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Saltwater intrusion in context: soil factors regulate impacts of salinity on soil carbon cycling
Salinization of freshwater ecosystems impacts carbon cycling, a particular concern for coastal wetlands, which are important agents of carbon...
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From Coupling Second-Order Stresses to Understanding and Predicting the Structural Response of a Dioctahedral Smectite
The employment of clay minerals in the transport of water, nutrients, and contaminants depends on a few factors, including permeability, hydration...
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Chemico-mechanical activation of EICP-modified soil: role of urease enzyme
Enzyme-induced carbonate precipitation (EICP) is a ground improvement technique used in bio-geotechnical engineering, which utilizes...
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Development and Application of Flushing Fluid Used for Shale Gas and Tight Gas
In the process of drilling horizontal Wells such as shale gas and tight gas, oil-based mud is used, which makes it difficult to flush mud cake in...
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Revolutionizing shale drilling with potassium chloride-based natural deep eutectic solvent as an additive
Shale instability is a significant problem, accounting for approximately 70% of wellbore challenges during drilling operations. To address this...
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Octanol–Water Partition Coefficients of Aristolochic Acids and Implications to the Etiology of Balkan Endemic Nephropathy
The octanol–water partition coefficients ( K ow ) of the aristolochic acids, AA I and AA II, were determined using the traditional shake-flask method as...
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Significant abundances of alkaline components in the fine and coarse aerosols over a tropical rain shadow location in peninsular India
This paper reports the chemistry of fine (PM 2.5 ) and coarse (PM 10 ) aerosols sampled over a period of three years during 2018–2021 at a semi -arid...
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A Study on Ikaite Growth in the Presence of Phosphate
Phosphate is a common component in natural growth solutions of ikaite. Although phosphate often occurs as a minor constituent, its presence may...
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Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of undisturbed lateritic soil subjected to alkali contamination
Alkali pollution can affect the physical and mechanical properties of lateritic soil to different degrees depending on soil type, alkali...
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Fractal model for water–mineral interaction of expansive soils
Water–mineral interaction in expansive soils is discussed under environmental loads in water chemistry. Water and clay particles interact with each,...
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Formation of decimeter-scale, long-lived elevated ionic conductivity regions in thunderclouds
We propose a scenario in which elevated ionic conductivity regions (EICRs) with dimensions of the order of 0.1–1 m are formed in the turbulent...
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Oilfield chemical-formation interaction and the effects on petrophysical properties: a review
Oil and gas recovery may cause formation damage during drilling, completion, and production phases. As a result of fundamental chemical, thermal,...
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Macro- and Microstructural behaviour of Lime-stabilised marine soil treated with Nano-titanium dioxide
Weak soils in marine environments present unique challenges for engineering endeavours due to its inherent characteristics and the dynamic nature of...
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Experimental and Modeling Studies on Sorption Behaviour of 133Ba(II) on Fe–Montmorillonite Clay Minerals
Fe type clay minerals, Fe–montmorillonite, are expected to form in the nuclear waste repositories over a span of few years owing to the interaction...
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Laboratory experiments on the effects of corrosion inhibitor on the mechanical properties of reservoir rock
Geothermal energy production often involves use of corrosion inhibitors. We performed rock mechanical experiments (room temperature; confining...
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Use of sodium alginate as a novel cementitious material to improve the engineering properties of disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone
Carbonaceous mudstone is distributed abundantly on the Earth’s surface. Its widespread availability makes disintegrated carbonaceous mudstone (DCM)...
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Synthesis and characterization of an innovative sodium alginate/flaxseed gum green hydrogel for forward osmosis desalination
Recently, fresh water resources have been limited globally. Thus, desalination has been the most recommended solution to overcome this issue. Forward...
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Discovering High-Pressure and High-Temperature Minerals
Defining high-pressure (P) and high-temperature (T) minerals beyond vague conventions requires robust criteria. The conjunction of mineralogy and...
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Multivariate statistical analysis and geospatial approach for evaluating hydro-geochemical characteristics of meltwater from Shaune Garang glacier, Himachal Pradesh, India
The study focuses on the hydro-geochemistry of Shaune Garang glacier’s meltwater concerning glacial geomorphology. Seventy-nine water samples (53 in...
