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Ali, A.Z. (author), Jagannathan, Sadhna (author), Bennani, Yasmina-Doekhi (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author), Spanjers, H. (author)In this research, photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) based advanced oxidation process (AOP) was studied for the removal of multiple OMPs through an oxidative mechanism. This study investigated the application of a BiVO4 photoanode in simultaneous removal of three selected OMPs: acetaminophen (ACT), benzotriazole (BTA) and propranolol (PRO). This study...journal article 2023
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Yang, X. (author), Guo, Fucheng (author), Liu, Tao (author), He, Qiang (author), Vymazal, Jan (author), Chen, Yi (author)Ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms (AOMs, archaea (AOA) and bacteria (AOB)) are primarily responsible for the ammoxidation in constructed wetlands (CWs). However, little is known about evaluating the response of AOA and AOB to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and quantifying the shift of their contribution to ammoxidation. Herein, we operated a...journal article 2023
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Ding, Z. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Zhu, Jia-Ning (author), Popovich, V. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)To prevent premature triggering of the healing reaction in Mo-Si containing self-healing thermal barrier coating system, an oxygen impenetrable shell (α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) around the sacrificial healing particles (MoSi<sub>2</sub>) is desired. Here an encapsulation method is presented through selective oxidation of Al in Mo(Al<sub>x...journal article 2023
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Gomez de Santos, Patricia (author), González-Benjumea, Alejandro (author), Fernandez-Garcia, Angela (author), Aranda, Carmen (author), Wu, Y. (author), But, A. (author), Molina-Espeja, Patricia (author), Zhang, W. (author), Hollmann, F. (author)The hydroxylation of fatty acids is an appealing reaction in synthetic chemistry, although the lack of selective catalysts hampers its industrial implementation. In this study, we have engineered a highly regioselective fungal peroxygenase for the ω-1 hydroxylation of fatty acids with quenched stepwise over-oxidation. One single mutation near...journal article 2023
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Gutierrez, Claudia Torero (author), Loizides, Charis (author), Hafez, Iosif (author), Brostrøm, Anders (author), Wolff, Henrik (author), Szarek, Józef (author), Berthing, Trine (author), Roursgaard, Martin (author), Biskos, G. (author)Background: Acute phase response (APR) is characterized by a change in concentration of different proteins, including C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A (SAA) that can be linked to both exposure to metal oxide nanomaterials and risk of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we intratracheally exposed mice to ZnO, CuO, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub...journal article 2023
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Zeng, Shangheng (author), Mao, Sanpeng (author), Xu, S. (author), He, Yanheng (author), Yu, Jianying (author)Asphalt fumes released during pavement construction posed a threat to human health and environment. In this study, 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphorophenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO) was used as a reactive fumes suppressant to reduce the asphalt fumes emission. The volatilization behavior of DOPO modified asphalt (DOPO-Asphalt) was investigated...journal article 2023
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Li, Wenhuai (author), Li, Mengran (author), Guo, Y. (author), Hu, Zhiwei (author), Zhou, Chuan (author), Brand, Helen E.A. (author), Peterson, Vanessa K. (author), Pao, Chih Wen (author), Chen, Chien Te (author)Oxygen-ion conducting perovskite oxides are important functional materials for solid oxide fuel cells and oxygen-permeable membranes operating at high temperatures (>500 °C). Co-doped perovskites have recently shown their potential to boost oxygen-related kinetics, but challenges remain in understanding the underlying mechanisms. This...journal article 2023
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Han, Heejoo (author), Kim, Daehyun D. (author), Song, Min Joon (author), Yun, Taeho (author), Yoon, Hyun (author), Lee, Hong Woon (author), Kim, Young Mo (author), Laureni, M. (author), Yoon, S.Y. (author)Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a major source of N<sub>2</sub>O, a potent greenhouse gas with 300 times higher global warming potential than CO<sub>2</sub>. Several approaches have been proposed for mitigation of N<sub>2</sub>O emissions from WWTPs and have shown promising yet only site-specific results. Here, self-sustaining...journal article 2023
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Shooshtari, M. (author), Vollebregt, S. (author), Vaseghi, Yas (author), Rajati, Mahshid (author), Pahlavan, Saeideh (author)Detection of hazardous toxic gases for air pollution monitoring and medical diagnosis has attracted the attention of researchers in order to realize sufficiently sensitive gas sensors. In this paper, we fabricated and characterized a Titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based gas sensor enhanced using the gold nanoparticles. Thermal oxidation and sputter...journal article 2023
