Optimization of operational conditions for continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero discharge by Lim, Deric Weikang.

“…By tapping onto the potentials of MD, it becomes possible to operate under a supersaturated state of the solution, thereby achieving the objective of zero discharge to the environment while recovering valuable salts. However, in the current literature, only a few studies provided limited coverage about the optimization of a continuous MDC process performance with regard to supersaturated solutions. …”
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Development of bioactive PCL films using low temperature solvent free method by Lim, Lynette Sihui

“…The results suggested that MgCl2 salt is highly soluble and therefore provides the highest bioavailability of Mg2+ ions, however, a trade off would be the toughness of the films. …”
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A review on piezoelectric ceramics and nanostructures: fundamentals and fabrications by Ali Khorsand Zak, Ali Khorsand Zak, Yazdi, Sh. Tabatabai, Abrishami, Majid Ebrahimizadeh, Hashim, Abdul Manaf

“…The piezoelectric property was found by Curie brothers in quartz and Rachel salt (1881). This property is a complicated phenomenon that makes it challenging to study. …”

Dual layer composite nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for low-pressure water softening by Setiawan, Laurentia, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The newly developed (PAI-PAAm)-PES dual layer hollow fiber membranes show a salt water permeability of 15.8 L/m2.h.bar and high Mg2+ and Ca2+ rejections of 94.2% and 92.3%, respectively, at operating pressure of 2 bar using a 3000 ppm TDS feed solution. …”
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Membrane compaction in forward osmosis process by Ng, Daniel Yee Fan, Chen, Yunfeng, Dong, Zhili, Wang, Rong

“…At the end of FO experiments, all TFC membranes experienced water flux and salt flux decline to different extents. The TFC membranes were characterized using SEM, TEM and AFM. …”
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Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks as capacitive deionization electrodes for water desalination and Cr(VI) adsorption: a molecular simulation study by Hong, Terence Zhi Xiang, Dahanayaka, Madhavi, Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…The effect of ZIF types on the surface interactions between the ZIFs and the salt solution is investigated and explained by radial distribution function (RDF) and ion distribution. …”
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Aluminium(I) anion-supported zero-valent palladium complexes by Yan, Chenting, Koshino, Kota, Zhu, Lizhao, Kinjo, Rei

“…Although transition-metal complexes bearing group 13 ligands are accessible via salt metathesis with these anions, zero-valent transition-metal complexes have never been reported. …”
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Rhamnolipids production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa RW9 using palm oil mill effluent sludge oil as a carbon source by Mohd Asmadi, Nur Aina Natasha, Zee, Kar Mun, Baskaran, Shobanah Menon, Ariffin, Hidayah, Wasoh, Helmi, Maeda, Toshinari, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Zakaria, Mohd Rafein

“…Various carbon and nitrogen sources were introduced into the mineral salt medium to optimize biosurfactant production. …”
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Improving water flux of UiO-66 immobilized on ceramic hollow fiber by Yusof, Noor Fadilah, Raffi, Amirul Afiat, Yahaya, Nur Zhatul Shima, Mohd. Pauzi, Mohamad Zahir, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Jaafar, Juhana, Abas, Khairul Hamimah, A. Rahman, Mukhlis

“…The membrane demonstrated a water flux of 9.26 kg/m2∙h with 100 % salt rejection. Moreover, the membrane powder maintained its crystallinity in seawater, demonstrating its long-term stability and substantial capabilities in terms of desalination.…”

Modification of PVDF hollow fiber membrane with ZnO structure via hydrothermal for enhanced antifouling property in membrane distillation by Tai, Zhong Sheng, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Tajul Arifin, Nur Dhuhaa, Mohd. Hisam, Nur Aina Shazana, Muhamad Iqbal, Rendy, Ab. Rahman, Mazlinda, Wan Mustapa, Wan Nurul Ffazida, Kadirkhan, Farahdila, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Jaafar, Juhana, A. Rahman, Mukhlis

“…This membrane demonstrates a flux of 4.0 kg/m2h and excellent salt rejection (>99.9 %) in direct contact MD (DCMD) when treating a 35 g/L saline solution. …”

Process optimization of alumina extraction from aluminium dross via response surface methodology by Mohamad Jamil Arif, Mansor, Yeoh, Yuan Xin, Siti Nor Amira, Rosli, Noor Intan Shafinas, Muhammad, Kittappa, Shanmuga, Sumaiya, Zainal Abidin

“…Despite its toxic nature, aluminium dross (AD), which is composed primarily of aluminium oxide, alloying elements, and salts such as sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl), may be repurposed into valuable applications. …”
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Effects of scaling and cleaning on the performance of forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes by Arkhangelsky, Elizabeth, Wicaksana, Filicia, Chou, Shuren, Al-Rabiah, Abdulrahman A., Al-Zahrani, Saeed M., Wang, Rong

