Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in the environment, technology and medicine

HC Flemming, ED van Hullebusch, BJ Little… - Nature Reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Microbial biofilms exhibit a self-produced matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS),
including polysaccharides, proteins, extracellular DNA and lipids. EPS promote interactions …

Turbulence processes within turbidity currents

MG Wells, RM Dorrell - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Sediment-laden gravity currents, or turbidity currents, are density-driven flows that transport
vast quantities of particulate material across the floor of lakes and oceans. Turbidity currents …

[PDF][PDF] Fine-grained gravity flow sedimentation and its influence on development of shale oil sweet sections in lacustrine basins in China

C Zou, Y Feng, Z Yang, W Jiang, T Zhang… - Petroleum …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The geological conditions and processes of fine-grained gravity flow sedimentation in
continental lacustrine basins in China are analyzed to construct the model of fine-grained …

Review of the action of organic matter on mineral sediment flocculation

Z Deng, D Huang, Q He, C Chassagne - Frontiers in earth science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sediment is found throughout the world's alluvial plain rivers, estuarine coasts and adjacent
seas and is thereby a key factor in major ecosystems. Suspended mineral sediment can …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of microplastics on the rheological properties of sediment slurries in aquatic environments

J Zhang, CE Choi, F Gao - Environment International, 2024 - Elsevier
Sediment slurries, characterized by their high concentrations of fine-grained cohesive
sediment, are prevalent in various aquatic environments, including fluid mud, sediment …

TB or not TB: banding in turbidite sandstones

CJ Stevenson, J Peakall… - Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recognition and interpretation of sedimentary structures is fundamental to understanding
sedimentary processes. Banded sandstones are an enigmatic sedimentary facies …

The influence of mudstone lithofacies sedimentation on the development of shale oil “sweet-spot intervals” within large down-warped lacustrine basins in China

Y Feng, Z Yang, W Jiang, H Zhang, T Zhang… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mudstone or shale intervals deposited in deep-lake environments in large down-warped
lacustrine basins in China—such as the Upper Cretaceous first member of the Qingshankou …

Viscosity of cohesive sediment‐laden flows: Experimental and empirical methods

X Shen, M Lin, F Pan, J P.‐Y. Maa… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rheological behaviors of suspended sediments are crucial for investigating near‐bed
particle dynamics; for these investigations, the viscosity of a highly concentrated suspension …

Sedimentary characteristics of mixed source fine-grained gravity-flow and its significance for shale oil exploration in a lacustrine depression basin: A case study of the …

L Wang, Q Lyu, L Li, J Liu, S Luo, X Sun, L Zhang… - Sedimentary …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the transport and evolution of fine-grained gravity-flow deposits in
lacustrine basins, focusing on the relationship between fine-grained deposits and their …

Unraveling the mechanisms underlying AOM-induced deterioration of the settling performance of algal floc

Z Cheng, Z Lin, X Chen, X Zhang, H Zhang - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
The influence of algal organic matter (AOM) on the settling performance of algal flocs
remains poorly understood. To address this, we employed fractionation techniques based …