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Sousan Hadi, Ensiyeh Taheri, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Ali Fatehizadeh, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
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Lucas Spessato, Vitor A. Duarte, Jhessica M. Fonseca, Pedro A. Arroyo, Vitor C. Almeida
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Sergio Acevedo, Liliana Giraldo, Juan Carlos Moreno-Pirajan
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JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
(2022)
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Miroslaw Kwiatkowski, Elzbieta Broniek
Summary: This study focused on the preparation of activated carbons from various biomass materials and analyzed the influence of activation conditions on their porous structure and adsorption properties. The results showed that activated carbon derived from ebony wood at a specific mass ratio exhibited optimal adsorption capacity and surface uniformity, highlighting the effectiveness of the LBET method for analyzing porous structure.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Vorokhta, J. Novakova, M. Dopita, I. Khalakhan, V. Kopecky, M. Svabova
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Eva Maria Ramirez, Manuel Brenes, Concepcion Romero, Eduardo Medina
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Eleni D. Salonikidou, Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Margaritis Kostoglou, Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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Elaheh Torabi, Ensiyeh Taheri, Hamidreza Pourzamani, Ali Fatehizadeh, Sami Rtimi, Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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Amina Lissaneddine, Laila Mandi, Mounir El Achaby, Emmanuel Mousset, Eldon R. Rene, Naaila Ouazzani, Marie-Noelle Pons, Faissal Aziz
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Luan de Souza Leite, Maria Teresa Hoffmann, Fabio Simoes de Vicente, Danilo Vitorino dos Santos, Luiz Antonio Daniel
Summary: The traditional bituminous activated carbon showed the best performance for AOM removal, followed by babassu coconut activated carbon. Additionally, significant reductions in trihalomethanes formation potential were achieved.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Mohamed Reda Zahi, Wissam Zam, Mohamed El Hattab
Summary: The Mediterranean olive oil industries produce a large quantity of olive mill wastewater (OMWW), which is released into the nature without pretreatment, causing high toxicity and pollution. Efforts should be made to develop suitable treatment methods to eliminate its pollution risk.
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Malgorzata Wisniewska, Natalia Pawlak, Dariusz Sternik, Robert Pietrzak, Piotr Nowicki
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Environmental Sciences
Lygeri Papaoikonomou, Konstantinos Labanaris, Kyriakos Kaderides, Athanasia M. Goula
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Khalid Aziz, Imane Haydari, Savas Kaya, Laila Mandi, Naaila Ouazzani, Faissal Aziz
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A. A. Marianou, C. M. Michailof, A. Pineda, E. F. Iliopoulou, K. S. Triantafyllidis, A. A. Lappas
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K. G. Kalogiannis, S. D. Stefanidis, S. A. Karakoulia, K. S. Triantafyllidis, H. Yiannoulakis, C. Michailof, A. A. Lappas
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M. A. Kougioumtzis, A. Marianou, K. Atsonios, C. Michailof, N. Nikolopoulos, N. Koukouzas, K. Triantafyllidis, A. Lappas, E. Kakaras
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(2018)
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Asimina A. Marianou, Chrysoula M. Michailof, Dimitrios K. Ipsakis, Stamatia A. Karakoulia, Konstantinos G. Kalogiannis, Haris Yiannoulakis, Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis, Angelos A. Lappas
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
(2018)
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A. C. Psarras, C. M. Michailof, E. F. Iliopoulou, K. G. Kalogiannis, A. A. Lappas, E. Heracleous, K. S. Triantafyllidis
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(2019)
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(2020)
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(2021)
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Asimina A. Marianou, Chrysoula M. Michailof, Antonio Pineda, Eleni F. Iliopoulou, Kostas S. Triantafyllidis, Angelos A. Lappas
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Yinping Xiang, Meiying Jia, Rui Xu, Jialu Xu, Lele He, Haihao Peng, Weimin Sun, Dongbo Wang, Weiping Xiong, Zhaohui Yang
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Weixin Zhao, Tianyi Hu, Hao Ma, Dan Li, Qingliang Zhao, Junqiu Jiang, Liangliang Wei
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Christina Karmann, Anna Magrova, Pavel Jenicek, Jan Bartacek, Vojtech Kouba
Summary: This review assesses nitrogen removal technologies in reject water treatment, highlighting the differences in environmental impacts and economic benefits. Partial nitritation-anammox shows potential for economic benefits and positive environmental outcomes when operated and controlled properly.
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(2024)
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Wei-Hao Huang, Ying-Ju Chang, Duu-Jong Lee
Summary: This study modified pinecone biochar with layered double hydroxide (LDH) to enhance its adsorption capacity for heavy metal and phosphate ions. The LDH-biochar showed significantly improved adsorption capacities for Pb2+ and phosphate, and a slight increase for Cu2+ and Co2+. The LDH layer enhanced the adsorption through various mechanisms.
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(2024)
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Chao Song, Fanfan Cai, Shuang Yang, Ligong Wang, Guangqing Liu, Chang Chen
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Sefkan Kendir, Matthias Franzreb
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Ishaq Kariim, Ji-Yeon Park, Wajahat Waheed Kazmi, Hulda Swai, In-Gu Lee, Thomas Kivevele
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Xiyue Zhang, Xiyao Li, Liang Zhang, Yongzhen Peng
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Xu Yang, Mahmoud Mazarji, Mengtong Li, Aohua Li, Ronghua Li, Zengqiang Zhang, Junting Pan
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Ty Shitanaka, Haylee Fujioka, Muzammil Khan, Manpreet Kaur, Zhi-Yan Du, Samir Kumar Khanal
Summary: The market value of microalgae has exponentially increased in the past two decades, thanks to their applications in various industries. However, the supply of high-value microalgal bioproducts is limited due to several factors, and strategies are being explored to overcome these limitations and improve microalgae production, thus increasing the availability of algal-derived bioproducts in the market.
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Martin Kerner, Thorsten Wolff, Torsten Brinkmann
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Rui Ma, Ji Li, Rd Tyagi, Xiaolei Zhang
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Bing Wang, Peng Zhang, Xu Guo, Xu Bao, Junjie Tian, Guomin Li, Jian Zhang
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BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
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Rohit Dey, Franziska Ortiz Tena, Song Wang, Josef Martin Messmann, Christian Steinweg, Claudia Thomsen, Clemens Posten, Stefan Leu, Matthias S. Ullrich, Laurenz Thomsen
Summary: This study investigated the operation of a 1000L microalgae-based membrane photobioreactor system for continuous secondary wastewater treatment. The research focused on a green microalgae strain called Desmodesmus sp. The study aimed to understand key trends and optimization strategies by conducting experiments in both summer and winter seasons. The findings showed that maintaining low cell concentrations during periods of light inhibition was beneficial for nutrient uptake rates. Effective strategies for enhancing algae-based wastewater treatment included cell mass recycling and adjusting dilution rates based on light availability.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2024)
