Permeability is a crucial parameter for enhancing shale oil recovery through CO2 injection in oil-bearing shale. After CO2 is injected into the shale reservoir, CO2 corrosion and adsorption-induced strain can change the permeability of the oil shale,...
Through laboratory simulation experiments, this paper studies the influence of different temperature and stress conditions on strain changes of raw coal samples induced by the CO2 adsorption with tri-axial creep-seepage and adsorption-desorption expe...
Strain engineering is an effective way to adjust the sensing properties of two-dimensional materials. In this paper, lateral heterojunctions (LHSs) based on arsenic and antimony have been designed along the armchair (AC) or zigzag (ZZ) edges. The ads...
We report first-principles calculations on the structural, mechanical, and electronic properties of O2 molecule adsorption on different graphenes (including pristine graphene (G–O2), N(nitrogen)/B(boron)-doped graphene (G–N/B–O2), a...
Transferable, low-stress gallium nitride grown on graphene for flexible lighting or display applications may enable next-generation optoelectronic devices. However, the growth of gallium nitride on graphene is challenging. In this study, the adsorpti...
Implant-associated infections are an increasingly severe burden on healthcare systems worldwide and many research activities currently focus on inhibiting microbial colonization of biomedically relevant surfaces. To obtain molecular-level understandi...
Microbial adsorption is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly remediation method for heavy metal pollution. The adsorption mechanism of cadmium (Cd) by bacteria inhabiting extreme environments is largely unexplored. This study describes the b...
The adsorption types of ten kinds of gas molecules (O2, NH3, SO2, CH4, NO, H2S, H2, CO, CO2, and NO2) on the surface of SiSe monolayer are analyzed by the density-functional theory (DFT) calculation based on adsorption energy, charge density differen...
The effect of thermal treatment on spruce is examined by analyzing the fracture and hygroscopic properties. Specimens were heated at temperatures within the range 120–200 °C for 1 h. Fracture energy was measured using a single-edge notched bending t...
Micro- and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs) are recognized as emerging contaminants posing potential risks to human health. Recent evidence highlights the potential of food-grade microbial strains to bind these particles and facilitate their removal, sugge...
In the process of coal mining, coal and gas outburst is one of the most severe disasters, which is accompanied by the outbursts of CO2, CH4, N2, and other gases. Since the intensity of the outburst is affected by the adsorption characteristics of dif...
To effectively carry out the bioremediation of a Pb2+ polluted environment, a lead-tolerant strain named D1 was screened from the activated sludge of a factory in Hefei, and its lead removal in a solution with Pb2+ concentration of 200 mg/L could rea...
The microbial treatment of soil has great potential to reduce chromium pollution. Here, an indigenous chromium-resistant Aspergillus niger strain (A1) was isolated and screened from heavily chromium-contaminated red soil in Yunnan Province, China usi...
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations were performed to understand graphene and its interaction with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) molecules. The adsorption energy was predicted to...
The prevention of hydrogen penetration into steels can effectively protect steels from hydrogen damage. In this study, we investigated the effect of a monolayer MoS2 coating on hydrogen prevention using first-principles calculations. We found that mo...
In order to explore the influences of effective stress change on gas adsorption–desorption behaviors, primary undeformed coal (PUC) and tectonically deformed coal (TDC) from the same coal seam were used for adsorption–desorption experimen...
Ochratoxin A is a dangerous mycotoxin present in wines and is considered the principal safety hazard in the winemaking process. Several authors have investigated the ochratoxin A adsorption ability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts, and specifically...
Bacillus species have shown the potential to recover rare earth elements (REEs), but strains with adsorption selectivity for terbium(III) remain understudied. In this study, six Bacillus strains with the capability for efficient adsorption of Tb(III)...
To study the influence of gas pressure on coal permeability evolution, we conducted experiments on coal samples from the No. 9 coal seam in Tangshan Coal Mine, Hebei Province, China. Different gas pressures (helium and nitrogen) were applied, and nit...
Patulin (PAT) is a major threat to many food products, especially apple and apple products, causing human health risks and economic losses. The aim of this study was to remove PAT from apple juice by using the heat-inactivated (HI) cells and spores o...
In the present work, the adsorptive removal of diclofenac from water by biosorption onto non-living microalgae biomass was assessed. Kinetic and equilibrium experiments were carried out using biomass of two different microalgae strains, namely Synech...
A comparative study of the unreacted and reacted uniaxially strained Pt(111) and the layered (111)-Pt/Ni/Pt3Ni and (111)-Pt/Ni/PtNi3 surfaces has been performed using density functional theory (DFT). An in-depth study of the unreacted surfaces has be...
Selenite reductase CsrF overexpressed Escherichia coli was used as a microbial factory to produce Se(0) nanoparticles (Bio-SeNPs). The Bio-SeNPs were characterized by transmission electronic microscopy, element mapping, scanning electron microscopy,...
This study explores, for the first time, the bioaccumulation of americium-241 (241Am) by Cupriavidus metallidurans and Ochrobactrum anthropi, two bacterial strains previously investigated mainly for their interactions with other heavy metals and radi...
