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Selenium (Se) recovery for technological applications from environmental matrices based on biotic and abiotic mechanisms (2021)
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Wang, Z., Wang, Y., Gomes, R. L., & Gomes, H. I. (2022). Selenium (Se) recovery for technological applications from environmental matrices based on biotic and abiotic mechanisms. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 427, Article 128122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128122

Selenium (Se) is an essential element with application in manufacturing from food to medical industries. Water contamination by Se is of concern due to anthropogenic activities. Recently, Se remediation has received increasing attention. Hence, diffe... Read More about Selenium (Se) recovery for technological applications from environmental matrices based on biotic and abiotic mechanisms.

Comparative study of groundwater-induced subsidence for london and delhi using psinsar (2021)
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Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., Gee, D., Grebby, S., Gomes, R. L., & Marsh, S. (2021). Comparative study of groundwater-induced subsidence for london and delhi using psinsar. Remote Sensing, 13(23), Article 4741. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13234741

Groundwater variation can cause land-surface movement, which in turn can cause significant and recurrent harm to infrastructure and the water storage capacity of aquifers. The capital cities in the England (London) and India (Delhi) are witnessing an... Read More about Comparative study of groundwater-induced subsidence for london and delhi using psinsar.

Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar? (2021)
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Gillingham, M., Gomes, R., Ferrari, R., & West, H. (2022). Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar?. Science of the Total Environment, 812, Article 151440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151440

Recent research on the magnetisation of biochar, a carbon-based material that can be used as a sorbent, has opened novel opportunities in the field of environmental remediation, as incorporating magnetic particles into biochar can simplify subsequent... Read More about Sorption, separation and recycling of ammonium in agricultural soils: A viable application for magnetic biochar?.

Evaluation of photoanode materials used in biophotovoltaic systems for renewable energy generation (2021)
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Anam, M., Gomes, H. I., Rivers, G., Gomes, R. L., & Wildman, R. (2021). Evaluation of photoanode materials used in biophotovoltaic systems for renewable energy generation. Sustainable Energy and Fuels, 5(17), 4209-4232. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1se00396h

Biological photovoltaic (BPV) cells are living solar panels capable of producing clean energy by extracting electrons from sunlight (in daytime) and stored carbon in microbial cells (during the night or on cloudy days), irrespective of the organic su... Read More about Evaluation of photoanode materials used in biophotovoltaic systems for renewable energy generation.

Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres (2021)
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Samad, S. A., Arafat, A., Ferrari, R., Gomes, R. L., Lester, E., & Ahmed, I. (2022). Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 13(1), 63-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.16352

This paper investigates the effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres produced via a novel flame spheroidization process, followed by exploring their suitability for dye removal from water. The effect of simple use of smaller porogen (≤5 ... Read More about Adsorption studies and effect of heat treatment on porous glass microspheres.

Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Channel Configurations and Inclination Angles Inducing Buoyancy on Reverse Osmosis (2021)
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Zemour, N., Azzi, A., Rahli, O., Al-Sarkhi, A., & Gomes, R. L. (2021). Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Channel Configurations and Inclination Angles Inducing Buoyancy on Reverse Osmosis. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 14(4), 1223-1236. https://doi.org/10.47176/jafm.14.04.32344

This numerical study presents a comparison between two different reverse osmosis channel configurations. The physical properties were considered in the computational model as a function of the solute mass fraction. A critical comparison was performed... Read More about Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Channel Configurations and Inclination Angles Inducing Buoyancy on Reverse Osmosis.

A Model to Investigate the Impact of Farm Practice on Antimicrobial Resistance in UK Dairy Farms (2021)
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Lanyon, C. W., King, J. R., Stekel, D. J., & Gomes, R. L. (2021). A Model to Investigate the Impact of Farm Practice on Antimicrobial Resistance in UK Dairy Farms. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 83(4), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-021-00865-9

© 2021, The Author(s). The ecological and human health impact of antibiotic use and the related antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animal husbandry is poorly understood. In many countries, there has been considerable pressure to reduce overall antibio... Read More about A Model to Investigate the Impact of Farm Practice on Antimicrobial Resistance in UK Dairy Farms.

Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters (2021)
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Johnston, A., Lester, E., Williams, O., & Gomes, R. L. (2021). Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9(4), Article 105197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105197

Emerging contaminants (ECs) are a group of anthropogenic organic pollutants known to have a host of adverse environmental and health implications. The removal of such pollutants from aqueous environments to ensure water is of a quality fit for reuse... Read More about Understanding Layered Double Hydroxide properties as sorbent materials for removing organic pollutants from environmental waters.

Multiple target data-driven models to enable sustainable process manufacturing: An industrial bioprocess case study (2021)
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FISHER, O. J., WATSON, N. J., PORCU, L., BACON, D., RIGLEY, M., & GOMES, R. L. (2021). Multiple target data-driven models to enable sustainable process manufacturing: An industrial bioprocess case study. Journal of Cleaner Production, 296, Article 126242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126242

Process manufacturing industries constantly strive to make their processes increasingly sustainable from an environmental and economic perspective. A manufacturing system model is a powerful tool to holistically evaluate various manufacturing configu... Read More about Multiple target data-driven models to enable sustainable process manufacturing: An industrial bioprocess case study.