Isolation, identification and biodiversity of antiscalant degrading seawater bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS and multivariate analysis

MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti, H Qiblawey… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is a commonly used desalination technique owing to its
lesser environmental and economic impacts as compared to thermal desalination …

Evidence and mechanism of biological formation of phosphine from the perspective of the tricarboxylic acid cycle

Y Fan, M Lv, X Niu, J Ma, Q Song - International Biodeterioration & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Phosphine, as a gaseous form of phosphorus, is widely present in the environment and
plays an important role in the cycle of phosphorus; however, the formation of phosphine is a …

Investigating the microorganisms-calcium sulfate interaction in reverse osmosis systems using SEM-EDX technique

MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti, ZA Al Disi… - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling affects the performance of membrane technologies such as reverse
osmosis (RO), in water treatments and desalination industries. The membrane fouling is a …

Capacity of hydrophobic carriers to form biofilm for removing hydrocarbons from polluted industrial wastewater: assay in microcosms

A Rodríguez-Calvo, GA Silva-Castro… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2018 - Springer
This study describes the capacity of different sorbents to form stable biofilms under highly
hydrocarbon-polluted conditions and the degrading capacity of the microbiota present in the …

[PDF][PDF] Hexadecyltrimethylammonium-Silver-Kaolinite as a Marine Anti-Biofouling Paint Additive

MN Al Amin - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2021 - eprints.utm.my
Copper-based anti-biofouling paint coating has been used to combat biofouling on man-
made artificial marine structures for several decades. Despite its widespread use, the …

Production index: A new index to evaluate EPSs as surfactants and bioemulsifiers applied to Halomonas variabilis strain W10 for hydrocarbon bioremediation

I Uad, GA Silva-Castro, C Abrusci, F Catalina… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbial biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers are a diverse group of chemical compounds.
These chemicals, which are regarded as versatile surface compounds, are produced in the …

Development of a Novel Polymer-Modified Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for Controlling Calcium Sulfate Scaling and Biofouling on Reverse Osmosis Membrane …

MY Ashfaq - 2020 - qspace.qu.edu.qa
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a promising environment friendly desalination technology for
clean water production. However, the performance of RO is getting affected by the mineral …