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. …”

Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2005 Mw8.6 Nias‐Simeulue earthquake : spatial overlap and localized viscoelastic flow by Qiu, Qiang, Feng, Lujia, Hermawan, Iwan, Hill, Emma M.

“…We present coseismic slip and afterslip inversion models based on the same fault geometry for the Mw 8.6 2005 Nias-Simeulue earthquake at the Sumatran subduction zone. …”
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Two-qubit sweet spots for capacitively coupled exchange-only spin qubits by Feng, MengKe, Zaw, Lin Htoo, Koh, Teck Seng

“…Assuming noise with a 1/f spectrum, two-qubit gate fidelities and times are calculated, which provide useful information on the noise threshold necessary for fault-tolerance. We study two-qubit gates at single and multiple parameter 2QSS. …”
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Influence of banded ε-martensite and deformation twin on cryogenic toughness of Fe–Mn–xAl–C steel by Li, Leilei, Niu, Gang, Gong, Na, Liu, Hongfei, Wang, Xuelin, Shang, Chengjia, Wang, Yong, Wu, Huibin

“…The relationship between the cryogenic toughness and the Al composition has been revealed through detailed microstructural studies by electron back scatter diffraction and transmission-electron microscopy. The stack fault energy (SFE) increases with the increase of Al content at various temperature. …”
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Enhanced stress and changes to regional seismicity due to the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake on the neighbouring segments of the Main Himalayan Thrust by Chan, Chung-Han, Wang, Yu, Almeida, Rafael, Yadav, R.B.S.

“…The long elapsed time since the last megathrust event and the mainshock coseismic stress increase on the Main Himalayan Thrust suggest high seismic potential in the Lalitpur and Lamjung areas along the fault system. We also calculate the stress change on optimally oriented planes in the region and model the regional seismicity rate using a smoothing kernel method and seismicity since 1921. …”
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Study of the consensus method for a multi-agent system with actuator saturation by Xu, Maolin

“…Because of its strong fault tolerance and robustness, it proves instrumental in numerous fields, among which are the military, transportation, production, and several others. …”
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Power system strength for renewable energy resource hosting capacity enhancement by Li, Jiancheng

“…The simulations focus on the dynamic responses of the grid to renewable energy fluctuations and fault condiiii tions, providing insights into the performance of different system strengthening solutions. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (back-end and front-end development) by Leow, Mandfred Hong Jie

“…The new microservices architecture aims to improve modularity, fault tolerance, and deployment efficiency. It enables independent development and scaling of backend services, making the system more maintainable and adaptable to future needs. …”
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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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