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King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Education•Dhahran, Saudi Arabia•
About: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is a education organization based out in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Adsorption & Corrosion. The organization has 7603 authors who have published 24030 publications receiving 443803 citations. The organization is also known as: College of Petroleum and Minerals.
Topics: Adsorption, Corrosion, Catalysis, Heat transfer, Control theory
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TL;DR: In this article, the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), member of the fullerene structural family, is considered with special focus on the removal of heavy metals from water (lead, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, copper, zinc and nickel).
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TL;DR: Alumina-coated multi-wall carbon nanotubes were synthesized and characterized and displayed the main advantage of separation convenience when a fixed-bed column was used compared to the batch adsorption treatment.
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TL;DR: The photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes such as methylene blue and methyl orange in the presence of various percentages of composite catalyst under visible light irradiation was carried out by new thermal decomposition method, which is simple and cost effective.
911 citations
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01 Apr 2012TL;DR: The enhancement in photocatalytic performance of the MWCNT/TiO(2) composite is explained in terms of recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, which adds to the global discussion of how CNTs can enhance the efficiency of catalysts.
Abstract: The high rate of electron/hole pair recombination reduces the quantum yield of the processes with TiO2 and represents its major drawback. Adding a co-adsorbent increases the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO2. In order to hybridize the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 with the adsorptivity of carbon nanotube, a composite of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) has been synthesized. The composite was characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared absorption spectroscopy (FTIR), and diffuse reflectance UV–vis spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of this composite material was investigated by application of the composite for the degradation of methyl orange. It was observed that the composite exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with TiO2. The enhancement in photocatalytic performance of the MWCNT/TiO2 composite is explained in terms of recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. In addition, MWCNT acts as a dispersing agent preventing TiO2 from agglomerating activity during the catalytic process, providing a high catalytically active surface area. This work adds to the global discussion of how CNTs can enhance the efficiency of catalysts.
906 citations
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TL;DR: A BAP1-related cancer syndrome is identified that is characterized by mesothelioma and uveal melanoma, and it is hypothesized that other cancers may also be involved and that mesot helioma predominates upon asbestos exposure.
Abstract: Because only a small fraction of asbestos-exposed individuals develop malignant mesothelioma, and because mesothelioma clustering is observed in some families, we searched for genetic predisposing factors. We discovered germline mutations in the gene encoding BRCA1 associated protein-1 (BAP1) in two families with a high incidence of mesothelioma, and we observed somatic alterations affecting BAP1 in familial mesotheliomas, indicating biallelic inactivation. In addition to mesothelioma, some BAP1 mutation carriers developed uveal melanoma. We also found germline BAP1 mutations in 2 of 26 sporadic mesotheliomas; both individuals with mutant BAP1 were previously diagnosed with uveal melanoma. We also observed somatic truncating BAP1 mutations and aberrant BAP1 expression in sporadic mesotheliomas without germline mutations. These results identify a BAP1-related cancer syndrome that is characterized by mesothelioma and uveal melanoma. We hypothesize that other cancers may also be involved and that mesothelioma predominates upon asbestos exposure. These findings will help to identify individuals at high risk of mesothelioma who could be targeted for early intervention.
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Omar M. Yaghi | 165 | 459 | 163918 |
Vinod Kumar Gupta | 165 | 713 | 83484 |
Robert H. Grubbs | 137 | 1013 | 83140 |
Craig J. Hawker | 134 | 741 | 72032 |
Avelino Corma | 134 | 1049 | 89095 |
C. N. R. Rao | 133 | 1646 | 86718 |
Bharat Bhushan | 116 | 1276 | 62506 |
Ibrahim Dincer | 110 | 1479 | 56573 |
Sabu Thomas | 102 | 1554 | 51366 |
Lajos Hanzo | 101 | 2040 | 54380 |
Rahman Saidur | 97 | 576 | 34409 |
Gareth H. McKinley | 97 | 467 | 34624 |
Mohamed-Slim Alouini | 96 | 1788 | 62290 |
Robert J. Young | 90 | 640 | 31962 |
Emmanuel P. Giannelis | 88 | 387 | 38528 |