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Some theoretical aspects of tertiary treatment of water/oil emulsions by adsorption and coalescence mechanisms: A review
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article Review)
The massive increase in the volumes of oily contaminated produced waters associated with various industrial sectors has initiated considerable technological and scientific efforts related to the development of new cleaning ...
A review on thermochemical biomass gasification techniques for bioenergy production
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Thermochemical gasification techniques (TCG) are used for producing gaseous fuel from solid fuel to bioenergy production. One of the needs is for solid waste to diversify into energy sources; thermochemical gasification ...
Exergy assessment of an Organic Rankine Cycle for waste heat recovery from a refrigeration system: a review
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article Review)
The increased use of fossil fuels in the industry has resulted in severe environmental issues, such as ozone depletion, air pollution, and climate change, among others. Due to diverse resources, such as biomass, solar ...
Current advances in bio-fabricated quantum dots emphasising the study of mechanisms to diversify their catalytic and biomedical applications
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2021 , Article Review)
Quantum dots (QDs), owing to their single atom-like electronic structure due to quantum confinement, are often referred to as artificial atoms. This unique physical property results in the diverse functions exhibited by ...
Use of computational fluid dynamics for solar desalination system: a review
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Only about one percent of the world's water is potable, with the remainder being saline in nature. Saline water is converted to drinkable water through the use of solar energy in the process of solar desalination. In the ...
Emerging two-dimensional tellurides
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are at the forefront of current materials research due to their exciting and unique properties. 2D tellurides are emerging materials which are yet to be fully explored. To provide an overview ...
Surface functionalization of chitosan as a coating material for orthopaedic applications: A comprehensive review
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2021 , Article Review)
Metallic implants have dominated the biomedical implant industries for the past century for load-bearing applications, while the polymeric implants have shown great promise for tissue engineering applications. The surface ...
A concise review on Solar still with parabolic trough collector
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article Review)
The enhancement of yield of solar still (SS) is viewed as very significant due to the production of the potable water. It is also considered as uncomplicated device for desalination. There is also no need for professional ...
Sensors in advancing the capabilities of corrosion detection: A review
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2021 , Article Review)
Corrosion can cause serious damage, which leads to large economic loss, sometimes combined with environmental pollution, or risk of personnel injuries. Today, corrosion has a far-reaching impact on society and the associated ...
A comparative review of natural and synthetic biopolymer composite scaffolds
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article Review)
Tissue engineering (TE) and regenerative medicine integrate information and technology from various fields to restore/replace tissues and damaged organs for medical treatments. To achieve this, scaffolds act as delivery ...