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Case studies on COVID-19 and environment
( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)Coronavirus drastically changes people's travel behavior all over the world. This study aims to investigate the effect of people's adaptive travel behavior on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission in south Asian countries. We ... -
Challenges Facing the Gulf Petroleum Industry: Covid-19, New Technologies, Energy Transition
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Book chapter)The outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic and the resulting economic downturn have undermined the already weakened position of the global oil and gas industry. Since the transportation sector depends on 60 percent of energy ... -
Chapter 1 - Overview: Clay Preparation, Properties, Modification
( Matthew Deans , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter reviews clay physicochemical properties and general methods of modification with a view to making a clay–polymer nanocomposite. The first part includes an overview of clays, their different structures, and ... -
CHAPTER 12: Hybrid Nano-filler for Value Added Rubber Compounds for Recycling
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2019 , Book chapter)The generation of waste and its treatment is a challenging problem nowadays. Rubber that is generally considered for recycling comes from the tyres of vehicles. After their use, the waste tyres can lead to hazardous effects ... -
CHAPTER 1: Recent Advances in the Controlled Design of One-dimensional Carbon Nitrides for Thermal CO Oxidation Reaction
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)Graphitic carbon nitrides (gCNs) are promising materials for multidisciplinary catalytic applications due to their inimitable physicochemical merits, thermal-physical-chemical stability, and rich electron density. The ... -
CHAPTER 3: Template-based Fabrication of Porous Carbon Nitride Nanostructures for Electrochemical Energy Conversion
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)With the ever-increasing energy demand and severe energy crisis, the search for highly efficient energy storage and conversion devices becomes more and more crucial. Among the options available, fuel cells, water electrolysis, ... -
CHAPTER 6: Atomic and Molecular Functionalization of Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Solar Cell Applications
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanomaterials have attracted great attention in various energy and environmental applications owning to their unique physical and chemical properties. The utilization of gCNs in solar-driven ... -
CHAPTER 7: Metal Oxide-based Disposable Sensors for Health Monitoring
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)Metal oxides and their use as disposable sensors in food, environment, and particularly health monitoring have been addressed over recent decades due to their low-cost, ease of use, high sensitivity, fast response and ... -
CHAPTER 9: Combination of Carbon Nitride and Semiconductors for the Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants and Hydrogen Production
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2021 , Book chapter)This chapter summarizes the utilization of promoted graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) semiconductors in photocatalytic hydrogen generation and photocatalytic environmental remediation. This includes the methods of tailoring, ... -
Chitin-based nanomaterials
( Elsevier , 2021 , Book chapter)Chitin- and chitosan-based materials have been increasingly used in various scientific advancements specifically in the field of nanotechnology for their therapeutic potential. They are biopolymeric polysaccharides with ... -
Clay/Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites
( Elsevier Inc. , 2017 , Book chapter)This chapter describes the main strategies for designing clay nanocomposites of the most investigated inherently conductive polymers, namely, polypyrrole, polyaniline, and polythiophenes including poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) ... -
CO2 Capture via Nanofluids
( 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 ... -
Coastal Development and Climate Risk Reduction in the Persian/Arabian Gulf: The case of Qatar
( Cambridge University Press , 2019 , Book chapter)limate change consideration in coastal developments in the GCC regions are neither adequately studied nor incorporated into specific policies. The rapid pace of coastal development seeks to accommodate short-term to mid-term ... -
Collective Environmental Action to Preserve the Gulf’s Marine Ecosystem
( Bourse & Bazaar Foundation , 2023 , Book chapter)The Gulf’s marine ecosystems are vital for economic activities and the security of food and other necessities for tens of millions of people. The environmental footprint arising from the use of the Gulf’s environmental ... -
Combination of Shape-Memory Polymers and Metal Alloys
( Springer International Publishing , 2022 , Book chapter)Stimuli-responsive metal alloys and polymers considerably varied their properties like mechanical, optical, electrical properties, and shape upon exposure to external conditions like temperature, light, electric field, ... -
Community-based adaptation to climate change in Egypt-status quo and future policies
( Springer , 2017 , Book chapter)For many of Egypt's communities, climate change represent an increasing threat to development and livelihoods that remains underrepresented in terms of policies and strategies. The vulnerability of communities in agricultural ... -
Conceptual Process for Designing High- Technology Products: Case Study of a Litter-Collecting Robot
( IGI Global , 2019 , Book chapter)In this chapter, a systematic and practical design process and methodology is presented and applied to design a new high- technology product: a litter-collecting robot. Although considerable theoretical and practical models ... -
Considerations for Producing Bioenergy from Halophyte Feedstocks
( Springer International Publishing , 2019 , Book chapter)With the growing criticisms of using arable land and edible crops to produce first-generation biofuels instead of food for humans, there is an increasing interest in using marginal lands and water sources to grow biofuel ... -
Contemporary Qatar Through the State and Society: An Introduction
( Springer , 2021 , Book chapter)"Inside Contemporary Qatar: An examination of State and Society" is an interdisciplinary book that includes the following themes, the politics and security of Qatar, the political economy and natural resources of Qatar, ... -
Contradictory Forces in the Gulf Environment: Old and New Cultural Values and Knowledg
( Berghahn Books , 2014 , Book chapter)While the behaviour of individuals impacts on the environment, institutional attitudes may be more damaging. Government policies and private sector initiatives result in large-scale construction and industrial projects, ...