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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A specific microporous KOH/activated‐biochar (K/BC) was produced from a blend of date stones (DS) and walnut shells (WS) and used in the adsorptive desulfurization (ADS) of two types of model fuel DBT/n‐hexane (S‐hex), DBT/cyclohexane (S‐cyclohex).
Ameen L. Alyawer +4 more
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Spatial Distribution of Annual and Monthly Rainfall Erosivity in the Jaguarí River Basin
Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2017 The Jaguarí River Basin forms the main water supply sources for the São Paulo Metropolitan Region and other cities in the state. Since the kinetic energy of rainfall is the driving force of water erosion, the main cause of land and water degradation, we ...
Lucas Machado Pontes +5 more
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Threats to soil quality in Denmark - A review of existing knowledge in the context of the EU Soil Thematic Strategy [PDF]
, 2009 The EU Commission is preparing a proposal for a Soil Framework Directive with the purpose of protecting the soil resources in Europe. The proposal identifies six major threats to the sustained quality of soils in Europe. This report addresses the threats
Christensen, B.T. +2 more
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Corrosion of metallic process equipment in chemical, marine, and offshore industries leads to significant maintenance costs and safety concerns. Conventional epoxy coatings, though widely applied, often deteriorate under harsh conditions due to microcracking, moisture ingress and lack of self‐healing capability.
Thean Nam Low +5 more
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Assessing and Mapping Erosion Risk for Velikoy Sub-watershed within Coruh River Basin in Turkey
Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi, 2018 Vegetation on earth surface is the integral part of the world ecosystems in functioning for varying spatial and temporal scales. Along with other benefits, land-use as a forest can dramatically reduce the soil erosion and water pollution by protecting ...
Mustafa Tufekcioglu +5 more
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Habitable Snowballs: Temperate Land Conditions, Liquid Water, and Implications for CO$_2$ Weathering
, 2019 Habitable planets are commonly imagined to be temperate planets like Earth, with areas of open ocean and warm land. In contrast, planets in snowball states, where oceans are entirely ice-covered, are believed to be inhospitable.
Lee, Christopher +3 more
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Evaluation of greenwaste mulch to control runoff quality from landfill sites during frequent storms [PDF]
, 2009 This paper describes a preliminary evaluation of two types of greenwaste (fresh and aged) used as a mulch layer to control runoff from disturbed landfill areas. Fresh greenwaste refers to woody and herbaceous garden waste that has been recently collected,
Brodie, I. M., Misra, R. K.
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This review article critically examines the environmental and health hazards of tannery sludge (TS), a complex by‐product of the leather tanning industry. TS is characterized by a diverse array of contaminants, including heavy metals like chromium, organic pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds ...
Yashar Aryanfar +10 more
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Sediment Management for Southern California Mountians, Coastal Plains and Shoreline. Part D: Special Inland Studies [PDF]
, 1982 In southern California the natural environmental system involves the continual relocation of sedimentary materials. Particles are eroded from inland areas where there is sufficient relief and, precipitation.
Brown, William M., III +4 more
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Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper reports on the excavation of a cache of stone artefacts, buried on the bank of a waterhole or ‘billabong’ in central western Queensland. This is an extremely rare find, and yet it is the second such site to be reported within less than a 10 km radius.
Yinika L. Perston +5 more
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