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Comparative Study of the Presence of Heavy Metals in Edible . . . - MDPI Currently, the processes of obtaining and producing food as well as consumption habits give rise to new challenges for food safety The presence of heavy metals in edible vegetable oils has harmful effects for humans In this study, the scientific literature which reports the presence of heavy metals in different types of vegetable oils was analysed More than 25 heavy metals are evaluated in
Exploring the Potential of Cupriavidus metallidurans and Ochrobactrum . . . 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 radionuclides
Multi-Force Bio-Active™ Archwires and Various Contemporary . . . - MDPI The manufacturing of orthodontic archwires made from NiTi alloy has undergone numerous changes from the second half of the last century to modern times Initially, superelastic-active austenitic NiTi alloys were predominant, followed by thermodynamic-active martensitic NiTi alloys, and, finally, the most recent development was graded thermodynamic alloys These advancements have been the
Adsorption Characteristics of Spent Coffee Grounds as an Alternative . . . The present study was conducted to ascertain the potential of spent coffee grounds (SCGs) as an alternative adsorbent for the removal of cadmium (Cd) from aqueous solutions Therefore, Cd adsorption batch tests, using SCGs that had not undergone any chemical pretreatment, were conducted using Cd solutions with a wide concentration range (i e , 0 1–120 mM) under various adsorption conditions
Long-Term Outdoor Cultivation of Nannochloropsis in California, Hawaii . . . The project “Optimizing Selection Pressures and Pest Management to Maximize Cultivation Yield” (OSPREY, award #DE-EE08902) was undertaken to enhance the annual productivity, stability, and quality of algal production strains for biofuels and bioproducts The foundation of this project was the year-round cultivation of a Nannochloropsis strain across three outdoor systems in California
Recent Trends in Copper Metallization - MDPI The Cu low-k damascene process was introduced to alleviate the increase in the RC delay of Al SiO2 interconnects, but now that the technology generation has reached 1× nm or lower, a number of limitations have become apparent Due to the integration limit of low-k materials, the increase in the RC delay due to scaling can only be suppressed through metallization As a result, various
Difference in High-Temperature Tribological Performance of Oxide Ag . . . MoS2 has excellent vacuum lubricating performance However, it is prone to be oxidized in a high-temperature atmospheric environment, leading to the deterioration of its lubricating performance and even serious space accidents The high-temperature lubricating performance of MoS2-based solid lubricating materials can be improved to some extent by the co-compounding of appropriate oxides and Ag
Solidification and Casting of Metals and Alloys - MDPI Accordingly, this Special Issue of Metals, entitled “Solidification and Casting of Metals and Alloys”, will review the latest developments in the various aspects of solidification metallurgy Specifically, we will cover the following: (a) metallurgical control of the composition and microstructure of metals or castings; (b) micro- and macrosegregation mechanisms, as well as the