“…Forward osmosis (FO) process as an alternative to conventional desalination techniques has attracted much attention in recent years. Since mineral salt scaling is one of the major limitations for seawater desalination, the current study focused on the behaviors of thin film composite (TFC) FO hollow fibers, which were fabricated in our laboratory, under the circumstance of calcium sulfate (CaSO4) scaling with sodium chloride as draw solution. …”
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Heat storage performance analysis and parameter design for encapsulated phase change materials by Yu, Qinghua, Romagnoli, Alessandro, Al-Duri, Bushra, Xie, Danmei, Ding, Yulong, Li, Yongliang

“…The Cu/Ni capsule has smaller critical core/shell size ratio to avoid cracking than the salts/SiC capsule, while the former offers a shorter melting period. …”
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Development of fouling resistant nanofiltration membrane for microbial biomass harvesting by Lai, Yanjun

“…LBL-modified NF membranes were characterized in terms of pure water permeability (PWP), salt rejection rate, and molecular weight cut-off (MWCO). …”
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Fabrication of composite FO hollow fiber membranes by co-spinning process – preliminary investigation on properties of the support layer by Cwa, Jackson Xing Long

“…One of the challenges deterring the full exploration of FO potential in this area is the limited number of commercially available FO membranes with high water permeation and superior salt separation performance. The ultimate aim is to fabricate composite hollow fiber FO membranes in a one step co-extrusion and phase inversion process as an alternative to current available membranes not optimised for FO processes. …”
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Physicochemical and in-vitro release studies of liponanocapsules by Tan, Dulcia Wei Ni.

“…Liposome were fabricated from 1, 2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 1, 2-Dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3[Phospho-rac-(1-glycerol)] (sodium salt, DMPG-Na) in 80:20 wt%. Subsequent deposition of positively charged poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and negatively charged sodium poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) were alternatively coated onto these liposomes. …”
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Mildly reduced graphene oxide-Ag nanoparticle hybrid films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering by Li, Xiaocheng, Tay, Beng Kang, Li, Junshuai, Tan, Dunlin, Tan, Chong Wei, Liang, Kun

“…With the MR-GO as templates, MR-GO-Ag nanoparticle (MR-GO-Ag NP) hybrid films were synthesized by immersing the MR-GO monolayer into a silver salt solution with sodium citrate as a reducing agent under UV illumination. …”
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A signal through the noise: accurate determination of hydrogen atom positions in crystal structures and optimisation of Laue neutron diffraction methods by Sackman, GA

“…This has allowed a variety of chemically and crystallographically interesting studies to be performed, specifically:</p> <p>Determining the novel geometry around transition-metal hydride centers, where the signal due to the hydrides can be more confidently distinguished than in an X-ray diffraction experiment; using Laue neutron derived difference Fourier maps to demonstrate that proton disorder can be mistakenly assigned in X-ray derived crystallographic models; performing variable temperature Laue neutron diffraction to identify proton migratory behaviour across short-strong hydrogen bonds; reassigning the space group of a previously reported cobalt(III) coordination complex, in which the lack of inversion symmetry becomes apparent upon accurate determination of the hydrogen atom positions; using Laue neutron diffraction data to more confidently classify systems as co-crystals or salts.</p> <p>Following this, the optimisation and development of the Laue neutron diffraction methods used is described. …”

G-cleave LC3B biosensor: monitoring autophagy and assessing resveratrol's synergistic impact on doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells by Liao, C, Long, Y, Tsai, M, Lin, C, Hsu, K, Lee, C

“…In this study, we developed a non-invasive autophagy detection system (NIADS-autophagy, also called G-cleave LC3B biosensor) by integrating a split-luciferase-based biosensor with an LC3B cleavage sequence, which swiftly identified classic autophagic triggers, such as Earle's Balanced Salt Solution and serum deprivation, through protease-mediated degradation pathways. …”

Steering perovskite precursor solutions for multijunction photovoltaics by Hu, S, Wang, J, Zhao, P, Pascual, J, Wang, J, Rombach, F, Dasgupta, A, Liu, W, Truong, MA, Zhu, H, Kober-Czerny, M, Drysdale, JN, Smith, JA, Yuan, Z, Aalbers, GJW, Schipper, NRM, Yao, J, Nakano, K, Turren-Cruz, S-H, Dallmann, A, Christoforo, MG, Ball, JM, McMeekin, DP, Zaininger, K-A, Liu, Z, Noel, NK, Tajima, K, Chen, W, Ehara, M, Janssen, RAJ, Wakamiya, A, Snaith, HJ

“…Materials that combine these two function groups, amino acid salts, considerably improve the semiconducting quality and homogeneity of perovskite films, surpassing the effect of the individual functional groups when introduced as part of separate molecules. …”