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  • Improving plastic pyrolysis oil quality via an electrochemical process for polymer recycling: a review 
    Catizane, César; Jiang, Ying; Sumner, Joy (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-12-20)
    Electrochemical hydrogenation (ECH) is a novel route for the upgradation of pyrolysis oil from both biomass and plastic feedstocks. Compared with conventional routes, including thermal cracking, ECH can be performed under ...
  • Improving soil and water management for agriculture: insights and innovation from Malta 
    Hallett, Stephen; Sakrabani, Ruben; Thompson, Andrew; Deeks, Lynda K.; Knox, Jerry W. (Malta College of Arts, Science & Technology, 2017-11-30)
    Maltese soil resources are a precious and finite natural resource of great agricultural, environmental, and cultural value. They have been subject to human influence over a considerable time and, owing to prolonged intensive ...
  • Improving the biodegradability of rice straw by electrochemical pretreatment 
    Sun, Shaohua; Zhang, Yuanyuan; Yang, Zhaoyang; Liu, Chunmei; Zuo, Xiaoyu; Tang, Yang; Wan, Pingyu; Liu, Yanping; Li, Xiujin; Coulon, Frederic; Hu, Qing; Yang, Xiao Jin (Elsevier, 2022-08-23)
    The efficacy of NaOH, alkaline hydrogen peroxide (NaOH-H2O2), electrochemically produced NaOH-H2O2 (eNaOH-H2O2) and electrohydrolysis (EH) pretreatments was investigated for anaerobic digestion of rice straw. The cumulative ...
  • Improving the efficiency of small-scale wastewater treatment by pneumatic agitation 
    Sun, Shaohua; Tong, Yanming; Hou, Aiying; Yin, Lijun; Zheng, Tong; Zheng, Jie; Liu, Jicheng; Cao, Bing; Hu, Qing; Coulon, Frederic; Yang, Xiao Jin (Elsevier, 2021-12-23)
    Small-scale anaerobic and aerobic systems for wastewater treatment suffer relatively low efficiencies due primarily to a lack of mechanical agitation/mixing. Here, a pneumatic agitation system was designed by installing a ...
  • Improving the representation of adaptation in climate change impact models 
    Holman, Ian P.; Brown, Calum; Carter, Timothy R.; Harrison, Paula A.; Rounsevell, Mark (Springer, 2018-04-13)
    Climate change adaptation is a complex human process, framed by uncertainties and constraints, which is difficult to capture in existing assessment models. Attempts to improve model representations are hampered by a shortage ...
  • Improving the tea withering process using ethylene or UV-C 
    Collings, Emma R.; Alamar, M. Carmen; Bogaerts Márquez, Maria; Kourmpetli, Sofia; Kevei, Zoltan; Thompson, Andrew J.; Mohareb, Fady; Terry, Leon A. (American Chemical Society, 2021-11-05)
    Using a combination of biochemical, transcriptomic, and physiological analyses, we elucidated the mechanisms of physical and chemical withering of tea shoots subjected to UV-C and ethylene treatments. UV-C irradiation (15 ...
  • Improving the yield of sonochemical precipitated aragonite synthesis by scaling up intensified conditions 
    Santos, Rafael M.; Thijs, Jolien; Georgakopoulos, Evangelos; Chiang, Yi Wai; Creemers, Ann; van Gerven, Tom (Taylor and Francis, 2016-09-08)
    Precipitated aragonite can be synthesized at relatively low temperatures by combining the application of low-frequency sonication with the use of magnesium chloride additive, as demonstrated by our prior study. In the ...
  • Improving wave energy conversion performance of a floating BBDB-OWC system by using dual chambers and a novel enhancement plate 
    Chen, Wenchuang; Xie, Weixin; Zhang, Yongliang; Wang, Chen; Wang, Liguo; Huang, Luofeng (Elsevier, 2024-03-23)
    In this study, a novel floating dual-chamber backward bent duct buoy oscillating water column (BBDB-OWC) wave energy converter (WEC) is introduced, featuring a horizontal plate at the bottom of the front chamber to act as ...
  • In vitro model insights into the role of human gut microbiota on arsenic bioaccessibility and its speciation in soils 
    Chi, Haifeng; Hou, Yanwei; Li, Guofeng; Zhang, Youchi; Coulon, Frederic; Cai, Chao (Elsevier, 2020-04-16)
    The bioaccessibility of arsenic and its speciation are two important factors in assessing human health risks exposure to contaminated soils. However, the effects of human gut microbiota on arsenic bioaccessibility and its ...
  • In vivo investigation of (2-hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin-based formulation of spironolactone in aqueous solution for paediatric use 
    Lopalco, Antonio; Manni, Annachiara; Keeley, Alexander; Haider, Shozeb; Li, Wenliang; Lopedota, Angela; Altomare, Cosimo Damiano; Denora, Nunzio; Tuleu, Catherine (MDPI, 2022-04-03)
    Spironolactone (SPL), a potent anti-aldosterone steroidal drug used to treat several diseases in paediatric patients (e.g., hypertension, primary aldosteronism, Bartter’s syndrome, and congestive heart failure), is not ...
  • In-channel 3D models of riverine environments for hydromorphological characterization 
    Vandrol, Jan; Rivas Casado, Monica; Blackburn, Kim; Waine, Toby W.; Leinster, Paul; Wright, Ros (MDPI, 2018-06-25)
    Recent legislative approaches to improve the quality of rivers have resulted in the design and implementation of extensive and intensive monitoring programmes that are costly and time consuming. An important component of ...
