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Beyond environmental monitoring and legislation: the “green design” approach to a sustainable development
(2001)The progress towards sustainable development necessitates the adoption of new strategies in product and process development. The Green Design (GD) approach is a new design practice that promises to develop environmentally ... -
Biodegradable porous structures derived from multiphase polymer blends
(Society of plastic engineering, 2015-01)In view of their use as scaffolds in tissue engineering applications, biodegradable polymers have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. In addition to being biodegradable, these polymers are biocompatible ... -
Bioecology and control of Capnodis spp. (Coleoptera Buprestidae) in Irbid governorate, Jordan : handbook
(Amman : University of Jordan, 2008)This book comes to illustrate and explain the field experiments conducted in to study the bioecology and control of Capnodis spp. In Irbid Governorate, Jordan. The experiment identified four species of capnodis, and ... -
Board gender diversity and corporate social responsibility: A bibliometric analysis
(2023-01)The objective of this study to analyze developments in relating to board gender diversity (BGD) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) research and provide future researchers with new avenues for research in the field. ... -
Brine management in desalination industry: From waste to resources generation
(Elsevier, 2019-12)Desalination brine has high salinity and contains various chemical contaminants and its disposal causes a major concern for desalination around the world. Environmentally friendly and economically feasible methods are ... -
A case study of impact of online media on print media of SRPC
(2011-06)The print-Internet combat has drag ged several traditional publishing cbmpanies into the battleground, promptiyg many erstwhile print media houses to explore the hypnotic world of new media One such company is Saudi Research ... -
Characterization of organophosphate pesticides in the agricultural community :A qulaitative research
(Kalpana Corporation, 2019)Organophosphates are widely used as insecticides in agriculture and they are known to be a cause of poisoning. Organophosphates works by blocking the pathway for the enzyme acetyl cholinesterase leading to cause respiratory ... -
Climate Change Patterns in the UAE: A Qualitative Research and Review
(Technoscience Publications, 2018-07)Climate change is an inevitable challenge for the whole world these days. United Arab Emirates (UAE) is classified among the countries with highest rate of vulnerability to the potential impacts of climate change in the ... -
CNT/PVP blend PVDF membranes for the removal of organic pollutants from simulated treated wastewater effluent
(Elsevier, 2018)In this work, we established a simple and effective way of immobilizing CNT onto polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane by casting dual-layer membranes. We explored two different methods of dual-layer casting: (i) layer ... -
CO2 absorption into aqueous ammonia using membrane contactors: Role of solvent chemistry and pore size on solids formation for low energy solvent regeneration
(Elsevier, 2022-06)Solids formation can substanitally reduce the energy penalty for ammonia solvent regeneration in carbon capture and storage (CCS), but has been demonstrated in the literature to be difficult to control. This study examines ... -
Combining steam explosion with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazlium acetate treatment of wood yields lignin-coated cellulose nanocrystals of high aspect ratio
(Springer Netherlands, 2016-07)Lignin-coated cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were extracted from the tropical wood Angelim Vermelho in a yield of 47 % based on wood cellulose content. The procedure combined a mild steam explosion process with a treatment ... -
Comparative antimicrobial activities of wild and cultivated varieties of Olea European different leaves extracts in Pakistan
(Academy for Environment and Life Sciences, India, 2020)This research aims to find out the antimicrobial activities of the extracts of wild and cultivated varieties of Olive plants were screened for their antimicrobial activities against nine bacterial strains (six gram-positive, ... -
Comparative assessment of methods for producing cellulose I nanocrystals from cellulosic sources
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Current environmental concerns foster a strong interest in extracting polymers and building-blocks from lignocellulosic biomass. Among these, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) have raised both academic and industrial interest ... -
Comparative assessment of the effects of 3D printed feed spacers on process performance in MD systems
(Elsevier, 2021-05)In this study, process enhancements achieved by the use of 3D printed feed spacers based on triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) were comparatively assessed using the two most common membrane distillation (MD) configurations: ... -
Competitive, Sustainable Natural Pesticides
(Elsevier, 2019)To control the negative effects of synthetic pesticides, natural organic pesticides should take place to be an alternative to synthetic pesticides which have a lot of harms on the environment and public health. These ... -
A Conceptual Membrane Arrangement Design in the High Pressure Vessel for Seawater Desalination
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)The wide applications of Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes in seawater desalination and various industrial processes have encouraged researchers and scientists to investigate the phenomena of water and salt diffusion through ... -
Covalent surface entanglement of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes with carbon nanotubes
(Pergamon, 2018-03)Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes play a key role in several industrial applications. Tuning the properties of these membranes enables a sharp selectivity for the target application. The goal of this work is to ... -
Current Status of Cellulosic and Nanocellulosic Materials for Oil Spill Cleanup
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-01)Recent developments in the application of lignocellulosic materials for oil spill removal are discussed in this review article. The types of lignocellulosic substrate material and their different chemical and physical ... -
Determination of Pesticide Residues on Date Palm in the UAE
(Research India Publications., 2017)Pesticides have been used on plants to protect them and their fruits since ancient times,But we are not always aware of the types of pesticides and chemicals used and how dangerous can they be to us the consumers. In this ... -
Development and Host Selection of Peach Rootborer on Stone-Fruit Trees in Jordan
(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing,, 2011)Field and laboratory experiments were conducted during the period from April 2006 to December 2008 to investigate the life history, reproduction, dispersal, overwintering, and host selection of peach rootborer (PRB). The ...