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Open AccessPerylenetetracarboxylic acid nanosheets with internal electric fields and anisotropic charge migration for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Highly efficient hydrogen evolution reactions carried out via photocatalysis using solar light remain a formidable challenge. Herein, perylenetetracarboxylic acid nanosheets with a monolayer thickness of ~1.5 ...
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Simultaneous Determination of Free DL-Amino Acids in Natto with Novel Fluorescent Derivatization by UPLC-FL
A new simple and sensitive method for the simultaneous detection of free DL-amino acids (DL-AA) in natto was established by UPLC-fluorescence (FL) using the newly developed fluorescence derivatization reagent ...
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Promoting Effects on Watermelon and Fermentation Optimization of Plantibacter sp. WZW03
Plantibacter sp. WZW03 can effectively improve the utilization efficiency of soil potassium by plants. However, high production cost of Plantibacter sp. WZW03 has limited its utilization. The study assessed the p...
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Metabolic uncoupler, 3,3′,4′,5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide addition for sludge reduction and fouling control in a gravity-driven membrane bioreactor
The gravity-driven membrane bioreactor (MBR) system is promising for decentralized sewage treatment because of its low energy consumption and maintenance requirements. However, the growing sludge not only incr...
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Emergency material location-allocation planning using a risk-based integration methodology for river chemical spills
It is critical for emergency material preparedness in the pre-accident phase to provide location-allocation planning and improve rescue capacity in an effective emergency response time due to increasing freque...
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Quantitative analysis of cake characteristics based on SEM imaging during coagulation-ultrafiltration process
Cake formed by flocs is a crucial factor to affect membrane fouling during coagulation-ultrafiltration process. To investigate the role of floc properties on cake, cake characteristics under various coagulant ...
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Study on the efficiency of ultrafiltration technology in dealing with sudden cadmium pollution in surface water and ultrafiltration membrane fouling
In this paper, the application of ultrafiltration (UF) technology to treat cadmium (Cd) pollution in surface waters is investigated. The effect of the UF membrane molecular weight cut-off (MWCO), Cd ion (Cd2+) co...
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A dynamic modelling of nutrient metabolism in a cyclic activated sludge technology (CAST) for treating low carbon source wastewater
A new mathematical model incorporating biopolymer kinetics and the process of the simultaneous storage and growth are established for the treatment of low carbon source wastewater with a high effluent quality ...
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Simulating a cyclic activated sludge system by employing a modified ASM3 model for wastewater treatment
To interpret the biological nutrient removal in a cyclic activated sludge system (CAS), a modified model was developed by combining the process of simultaneous storage and growth, and the kinetics of soluble m...
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Characterization of re-grown floc size and structure: effect of mixing conditions during floc growth, breakage and re-growth process
The impact of mixing speed in three stages—before breakage, during breakage, and after breakage—on re-grown floc properties was investigated by using a non-intrusive optical sampling and digital image analysis...
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Effect of aluminum speciation on fouling mechanisms by pre-coagulation/ultrafiltration process with different NOM fractions
Ultrafiltration is an emerging technology for drinking water production, but the membrane fouling is still a challenge. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of aluminum speciation on UF membran...
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Breakage and regrowth of flocs formed by sweep coagulation using additional coagulant of poly aluminium chloride and non-ionic polyacrylamide
The breakage and regrowth of flocs formed by sweep flocculation were investigated on different flocculation mechanisms using additional dosage coagulant of poly aluminium chloride (PACl) and non-ionic polyacry...
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Analysis of long-term performance and microbial community structure in bio-cathode microbial desalination cells
A microbial desalination cell (MDC) could desalinate salt water without energy consumption and simultaneously generate bioenergy. Compared with an abiotic cathode MDC, an aerobic bio-cathode MDC is more sustai...
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Experimental and numerical characterization of floc morphology: role of changing hydraulic retention time under flocculation mechanisms
The formation, breakage, and re-growth of flocs were investigated by using modified flocculation tests and numerical simulation to explore the evolution of floc morphology for different hydraulic retention tim...
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Open AccessSpatial Abundance and Distribution of Potential Microbes and Functional Genes Associated with Anaerobic Mineralization of Pentachlorophenol in a Cylindrical Reactor
Functional interplays of microbial activity, genetic diversity and contaminant transformation are poorly understood in reactors for mineralizing halogenated aromatics anaerobically. Here, we investigated abund...
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Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting Phenols and Estrogens in Water and Sediment of the Songhua River, Northeastern China
Concentrations of six phenolic endocrine-disrupting chemicals [4-tert-octylphenol (OP), 4-t-nonylphenol (4-t-NP), 4-n-nonylphenol (4-n-NP), nonylphenol mono- to di-ethoxylates (NP1EO, NP2EO), and bisphenol A (BPA...
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5-HTT SS Genotype is Associated with the Pro-nociceptive Sensation by Alcoholic Sting
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the genetic polymorphism in the promoter of the SLC6A4 gene encoding the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) and the sensitivity to noxious stimulati...
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Open AccessPhoto-fermentative bacteria aggregation triggered by L-cysteine during hydrogen production
Hydrogen recovered from organic wastes and solar energy by photo-fermentative bacteria (PFB) has been suggested as a promising bioenergy strategy. However, the use of PFB for hydrogen production generally suff...
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Fractal characteristics of particle size distribution in dynamic flocculation process
This study selected polyaluminum chloride(PAC) coagulant to remove suspended particles in Kaolin suspension solution and used a turbidimeter and particle counter to monitor the flocculation process online and ...
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Characteristics of the dynamic distribution of suspended particles in the flocculation process
Polyaluminium chloride (PAC) synthetic water was selected as a coagulant and kaolin suspension particles as objects to be removed. Online instruments such as the turbidimeter and particle counter were employed...
