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View article: The climate mitigation effect of legal institutions: environmental courts and urban carbon balance
The climate mitigation effect of legal institutions: environmental courts and urban carbon balance Open
As climate change accelerates, the role of legal institutions in climate governance remains insufficiently understood despite extensive research on environmental regulation. This study introduces an urban carbon balance index that integrat…
View article: Probing Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by ZnO and ZnO/Graphitic Carbon Nitride Composite though Machine Learning
Probing Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by ZnO and ZnO/Graphitic Carbon Nitride Composite though Machine Learning Open
Zinc oxide (ZnO) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) are important photocatalysts in pollutant degradation, and ZnO/g-C 3 N 4 composite is a novel photocatalyst to mitigate the environmental hazard caused by the release of organic dy…
View article: Fouling mitigation for cellulose triacetate and thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for seawater desalination by sodium metasilicate sol-gel
Fouling mitigation for cellulose triacetate and thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes for seawater desalination by sodium metasilicate sol-gel Open
Membrane fouling in osmosis processes is less severe than in the pressure-driven processes, but it is inevitable over time. Physical or chemical cleaning methods, or a combination of both, are used for fouling mitigation. This study invest…
View article: From Thoughts to Actions: A Longitudinal Examination of NSSI Risk Factors in Adolescence
From Thoughts to Actions: A Longitudinal Examination of NSSI Risk Factors in Adolescence Open
Findings support conceptualizing NSSI thoughts as a critical stage in NSSI development, highlighting distinct risk profiles across age groups. Future research should focus on improving the identification and assessment of NSSI thoughts and…
View article: Seawater pretreatment for thermal plant by pressure stimuli-responsive forward osmosis membrane
Seawater pretreatment for thermal plant by pressure stimuli-responsive forward osmosis membrane Open
Scale formation and deposition on the heat exchanger of thermal desalination have serious consequences on the plant performance and energy consumption. This study presented a patented method for diluting the brine from the multi-stage flas…
View article: Decontamination of Heavy Metals from Soil by Electrokinetic Combined with Reactive Filter Media from Industrial Wastes
Decontamination of Heavy Metals from Soil by Electrokinetic Combined with Reactive Filter Media from Industrial Wastes Open
The electrokinetic (EK) is an in-situ method for soil remediation, aiming to reduce extensive excavation and mitigate risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances. However, heavy metal precipitation near the cathode under alkalin…
View article: Modeling the mechanical properties of an impacted body and the overload signal characteristic parameters of the projectile during the impact
Modeling the mechanical properties of an impacted body and the overload signal characteristic parameters of the projectile during the impact Open
Existing studies qualitatively rather than quantitatively described the influence of the mechanical property parameters of the impacted body on the overload signal characteristic parameters (acceleration peak AP and pulse width PW) of the …
View article: Black tea waste/iron slag reactive filter media-electrokinetic for mixed heavy metals treatment from contaminated site
Black tea waste/iron slag reactive filter media-electrokinetic for mixed heavy metals treatment from contaminated site Open
Electrokinetic (EK) remediation is a cutting-edge technique used for extracting heavy metals from soils by applying an electric field. This study explores the integration of EK remediation with reactive filtration media (RFM) composed of r…
View article: Carbon fiber and carbon fiber composites—creating defects for superior material properties
Carbon fiber and carbon fiber composites—creating defects for superior material properties Open
Recent years have seen a rise in the use of carbon fiber (CF) and its composite applications in several high-tech industries, such as the design of biomedical sensor components, 3D virtual process networks in automotive and aerospace parts…
View article: Performance and analysis of kappa-carrageenan hydrogel for PFOA-contaminated soil remediation wastewater treatment
Performance and analysis of kappa-carrageenan hydrogel for PFOA-contaminated soil remediation wastewater treatment Open
Perfluorooctanoic acid is an emerging pollutant with exceptional resistance to degradation and detrimental environmental and health impacts. Conventional physical and chemical processes for Perfluorooctanoic acid are either expensive or in…
View article: PFOA remediation from kaolinite soil by electrokinetic process coupled with activated carbon/iron coated activated carbon - permeable reactive barrier
PFOA remediation from kaolinite soil by electrokinetic process coupled with activated carbon/iron coated activated carbon - permeable reactive barrier Open
This study applied electrokinetic (EK) in situ soil remediation for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) removal from kaolinite soil. The kaolinite soil was spiked with 10 mg/kg PFOA for the EK treatment using Sodium Cholate bio-surfactant couple…
View article: Application of machine learning models to improve the prediction of pesticide photodegradation in water by ZnO-based photocatalysts
Application of machine learning models to improve the prediction of pesticide photodegradation in water by ZnO-based photocatalysts Open
Pesticide pollution has been posing a significant risk to human and ecosystems, and photocatalysis is widely applied for the degradation of pesticides. Machine learning (ML) emerges as a powerful method for modeling complex water treatment…
View article: Suitability of using carbon dioxide as a tracer gas for studying vehicle emission dispersion in a real street canyon
Suitability of using carbon dioxide as a tracer gas for studying vehicle emission dispersion in a real street canyon Open
High-rise buildings form deep urban street canyons and restrict the dispersion of vehicle emissions, posing severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality. Field measurements are important for understanding the dispe…
View article: Machine learning to predict the intrinsic membrane parameters in pressure retarded osmosis for an economic salinity gradient power plant
Machine learning to predict the intrinsic membrane parameters in pressure retarded osmosis for an economic salinity gradient power plant Open
Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is highly investigated in the literature as one of the blue energy techniques. The PRO membrane plays a key role in harvesting the osmotic energy from a salinity gradient resource and process optimization. T…
View article: Innovative stimuli-responsive membrane MSF brine rejection dilution by tertiary treated sewage effluent
Innovative stimuli-responsive membrane MSF brine rejection dilution by tertiary treated sewage effluent Open
In this study, treated wastewater and Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) brine were integrated into the Forward Osmosis (FO) system using pressure stimuli-responsive Nanofiltration (PSRNF) membranes to dilute magnesium, calcium, and sulfate MSF plant…
View article: Perfluorooctanoic acid-contaminated wastewater treatment by forward osmosis: Performance analysis
Perfluorooctanoic acid-contaminated wastewater treatment by forward osmosis: Performance analysis Open
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a persistent compound, raising considerable global apprehension due to its resistance to breakdown and detrimental impacts on human health and aquatic environments. Pressure-driven membrane technologies tre…
View article: Immobilization of TiO2 and ZnO by facile surface engineering methods to improve semiconductor performance in photocatalytic wastewater treatment: A review
Immobilization of TiO2 and ZnO by facile surface engineering methods to improve semiconductor performance in photocatalytic wastewater treatment: A review Open
Photocatalysis is widely researched in water and wastewater treatment processes owing to its unique capacity in the potential mineralization of organic pollutants. Suspended nanoparticles provide high specific surface area, but their pract…
View article: Iron slag/activated carbon-electrokinetic system with anolyte recycling for single and mixture heavy metals remediation
Iron slag/activated carbon-electrokinetic system with anolyte recycling for single and mixture heavy metals remediation Open
The electrokinetic process has been proposed for in-situ soil remediation to minimize excavation work and exposure to hazardous materials. The precipitation of heavy metals in alkaline pH near the cathode is still challenging. Reactive fil…