This study presents an investigation of chemical and physical characterization, green process analysis, techno-economic considerations, and carbon emissions for synthesizing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) from plasti...
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Microscale application of the material balance concept on a chrome-bearing metal finishing rinse tank was demonstrated to be a useful tool for evaluating waste minimization alternatives for plating rinses. Although mo...
Microscale application of the material balance concept on a chrome-bearing metal finishing rinse tank was demonstrated to be a useful tool for evaluating waste minimization alternatives for plating rinses. Although more focused, the approach is easy to implement and once calibrated, the material balance model can predict process sensitivity for variables that are relevant to achieving waste minimization goals. In this case, substantial savings can be achieved in water usage and sludge generation by reducing flow-through rinse rates and installing mist spray rinses above concentrated finishing tanks.
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is a mixture of compounds that are found ubiquitously in natural waters. The characterization of DOM is important in order to understand its effect on environmental processes and during ...
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The marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus can accumulate significant amounts of silicon (Si) within its cells, potentially contributing to the vertical transport of biogenic Si in the ocean. This has prompted interest i...
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Activated carbon fibers (ACF) were used to adsorb ppmv concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from laboratory generated gas streams. VOCs considered were benzene and acetone because the VOC are commonly f...
Activated carbon fibers (ACF) were used to adsorb ppmv concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from laboratory generated gas streams. VOCs considered were benzene and acetone because the VOC are commonly found in indoor air and have potential to increase health risks to humans. ACF were used as the adsorbent because they typically exhibit higher adsorption capacities and faster adsorption kinetics than commercially available granular activated carbons (GAC) and show potential as an adsorbent to effectively remove VOCs from indoor air. Adsorption models by Dubinin and coworkers (Dubinin, 1975), based on the theory of volume filling of micropores, and an empirical model by Freundlich were used to fit the measured adsorption isotherms. Agreement between the modeled and experimental results for acetone and benzene using the Dubinin-Radushkevich equation generally improved with increasing BET surface area and produced reasonable fits of the adsorption isotherms for both acetone and benzene. The Freundlich equation produced values for correlation coefficients (R) between modeled and experimental data from 0.980 to 0.997, indicating the validity of using the Freundlich equation to model the adsorption isotherms over the concentration range of interest. These results indicate that ACF show potential as an adsorbent for removing low concentrations of VOCs from indoor air.
Seagrass meadows provide important ecological functions,particularly by serving as carbon sinks and breeding grounds for marine *** change has threatened seagrass communities,causing their replacement,loss and increas...
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Seagrass meadows provide important ecological functions,particularly by serving as carbon sinks and breeding grounds for marine *** change has threatened seagrass communities,causing their replacement,loss and increased *** review examined scholarly articles published between 2010-2021 to comprehensively present the impacts of climate change on seagrass *** shows that ocean warming negatively affects seagrass communities by favouring communities of lower structuring capacities,thus reducing the effectiveness of their ecological *** warming also promotes the propagation and spread of invasive species,and changes the trophic structures leading to further loss of seagrasses of *** seawater temperature is associated with shoot mortality and retarded growth of certain *** level rise causes more wave energy to be received by coastal seagrass communities,thus,creating more damage to the *** sea limits light penetration and alters distribution of seagrass *** dioxide enrichment of seawater increases photosynthetic rate of seagrasses but ocean warming and acidification counteract this beneficial *** dioxide enrichment affects different seagrass species and different parts of a seagrass species differently,and,where beneficial to seagrass communities,could enhance their ecological *** extremes could kill seagrasses while marine heatwaves and flooding could act synergistically to increase carbon demand of certain seagrasses and unfavourably change their *** impacts are often aggravated by anthropogenic *** review calls for more studies and conservation efforts to understand the impacts of climate change on seagrass communities and future-proof them against the changing climate.
The effect of fully submerged boulders on the flow structure in channels has been studied by some ***,many natural streams have bed material with boulders that are not fully submerged under *** many natural streams,bo...
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The effect of fully submerged boulders on the flow structure in channels has been studied by some ***,many natural streams have bed material with boulders that are not fully submerged under *** many natural streams,boulders cover between 1% and 10% of the area of the stream *** effect of non-submerged boulders on the velocity profile and flow characteristics is very important for assessing riverbed *** objectives of this paper are to find the pattern of velocity distribution around a non-submerged boulder and to compare it with the classical studies on flow resistance and Reynolds stress distribution in open ***,by considering the variation in the Reynolds stress distribution at different locations around a non-submerged boulder,the effect of a non-submerged boulder on the estimation of shear velocity and resistance to flow has been *** indicates that inside the scour hole caused by a non-submerged boulder in a river velocity distributions are ***,velocity distributions are regular outside the scour *** presence of the boulder causes a considerable deviation of the Reynolds shear stress from the classic distribution,showing a non-specific distribution with negative *** classical methods for calculating shear velocity are not suitable because these methods do not give detailed velocity and Reynolds stress distributions in natural rivers with a lot of ***,the effect of a non-submerged boulder on the estimation of the resistance to flow by considering the variations in velocity and Reynolds stress distributions at different locations around a non-submerged boulder is important and needs to be studied in a natural river instead ofjust in laboratory *** negative values in Reynolds stress distribution around a boulder indicate that the classical methods are unable to predict resistance to flow,and also show strong turbulence inside the scour hole where the complex
The frequency-time finite element model TEA-NL is used to investigate tidal propagation and circulation in the English Channel and the southern North Sea, in the context of the Tidal Flow Forum benchmark. Quality of T...
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The frequency-time finite element model TEA-NL is used to investigate tidal propagation and circulation in the English Channel and the southern North Sea, in the context of the Tidal Flow Forum benchmark. Quality of TEA-NL simulations, relative to both field data and simulations by other numerical models is discussed. Sensitivity analyses are performed with regard to the effect on accuracy of bottom friction, and the effect on computational cost of the strategy used to harmonically decompose and iterate non-linear loading terms in the shallow water equations.
The Regional Climate Model(RegCM)proves valuable for climate analysis and has been applied to a wide range of climate change aspects and other environmental issues at a regional *** model also demonstrated success in ...
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The Regional Climate Model(RegCM)proves valuable for climate analysis and has been applied to a wide range of climate change aspects and other environmental issues at a regional *** model also demonstrated success in diverse areas of urban research,including urban heat island studies,extreme climate events analysis,assessing urban resilience,and evaluating urbanization impacts on climate and air ***,more studies have been conducted in utilizing RegCM to address climate change in cities,due to its enhanced ability over the years to capture meteorological phenomena at city ***,there are many challenges associated with its implementation in meso-scale research,which are attributed to various shortcomings and thus create room for further improvement in the *** paper presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the RegCM over the years and its customisation across various parameters,demonstrating its versatility in urban climate studies and underscoring the model’s pivotal role in addressing multifaceted challenges in urban *** addressing these aspects,the paper offers valuable insights and recommendations for researchers seeking to enhance the accuracy and efficacy of urban climate simulations using the RegCM system,thereby contributing to the advancement of urban climate science and sustainability.
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