In this study, the gas-liquid reactive crystallization of LiCI-NH3 center dot H2O-CO2 was adopted to produce Li2CO3. The weakly alkaline nature of NH3 center dot H2O in the absence of any recarbonation process resulted in a unimodal and easily controllable particle size distribution (PSD) of the obtained Li2CO3. The reaction temperature significant...
Ecotron facilities allow accurate control of many environmental variables coupled with extensive monitoring of ecosystem processes. They therefore require multivariate perturbation of climate variables, close to what is observed in the field and projections for the future. Here, we present a new method for creating realistic climate forcing for man...
Despite the rapid development of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) toward commercialization, the toxic lead (Pb) ions in PSCs pose a potential threat to the environment, health and safety. Managing Pb via recycling represents a promising approach to mitigating its toxicity. However, managing Pb from commonly used organic solvents has been challenging d...
A new CO2 fixation process was highly enhanced by desilication of serpentine ore with concentrated NaOH solution and NH3 recycling. In the process, desilicated serpentine containing up to 83 wt % MgO after leaching is treated by NH4Cl solution, from which MgCl2 solution and NH3 gas are generated and are used to capture CO2. Hydromagnesite is produc...
A new CO2 fixation process was highly enhanced by desilication of serpentine ore with concentrated NaOH solution and NH3 recycling. In the process, desilicated serpentine containing up to 83 wt % MgO after leaching is treated by NH4Cl solution, from which MgCl2 solution and NH3 gas are generated and are used to capture CO2. Hydromagnesite is produc...
Shortwave cloud radiative effects (SWCREs), defined as the difference of the shortwave radiative flux between all-sky and clear-sky conditions at the surface, have been reported to play an important role in influencing the Earth's energy budget and temperature extremes. In this study, we employed a set of global climate models to examine the SWCRE ...
Colistin (polymyxin E) is a polycation antibiotic which is increasingly used (administered as colistin methanesulfonate, CMS) as a salvage therapy in critically ill patients with multidrug resistant Gram-negative infections. Even though colistin has been used for more than 50 years, its metabolic fate is poorly understood. One of the current challe...
Bio-separation is a key bottleneck in the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals. In this work, we report experimental evidence of direct selective protein crystallisation from a binary protein mixture solution. Lysozyme–thaumatin mixtures with a wide protein composition range (0–100 mg mL−1, respectively) were tested under the same crystallisation cock...
The incorporation of relatively minor impurity metals onto metal (oxy)hydroxides can strongly impact solubility. In complex highly alkaline multicomponent radioactive tank wastes such as those at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, tests indicate that the surface area-normalized dissolution rate of boehmite (gamma-AlOOH) nanomaterials is at least an o...
The incorporation of relatively minor impurity metals onto metal (oxy)hydroxides can strongly impact solubility. In complex highly alkaline multicomponent radioactive tank wastes such as those at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, tests indicate that the surface area-normalized dissolution rate of boehmite (gamma-AlOOH) nanomaterials is at least an o...
