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The aim of this study was to assess the potential environmental impacts associated with high rate algal ponds (HRAP) systems for wastewater treatment and resource recovery in small communities. To this aim, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and…
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Remote plasma-assisted vapour deposition under nitrogen (RPAVD-N2) is introduced as a single-step, solvent-free, room-temperature strategy to integrate iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) into carbon nanofiber (CNF) scaffolds for…
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