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Wastewater Reclamation
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Article
Open AccessCopper-graphene heterostructure for back-end-of-line compatible high-performance interconnects
Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of a Cu-graphene heterostructure interconnect by the direct synthesis of graphene on a Cu interconnect with an enhanced performance. Multilayer graphene films were synthesi...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Wastewater Reclamation
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Article
Correlation Between Quorum Sensing Signal Molecules and Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s Biofilm Development and Virulency
Bacteria, when adhered to a substratum, can form biofilms. Nevertheless, many factors dictate biofilm formation and virulence factor production, including a response by the bacteria to their surroundings. This...
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Bioelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen from Organic Waste
Bioelectrochemical hydrogen production is a new technology that uses electrochemically active bacteria under an applied voltage to convert organic matter into hydrogen. This technology is generally referred to...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Nanofiltration membranes based on polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibrous scaffolds and crosslinked polyethyleneimine networks
In this article, we describe the synthesis of new and ion-selective nanofiltration (NF) membranes using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers and hyperbranched polyethylenimine (PEI) as building blocks. Th...
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Potential of fluorophore labeled aptamers for Pseudomonas aeruginosa detection in drinking water
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been considered as a representative pathogenic bacteria in drinking water. In order to detect P. aeruginosa, aptamers were utilized in this study. In particular...
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Spatial distribution and viability of nitrifying, denitrifying and ANAMMOX bacteria in biofilms of sponge media retrieved from a full-scale biological nutrient removal plant
The spatial distribution and activities of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria in sponge media were investigated using diverse tools, because understanding of in situ microbial condition of sponge phase is cr...
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Biofouling Potential Reductions Using a Membrane Hybrid System as a Pre-treatment to Seawater Reverse Osmosis
Biofouling on reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is the most serious problem which affects desalination process efficiency and increases operation cost. The biofouling cannot be effectively removed by the conventi...
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Article
Nanofiltration membranes based on polyvinylidene fluoride nanofibrous scaffolds and crosslinked polyethyleneimine networks
In this article, we describe the synthesis of new and ion-selective nanofiltration (NF) membranes using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibers and hyperbranched polyethylenimine (PEI) as building blocks. Th...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Wastewater Reclamation
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Article
Open AccessAn ambitious step to the future desalination technology: SEAHERO R&D program (2007–2012)
In Republic of Korea, seawater engineering and architecture of high efficiency reverse osmosis (SEAHERO) research and development (R&D) program started from 2007 to lead the top seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO)...
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The effect of environmental micropollutant (DEET) on the expression of cell cycle and apoptosis regulatory proteins in human cells
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) is an insect repellent used worldwide, and a common micropollutant in aquatic environments. However, few studies have addressed the molecular mechanism of DEET toxicity and its effe...
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Optimization studies of bio-hydrogen production in a coupled microbial electrolysis-dye sensitized solar cell system
Bio-hydrogen production in light-assisted microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) with a dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) was optimized by connecting multiple MECs to a single dye (N719) sensitized solar cell (VOC appr...
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Aquatic toxicity evaluation of TiO2 nanoparticle produced from sludge of TiCl4 flocculation of wastewater and seawater
Flocculation using titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) as a coagulant is an efficient and economical application because the flocculated sludge can be recycled to produce a valuable byproduct, namely titanium dioxide ...
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Quantitative analysis of the trophic groups with a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and the competitive kinetics of a propionate enriched anaerobic culture
An anaerobic culture had been enriched with propionate, which was a critical compound inhibiting the total anaerobic process when significantly accumulated. In addition, the distribution of the trophic groups ...
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Electrochemical immunoassay using quantum dot/antibody probe for identification of cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin-LR
The presence of cyanobacterial hepatotoxins such as microcystin-LR poses health threats to humans due to their potential for causing severe physiological effects when contaminated drinking water is ingested. H...
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Respirometric Monitoring for the Determination of Effective Height and Reaction Rate Constant in Up-Flow Autotrophic Denitrification Reactor Packed with Sulfur
A novel technology for the removal of nitrogen from wastewater, autotrophic denitrification process with sulfur particle, has been developed. A respirometer was employed for the monitoring of nitrogen gas prod...
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Monitoring of petroleum hydrocarbon degradative potential of indigenous microorganisms in ozonated soil
This study was performed to investigate the petroleum hydrocarbon (PH) degradative potential of indigenous microorganisms in ozonated soil to better develop combined pre-ozonation/bioremediation technology. Di...
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Hydrogen-involved tensile and cyclic deformation behavior of low-alloy pressure vessel steel
The temperature- and strain-rate-dependent tensile behavior of hydrogen-charged low-alloy pressure vessel steel ASTM A508 C1.3 has been investigated. The fatigue crack initiation and propagation behavior of th...
