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Open AccessHydrogel membrane composite reduces fouling and retains ammonium efficiently
The recovery of pure water and valuable substances from wastewater is a major challenge in the context of the circular economy, requiring advanced separation methods. However, actual membrane separation techni...
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The overlooked toxicity of non-carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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Open AccessProduction methods and applications of bioactive polylactic acid: a review
Bioplastics appear as an alternative to fossil fuel-derived plastics because bioplastics are carbon neutral and often biodegradable, thus potentially solving the issues of plastic pollution and climate change....
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Open AccessAnalysis of aged microplastics: a review
Microplastics are emerging contaminants that undergo progressive aging under environmental conditions such as sunlight irradiation, mechanical forces, temperature variations, and the presence of biological org...
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Open AccessEnhanced hydrogen storage efficiency with sorbents and machine learning: a review
Hydrogen is viewed as the future carbon–neutral fuel, yet hydrogen storage is a key issue for develo** the hydrogen economy because current storage techniques are expensive and potentially unsafe due to pres...
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Open AccessRetention of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by syringe filters
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are being increasingly measured in water and wastewater due to emerging toxicity concerns and strict regulatory limits. Previous studies have filtered water samples t...
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Open AccessCarbon–neutral hydrogen production by catalytic methane decomposition: a review
The global hydrogen demand is projected to increase from 70 million tons in 2019 to more than 200 million tons in 2030. Methane decomposition is a promising reaction for H2 production, coupled with the synthesis ...
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Open AccessThe chemical basis of seawater therapies: a review
The rising number of diseases and deaths caused by pollution and modern lifestyle habits is a growing societal concern. Marine ecosystems are both victim to this human behaviour as a recipient of human pollut...
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Open AccessHigh caffeine levels in old sewer system waters reveal domestic wastewater leakage
Infrastructure deterioration is a threat to developed countries, emphasizing the need for effective management techniques. In particular, the leakage of aged domestic sewer pipeline is a major health issue, ye...
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Open AccessMaterials for sustainable metallic iron-based water filters: a review
Water pollution is calling for a sustainable remediation method such as the use of metallic iron (Fe0) to reduce and filter some pollutants, yet the reactivity and hydraulic conductivity of iron filters decline o...
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Correction: Certification of the total element mass fractions in UME EnvCRM 03 soil sample via a joint research project
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Rigorous scientific inquiry guided by creativity, curiosity and support: One of the last Renaissance scientists of our time
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Open AccessFocused review on factors affecting martensitic stainless steels and super martensitic stainless steel passive film in the oil and gas field
Martensitic and super martensitic stainless steels are widely used in the oil and gas industry for general corrosion mitigation in the presence of sweet corrosion (CO2) and sour corrosion (H2S), providing a cost-...
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Open AccessA new colorimetric lactate biosensor based on CUPRAC reagent using binary enzyme (lactate-pyruvate oxidases)-immobilized silanized magnetite nanoparticles
A novel optical lactate biosensor is presented that utilizes a colorimetric interaction between H2O2 liberated by a binary enzymatic reaction and bis(neocuproine)copper(II) complex ([Cu(Nc)2]2+) known as CUPRAC ...
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Open AccessIntegrating the controlled evaporation mixer with cavity ring-down spectroscopy for enhanced water vapor isotope calibration
Accurate measurement of water vapor isotopes (δ18O and δ2H) is fundamental for advancing our understanding of the hydrological cycle and improving hydrological model accuracy. This study introduces an innovative ...
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Open AccessDebonding of Porous Coating: A Late Failure Mode of Uncemented, Partially Threaded Acetabular Components—Retrieval Analysis
Titanium plasma-sprayed (TPS) porous coatings have been used in total hip arthroplasty for decades. They are considered reliable, and very few failure cases have been described so far. This retrieval study des...
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Open AccessThermal behavior and determination of physicochemical properties of novel candidates for antipsychotic drugs
Treatment of schizophrenia with currently available drugs is often ineffective or results in several adverse reactions. In previous studies focusing on the search for new antipsychotic drugs, we designed and o...
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Open AccessDefect chemistry of pyrochlore Pr2O3-ZrO2 system: the relevant thermodynamic parameters
Materials of the system Pr2O3-ZrO2, namely the Pr2Zr2O7-based pyrochlores, have received considerable attention in the last decade, being a very interesting structure for defect chemistry because of its high solu...
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Open AccessDesign of point-of-care electrochemical sensor for therapeutic drug monitoring of ofloxacin in biological fluids
A disposable screen-printed sensor has been crafted specifically for therapeutic drug monitoring purposes, particularly for detecting ofloxacin in biological fluids. To enhance selectivity toward ofloxacin, a ...
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Open AccessAdvanced methods for treating gemfibrozil and carbamazepine in wastewater: a review
The contamination of ecosystems by pharmaceuticals and personal care products represents a significant threat to public health, necessitating innovative approaches to clean wastewater before release into aquat...