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Water and wastewater

Performance Optimization of Single-Slope Solar Still with Metal Scrap Heat Enhancers via Taguchi Method

by Krishnamurth V.P. Barik D. Subramanian S. Subbaiyan N.

Desalination

This study uses Taguchi analysis to assess the performance and energy efficiency of a metal scrap-incorporating single-slope solar still (SSSS). This study examines the influence of key input variables solar intensity, wind velocity and water inlet temperature on output metrics such as daily...

Single slope solar still metal scrap +4 more

Study on the removal and adsorption kinetics of malachite green in water by NaY molecular sieve prepared from coal gangue

by Wang Q. min J. Xu W.

Water and Wastewater Treatment

The synthesis of NaY molecular sieve from coal gangue and its adsorption properties for malachite green were studied. The process adopts high-temperature sintering hydrothermal method, which not only improves the utilization rate of coal gangue, but also analyzes the key parameters affecting the...

gangu NaY molecular sieve +2 more

Advanced Classification of Marine Pollutants Using Sentinel-2 Multispectral Thermal Imaging and Vision Transformer for Enhanced Water Quality Assessment

by Kuppan K. Ravi B. Nagalingam S. Alphonse B.H.B.

Marine environment and coastal management

Marine pollution introduces harmful substances into the ocean, affecting ecosystems, marine life, coastal communities, and the global economy. Classifying these pollutants is essential for identifying their sources and assessing their ecological impact. Computer vision techniques are used to...

Marine Pollution Water Test +3 more

Flood Prediction in Chennai based on Extended Elman Spiking Neural Network using a Robust Chaotic Artificial Hummingbird optimizer

by .S K. .R S. G.V S.K. Srinivasulu S.

Floods, Droughts and Water scarcity

The Chennai region's meteorological conditions are causing floods in many districts to occur more frequently and with greater intensity. Therefore, anticipating and planning for floods under severe weather conditions is essential for making decisions and handling impending calamities. These days...

Flood Prediction deep learning +2 more

Circular economy

ENHANCING MORTAR PERFORMANCE USING RECYCLED PLASTIC FIBERS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

by .R V. .K R.K. .S K.

Solid Waste Management

The primary goal of the research was to determine how recycled plastic fiber's shape affected the functionality of mortar made from naturally occurring limestone residue. The identical length (20 ± 2 mm) and diameter (0.45 ± 0.07 mm) of two types of recycled fibers, straight and crimped, were...

Plastic Fibers Limestone Mortar +3 more

Climate change and air pollution

Optimization of Oxygen Enrichment in a CI Engine using Tallow Oil Biodiesel: A Response Surface Methodology Approach

by Palanivel K. Govindarajan B. Meenakshisundaram N. V.S. S.

Sustainable Energy

The growing need for sustainable energy solutions has driven significant interest in biodiesel as a suitable replacement for fossil fuels. This research aims to characterize the performance parameters and emission standards of a single-cylinder CI engine with the combined effect of oxygen enrichment...

oxygen enrichment Biodiesel +4 more

Dynamic Connectedness and Time-Frequency Interaction Between China's Carbon Emission Allowances (CEA) and the High-Tech Industry

by Guo W. Wu R.

Environmental Management and Policies

This study utilizes the Time-Varying Parameter Vector Auto-Regression (TVP-VAR) Connectedness model and wavelet coherence analysis to investigate, for the first time, the dynamic connection between China's carbon market and high-tech industry. The results show an overall market Connectedness index...

Carbon market high-tech industry +3 more

Advanced Weather Prediction based on Hybrid Deep Gated Tobler’s Hiking Neural Network and robust Feature Selection for tackling Environmental Challenges

by .J J. Jenifer Rayen S. Ramesh T. Rajendran S.

Climate change mitigation and adaptation

Human activities are directly affected by weather events. In particular, extreme weather events like forest fires, global warming, drought-causing high air temperatures make human life challenging. The use of reliable and accurate weather prediction models is essential to take precautions against...

Weather prediction deep learning +5 more

Solid waste management

Exploration of Bacterial Diversity in Hospital Sludge Extracted Using a Modified Sampling Device Through High-Throughput Sequencing Targeting the 16S rRNA Gene

by Deng R.

Water and Wastewater Treatment

The over-use of chlorine-based disinfectants and antibiotics decreases the effectiveness of sewage treatment, causing dominance of Pseudomonas in hospital sewage treatment plants. This study investigated bacterial species, abundance, and distribution in anaerobic sludge under different spatial...

16s rRNA gene sequencing V3–V4 region amplicon +3 more