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Membrane technology for water reuse in decentralised non-sewered sanitation systems: comparison of pressure driven (reverse osmosis) and thermally driven processes (membrane distillation and pervaporation)

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2831-2843
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00200H, Paper
Open Access
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E. Mercer, C. Davey, Y. Bajón Fernández, S. Septien, S. Tyrrel, E. Cartmell, M. Pidou, E. J. McAdam
Thermally driven membrane processes provide an alternative method to conventional pressure driven processes to recover high quality water and manage odour from concentrated blackwater, using a low-grade heat source instead of electrical energy.
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Shallow Shell SSTA63 resin: a rapid approach to remediation of hazardous nitrate

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2765-2775
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00584H, Paper
Elif Çendik, Mügenur Saygı, Yaşar Kemal Recepoğlu, Özgür Arar
This study explores the potential of Purolite Shallow Shell™ SSTA63 anion exchange resin for mitigating nitrate ion (NO3) contamination in aqueous environments.
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From defence to damage: the impact of seawater passivation on microbially influenced corrosion in CuNi 70/30 alloy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, 10,2929-2945
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00562G, Paper
M. A. Javed, W. C. Neil, S. A. Wade
Seawater passivation treatment used for copper–nickel pipelines in maritime industries is not recommended for environments prone to microbially influenced corrosion.
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