  • Inactivation rates for airborne human coronavirus by low doses of 222nm far-UVC radiation 
    Welch, David; Buonanno, Manuela; Buchan, Andrew G.; Yang, Liang; Atkinson, Kirk D.; Shuryak, Igor; Brenner, David J. (MDPI, 2022-03-25)
    Recent research using UV radiation with wavelengths in the 200–235 nm range, often referred to as far-UVC, suggests that the minimal health hazard associated with these wavelengths will allow direct use of far-UVC radiation ...
  • Incidence of mycobiota and aflatoxin B1 in Algerian feed 
    Bouti, Karima; Mimoune, Nouara Ait; Mokrane, Salim; Djemouai, Nadjette; Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol; Mathieu, Florence; Riba, Amar (Inderscience, 2022-03-29)
    The presence of fungi and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in 101 animal feed samples randomly collected from different vendors and factories in Algeria was investigated. For fungi, the main genera isolated were Aspergillus, Penicillium ...
  • Incipient ferralization and weathering indices along a soil chronosequence in Taiwan 
    Jien, S. H.; Baillie, Ian C.; Huang, W. S.; Chen, Y. Y.; Chiu, C. Y. (Wiley, 2016-09-09)
    The low hilly topography of Green Island, a volcanic island off southeastern Taiwan, includes an altitudinal sequence of sub-horizontal benches. We examined eight profiles along this sequence, ranging from pale brown loamy ...
  • Incorporating oral bioaccessibility into human health risk assessment due to potentially toxic elements in extractive waste and contaminated soils from an abandoned mine site 
    Mehta, Neha; Cipullo, Sabrina; Cocerva, Tatiana; Coulon, Frederic; Dino, Giovanna Antonella; Ajmone-Marsan, Franco; Padoan, Elio; Cox, Siobhan Fiona; Cave, Mark R.; De Luca, Domenico Antonio (Elsevier, 2020-04-30)
    The waste rock, tailings and soil around an abandoned mine site in Gorno (northwest Italy) contain elevated concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE) exceeding the permissible limits for residential uses. Specifically, ...
  • Increasing recovery opportunities of metal(loid)s from municipal solid waste via landfill leachate recirculation 
    Lee, Hyeyeon; Coulon, Frederic; Beriro, D. J.; Wagland, Stuart T. (Elsevier, 2023-01-17)
    The recovery of 12 critical raw materials (CRM) from municipal solid wastes (MSW) via leachate recirculation was evaluated using a 4 L semi-pilot scale column percolation. The results showed that the recovery of the ...
  • Increasing resilience of the UK fresh fruit and vegetable system to water-related risks 
    Zurek, Monika; Garbutt, George; Lieb, Theresa; Hess, Tim; Ingram, John (MDPI, 2020-09-11)
    The many economic, regulatory and environmental pressures on growing, processing, distributing and retailing UK-produced fresh fruit and vegetables (FF&V) are managed by a complex set of actors before reaching the consumer. ...
  • Indicate separate contributions of long-lived and short-lived greenhouse gases in emission targets 
    Allen, Myles R.; Peters, Glen P.; Shine, Keith P.; Azar, Christian; Balcombe, Paul; Boucher, Olivier; Cain, Michelle; Ciais, Philippe; Collins, William; Forster, Piers M.; Frame, Dave J.; Friedlingstein, Pierre; Fyson, Claire; Gasser, Thomas; Hare, Bill; Jenkins, Stuart; Hamburg, Steven P.; Johansson, Daniel J. A.; Lynch, John; Macey, Adrian; Morfeldt, Johannes; Nauels, Alexander; Ocko, Ilissa; Oppenheimer, Michael; Pacala, Stephen W.; Pierrehumbert, Raymond; Rogelj, Joeri; Schaeffer, Michiel; Schleussner, Carl F.; Shindell, Drew; Skeie, Ragnhild B.; Smith, Stephen M.; Tanaka, Katsumasa (Springer Nature, 2022-01-28)
  • Indicator-to-impact links to help improve agricultural drought preparedness in Thailand 
    Tanguy, Maliko; Eastman, Michael; Magee, Eugene; Barker, Lucy J.; Chitson, Thomas; Ekkawatpanit, Chaiwat; Goodwin, Daniel; Hannaford, Jamie; Holman, Ian P.; Pardthaisong, Liwa; Parry, Simon; Rey Vicario, Dolores; Visessri, Supattra (EGU: European Geophysical Union, 2023-07-06)
    Droughts in Thailand are becoming more severe due to climate change. Developing a reliable drought monitoring and early warning system (DMEWS) is essential to strengthen a country's resilience to droughts. However, for a ...
  • Indicators of soil quality - Physical properties (SP1611). Final report to Defra 
    Rickson, R. Jane; Deeks, Lynda K.; Corstanje, Ronald; Newell-Price, Paul; Kibblewhite, Mark G.; Chambers, B.; Bellamy, Patricia; Holman, Ian P.; James, I. T.; Jones, Robert; Kechavarsi, C.; Mouazen, Abdul; Ritz, K.; Waine, Toby (Defra, 2012-09-30)
    The condition of soil determines its ability to carry out diverse and essential functions that support human health and wellbeing. These functions (or ecosystem goods and services) include producing food, storing water, ...

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