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Feasibility of recycling waste carbon black in cement mortar production: Environmental life cycle assessment and performance evaluation
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
The feasibility of recycling waste carbon black (WCB) that comes as a byproduct from aluminum industry in cementitious composites production is examined in this research. Experimental work combined with environmental life ...
Design and thermo-economic evaluation of an integrated concentrated solar power – Desalination tri-generation system
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
In this work, a concentrated solar power (CSP) tri-generation system that is capable of the simultaneous production of steam, power and freshwater is introduced. The abundantly available direct normal irradiance can ...
Microstructure and mechanical behavior of cementitious composites with multi-scale additives
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Techno Press
, 2021 , Article)
This paper studies the effect of using multi-scale reinforcement additives on mechanical strengths, damage performance, microstructure, and water absorption of cementitious composites. Small dosages of carbon nanotubes ...
Formation and Structure of Sulfide Deposits on Carbon Steel Under Free Corrosion Potential
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Association for Materials Protection and Performance
, 2021 , Article)
The corrosion of alloy materials in the H2S environment has considerably limited the growth of oilfield manufacturing. The sour corrosion of iron has frequently been studied, and steel corrosion under the H2S scheme has ...
A Path Analytic Investigation of Teleworking Challenges During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Qatar
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Academia
, 2021 , Article)
This academic essay is about ideas dropped from the findings of a previously published article entitled "A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to Understanding the Causes of Psycho- logical Distress during the Covid-19 ...
Alginate, gelatin, and carboxymethyl cellulose coated nonwoven fabrics containing antimicrobial AgNPs for skin wound healing in rats
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Nonwoven fabrics containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely utilized to assist management of infected wounds and those at risk of infection. However, such materials have varied responses due to their chemical nature. ...
Surface curing effect on reflection response of hardened cementitious mortar samples
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Surface curing effect of hardened engineering cementitious mortar (ECM) samples with distinct water-to-binder
ratios (𝑤∕𝑏) is analyzed by recording amplitude of reflection response |𝛤| or conductance term 𝑔 measured
by ...
The effects of environmental innovations on CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from Europe
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Environmental innovations are key enablers of transition towards greener economies. Despite their importance, empirical studies examining the effect of green technologies on CO2 emissions are still limited. Using an ...
Biodegradation of hydrocarbons and biosurfactants production by a newly halotolerant Pseudomonas sp. strain isolated from contaminated seawater
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
A strain NAPH6 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isolated from contaminated seawater taken from the fishing harbor of Sfax, Tunisia, was able to degrade almost completly the naphthalene (200 mg/l) and the aliphatic hydrocarbons ...
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 ...