature Research
, 2020 , Article)
In the current study, the mechanistic understanding of the adsorption isotherm and thermodynamic aspects of cationic methylene blue (MB) dye adsorption onto cellulosic olive stones biomass from wastewater were investigated. ...
Brine management strategies, technologies, and recovery using adsorption processes
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
The world is experiencing serious shortages, unequal distributions, and contamination of the available freshwater resources. Many factors like geography, climate change, increasing populations, economic and technological ...
Recent advances and applications of municipal solid wastes bottom and fly ashes: Insights into sustainable management and conservation of resources
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article)
Waste destruction through incineration has widely become an acceptable and popular choice globally. Despite being regarded as a sustainable option, if not operated and managed properly, it can be one of the least environmentally ...
Effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions on gypsum scaling of reverse osmosis membrane, mechanistic study
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Elsevier Editora Ltda
, 2020 , Article)
In seawater reverse osmosis, membrane scaling is one of the major issues affecting its widespread application in the desalination industry. In this paper, the effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions from 20 to ...