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Kuruganti, V.V. (author), Mazurov, Alexander (author), Seren, Sven (author), Isabella, O. (author), Mihailetchi, Valentin D. (author)In this work, we developed an in situ annealing process to crystallize boron-doped amorphous silicon [a-Si(p+)] layers deposited by atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition (APCVD) to form boron-doped polycrystalline silicon [poly-Si(p+)] layers. The influence of the temperature profiles during a-Si(p+) inline deposition on structural,...journal article 2023
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Ishikawa, Satoshi (author), Shimoda, Kosuke (author), Kamachi, Takashi (author), Aoki, Nagisa (author), Hagiwara, Takeshi (author), Urakawa, A. (author), Ueda, Wataru (author)Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODHE) is an essential reaction in modern society to produce ethylene. The orthorhombic Mo<sub>3</sub>VO<sub>x</sub> catalyst (MoVO) was reported as one of the best catalysts for this reaction after a particular redox treatment to generate lattice oxygen defects. This study elucidates the location and...journal article 2023
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Ahn, Anne Catherine (author), Schuurmans, J. Merijn (author), Sorokin, Dimitry Y. (author), Muyzer, Gerard (author)Haloalkaliphilic chemolithoautotrophic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria belonging to the genus Thioalkalivibrio are highly abundant in microbial communities found in soda lakes and dominant in full-scale bioreactors removing sulfide from industrial waste gases. Despite certain soda lakes being remote and unaffected by anthropogenic activities,...journal article 2023
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Das Sadiq, Kabir (author), Aravind, P.V. (author), Woudstra, T. (author), Jaiganesh, N. (author), Ajith kumar, R. (author)The performance of a 30-kW gasifier–SOFC–GT system was evaluated using thermodynamic calculations. Nickel/Gadolinia Doped Ceria (Ni/GDC) anodes were utilized for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs). These systems can achieve high electrical efficiencies of above 50%. The goal of the study is to evaluate trends in system efficiency when carbon...journal article 2023
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Perinajová, R. (author), Álvarez-Cuevas, Concepción Borrás (author), Juffermans, Joe (author), Westenberg, Jos (author), Lamb, Hildo (author), Kenjeres, S. (author)There is a pressing need to establish novel biomarkers to predict the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) dilatation. Aside from hemodynamics, the roles of oxygen (O<sub>2</sub>) and nitric oxide (NO) in TAA pathogenesis are potentially significant. As such, it is imperative to comprehend the relationship between aneurysm presence...journal article 2023
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AbuHamra, Nada (author), Abunahla, H.N. (author), Ali, Ashraf (author), Waheed, Waqas (author), Mahmoud, Saleh T. (author), AlAzzam, Anas (author), Mohammed, Baker (author)In recent years, there has been a growing interest in investigating the potential of emerging memristor (MR) devices for gas sensing applications, particularly at room temperature. This article reports on a planar Au/reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/Au memristive hydrogen sensor, fabricated on a cost-effective cyclic olefin copolymer (COC)...journal article 2023
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Ding, Z. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author), Popovich, V. (author), Quadakkers, Willem J. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)Mo(Al<sub>x</sub>Si<sub>1-x</sub>)<sub>2</sub> alloy with x in the range of 0.35–0.65 were prepared by a one-step spark plasma sintering. To study the exclusive formation of an α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> scale, oxidation experiments were conducted in low and high oxygen partial pressure ambient at 1373 K; viz.: 10<sup>−14</sup> and 0.21...journal article 2023
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Vos, Josephine (author), Ramirez, Andrea (author), Pérez-Fortes, Mar (author)Reaching our climate goals will require urgent advancements in the development of fossil-free technologies. Solid-oxide electrolysis (SOE) at high-temperature is a promising candidate for combining CO₂ utilization and renewable electricity use. Explorative techno-economic analyses are being performed to understand the full plant design...book chapter 2023
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Yska, Stijn (author)As global climate change concerns intensify, the search for renewable-based alternatives to products and processes that rely on fossil fuels becomes ever more important. A process that has been championed is the co-electrolysis of carbon dioxide and water, under the supply of renewable energy, via high-temperature solid oxide electrolyser...master thesis 2022
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Garcia Gonzalez, Pedro (author)Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) systems for aviation applications have been considered for their use as APUs or powertrains, as standalone systems or in combination with gas turbines, and both fueled by reformed Jet-A or by hydrogen. Most existing studies focus on powertrain performance modelling. In this work, traditional tube-and-wing regional...master thesis 2022
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Bhatia, Ranjeev (author)This study aims to explore hydrogen production via alkaline water electrolysis using municipal effluent. The experiments were conducted in a flow cell electrolyzer using carbon fibre and Ni-foam as the anode, with another Ni-foam electrode employed as the cathode for all experiments. Synthetically prepared effluent and real municipal effluent...master thesis 2022