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Simultaneous removal of acetaminophen, sulfamethoxazole, and iohexol from real wastewater in continuous mode by an immobilized sulfur-doped Bi2O3/MnO2 photocatalyst

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00501E, Paper
Vishal Kumar Parida, Mario Vino Lincy Gnanaguru, Suneel Kumar Srivastava, Shamik Chowdhury, Ashok Kumar Gupta
The photocatalytic potential of the Z-scheme 2S-Bi2O3/MnO2 immobilized photocatalyst for the simultaneous degradation of ACT, SMX, and IOX from MBBR-sand filter treated wastewater is studied for the first time, purely from a practical perspective.
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Sludge-derived novel Fe3O4–MgO@C composites for tetracycline abatement from wastewater using sustainable bio-electro-Fenton and nutrient recovery with co-precipitation: a waste-to-resource strategy

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00684D, Paper
Azhan Ahmad, Monali Priyadarshini, Shraddha Yadav, Makarand M. Ghangrekar, Rao Y. Surampalli
Developing efficient Fenton catalysts for the remediation of emerging pollutants is one of the challenges for researchers.
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Effects of human activities and climate change on water quality and health risks of typical urban river in arid/semi-arid areas, a ten-year historical analysis

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00689E, Paper
Xiang Zhu, Hanjie Zheng, Dezhi Zuo, Qingqing Pang, Lei Xie, Longmian Wang, Jin-Ying Xi, Lin-Feng Tian, Jing Wu, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiawei Sun, Hongyu Zhao, Jianhua Jin
Water resources are scarce in arid and semi-arid regions. Urban rivers, vital water sources, are susceptible to the influences of climate change and human activities. However, there have been few...
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Sorption and biodegradation of stormwater trace organic contaminants via composite alginate bead geomedia with encapsulated microorganisms

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00600C, Paper
Open Access
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Debojit S. Tanmoy, Gregory H. LeFevre
We quantified sorption of stormwater relevant trace organic contaminants and dissolved phosphorus to a novel composite-alginate geomedia. We demonstrated coupled sorption and biodegradation of a representative tirewear compound via the geomedia.
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Heavy metal leaching from stormwater control measures – insights into field and lab prestressed media and road-deposited sediments

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EW00388H, Paper
Open Access
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Philipp Stinshoff, Yannic Henn, Steffen H. Rommel, Brigitte Helmreich
Heavy metals bound to filter media from stormwater control measures can leach out under unfavorable conditions. The potential overestimation due to different prestressing (lab vs. field) was evaluated with respect to the potential mobile fraction.
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India becoming part of global drug development operation of BMS: Samit Hirawat 

Samit Hirawat discussed India’s growing significance as a site for clinical trials, innovations in drug development, and how technology is poised to help bring new products to market faster




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The Group of Ministers on GST rate on life and health insurance decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of ₹5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens; final decision to be taken by the GST Council




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Asymmetric evaporation for efficient and simultaneous extraction of freshwater, salt, and electrical energy from seawater

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04201H, Paper
Yitian Wu, Chaoliang Ma, Kangxin Zhu, Lizheng Jin, Lvfu Song, Lanze Li, Yingzhuo Lu, Yu Zheng, Yaoxin Zhang, Xin Zheng, Sai Wu, Yajun Pang, Zhehong Shen, Swee Ching Tan, Hao Chen
This study presents an asymmetric evaporation strategy that simultaneously achieves freshwater production, salt collection, and electrical energy generation.
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A monolithic Co-FeCo8S8 electrode for stable anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer driven by fluctuating power supply

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE04993D, Communication
Jahangir Khan, Heming Liu, Tianhao Zhang, Xin Kang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Yuxiao Dong, Shanlin Li, Jiarong Liu, Qiangmin Yu, Bilu Liu
Integrating water electrolysis and green electricity offers a promising approach towards sustainable and clean energy. However, such a system demands electrodes that can swiftly and stably adapt to fluctuating power...
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Water-induced spinodal decomposition of mixed halide perovskite captured by real-time liquid TEM imaging

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8745-8755
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03381G, Paper
Nicolas Folastre, Mohammad Ali Akhavan Kazemi, Kirill Cherednichneko, Arash Jamali, Jean Rousset, Frédéric Sauvage, Arnaud Demortière
Segmented images showing the live degradation of CsMAFA particles in contact with water molecules. The formed particles are CsPb2Br5 and PbI2 resulting from the spinodal decomposition of perovskite before dissolution/recrystallization process.
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Laser-induced high-entropy alloys as long-duration bifunctional electrocatalysts for seawater splitting

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8670-8682
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE01093K, Paper
Open Access
Yunchao Xie, Shichen Xu, Andrew C. Meng, Bujingda Zheng, Zhenru Chen, James M. Tour, Jian Lin
This work presents a rapid in situ synthesis of FeNiCoCrRu high entropy alloy with porous structures via CO2 laser induction under ambient conditions. FeNiCoCrRu exhibits excellent seawater electrolysis and a superior long duration of >3000 hours.
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Tuning the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4via geometrically reconstructed F–Co–O active sites for boosting acidic water oxidation

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8820-8828
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03982C, Paper
Yi Wang, Pu Guo, Jing Zhou, Bing Bai, Yifan Li, Mingrun Li, Pratteek Das, Xianhong Wu, Linjuan Zhang, Yi Cui, Jianping Xiao, Zhong-Shuai Wu
Optimizing the Co pre-oxidation process of Co3O4 through geometric reconstruction of F−Co−O active sites significantly enhances the performance for acidic water oxidation.
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Grease trap waste valorization through hydrothermal liquefaction and anaerobic digestion: a circular approach to dairy wastewater treatment

