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Screening of Qatari Microalgae and Cyanobacteria for Application in CO2 Utilization
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
CO2 fixation by phototrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria is seen as a possible global carbon emissions reducer, which could also be applied to produce useful products. In Qatar, the prospect of using microalgae is very ...
Production of biolubricant from renewable feedstocks from Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
Due to increase in environmental pollution and decline in petroleum reserves, there is an increase in the demands of developing alternative renewable bio-based products. Petroleum and lubricant manufacturing companies are ...
Screening of Fresh water and Sea water Microalgae strains from Qatar for feed supplement production
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference)
The worldwide continuous increasing of population provokes an increasing awareness about the food security. Qatar is one of the first countries establishing a Food Security Strategy Program to satisfy the demand of food ...
Biological activities of phenolics from leaves of Tunisian Cydonia oblonga miller
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International Allelopathy Foundation
, 2018 , Article)
We examined the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of quince (Cydonia oblonga Miller) leaf methanol extract of Tunisian variety Commune. Chromatographic characterization of the leaf extract using HPLC-MS/MS revealed ...
Improvement of both lipid and biomass productivities of Qatar Chlorocystis isolate for biodiesel production and food security
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Blackwell Publishing
, 2018 , Article)
Microalgae are considered a very promising alternative for biofuel production. Several strategies were developed to modulate and improve algae metabolites production to meet the requirements for biodiesel production. Most ...
Outdoor continuous cultivation of self-settling marine cyanobacterium chroococcidiopsis sp.
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Spontaneous settling of certain aggregating microalgae or cyanobacteria could potentially alleviate the energy requirement in biomass harvesting. A locally isolated floc-forming marine cyanobacteria, Chroococcidiopsis sp., ...
Sustainable agriculture in the Arabian/Persian Gulf region utilizing marginal water resources: Making the best of a bad situation
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article Review)
One way to encourage agricultural self-sufficiency in arid regions is to increase the productivity of conventional freshwater agriculture. Another way is to develop and implement novel strategies and technologies that do ...
Ecosystem infrastructure for sustainability: Revaluating nature through community-based water and land policies in Brazil
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Taylor and Francis
, 2018 , Book chapter)
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Local community perception of climate change adaptation in Egypt
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Institute of Physics Publishing
, 2018 , Conference)
Climate change policies in countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region are evolving from a top-down, government-led approach towards more pluralistic climate governance, which incorporates a local ...
Urban Climate Change Vulnerability, Responses, and Policies in Qatar: An Assessment
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Springer Nature
, 2018 , Book chapter)
Urban climate change policies are critical for reducing carbon emissions and increasing societal resilience to future risks. This is especially true for the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) which are arid ...