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Degradation of Neonicotinoids and Caffeine from Surface Water by Photolysis by Raschitor, Alexandra, Romero, Alberto, Sanches, Sandra, Pereira, Vanessa J., Crespo, Joao G., Llanos, Javier

“…Along with rapid social development, the use of insecticides and caffeine-containing products increases, a trend that is also reflected in the composition of…”
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Profiled Ion Exchange Membranes: A Comprehensible Review by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Crespo, João G, Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Profiled membranes (also known as corrugated membranes, micro-structured membranes, patterned membranes, membranes with designed topography or notched…”
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Biorefinery of Dunaliella salina: Sustainable recovery of carotenoids, polar lipids and glycerol by Monte, Joana, Ribeiro, Cláudia, Parreira, Celina, Costa, Luís, Brive, Lena, Casal, Susana, Brazinha, Carla, Crespo, João G.

“…[Display omitted] •Development of a sustainable process to maximise the potential of Dunaliella salina.•Recovery and fractionation of large diversity of…”
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Capture of Dioxins by Ionic Liquids by Kulkarni, Prashant S, Branco, Luís C, Crespo, João G, Afonso, Carlos A. M

“…Dioxins are highly toxic compounds that mainly originate from incineration and combustion sources. In this work, a new, simple, and efficient approach for the…”
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Mass transfer in reverse electrodialysis: Flow entrance effects and diffusion boundary layer thickness by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Sistat, Philippe, Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Power generation by reverse electrodialysis (RED) depends on ionic mass transfer through alternately arranged cation- and anion-exchange membranes…”
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Pressure drop in reverse electrodialysis: Experimental and modeling studies for stacks with variable number of cell pairs by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is a sustainable technology for salinity gradient energy harvesting. In order to make the process economically competitive, it is…”
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) assisted analysis of profiled membranes performance in reverse electrodialysis by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Geraldes, Vítor, Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Implementation of reverse electrodialysis (RED) is economically limited by the relatively high ion-exchange membranes price. Additionally, the shadow effect of…”
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Improved fluid mixing and power density in reverse electrodialysis stacks with chevron-profiled membranes by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Rijnaarts, Timon, Saakes, Michel, Nijmeijer, Kitty, Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

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Magnetic Responsive PVA Hydrogels for Remote Modulation of Protein Sorption by Manjua, Ana C, Alves, Vitor D, Crespo, João G, Portugal, Carla A. M

“…This work shows the ability to reversibly modulate the hydrophilicity of the hydrogels doped with iron oxide nanoparticles (MNPs) in a noninvasive way when…”
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Mercury removal from water streams through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor concept by Oehmen, Adrian, Vergel, Dario, Fradinho, Joana, Reis, Maria A.M., Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…•Mercury removal from water achieved through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor.•Mercury removal to levels below the 1ppb drinking water limit were…”
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Overview of the Liquid–Liquid Equilibria of Ternary Systems Composed of Ionic Liquid and Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons, and Their Modeling by COSMO-RS by Ferreira, Ana R, Freire, Mara G, Ribeiro, Jorge C, Lopes, Fernando M, Crespo, João G, Coutinho, João A. P

“…Many separation processes in petrochemical and refining industries are applied to close boiling point compounds and/or azeotropic mixtures which make difficult…”
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2D fluorescence spectroscopy for monitoring ion-exchange membrane based technologies – Reverse electrodialysis (RED) by Pawlowski, Sylwin, Galinha, Claudia F., Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is one of the emerging, membrane-based technologies for harvesting salinity gradient energy. In RED process, fouling is an…”
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Detection of anticancer drugs in wastewater effluents: Grab versus passive sampling by Cristóvão, Maria B., Bento-Silva, Andreia, Bronze, Maria R., Crespo, João G., Pereira, Vanessa J.

“…The occurrence of six anticancer drugs was evaluated in wastewater effluents. Several grab samples from wastewater effluent were collected throughout a year…”
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Arsenate removal from sulphate-containing water streams by an ion-exchange membrane process by Pessoa-Lopes, Mafalda, Crespo, João G., Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…•The effect of anion-exchange membrane type on arsenate transport was investigated.•A new concept of using sulphate as a driving counter-ion for arsenate…”
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Optimization of Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Different Types of Grape Pomace Produced at Wineries and Distilleries by Brazinha, Carla, Cadima, Mafalda, Crespo, João G

“…Natural extracts obtained from grape pomace are particularly interesting, due to the substantial variety of valuable compounds present with health benefits,…”
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Dioxins sources and current remediation technologies — A review by Kulkarni, Prashant S., Crespo, João G., Afonso, Carlos A.M.

“…Dioxins are highly toxic and ubiquitous compounds that are unintentional by-products of several chemical processes on earth. According to the earth pollutant…”
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Microbial polysaccharide-based membranes: Current and future applications by Freitas, Filomena, Alves, Vítor D., Reis, Maria A., Crespo, João G., Coelhoso, Isabel M.

“…Microbial polysaccharides are characterized by high molecular structure variability which translates into a wide range of different properties offering…”
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Photocatalysis Using UV‑A and UV‑C Light Sources for Advanced Oxidation of Anti-Cancer Drugs Spiked in Laboratory-Grade Water and Synthetic Urine by Janssens, Raphael, Cristóvão, Beatriz M, Bronze, Maria R, Crespo, Joao G, Pereira, Vanessa J, Luis, Patricia

“…The presence of anti-cancer drugs in European surface waters appeals for the development of novel treatment processes. In this work, light emitting diodes…”
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Oil refinery hazardous effluents minimization by membrane filtration: An on-site pilot plant study by Santos, Bruno, Crespo, João G., Santos, Maria António, Velizarov, Svetlozar

“…Experiments for treating two different types of hazardous oil refinery effluents were performed in order to avoid/minimize their adverse impacts on the…”
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An Overview of the Liquid−Liquid Equilibria of (Ionic Liquid + Hydrocarbon) Binary Systems and Their Modeling by the Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents by Ferreira, Ana R, Freire, Mara G, Ribeiro, Jorge C, Lopes, Fernando M, Crespo, João G, Coutinho, João A. P

“…Ionic liquids (ILs), with their unique and tunable properties, are attracting the interest of both academia and refining companies as potential solvents for…”
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