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Walnut shell biochar supported TiO2–g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst for solar photocatalytic degradation of congo red
Biochar has multiple applications, one of which is to act as a supporting material for catalysts in various treatment processes. Solar-light-driven photocatalysis is one of the efficient treatment methods for ...
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Chlorophenols Dechlorination Water Treatment Using Ni-Iron Bimetallic Systems: Implications of the Degree of Chlorination, Nickel Coating, and Iron Oxide Phases
Chlorophenols (CPs) have been detected as contaminants causing groundwater and potable water pollution. Toxicity of CPs increases with the increase in the degree of chlorination. This study aimed at investigat...
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Effect of rhamnolipid on the physicochemical properties and interaction of bacteria and fungi
Bacterial adhesion on surfaces is an essential initial step in promoting bacterial mobilization for soil bioremediation process. Modification of the cell surface is required to improve the adhesion of bacteria...
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Dissolved Oxygen Perturbations: A New Strategy to Enhance the Removal of Organic Micropollutants in Activated Sludge Process
Cycles of dissolved oxygen perturbation can affect emerging contaminants removal. The nitrification process can also be enhanced by oxygen perturbations. Perturbation frequency is a sensitive parameter.
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Effect of O2, Ni0 coatings, and iron oxide phases on pentachlorophenol dechlorination by zero-valent iron
This study explores the zero-valent iron (ZVI) dechlorination of pentachlorophenol (PCP) and its dependence on the dissolved oxygen (O2), presence/formation of iron oxides, and presence of nickel metal on the ZVI...
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Pentachlorophenol dechlorination with zero valent iron: a Raman and GCMS study of the complex role of surficial iron oxides
The dechlorination of chlorinated organic pollutants by zero valent iron (ZVI) is an important water treatment process with a complex dependence on many variables. This complexity means that there are reported...
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Effect of Fenton reagent shock and recovery periods on anaerobic microbial community structure and degradation of chlorinated aliphatics
This study investigates the effect of Fenton reagent on the structure and function of a microbial consortium during the anaerobic degradation of hexachloroethane (HCA) and tetrachloroethene (PCE). Anaerobic bi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Method to Calibrate Metabolic Network Models with Experimental Datasets
A method to calibrate stoichiometric coefficients values related to uncharacterized or lumped reactions of metabolic network models is presented. The method finds coefficients values that produce a model versi...
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Metal–Plant Interactions: Toxicity and Tolerance
Plants are primarily exposed to metals through the soil from where they may be absorbed by root tissues and transported into the shoots. The presence of metals at toxic levels can elicit a wide range of visibl...
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The role of salicylate and biosurfactant in inducing phenanthrene degradation in batch soil slurries
The majority of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) sorb strongly to soil organic matter posing a complex barrier to biodegradation. Biosurfactants can increase soil-sorbed PAHs desorption, solubilisation,...
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Amendments and their combined application for enhanced copper, cadmium, lead uptake by Lolium perenne
Chemical amendments can enhance heavy metal phytoextraction by increasing metal bioavailability for plant root uptake and translocation to shoots, and by improving plant growth. This study assessed the effect ...
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Sediment Retention by Alternative Filtration Media Configurations in Stormwater Treatment
Urban stormwater can be treated by infiltration at the source using systems like permeable paving. A critical component of such a system is the filtration media. Laboratory experiments were conducted using col...
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Modeling Biogeochemical Processes in Leachate-Contaminated Soils: A Review
During subsurface transport, reactive solutes are subject to a variety of hydrological, physical and biochemical processes. The major hydrological and physical processes include advection, diffusion and hydrod...
