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Nehal I. Abu-Lail
Researcher at University of Texas at San Antonio
Publications - 75
Citations - 2908
Nehal I. Abu-Lail is an academic researcher from University of Texas at San Antonio. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adhesion & Extracellular matrix. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 70 publications receiving 2470 citations. Previous affiliations of Nehal I. Abu-Lail include Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Duke University.
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Influence of feedstock source and pyrolysis temperature on biochar bulk and surface properties
Waled Suliman,James B. Harsh,Nehal I. Abu-Lail,Ann-Marie Fortuna,Ian Dallmeyer,Manuel Garcia-Perez +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the mass fraction of volatiles, oxygen and the ratios of oxygen to carbon and hydrogen to carbon decreased linearly with pyrolysis temperature and the changes in surface charge were studied by ζ-potential measurements and were found to vary directly with the content of oxygenated functional groups.
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Role of lipopolysaccharides in the adhesion, retention, and transport of Escherichia coli JM109.
TL;DR: DLVO calculations based on conventional and soft-particle DLVO theories predicted higher energy barriers to adhesion for all surfaces after LPS removal, consistent with experimental findings.
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Role of ionic strength on the relationship of biopolymer conformation, DLVO contributions, and steric interactions to bioadhesion of Pseudomonas putida KT2442.
TL;DR: There was a transition in the steric and electrostatic properties and in the conformation of the biopolymers that were each directly related to bioadhesion, and a transition was observed toward a more rigid and compressed polymer brush layer, and the adhesion forces increased.
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Olive mills effluent (OME) wastewater post-treatment using activated clay
TL;DR: In this article, a series of treatment steps composed of settling, centrifugation, and filtration was consecutively used to condition Olive Mill effluent (OME) wastewater, and the filtrate was then subjected to a post-treatment process, namely adsorption on activated clay.
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The role of biochar porosity and surface functionality in augmenting hydrologic properties of a sandy soil.
Waled Suliman,James B. Harsh,Nehal I. Abu-Lail,Ann-Marie Fortuna,Ian Dallmeyer,Manuel Garcia-Perez +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicated that the amount of oxygenated functional groups on the surface of biochars clearly differentiated the Biochar functionalities and porosity in terms of hydrophilicity, with the oxidized biochar being superior, followed by the low-temperatureBiochars, while the high temperature Biochars possessed lowest hydrophILicity.