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8926-8941
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE02245A, Paper
Daniela V. Cabrera, Ingrid Adema-Yusta, María J. Santibañez, Crispin Celis, Jefferson W. Tester, Rodrigo A. Labatut
Integrating hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) with anaerobic digestion (AD) and recycling a fraction of the resulting wastewater (AP) in the HTL allows for recovering 85% of the energy contained in the grease waste while reducing its COD to 700 mg L−1.
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Electrodialysis and nitrate reduction (EDNR) to enable distributed ammonia manufacturing from wastewaters

Energy Environ. Sci., 2024, 17,8787-8800
DOI: 10.1039/D4EE03002H, Paper
Open Access
Jinyu Guo, Matthew J. Liu, Chloe Laguna, Dean M. Miller, Kindle S. Williams, Brandon D. Clark, Carolina Muñoz, Sarah J. Blair, Adam C. Nielander, Thomas F. Jaramillo, William A. Tarpeh
Underutilized wastewaters containing dilute levels of reactive nitrogen (Nr) can help rebalance the nitrogen cycle.
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India, Pakistan and modifying the Indus Waters Treaty

Given the lack of trust between the two countries, renegotiating the IWT to review and make changes might prove difficult




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Biomass-based graphene aerogel for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,753-776
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00526G, Review Article
Vijayendra Kumar Tripathi, Manish Shrivastava, Jaya Dwivedi, Raju Kumar Gupta, Lokesh Kumar Jangir, Kumud Malika Tripathi
This review article provides a detailed overview of the synthesis techniques of biomass-based graphene aerogels and highlights the influence of fabrication parameters on the performance of the resulting aerogels for wastewater treatment applications.
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Coca-Cola set to launch Vitaminwater in India

Company’s focus on premium hydration portfolio with an expected quick commerce first launch in top cities.




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Development of Pickering water-in-oil emulsions using a dual stabilization of candelilla wax and acylated EGCG derivatives to enhance the survival of probiotics (Lactobacillus plantarum) powder

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11141-11157
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01342E, Paper
Zhaojuan Shi, Jun Wu, Xingting Wang, Tongqiao Nie, Qingmei Zeng, Chuanxun Yuan, Risheng Jin
Candelilla wax reinforced the stability of Pickering W/O emulsions with a three-dimensional crystal network. The oil phase volume fraction of the emulsions showed dramatic differences in protecting probiotic viability from environmental stresses.
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Ae Watan Mere Watan tries to get a grasp on the mind of youngsters, shaped by the words of inspiring leaders, committed to the cause of independent India.It's significant because their support isn't based on 'andh bhakti', but leadership that encourages questions, observes Sukanya Verma.




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If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.





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Exploring anodic oxidation reactions in hybrid water electrolysis: special emphasis on substrate choice

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00907J, Review Article
Baghendra Singh, Neetu Verma
Anodic oxidation reactions have been assessed focusing on essential parameters for the substrate choice.
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MOF-derived N-doped CoNi@C as bifunctional catalysts for efficient water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00924J, Paper
Xihui Yang, Zekun Li, Zikun Yang, Dapeng Meng, Zhao Wang
CoNi@C core–shell catalysts from ZIF-67 were synthesized for efficient water splitting. The hydrophilic carbon shell inhibits metal oxidation. The CoNi alloy serves as the active site, while nitrogen doping promotes the electrocatalytic performance.
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NiFe2O4: harnessing catalytic potential in water splitting

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6155-6175
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00627E, Review Article
A. Anantha Krishnan, Sreehari Harikumar, M. A. Aneesh Kumar, Revathy B. Nair, Sajith Kurian, M. Ameen Sha, P. S. Arun
NiFe2O4 is a potential catalyst for energy conversion and storage, owing to their electrical conductivity, catalytic activity, and stability.
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Influence of redox treatments on the low-temperature water gas shift reaction over Pt/CeO2 catalysts

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6247-6258
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00741G, Paper
Open Access
Clément Molinet-Chinaglia, Elizabeth Vera, Philippe Vernoux, Laurent Piccolo, Stéphane Loridant
H2 reducing pretreatment at 500 °C promotes the activity of low-Pt-content Pt/CeO2 catalysts by increasing the number of active Pt0 NPs. A 12 h oxidative post-treatment at 500 °C which forms PtOx species easily activated also leads to improvement.
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Experimental and DFT study of the MoO2@Fe2O3 catalyst for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00779D, Paper
Suchitra N. Sapakal, Arvind Singh, Ayesha Khan, Mayur Gaikwad, Jin H. Kim, Anamika Kadam
HER: overpotential for HER, OER: overpotential for OER; Rs: solution resistance, Rct: charge transfer resistance. The comparison of various parameters of the MoO2@Fe2O3 electrode in KOH and H2SO4 electrolytes.
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1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6573-6583
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00969J, Paper
Open Access
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Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
The study utilizes density functional theory to enhance the design and efficiency of coordination polymers for sustainable photocatalytic applications.
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Correction: 1D Zn(II)/2D Cu(I) halogen pyridyl coordination polymers. Band gap engineering by DFT for predicting more efficient photocatalysts in water treatment

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6720-6720
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY90084G, Correction
Open Access
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Andrea García-Hernán, Fernando Aguilar-Galindo, Oscar Castillo, Pilar Amo-Ochoa
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