3-PBA is a major degradation intermediate of pyrethroids. Its widespread existence in the environment poses a severe threat to the ecosystem and human health. This study evaluated the adsorption capacity of L. plantarum RS20 toward 3-PBA. Batch adsor...
In this paper, the adsorption effect of methane (CH4) gas molecular on monolayer PbSe with and without vacancy defects is studied based on first-principles calculations. The effects of the adsorption of methane molecular on monolayer PbSe and on the...
In this study, a highly cadmium (II)-resistant bacterium strain, C10-4, identified as Bacillus altitudinis, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from Baiyangdian Lake, China. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Cd(II) for strain C1...
An experimental study was performed to investigate the effect of subcritical carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption on mechanical properties of shales with different coring directions. Uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) tests were conducted on shale sample...
In this work, the gas sensing properties and adsorption mechanisms of Ag- and Au-doped SnSe2 monolayers toward NO, NO2, SO2, H2S, and HCN were systematically investigated via first-principles calculations. The results demonstrate that NO2 exhibits th...
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and Zearalenone (ZEN) are among the most common and important mycotoxin contaminants in agricultural products, with AFB1 comprising a liver carcinogen and ZEN responsible for reproductive dysfunctions. As mycotoxins are heat-stabl...
Bacteriophage (phage) therapy is a promising alternative to antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial pathogens, including Clostridium difficile. However, as for many species, in C. difficile the physical interactions between phages and bacterial ce...
Coal deformation is one of the leading problems for carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in coal seams especially with respect to different-phase CO2 injection. In this paper, a series of core flooding tests were conducted under different confining str...
The toxic gas carbon monoxide (CO) is fatal to human beings and it is hard to detect because of its colorless and odorless properties. Fortunately, the high surface-to-volume ratio of the gas makes two-dimensional (2D) materials good candidates for g...
In this study, the Pb(II) adsorption capabilities of the heavy metal tolerant strain of fungus, Aspergillus piperis, were studied. This study involved finding optimal growth conditions using a plating technique, and optimal adsorption conditions usin...
As concerns are increasing about drinking water contamination with heavy metals, we investigated the possible use of a pellicle (floating biofilm)-like biofilm-producing microorganism as a biosorbent for the treatment of Pb(II) in aqueous solutions....
The adsorption of ochratoxin A (OTA) by yeasts is a promising approach for the decontamination of musts and wines, but some potential competitive or interactive phenomena between mycotoxin, yeast cells, and anthocyanins might modify the intensity of...
Knowledge of the bedding plane properties of coal seams is essential for the coalbed gas production because of their great influence on the inner flow characteristics and sorption features of gas and water. In this study, an experimental study on the...
Several studies have investigated the multifunctional characteristics of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), but research on their role in mediating phage–bacteria interactions is limited. Employing Escherichia coli as a model, we engineered a muta...
The heavy metal cadmium poses severe threats to both ecosystems and human health. Utilizing genetic engineering to enhance the microbial capability for efficient cadmium accumulation has emerged as a pivotal research direction. This study constructed...
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) initiate infection by attaching Hemagglutinin (HA) on the viral envelope to sialic acid (SA) receptors on the cell surface. Importantly, HA of human IAVs has a higher affinity for α-2,6-linked SA receptors, and avian strain...
To obtain lead-resistant microorganisms as potential strains for bioremediation, in this study, a strain of fungus with high resistance to lead was isolated and domesticated from lead-contaminated soil, which was cultured and molecularly biologically...
This study investigated the main microbial groups characterizing the interior surface of oak barrels from different years (1890, 1895, 1920, 1975, 2008) used in the production of vino cotto. The yeasts were characterized for the following properties:...
PHOTH-graphene is a newly predicted 2D carbon material with a low-energy structure. However, its mechanical stability and fracture properties are still elusive. The mechanical stability, elastic, and fracture properties of PHOTH-graphene were investi...
Understanding the influence of methane adsorption on coal mechanical properties is an important prerequisite for preventing coal mining and gas mining disasters. In the present research, meager coal and gas coal samples were obtained from Huaneng Yun...
Given that vanadium is a valuable material, the implementation of vanadium recycling processes is thus necessary to enhance the element’s value chain as well as minimize its undesirable environmental consequences. Among various remediation meth...
Removal of para-nitrophenol (p-NP) from an aqueous solution was studied under various batch adsorption experiments, using alumina (Al2O3) and its composite hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA+-Br−) as adsorbents. These were later characte...
Different preventive strategies are needed to minimize the intake risks of mycotoxins, including zearalenone (ZEN). The aim of this study was to determine the ZEN adsorption ability of an autolyzed biomass preparation of polymorphic yeast Aureobasidi...
Antimony-resistant bacteria are potential natural resources for the bioremediation of mining soil pollution. A Raoultella sp. 64 strain was isolated from antimony-contaminated soil. To enhance its Sb resistance abilities, this strain was transported...
Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are the primary hazardous heavy metals that accumulate in crops and pose substantial risks to public health via the food chain. Limiting the migration of these toxic metals from contaminated environments to rice is the most...
Moisture adsorption is considered a critical factor during production and shelf-life of puffed corn cakes (PCC). This study aims to develop and validate an instrumental method and a mathematical model for the characterization of the textural modifica...
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