A new concept of a rotating membrane module in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system was tested for its effect on oxygen transfer in clean water and wastewater. The membrane module consists of horizontally aligned hollow fibres connected to the vertically positioned permeate tube which rotates. The results indicated that oxygen transfer can be improved by up to 50% at the highest applied rotational speed (50 rpm) and that the additional energy demand required for the rotation can be compensated by the enhanced oxygen transfer. However, at the highest rotational speed (50 rpm), the fine bubbles bypassed the MBR module, and, consequently, could not contribute to any cleaning effect. The α-factors at different rotational speeds showed similar results. This indicates that the depletion was caused neither by surfactants nor by viscosity phenomena but rather by the floc/solid holdup of the sludge.
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Nature
January 2025
Division of Cell Therapy, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute, Chiba, Japan.
Cancer cells in the tumour microenvironment use various mechanisms to evade the immune system, particularly T cell attack. For example, metabolic reprogramming in the tumour microenvironment and mitochondrial dysfunction in tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) impair antitumour immune responses. However, detailed mechanisms of such processes remain unclear.
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January 2025
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, China.
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January 2025
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. Electronic address:
Myricetin has a significant role in pharmacology, specifically in traditional Chinese medicine. The most intriguing pharmacological action of myricetin consists of its multi-pathway anticancer effects. Therefore, rapid and selective isolation of myricetin from garlic and apple juices has notable pharmacological benefits.
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January 2025
College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China. Electronic address:
The reasonable design of an economical and robust bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is both essential but challenging. Herein, we synthesized a multi-interfacial NiP/WS/CoWO@C hybrid electrocatalyst devived from the heterometallic clusters [Co(TC4A)(WO)Cl][HPWO], in which NiP was incorporated into WS/CoWO@C nanosheets via interfacial interactions by in situ phosphorization processes. Theoretical calculations revealed that moderate electron transfer from CoWO and NiP to WS induced by the multi-heterojunction significantly regulate the binding energies of the reactive intermediates, thus enhacing its intrinsic activity.
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January 2025
International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Energy Materials and Application, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P.R. China.
Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) has been widely studied as an electrolyte owing to its excellent lithium compatibility and good film-forming properties. However, its electrochemical performance at room temperature remains a significant challenge due to its low ionic conductivity, narrow electrochemical window, and continuous decomposition. Herein, we prepare a multifunctional polar polymer to optimize PEO's electrochemical properties and cycling stability.
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