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  Enhanced degradation of phenol by a fenton-like system (Fe/EDTA/h2 o2) at circumneutral pH 

  Messele, Selamawit Ashagre; Bengoa, Christophe José; Stüber, Frank Erich; Giralt Marcé, Jaume; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Fabregat Llagostera, Azael; Font Capafons, Josep (2019-05-01)
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  This work deals with the degradation of phenol based on the classical Fenton process, which is enhanced by the presence of chelating agents. Several iron-chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), ...
• Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)/poly(ethylene glycole) hydrogels for chronic wounds management 

  Ruseva, Konstans; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Todorova, Katerina; Gabrashanska, Margarita; Hinojosa-Caballero, Dolores; Tzanov, Tzanko; Vassileva, Elena (Elsevier, 2019-05-14)
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  Polyzwitterions (PZI) recently emerged as biomaterials with excellent bio- and haemo-compatibility, demonstrating lower protein adsorption on their surfaces even compared to the golden standard in the field – poly(ethylene ...
• The mechanism of adhesion and graft polymerization of a PNIPAAm thermoresponsive hydrogel to polypropylene meshes 

  Lanzalaco, Sonia; Turón Dols, Pau; Weiss, Christina; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida (2019-01-01)
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  In this study, a commercial and fully flexible monofilament mesh has been used for the deposition of a thermosensitive hydrogel, generated by graft copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and N,N'-methylene ...
• Application of Aloe vera microcapsules in cotton nonwovens to obtain biofunctional textile 

  Fielder, Juliana Oliveira; García Carmona, Óscar; García Carmona, Carlos; Lis Arias, Manuel José; Souza Plath, Andre Mathias; Samulewski, Rafael Block; Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio (2019-06-01)
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  The microencapsulation of essential oils and its application in textile articles allows the aggregation ofdifferent functionalities to the substrates, imparting them antimicrobial properties, cosmetic effects, UVprotection, ...
• Selective separation of Germanium(IV) from simulated industrial leachates containing heavy metals by non-dispersive ionic extraction 

  Kamran Haghighi, Hossein; Irannajad, Mehdi; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2019-06-15)
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  Germanium can be found in industrial leachates of coal gasification fly ashes or zinc plant residues, containing various heavy metals. In this research, the selective separation of germanium from simulated water coal ...
• Improved rare earth elements recovery from fluorescent lamp wastes applying supported liquid membranes to the leaching solutions 

  Pavón Regaña, Sandra; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Coll Ausió, Mª Teresa; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2019-10-01)
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  Due to the continuously growing demand of rare earths in advanced technologies, end-of-life fluorescent lamps may become feasible rare earth elements (REEs) raw materials, reducing thus their supply risk. Considering acid ...
• Solvent extraction modeling of Ce/Eu/Y from chloride media using D2EHPA 

  Pavón Regaña, Sandra; Fortuny Sanromá, Agustín; Coll Ausió, Mª Teresa; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2019-05-03)
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  End-of-life fluorescent lamps are becoming essential in the rare earths (REEs) field and suppose a feasible secondary source for getting them, reducing thus their supply risk. Considering the proved viability of the cationic ...
• Antennas based on low-cost thermoplastic polymer substrates for communication in the industrial, scientific and medical radio band 

  Gil Galí, Ignacio; Colom Fajula, Xavier (2019-05-10)
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  This work addresses the design guidelines, manufacturing process and experimental test of several antennas based on low cost and low loss thermoplastic polymer substrates. The proposed antennas are based on patch topologies ...
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  Action potential propagation: ion current or intramembrane electric field? 

  Martí Cabarrocas, Albert; Pérez González, Juan Jesús; Madrenas Boadas, Jordi (2018-01-22)
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  The established action potential propagation mechanisms do not satisfactorily explain propagation on myelinated axons given the current knowledge of biological channels and membranes. The flow across ion channels presents ...
• Recent advances in smart integrated membrane assisted liquid extraction technology 

  Pabby, Anil Kumar; Swain, Biswajit; Sastre Requena, Ana María (Elsevier, 2017-10)
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  Novel processes based on SIMALE have been proposed as effective methods for the selective separation of different chemical species such as metal ions, organic/biologically important compounds and gas mixtures from different ...
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  Fuzzy logic modeling of Pb (II) sorption onto mesoporous NiO/ZnCl2-Rosa Canina-L seeds activated carbon nanocomposite prepared by ultrasound-assisted co-precipitation technique 

  Javadian, Hamedreza; Ghasemi, Maryam; Ruiz Planas, Montserrat; Sastre Requena, Ana María; Hosseini Asl, Seyed Mostafa; Masomi, Mojtaba (2018-01-01)
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  In this study, NiO/Rosa Canina-L seeds activated carbon nanocomposite (NiO/ACNC) was prepared by adding dropwise NaOH solution (2 mol/L) to raise the suspension pH to around 9 at room temperature under ultrasonic irradiation ...
• Bayesian network modelling of hierarchical composite indicators 

  Requejo Castro, David; Giné Garriga, Ricard; Pérez Foguet, Agustí (Elsevier, 2019-02-19)
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  The water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector has witnessed the development of multiple tools for multidimensional monitoring. Hierarchical and composite indicators (CI)-based conceptual frameworks provide one illustrative ...

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