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Comparison of dual stage ultrafiltration and hybrid ultrafiltration-forward osmosis process for harvesting microalgae (Tetraselmis sp.) biomass
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In this study, a hybrid ultrafiltration-forward osmosis system was compared with a dual stage ultrafiltration process for the harvesting of marine microalgae. To the best of the author's knowledge none of the previous ... -
Comparison of machine learning models for predicting groundwater level, case study: Najafabad region
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2023 , Article)Water resources, consisting of surface water and groundwater, are considered to be among the crucial natural resources in most arid and semiarid regions. Groundwater resources as the sustainable yields can be predicted, ... -
Concretizing green growth and sustainable business models in the water sector of Jordan
( MDPI AG , 2019 , Article)The green growth paradigm has gained much attention from various governments worldwide as a guiding strategy for national and sectoral growth strategies. There is, however, little knowledge on how to integrate green growth ... -
Conflicts and security in integrated water resources management
( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Water Resources Management (IWRM) are criticized for not considering context, local realities or legitimacy during the implementation of water sector reforms. Universal remedies of IWRM can thus lead to resistance, conflicts ... -
Contribution of major polyphenols to the antioxidant profile and cytotoxic activity of olive leaves
( Bentham Science Publishers , 2019 , Article)Aims: This study was designed to investigate the phytochemical profile and the cytotoxic activities of the eco-friendly extracts of olive leaves from Chemlali cultivar. Materials and Methods: The Phenolic composition of ... -
Contribution of Water Scarcity and Sustainability Failures to Disintegration and Conflict in the Arab Region-The Case of Syria and Yemen
( Springer;Palgrave Macmillan, Cham , 2020 , Book chapter)Economic growth and demographic change are leading factors that impact the availability of resources such as water and arable land in countries around the globe. The case of Arab countries, where both these resources have ... -
Correction to: Laccase from Scytalidium thermophilum: Production Improvement, Catalytic Behavior and Detoxifying Ability of Diclofenac (Catalysis Letters, (2019), 149, 7, (1833-1844), 10.1007/s10562-019-02771-1)
( Springer , 2023 , Other)The article "Laccase from Scytalidium thermophilum: Production Improvement, Catalytic Behavior and Detoxifying Ability of Diclofenac" written by "Sonia Ben Younes, Saoussen Ben Khedher, Yongjun Zhang, Sven-Uwe Geissen and ... -
Corrigendum to "Microalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater" [Chemosphere 351, March 2024, 1-16 141245] (Chemosphere (2024) 351, (S0045653524001383), (10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141245))
( Elsevier , 2024 , Other)Authors would like an amendment in the Acknowledgement section as per our open access funder policies. Kindly add the below statement in acknowledgement section. <Acknowledgement: The authors would like to acknowledge the ... -
Coupling air stripping process and anaerobic digestion for the treatment of landfill leachate: organics degradation and cytotoxicity evaluation
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Landfill leachate (LFL) from a controlled discharge in Tunisia was found to be highly loaded with ammonia. This study investigated the feasibility of an air stripping process aiming to mitigate the inhibitory effect of ... -
Cryopreservation of microalgae from desert environments of Qatar
( Springer Netherlands , 2016 , Article)The Qatar University Culture Collection of Cyanobacteria and Microalgae (QUCCCM) is a unique resource containing a diverse collection of microalgae and cyanobacteria, isolated from the Qatar desert environment. In order ... -
Cultivating microalgae in desert conditions: Evaluation of the effect of light‐temperature summer conditions on the growth and metabolism of nannochloropsis qu130
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Temperature and light are two of the most crucial factors for microalgae production. Variations in these factors alter their growth kinetics, macromolecular composition and physiological properties, including cell membrane ... -
Degradation-fragmentation of marine plastic waste and their environmental implications: A critical review
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)This review critically evaluates the plastic accumulation challenges and their environmental (primarily) and human (secondarily) impacts. It also emphasizes on their degradation and fragmentation phenomena under marine ... -
Delineating and preventing plastic waste leakage in the marine and terrestrial environment
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Plastics are nowadays considered to be the workhorse material of our modern society with an ubiquitous presence that has increased manifold over the past 60 years, providing several benefits to the global economy. However, ... -
Delineating the global plastic marine litter challenge: clarifying the misconceptions
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Plastics, owing to their various beneficial properties (durability, flexibility and lightweight nature), are widely regarded as the workhorse material of our modern society. Being ubiquitously and increasingly present over ... -
Delineating the plastic waste status in the State of Qatar: Potential opportunities, recovery and recycling routes.
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The Qatar's national vision (QNV2030) underlines an unequivocal commitment to maintaining harmony between the three inter-dependent pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, social development and environmental ... -
Determination of Optimum Iron Requirement for Production of Microalgae Biomass as Biofuel Feedstock
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Microalgae biomass is considered as one of the promising alternative feedstock for biofuel production. The biomass productivity of some of the microalgae can exceed an order of magnitude compared to any other terrestrial ... -
Detoxification assays of tunisian tannery wastewater under nonsterile conditions using the filamentous fungus aspergillus Niger
( Hindawi Limited , 2019 , Article)The ability of Aspergillus Niger strain to reduce organic and mineral pollution as well as the toxicity of two tannery wastewaters, the unhairing effluent (UE) and the final effluent (FE), taken from a local Tunisian tannery ... -
Development drivers of the water-energy-food nexus in the Gulf Cooperation Council region
( Routledge , 2019 , Article)This article analyses water, food, and energy security in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries using the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus approach. The innovative focus is on identifying past and future development-based ... -
Development of an integrated sustainability matrix to depict challenges and trade-offs of introducing bio-based plastics in the food packaging value chain
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)© 2020 As global plastic pollution is gaining increased attention, the use of bio-based plastics, especially in the food packaging sector, is growing in popularity. While this move is regarded as a solution to plastic ... -
DFT investigation of H2S adsorption on graphenenanosheets and nanoribbons: Comparative study
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Graphenenanosheet (GNS), armchair graphenenanoribbon (AGNR), and zigzag graphenenanoribbon (ZGNR) systems were investigated by first principle calculations using the density functional theory (DFT). The DFT calculations ...