[HTML][HTML] Complex evolution of Holocene hydroclimate, fire and vegetation revealed by molecular, minerogenic and biogenic proxies, Marais Geluk wetland, eastern …

JK Sjöström, AM Cortizas, A Nylund, A Hardman… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Holocene climate history of Southern Africa remains inconclusive despite the increasing
number of proxy records from the region. This might be related to the diversity of proxy …

Removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto Ca (OH) 2 treated natural clinoptilolite

D Mitrogiannis, M Psychoyou, I Baziotis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) recovery from wastewater is of great interest especially when the loaded
adsorbent can be used in the agriculture as slow-release fertilizer. The application depends …

Soil texture affects the coupling of litter decomposition and soil organic matter formation

G Angst, J Pokorný, CW Mueller, I Prater… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Incomplete knowledge on the environmental factors linking litter decomposition and the
formation of soil organic matter (SOM) hampers the sustainable management of soil as a …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances and key perspectives of in-situ studies for oxygen evolution reaction in water electrolysis

Y Wang, Z Xu, X Wu, ZS Wu - Green Energy & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Electricity-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen is one of the most efficient ways to
alleviate energy crisis and environmental pollution problems, in which the anodic oxygen …

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Metakaolin‐Based Geopolymer for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution

M El Alouani, S Alehyen, M El Achouri… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Metakaolin‐based geopolymers are aluminosilicate materials that can be used as cationic
dye adsorbents in aqueous system treatment. Our aim in this paper is to study the ability of …

Chemical etching fabrication of uniform mesoporous Bi@ Bi2O3 nanospheres with enhanced visible light-induced photocatalytic oxidation performance for NOx

P Zhang, Y Huang, Y Rao, M Chen, X Li, W Ho… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bulk materials with a microporous structure are adverse to light adsorption, photoelectron
and reactant transport in a photocatalytic reaction. Mesoporous photocatalysts have shown …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of microplastics is key for reliable data interpretation

DS Moura, CJ Pestana, CF Moffat, J Hui, JTS Irvine… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastic research has gained attention due to the increased detection of microplastics (<
5 mm size) in the aquatic environment. Most laboratory-based research of microplastics is …

[HTML][HTML] Potential reactivity assessment of mechanically activated kaolin as alternative cement precursor

J Manosa, AM Gómez-Carrera… - Applied Clay …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work aims to assess the potential reactivity of a mechanically activated kaolin for its use
as an alternative cement precursor. The mechanical activation was successfully achieved by …

Tuning ZnO/GO pn heterostructure with carbon interlayer supported on clay for visible-light catalysis: Removal of steroid estrogens from water

AA Bayode, EM Vieira, R Moodley, S Akpotu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the efficiency of a new visible-light pn ZnO/GO heterostructured
composite catalyst supported on clay with carbon interlayer. This photocatalyst was …

Fire and grass-bedding construction 200 thousand years ago at Border Cave, South Africa

L Wadley, I Esteban, P de La Peña, M Wojcieszak… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Early plant use is seldom described in the archaeological record because of poor
preservation. We report the discovery of grass bedding used to create comfortable areas for …