For the high-salt reservoir of the Fengcheng Formation in the Mahu area, the production decreases rapidly due to the conductivity decrease after fracturing. The analysis shows that this has a great relationship with the special salt dissolution chara...
Background/Objectives: With the rising trend of out-of-home dining in China, the use of iodized salt (IS) in eating-out venues plays a key role in preventing iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs). However, the coverage rate of iodized salt (CRIS) and th...
Cyanobacteria are essential for the vast number of compounds they produce and the possible applications in the pharmaceutical, cosmetical, and food industries. As Lyngbya species’ characterization is limited in the literature, we characterize t...
Like most additive manufacturing processes for metals, material jetting processes require support structures in order to attain full 3D capability. The support structures have to be removed in subsequent operations, which increases costs and slows do...
Soil salinity has a major impact on agricultural production. In a changing climate with rising sea-levels, low-lying coastal areas are increasingly inundated whereby saltwater gradually contaminates the soil. Drought prone areas may suffer from salin...
Under the conditions of drought, cracks are likely to appear in loess due to shrinkage, which leads to salt precipitation and accumulation on the surface of loess. Therefore, salinized lands are created in loess areas. Deep study into the influence o...
In order to study the effect of inorganic salt additives on the surface tension of a sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) solution, the surface tension of the mixed system of six common inorganic salt additives, NaCl, CaCl2, AlCl3, Na2SO4, Na2CO3,...
To rigorously analyze the effects of high-salt environments on dimension lumber and provide scientific and reliable data to facilitate the advancement of light-frame construction in such environments, this study subjected dimension lumber to salt sol...
Stormwater quality improvement devices use sedimentation as a pre-treatment step to separate contaminant laden particulate matter (PM) from traffic area runoff. Multiple studies describe worse settling behavior during the cold season. This paper is w...
(1) Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the salt consumption by children and adolescents from the Silesian Province (Poland), taking into account the region’s dietary traditions and the age of the students+. (2) Methods: 300 st...
Salt, or sodium chloride, is an essential component of the human diet. Recent studies have demonstrated that dietary patterns characterized by a high intake of salt can influence the abundance and diversity of the gut microbiota, and may play a pivot...
Water activity (aw) is the main hurdle for microbial control in dry-cured sausages. The aw can be influenced by drying or adding electrolytes or humectants. Dry-cured meat products are partially dried, which, together with added salt, results in safe...
During the long-term operation of salt cavern gas storage, multiple injections and extractions of gas will cause periodic temperature changes in the storage, resulting in thermal fatigue damage to the surrounding rock of the salt cavern and seriously...
Salt intrusion presents a significant environmental challenge in numerous estuaries around the world, including the Modaomen Estuary in China. This phenomenon typically occurs during the winter season due to reduced freshwater flow. However, an unusu...
The salt layer serves as an excellent caprock for oil and gas resources, with its underlying strata often containing abundant hydrocarbon reserves. However, the strong creep characteristics of the salt layer frequently lead to damage issues. Therefor...
Chenopodium quinoa Willd. is an annual facultative halophytic pseudocereal widely studied for its physiology and grain yield owing to its great tolerance to unfavorable growing conditions. However, the morphophysiological and anatomical characteristi...
Ham (Jamón) is a product of great value in Spanish gastronomy, although experts have recommended reducing its consumption due to its high salt content and its relationship with cardio-vascular diseases due to the increase in blood pressure it...
With the escalating global demand for clean energy, the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC), as an efficient and environmentally friendly energy conversion device, has emerged as a pivotal component of new power systems, playing a crucial role...
Groundwater depth has a significant impact on salinization in irrigated areas. In this study, different groundwater depths were controlled via pit tests and we conducted pit tests with different groundwater depths (DGWs) to investigate the relationsh...
In NaCl-KCl-NaF-V2O3 molten salt, used graphite as an anode and carbon steel plate as a cathode, vanadium was successfully prepared by molten salt electrodeposition. The reduction mechanism of molten salt electrodeposition vanadium is discussed, and...
The biodegradable polysaccharide chitosan possesses protonated and natural amino groups at medium pH values and has therefore been used as an adsorbing material for nickel salts in water treatment. Nickel is a problematic heavy metal ion which can ca...
This study aims to address the issue of asphalt pavement performance deterioration caused by chloride salt erosion. Layered double hydroxides (CLDHs) calcined at different temperatures, including 400 °C, 500 °C, and 600 °C, were used for...
The formation of geotechnical structures on foundations composed of low-strength soils is associated with a number of risks and difficulties. Soils such as clay-salt slurries are characterized by low bearing capacity and a tendency to deform under lo...
Separation of particulate matter (PM) is the most important process to achieve a reduction of contaminants present in road runoff. To further improve knowledge about influencing factors on the settling of road-deposited sediment (RDS), samples from t...
The harsh environments in saline–alkaline areas and high-altitude regions with intense ultraviolet radiation pose great challenges to the durability of asphalt pavements. The fatigue performance of asphalt binder significantly determines the ac...
