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Olga Kulesha and Harsha Ratnaweera
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) and the biofilm membrane bioreactor (BF-MBR) are among key solutions to water scarcity; however, membrane fouling is the major bottleneck for any expansion of these technologies. Prepolymerized aluminum coagulants tend to ex...
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Hyung-Gon Lee, Ok-Hwan Yu, Sang-Lyeol Kim, Jung-Hoon Kang and Kyoung-Soon Shin
Global ecological concern regarding the transfer of fouling organisms to ship hulls is increasing. This study investigated the species composition, dominant species, distribution patterns, community structure, and life-cycle differences of hull-fouling m...
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Qiang Liu, Chen Li, Minglei Zhao, Ying Li, Yangyang Yang, Yuxuan Li and Siyuan Ma
To reduce the operating costs of conventional membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and improve the stability and quality of the dynamic membrane bioreactor (DMBR) effluent, a homemade inexpensive filter cloth assembly was connected to an up-flow ultra-lightweight...
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Andrei Zaharia, Valentin Nedeff, Juan A. López-Ramírez, Emilian Mo?negu?u, Narcis Bârsan, Mirela Lehadus-Panaite, Jamroziak Krzysztof and Claudia Tomozei
In recent years, more and more emphasis has been placed on the use of home filtration systems as a coarse pre-filtration step. The PP (polypropylene) filter cartridge is one of the most common of these systems, with the role of retaining solid suspension...
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Wei Wang, Haoran Guo, Fei Li, Lu Zhen and Shuaian Wang
Ship fouling has significant adverse effects on vessel performance and environmental sustainability. Therefore, this research study develops a bi-level programming model to simultaneously optimize cleaning equipment deployment by cleaning service provide...
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Andrew Want, Audrey Goubard, Solène Jonveaux, Donald Leaver and Michael C. Bell
Marine habitats are being targeted for the extraction of offshore renewable energy (ORE) as part of the drive to decarbonise electricity generation. Unmanaged biofouling impacts ORE devices and infrastructure by elevating drag forces, increasing weight, ...
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Takashi Ando
For engines operating using heavy fuel oil (HFO), the nozzle rings of turbocharger turbines are prone to severe degradation because of contamination with unburned fuel deposits. This contamination may lead to increased excitation of blade resonance. A pr...
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Ageliki Kytariolou and Nikos Themelis
Route planning procedures for ocean-going vessels depend significantly on prevailing weather conditions, the ship?s design characteristics and the current operational state of the vessel. The operational status considers hull and propeller fouling, which...
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Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Dajana Kujund?ic, Martina Naranda, Donat Petricioli, Lucija Petricioli and Silvija Kipson
In the last few years, the endemic Mediterranean bivalve Pinna nobilis has been exposed to dramatic mortality in its entire area, which could lead to the extinction of the species. Throughout the Mediterranean, a lot of effort is being put into finding w...
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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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