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Membrane Fouling Monitoring in a Submerged Membrane Bioreactor

Proceedings, 2018
Use of Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) technology for municipal wastewater treatment has been increased in recent years, as it successfully overcomes the disadvantages of the conventional activated sludge process.
Konstantinos Azis, Marianthi Malioka, Spyridon Ntougias, Paraschos Melidis   +3 more
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Beyond Presumptions: Toward Mechanistic Clarity in Metal‐Free Carbon Catalysts for Electrochemical H2O2 Production via Data Science

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Metal‐free carbon catalysts enable the sustainable synthesis of hydrogen peroxide via two‐electron oxygen reduction; however, active site complexity continues to hinder reliable interpretation. This review critiques correlation‐based approaches and highlights the importance of orthogonal experimental designs, standardized catalyst passports ...
Dayu Zhu, Hsi‐wen Wu, Xiao Wang, Jie Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eutectozymes as Soft Hybrid Materials for Advanced Biocatalysis

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Eutectozymes are sustainable hybrid materials that embed a GOx–HRP cascade within hydrophobic eutectogels featuring a dual supramolecular–covalent network. This architecture preserves native enzyme structure and stability, enables efficient heterogeneous biocatalysis in aqueous media, and positions eutectogels as robust platforms for next‐generation ...
Manuel Eduardo Martinez Cartagena, Lucia Suarez, Aitor Ontoria, Francisca J. Benitez, Elixabete Rezabal, María Soledad Orellano, Marcelo Calderón, Cristián Huck‐Iriart, Agustin S. Picco, Matias L. Picchio, Ana Beloqui   +10 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biocatalyst Potential of Cellulose-Degrading Microorganisms Isolated from Orange Juice Processing Waste

Beverages, 2019
Cellulases can be applied as macerating and peeling enzymes in the orange juice processing industry. In this work, indigenous cellulose-degrading microorganisms were isolated from orange juice processing waste through successive enrichment procedures ...
Ioanna Zerva, Nikolaos Remmas, Spyridon Ntougias   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defect‐Engineered Microwave‐Responsive Ni@C Composites From Waste PET for Catalytic Plastic Upcycling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A circular upcycling strategy transforms waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles into microwave‐responsive Ni@C catalyst featuring lattice‐distorted nickel cores and defective carbon shells. These strain‐rich heterointerfaces enhance dielectric loss and promote localized microwave hotspots, accelerating peroxymonosulfate activation and polymer‐chain
Xiao Lu, Shiying Ren, Jingkai Lin, Kunsheng Hu, Yalan Mo, Shaobin Wang, Wenjie Tian, Xiaoguang Duan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined strategies for promoting short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge in anaerobic fermentation

Communications Engineering
Carbon-neutral strategies are transforming wastewater treatment from pollution removal to resource recovery. Anaerobic fermentation stands out as a promising method for the recovery of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge.
Xiaodi Li, Lu Wang, Mianfeng Zhang, Bo Wang, Wei Zeng, Yongzhen Peng   +5 more
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Defect‐Driven Charge Separation in Ba‐Doped SrTiO3: Correlating Photoelectrochemical Performance With Dye‐Selective Photocatalysis

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Ba‐doped SrTiO3 perovskites establish a direct correlation between photoelectrochemical activity and photocatalytic performance. Optimized Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 exhibits enhanced charge separation, photocurrent generation, and visible‐light‐driven dye degradation through defect‐induced oxygen vacancies and lattice distortion.
Sagar A. Nikam, Somnath Ladhane, Vikas P. Mhaske, Gotan H. Jain, Sandesh R. Jadkar, Shashikant P. Patole, Ganesh E. Patil   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aggregation‐Controlled Vat Dyeing of Meta‐Aramid Fibers: Mechanistic Insights and Suppression of Surface Dye Deposition

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Supramolecular aggregation governs the interfacial adsorption, diffusion, and fixation of anthraquinone‐based vat dyes in meta‐aramid fibers. By correlating reduction chemistry, aggregate formation, and fiber microstructure, a multiscale mechanism for aggregation‐controlled dyeing is established, providing an effective strategy to suppress surface dye ...
Jisiyuan Qin, Yahui Xia, Shiqi Hu, Yongmin Wu, Mohammad Raza Miah, Ruizhe Lu, Yunhan Tang, Genyang Cao, Sakil Mahmud   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pilot-scale implementation of mainstream anammox for municipal wastewater treatment against cold temperature

Nature Communications
Applying anammox to municipal wastewater treatment promises enormous energy and resource savings; however, seasonally cold conditions pose a considerable challenge, impeding its future applications towards non-tropical regions.
Qi Zhao, Yongzhen Peng, Jianwei Li, Tipei Jia, Qiong Zhang, Liang Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source