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Enhancing desalination and wastewater treatment by coupling microbial desalination cells with forward osmosis
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Both microbial desalination cells (MDCs) and forwards osmosis (FO) are emerging technologies for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. However, incomplete treatment/desalination in both technologies creates challenges ...
When bioelectrochemical systems meet forward osmosis: Accomplishing wastewater treatment and reuse through synergy
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MDPI AG
, 2015 , Other)
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) and forward osmosis (FO) are two emerging technologies with great potential for energy-efficient water/wastewater treatment. BES takes advantage of microbial interaction with a solid electron ...
Biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass: Technology and sustainability
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MDPI AG
, 2015 , Article)
Among the various renewable energy sources, biohydrogen is gaining a lot of traction as it has very high efficiency of conversion to usable power with less pollutant generation. The various technologies available for the ...
Development of Bioelectrochemical Systems to Promote Sustainable Agriculture
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MDPI
, 2015 , Other)
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) are a newly emerged technology for energy-efficient water and wastewater treatment. Much effort as well as significant progress has been made in advancing this technology towards practical ...
A framework for developing innovative problem-solving and creativity skills for engineering undergraduates
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Book chapter)
Background and Purpose Problem-solving and creativity skills are a set of skills that are highly looked for in today's engineers. Globalization and the rapid pace of technology growth, including awareness on sustainability, ...
Mechanical and physical behavior of newly developed functionally graded materials and composites of stainless steel 316L with calcium silicate and hydroxyapatite
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
This study aimed to investigate the structural, physical and mechanical behavior of composites and functionally graded materials (FGMs) made of stainless steel (SS-316L)/hydroxyapatite (HA) and SS-316L/calcium silicate ...
Parametric study of radial functionally graded femoral prostheses with different geometries
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Due to complex loading and chemical conditions of the human body, the artificial replacements of the body organs demand materials with superior characteristics. Therefore, recently using composite materials have gained a ...
Modeling of Surface Roughness in Turning Operation Using Extreme Learning Machine
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Springer Verlag
, 2015 , Article)
Prediction model allows the machinist to determine the values of the cutting performance before machining. According to the literature, various modeling techniques have been investigated and applied to predict the cutting ...
Comparison between contact and immersion ultrasonic techniques to evaluate longitudinal residual stress in friction stir welding of aluminum plates
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American Society for Nondestructive Testing
, 2015 , Article)
Ultrasonic stress measurement is a nondestructive technique that has increasingly been employed to evaluate the welding residual stress of different materials. This study compares contact and immersion ultrasonic waves ...
Engineering students' attitude towards engineering ethics education
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2015 , Conference Paper)
Engineering ethics covers the scope of engineering standards and how these standards should be applied in daily engineering practice Engineering ethics combines societal, economic and environmental factors in order to ...