[HTML][HTML] Significance of the formation of pentahedral aluminum in the reactivity of calcined kaolin/metakaolin and its applications

JS Moya, B Cabal, S Lopez-Esteban, JF Bartolomé… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
The specific behaviour of kaolinites heated between 600 and 800° C (metakaolinite) makes
this material very appropriate to be used as: i) ecological pozzolanic additive to ordinary …

A review of recent and emerging antimicrobial nanomaterials in wastewater treatment applications

A Yusuf, S Al Jitan, C Garlisi, G Palmisano - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a critical review on antimicrobial nanomaterials with demonstrated
potential for application as a disinfection technology in wastewater treatment. Studies …

[HTML][HTML] Disinfection characteristics of an advanced rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor in pilot scale

X Sun, Z Wang, X Xuan, L Ji, X Li, Y Tao… - Ultrasonics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic cavitation is a promising technique for water disinfection. In the present
paper, the disinfection characteristics of an advanced hydrodynamic cavitation reactor …

[HTML][HTML] Anode amendment with kaolin and activated carbon increases electricity generation in a microbial fuel cell

LO Hirsch, IA Dubrovin, B Gandu, E Emanuel… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bacterial anode is a key factor for microbial fuel cell (MFC) performance. This study
examined the potential of kaolin (fine clay) to enhance bacteria and conductive particle …

[HTML][HTML] Broad virus inactivation using inorganic micro/nano-particulate materials

S Rius-Rocabert, J Arranz-Herrero… - Materials Today Bio, 2022 - Elsevier
Inorganic materials can provide a set of tools to decontaminate solid, liquid or air containing
viral particles. The use of disinfectants can be limited or not practical in scenarios where …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Technologies for the Control of Biological Contaminants in Water Treatment: A Critical Review

R Gao, SH Gao, J Li, Y Su, F Huang, B Liang, L Fan… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological contaminants (BCs), including but not limited to various pathogens and their
endogenous pollutants such as intracellular pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes …

Preparation, characterization, and antibacterial properties of “green” synthesis of Ag nanoparticles and AgNPs/kaolin composite

VI Vorobyova, GS Vasyliev, IV Pylypenko… - Applied …, 2022 - Springer
The present work describes" green" method of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesis using
an aqueous extract of grape pomace (GPE) as a reducing and cap** agent and …

Optimization, Structural Characterization, Thermal Properties, and Bactericidal Activity of Novel Alginate/Kaolin/Ag Bionanocomposite against Streptococcus Mutans …

MM Imani, F Ghorbani, P Gorji… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Decreasing the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial agents and increasing antimicrobial
resistance to them is one of the major challenges of the healthcare system. This study was …

Photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac amide in a fixed-bed reactor using TiO2/β-Bi2O3: Process optimization and stability analysis

AO Yusuf, GH Mohamed, R Al-Sakkaf… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we employed a recirculating photocatalytic fixed-bed reactor featuring a TiO 2/β-
Bi 2 O 3 (TB) composite as a photocatalyst immobilized onto borosilicate glass beads for the …

The Performance of a Modified Anode Using a Combination of Kaolin and Graphite Nanoparticles in Microbial Fuel Cells

LO Hirsch, B Gandu, A Chiliveru, I Amar Dubrovin… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
The bacterial anode in microbial fuel cells was modified by increasing the biofilm's adhesion
to the anode material using kaolin and graphite nanoparticles. The MFCs were inoculated …