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Nanoparticles functionalized ceramic membranes: fabrication, surface modification, and performance
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article Review)
Membrane technologies are used intensively for desalination and wastewater treatment. Water filtration using ceramic membranes exhibited high performance compared with polymeric membranes due to various properties such as ...
Recent developments in forward osmosis membranes using carbon-based nanomaterials
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
Contamination and industrial development are among the reasons for water quality deterioration beyond treatability by conventional processes. Unfortunately, conventional water and wastewater treatment technologies are not ...
Quantifying and reducing concentration polarization in reverse osmosis systems
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article Review)
Reverse osmosis (RO) is an efficient water purification technique because of its high selectivity and permeability. During RO operation, rejection of solutes at the membrane surface leads to generation of a concentration ...
An overview of water desalination systems integrated with renewable energy sources
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2022 , Article Review)
Nowadays, the growing world population, climate change, pollution, rising consumer demand, and resource exploitation have contributed to a freshwater shortage. Hence, water desalination is heavily used for freshwater ...
Desalination in the GCC countries- a review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article Review)
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are located in one of the most arid regions in the world with very less freshwater resources, and hence depending on desalination plants to tackle the water scarcity and satisfy ...
The Spectrum of Antibiotic Prescribing during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review
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Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Objectives: Over the last decades, there has been a significant increase in antimicrobial prescribing and consumption associated with the development of patients' adverse events and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to the ...
Is the ecosystem approach effective in transboundary water systems: Central Asia as a case study?
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article Review)
In the context of international environmental law and International Water Law (IWL), the Ecosystem Approach (EA) has become a source of heated debate. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the negative ...
Smart technologies driven approaches to tackle COVID-19 pandemic: a review
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article Review)
The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is not diminishing without vaccine, but it impinges on human safety and economy can be minimized by adopting smart technology to combat pandemic situation. The implementation of ...
Application of various water soluble polymers in gas hydrate inhibition
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Formation of hydrates in gas transmission lines due to high pressures and low temperatures is a serious problem in the oil and gas industry with potential hazards and/or economic losses. Kinetic hydrate inhibitors are water ...
Adsorption of organic pollutants by natural and modified clays: A comprehensive review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Adsorption process has been widely used for treatment of wastewaters due to its simplicity and lower costs as compared to other traditional technologies. Among the alternative sorbent materials, the use of abundantly ...