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Membrane fouling has become the one of main obstacles for the widespread application of membrane technology in water treatment processes. Coagulation as pretreatment is proven to be effective for the alleviation of membrane fouling. In this study, the influence of humic acid (HA)/sodium alginate (SA) fractions in the structure and resistance of cake layer on the membrane surface was investigated. The presence of SA at an appropriate fraction could facilitate the formation of large and loosely branched flocs and thereby form a more permeable cake layer on the membrane surface due to good bridging and charge neutralization abilities of SA molecules. The particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique was employed for monitoring the dynamic formation process of cake layer under different HA/SA fractions. The cake layer with a higher thickness was observed to be rapidly formed on the membrane surface at the presence of SA in water. According to the theoretical analysis, the membrane fouling in coagulation-ultrafiltration (UF) combined system demonstrated to be highly dependent on the size and intra-porosity of flocs. Pentetic Acid The fractal dimension of flocs might have an impact on the resistance of cake layer through affecting the porosity of aggregated flocs. The SA molecules could be used as the coagulant aid for effective alleviation of membrane fouling and the improvement of filtration performance in a coagulation-UF combined system.Elucidating the generation mechanism of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential for advanced oxidation processes with respect to environmental and biological sciences. Herein, self-generation of ROS such as hydroxyl radicals (·OH), superoxide radicals (O2•-) and singlet oxygen (1O2) from the interaction between multi-layered flowerlike MoS2 nanosheets and H2O2 is presented. The results demonstrate that H2O2 can exfoliate multi-layered MoS2 into quantum dots and promote a 2H to 1 T phase change accompanied by the dissolution of MoS2 to produce H+, MoO42- and SO42-. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy confirm the production of ·OH, superoxide radicals O2•- and 1O2 in the MoS2/H2O2 system. The calculation data based on density functional theory (DFT) indicate that the 1 T-MoS2 can lower the free energy profiles for stepwise catalytic decomposition of H2O2 to produce ROS as compared to 2H-MoS2.To minimize waste production and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, agricultural waste such as rice straw has been actively used in biochemical production. In Taiwan, cellulosic waste has been used in anaerobic digestion for bioethanol production. This process produces a large amount of biomass-associated sludge that may become a serious environmental issue. Therefore, in this study, the anaerobic digestion sludge was recycled for the production of activated carbon via pyrolysis and activation by KOH. Surface characterization showed increased surface area and development of microporous structure upon activation. The FTIR image showed that high temperature activation eliminated most functional groups in the activated carbon, except for CO and C-O groups. The results showed that the activated carbon could be used for pollutant adsorbents such as molecular dyes (methylene blue 217 mg g-1) and metal ions (copper 169 mg g-1) from aqueous solution. In addition, the as-synthesized activated carbon can be used for CO2 capture and capacitor. Instead of focusing on one single application, we proposed that centralized production of activated carbon could be used in various applications, while further modification could be adopted depending on the need of its specific application.The spatial patterns of the spreading of the COVID19 indicate the possibility of airborne transmission of the coronavirus. As the cough-jet of an infected person is ejected as a plume of infected viral aerosols into the atmosphere, the conditions in the local atmospheric boundary layer together dictate the fate of the infected plume. For the first time - a high-fidelity numerical simulation study - using Weather-Research-Forecast model coupled with the Lagrangian Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model (WRF-HYSPLIT) model has been conducted to track the infected aerosol plume in real-time during March 9-April 6, 2020, in New York City, the epicenter of the coronavirus in the USA for comparing the morning, afternoon and evening release. Atmospheric stability regimes that result in low wind speeds, low level turbulence and cool moist ground conditions favor the transmission of the disease through turbulence energy-containing large-scale horizontal "rolls" and vertical thermal "updrafts" and "downdrafts". Further, the wind direction is an important factor that dictates the direction of the transport. From the initial time of release, the virus can spread up to 30 min in the air, covering a 200-m radius at a time, moving 1-2 km from the original source.

Emerging evidence has documented that poor sleep quality associated with adverse effects with physical, psychological and neurological disorders, which impeded healthy aging. There is limited knowledge regarding the association of household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use with sleep quality, particularly among the population at advanced ages. The aim of this study is to investigate this association in oldest-old (≥80 years) populations.

China Hainan Centenarian Cohort Study was conducted in the 18 cities and counties of Hainan Province from 2015 to 2017. A total of 1725 individuals aged 80 years and older were included in the study. We used the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) to measure individuals' sleep quality with a score of PSQI >8 indicating poor sleep quality. Solid fuel users were defined as those who primarily use coal, biomass charcoal, wood or straw for cooking in their daily life. The propensity score matching (PSM) was adopted and logistic regressions were performed based on (compared to those who never cooked; 1.65 [1.21-2.26] vs. 1.18 [0.93-1.40], P for interaction=0.025).

Exposure to HAP from solid fuel combustion increases the risk of poor sleep quality at oldest-old ages. Our findings point to the need of reducing HAP from polluted fuel combustion and implementing cooking ventilation as a public health priority for healthy aging initiatives.

Exposure to HAP from solid fuel combustion increases the risk of poor sleep quality at oldest-old ages. Our findings point to the need of reducing HAP from polluted fuel combustion and implementing cooking ventilation as a public health priority for healthy aging initiatives.