polybrominated diphenyl ethers as flame retardants prevent the branching mechanism of free radicals in gas phase during the combustion. therefore, they are used in electric and electronical instruments. these supplies are entering the landfills after use. the existing flame retardants in these landfills enter the air, water and soil and pollute them. in this paper a mass-transfer model is devel...

The evaluation of nano-particle based products to protect granite surfaces from water income is presented in this paper. Wettability, water absorption, drying behaviour and water vapour transfer were considered as the most relevant parameters for this evaluation. The effect of the application methods on the final performance was also tested. The results allow to consider that nanostructured pro...

Transfer of antibiotic resistance genes among gram negative bacteria in sewage and lake water and easy access of these bacteria to the community are major environmental and public health concern. The aim of this study was to determine transfer of the antimicrobial resistance genes from resistant to susceptible gram negative bacteria in the sewage and lake water by conjugation process and to det...

In the present study, application of porous acidic catalyst functionalized with an imidazoleionic liquid ([SBA-Im]HSO4) as a phase transfer catalyst for the facile preparation of benzylthiocyanates and azides in water has been described. The catalyst has been characterized byFourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmissionelectron microscopy (TEM...

Transferring Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to water is known to extend their lifespan. However, it is unclear whether this lifespan extension is due to slowing the aging process or merely keeping old yeast alive. Here we show that in water-transferred yeast, the toxicity of polyQ proteins is decreased and the aging biomarker 47Q aggregates at a reduced rate and to a lesser extent. These benefi...

Concepts, introduced into physics in the analysis of the Peltier effect by Thomson in 1854 and generalized by Onsager in 1931, have made it clear that the equations commonly used for the description of membrane transfer processes are incomplete. Kedem and Katchalsky' have recently emphasized the utility of these concepts in removing inconsistencies of interpretation introduced by the use of inc...

In large countries with sharp temporal and spatial variation in water resources, interbasin water transfer projects seem to be an ultimate solution to ease water shortage and secure a balanced economic development among different regions. However, such projects are prone to problems and controversies, and may challenge the established basin management, legal system and policy making procedure w...

We present femtosecond midinfrared pump-probe measurements of the molecular motion and energy-transfer dynamics of a water molecule that is enclosed by acetone molecules. These confined water molecules show hydrogen-bond and orientational dynamics that are much slower than in bulk liquid water. This behavior is surprising because the hydrogen bonds to the C=O groups of the acetone molecules are...

The influence of various electrolytes such as sulfate, nitrate, and chloride on CO-water mass transfer was investigated in this study. The results indicate that the enhancement in the CO-water volumetric masstransfer coefficient ranged from 1.5 to 4.7 times that of a baseline system without electrolytes, depending on electrolyte type and concentration. For those electrolytes with the same anion...