Vegetation succession is a critical indicator of ecosystem structure and function and is often disrupted by the expansion of invasive species. However, ecosystem-scale studies elucidating invasion-driven succession mechanisms remain limited. This res...
Groundwater salinization near salt domes is a major threat to water resources in arid and semi-arid plains, causing a persistent decline in water quality worldwide. Machine learning offers an effective approach for evaluating this risk. This study te...
This article considers a theoretical analysis of the influence of the main coupled effects and spacers on the transfer of salt ions in electromembrane systems (EMS) using a 2D mathematical model of the transfer process in a desalting channel with spa...
The presence of calcium-containing molten salts in the electrolysis of oxides for metal production can lead to the formation of CaO and, subsequently, the generation of intermediate products, affecting the reduction of metals. To investigate the impa...
A series of poisoned catalysts with various forms and contents of sodium salts (Na2SO4 and Na2S2O7) were prepared using the wet impregnation method. The influence of sodium salts poisoned catalysts on SO2 oxidation and NO reduction was investigated....
FeO is a low-price material with high charge storage capacity, biocompatibility and other characteristics. It has been applied in the fields of catalysts, capacitors, electrodes and composite materials. However, the current method of preparing FeO ne...
Soil salinity is a pervasive challenge in agricultural regions, significantly impacting plant growth and productivity. Addressing the adverse implications of soil salinization and capitalizing on organic waste resources has the potential to yield sub...
The article presents the results of a numerical simulation of the deformation-stress state in the rock mass around a salt cavern which is a part of a CAES installation (Compressed Air Energy Storage). The model is based on the parameters of the Hunto...
The electrochemical corrosion characteristics of AZ31 and AZ61 magnesium alloys were analyzed in terms of potentiodynamic tests and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The influence of the solution composition and material surface finish was exam...
This paper presents the results of research on the influence of the components of salt flame retardants on the compressive strength of wood depending on the time of accelerated aging. The effect of the agent was assessed on the basis of the change in...
Cassava starch solid biopolymer electrolyte (SBPE) films were prepared by a thermochemical method with different concentrations of lithium triflate (LiTFT) as a dopant salt. The process began with dispersing cassava starch in water, followed by heati...
Solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) offers significant potential as a novel approach for quantifying carbon and water cycling in coastal wetland ecosystems across multiple spatial scales. However, the mechanisms governing these biogeochemica...
Soil salinization is a problem that arouses the world’s attention. Soil salinity is an important limitation for agriculture production in coastal area. Phosphorus is a very important nutrient element in the process of plant growth, and its effe...
This work is focused on a novel, promising low temperature phase change material (PCM), based on the eutectic Glauber’s salt composition. To allow phase transition within the refrigeration range of temperatures of +5 °C to +12 °C, combi...
This paper explores the photochemical synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles, specifically gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles, using a one-component photoinitiator system. The synthesis process involves visible light irradiation at a wavelength...
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory and autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) whose cause remains unknown. Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are the current standard of care, yet growing evidence highlights the i...
Formation damage near the wellbore reduces permeability and limits well productivity, with its effect commonly quantified by the skin factor. This parameter can strongly influence both the technical performance and the economic feasibility of oil rec...
Double complex salts (DCSs) of the composition [Co(NH3)6][Fe(CN)6] are a promising precursor for the preparation of catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon oxides (CO and CO2) by Fischer–Tropsch synthesis. The specific surface area is an impo...
The reduction of Fe2O3-Al2O3 is one of the important reactions in the resource utilization of iron-containing oxide waste. Fe2O3-Al2O3 was electro-deoxidized in the NaCl-KCl system by molten salt electrolysis to prepare FeO/Al2O3. The effect of the F...
This study systematically investigates the effects of varying Cl−/
To improve sulfuric acid recovery from sodium sulfate wastewater, a lab-scale bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED) process was used for the treatment of simulated sodium sulfate wastewater. In order to increase the concentration of sulfuric acid (...
Salt-induced diffusiophoresis is the migration of a colloidal particle in water due to a directional salt concentration gradient. An important example of colloidal particles is represented by micelles, generated by surfactant self-assembly in water....
A high-efficiency molten salt oxidation strategy for hazardous spent ion-exchange resins is much needed. The optimized ternary carbonate system (Li2CO3-K2CO3-Na2CO3, 44:26:30 wt%) with a 1:1 salt-to-resin ratio achieves oxidation efficiencies above 9...
This article proposes a 3D mathematical model of the influence of electrical heterogeneity of the ion exchange membrane surface on the processes of salt ion transfer in membrane systems with axial symmetry; in particular, we investigate an annular me...
In this work, the influence of the electrical heterogeneity of the surface of an ion-exchange membrane on salt ion transport in a desalination channel with forced convection in the potentiodynamic mode is studied for the first time by the successful...
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