Enhanced organic matter removal and fouling mitigation in seawater desalination using electrocoagulation pretreatment using ZnO coated Fe electrodes.

This study introduces a novel application of electrocoagulation (EC) as a pretreatment method for seawater desalination, uniquely focusing on reducing organic and biological fouling in reverse osmosis membranes. The EC process was investigated as an alternative to conventional approaches such as chemical coagulation, chlorination, and fouling inhibitors. EC was conducted in a batch cell using iron electrodes.

Vibrational analysis of double-walled silicon carbide nano-cones: a finite element investigation.

A three-dimensional finite element model is used to investigate the vibrational properties of double-walled silicon carbide nano-cones with various dimensions. The dependence of the vibrational properties of double-walled silicon carbide nano-cones on their length, apex angles and boundary conditions are evaluated. Current model consists a combination of beam and spring elements that simulates the interatomic interactions of bonding and nonbonding.

On the derivation of coefficient of Morse potential function for the silicene: a DFT investigation.

In this paper, the structural and mechanical properties of silicene are investigated by the density functional theory calculations. To calculate Young's, bulk, and shear moduli and Poisson's ratio of the silicene, the optimized unit cells containing two atoms are proposed and the effect of chirality on the elastic properties of silicene is examined. It is shown that the silicene has an isotropic behavior, while graphene has an anisotropic behavior.

Evaluation of the Morse potential function coefficients for germanene by the first principles approach.

In this paper, first principles calculations are used to investigate atomic structure and mechanical properties of germanene nanosheet. By applying uniaxial and biaxial tensile strains as well as shear strain, the tensile and shear properties of the germanene nanosheet, including Young's and bulk moduli, Poisson's ratio, and shear moduli are computed. Furthermore, the parameters of the modified Morse potential function are calculated for Ge-Ge interaction in the germanene nanosheet.