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Yanli Tao, Jianfeng Zhu, Jian Zhou, Zeyi Yu and Jia Lu
The electro-osmosis-combined-preloading method is considered very promising in soft soil improvement, while the uncertainty in the function mechanism has hindered its practical application. To explore the mechanism of the combined method, experiments con...
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Mauro Gontero, Adriano Brandelli, Caciano Zapata Noreña
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The aim of this work was to produce crystallized fruit from watermelon rind. The following procedure was developed: the outer peel was removed; the material was sliced into 7 mm cubes, blanched for, 0, 5 and 10 minutes, and then treated with 10% sodiu...
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Alexei Pervov and Dmitry Spitsov
Reverse osmosis is efficiently used for producing drinking water from groundwater sources containing dissolved impurities, including fluoride, ammonia, lithium, strontium, boron, arsenic, etc. The principal problems of utilizing reverse osmosis include s...
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Sudesh Yadav, Ibrar Ibrar, Salam Bakly, Daoud Khanafer, Ali Altaee, V. C. Padmanaban, Akshaya Kumar Samal and Alaa H. Hawari
Organic fouling in the forward osmosis process is complex and influenced by different parameters in the forward osmosis such as type of feed and draw solution, operating conditions, and type of membrane. In this article, we reviewed organic fouling in th...
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Vanessa Mendoza-Grimón, Juan Ramón Fernández-Vera, Jose Manuel Hernández-Moreno and María del Pino Palacios-Díaz
In the Canary Islands, there is a hydrological imbalance between water consumption and renewable water availability. To provide more water resources, reverse osmosis (RO) from seawater is used. As boron (B) contents in irrigation water higher than 0.7 mg...
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J. Feo-García, A. Pulido-Alonso, A. Florido-Betancor and N. R. Florido-Suárez
The analysis of energy consumption in reverse osmosis desalination plants is the most important and relevant factor to study, because this parameter indicates the level of efficiency and competitiveness of the plant. The direct consequence of the high sp...
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Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Arman Ameen, Mohammed Kadhom and Iqbal M. Mujtaba
Due to its high pollutant rejection and low energy usage, the spiral wound module of reverse osmosis (RO) process is the most commonly used technology utilised in wastewater treatment. For a spiral wound module, the presence of a feed spacer is important...
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Ángel Rivero-Falcón, Baltasar Peñate Suárez and Noemi Melián-Martel
The most recent years of research have shifted the perception of desalination brine from being waste to a high-value resource, in consonance with a circular economy perspective. The Canary Islands, containing the largest number of desalination plants per...
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Esteban Manuel Villena-Martínez, Paola Andrea Alvizuri-Tintaya, Vanesa Gladys Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, Jaime Lora-García, Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López, Lorena Sánchez Barrero, Alejandra Leigue Fernández and Paul D?Abzac
The accelerated deterioration of water quality in the city of Tarija, Bolivia, has caused several water sources in the Municipality of Tarija to be discontinued due to the presence of toxic contaminants. The current water purification systems that are us...
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Wuhib Zeine Ousman, Esayas Alemayehu and Patricia Luis
Fluoride is a concern for human health at high concentrations, but it is also a valuable compound with multiple applications. Thus, having a system that gives the opportunity to remove and recover this valuable element from water is highly interesting. R...
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Biagio Bianchi, Bruno Molino, Filippo Catalano, Ferruccio Giametta, Antonio Jacopo Molino and Luigi Ambrosone
Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are used in the concentration of grape musts in winemaking. Both technologies offer an effective way to concentrate the grape musts, reducing the volume and the solids content to achieve desired characteristics in the f...
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Vercus Lumami Kapepula, Mar García Alvarez, Vida Sang Sefidi, Estella Buleng Njoyim Tamungang, Théophile Ndikumana, Dieu-Donné Musibono, Bart Van Der Bruggen and Patricia Luis
This study evaluates the performance of commercial reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes for the removal of metal ions from synthetic water and surface water carried from the north-west of Lake Tanganyika in the city of Uvira, in the eas...
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Maria João Pereira, Oceane Grosjean, Manuela Pintado, Carla Brazinha and João Crespo
The increase in environmental consciousness and stricter regulations has motivated industries to seek sustainable technologies that allow valorising wastewaters, contributing to the profitability of overall processes. Canning industry effluents, namely s...
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Abu-Taher Jamal-Uddin, Takashi Matsuura, Fadi Al-Daoud and Richard G. Zytner
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Saad M. Alramthi, Gamila H. Ali, Ahmed M. Shaban, Tarek A. Abdou, Atiah M. Elthagafi, Saad H. Eldosari, Bao-Ku Zhu and Hosam M. Safaa
Water demand per capita will rise in the Arab world as a result of climate change and population expansion. One of the most important aims in coping with population increase around the world is to conserve water supplies. As a result, the Kingdom of Saud...
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Jhon Jairo Feria-Díaz, Felipe Correa-Mahecha, María Cristina López-Méndez, Juan Pablo Rodríguez-Miranda and Jesús Barrera-Rojas
Reverse osmosis is the leading technology for desalination of brackish water and seawater, important for solving the growing problems of fresh water supply. Thermal technologies such as multi-effect distillation and multi-stage flash distillation still c...
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Tripti Mishra, RK Srivastava
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The current study aims at the selection of an appropriate draw solute for forward osmosis process. Separation and recovery of the draw solute are the major criteria for the selection of draw solute for forward osmosis process. Therefore in this investiga...
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Tripti Mishra, RK Srivastava
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The current study aims at the selection of an appropriate draw solute for forward osmosis process. Separation and recovery of the draw solute are the major criteria for the selection of draw solute for forward osmosis process. Therefore in this investiga...
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Nirenkumar Pathak, Van Huy Tran, Andrea Merenda, M. A. H. Johir, Sherub Phuntsho and Hokyong Shon
The ubiquitous presence of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in the environment as a result of continuous discharge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) into water matrices?even at trace concentrations (ng/L)?is of great concern, both in the public and ...
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