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Scientists Develop a Facile Approach to Prepare Novel Aerogel for Highly Efficient Oil Absorption
Contacts:Zheng YuMing
E-mail：ymzheng@iue.ac.cn
link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.019Oil contamination will seriously affect the health of water environment. Physical absorption is considered to be the simplest and most economical method, which could quickly remove oil spill with less environmental impact in emergency treatment.However, commercial oil absorbents such as polypropylene sheets generally showed poor absorption efficiency in terms of capacity and...
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New progress in reverse osmosis (RO) membrane fabrication for water desalination
Contacts:Kaisong Zhang
E-mail：kszhang@iue.ac.cn
link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2018.12.016Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination technology is one of the most effective approaches for addressing the worldwide water scarcity by producing fresh water from sea water, groundwater and other wastewater sources. However, the required energy consumption when using traditional polymeric thin-film composite (TFC) aromatic polyamide (PA) membranes is relatively high, and the pro...
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PPARA/G Reprogrammes Metabolism in Macrophage Foam Cells
Contacts: DONG Sijun
E-mail：sjdong@iue.ac.cn
link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11306-019-1485-6Metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis, have caused a tremendous health burden globally. Macrophages are innate immune cells that reside in many tissues. Signals in the microenvironments of metabolic diseases, such as inflammatory factors, oxidative stress, and excessive nutrient availability, affect macrophage metabolism, which in turn controls it...
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Researchers Directly Test Clinical Samples Based on Raman Spectroscopy
Contacts:CUI Li
E-mail：lcui@iue.ac.cn
link:https://pubs.acs.org.ccindex.cn/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01064Infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens pose a fundamental threat to humans. They are predicted to surpass cancer and heart disease to become the leading cause of death in 2050. Speeding up antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) is urgently needed in clinical settings to guide fast and tailored antibiotic prescription before treatment, not only curtail...
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Efficient light promoted degradation of volatile organic compounds over photo-thermal responsive graphene-based composites
Contacts:JIA Hongpen
E-mail：hpjia@iue.ac.cn
link:https://pubs.acs.org.ccindex.cn/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01064Large amounts of anthropogenic VOCs emissions give rise to photochemical smog and ground-level ozone. Currently, catalytic oxidation for VOCs elimination still requires energy-intensive high temperatures. Light driven photo-thermocatalysis oxidation of VOCs holds great promise to substantially reduce energy consumption for sustainable development in comparison with conventio...
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Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences makes progress in the study of volatile organic compounds in southeastern China
Contacts:CHEN Jinsheng
E-mail：jschen@iue.ac.cn
link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.132Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are important trace gases in the atmosphere, affecting air quality (e.g. ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation) and human health.The emission, transport and chemistry of VOCs in the southeast of China were systematically studied by Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. A campaign was conducted in summer and win...
