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  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,272 Views
20 Pages

X-ray Absorption (XRA): A New Technique for the Characterization of Granular Activated Carbons

  • Jeamichel Puente Torres,
  • Harold Crespo Sariol,
  • Thayset Mariño Peacok,
  • Jan Yperman,
  • Peter Adriaensens,
  • Robert Carleer and
  • Ángel Brito Sauvanell

28 December 2020

The X-ray absorption (XRA) method using digital image processing techniques is a reliable technique to determine the exhaustion degree of granular activated carbons (GACs). Using an innovative digital image processing technique, the identification of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,975 Views
19 Pages

Innovative X-Ray Absorption Technology for Improved Monitoring of the Degradation and Oxidation of Granular Activated Carbon Filters Used in Hospital Water Treatment Systems

  • Jeamichel Puente Torres,
  • Harold Crespo Sariol,
  • Thayset Mariño Peacok,
  • Tom Haeldermans,
  • Guy Reggers,
  • Jan Yperman,
  • Peter Adriaensens,
  • Robert Carleer and
  • Dries Vandamme

28 April 2025

This study introduces a novel, non-invasive X-ray absorption analysis (XRA) method to evaluate the photonic absorption process of granular activated carbon (GAC) in hospital water purification systems. By leveraging digital radiographic images, this...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,030 Views
17 Pages

Study on the Impact of C-Class Solar Flares on Low-Frequency Signal Propagation and Ionospheric Disturbances

  • Luxi Huang,
  • Zhen Qi,
  • Shaohua Shi,
  • Yingming Chen,
  • Fan Zhao,
  • Xin Wang,
  • Feng Zhu,
  • Xiaohui Li and
  • Ping Feng

31 January 2025

This work investigates the impact of C-class solar flare events (XRA) on ionospheric and low-frequency signal propagation by analyzing the maximum correlation lag time, correlation, and Granger causality between low-frequency time-code signal strengt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,631 Views
24 Pages

Fe-TiO2/AC and Co-TiO2/AC Composites: Novel Photocatalysts Prepared from Waste Streams for the Efficient Removal and Photocatalytic Degradation of Cibacron Yellow F-4G Dye

  • Roberto Machado Garcia,
  • Robert Carleer,
  • Maria Arada Pérez,
  • Jeamichel Puente Torres,
  • Ying Gu,
  • Pieter Samyn and
  • Jan Yperman

23 September 2021

Fe-TiO2/AC and Co-TiO2/AC composites were prepared from activated carbon (AC) derived from residues of peanut hulls and TiO2 photocatalyst, electrochemically prepared from titanium scrap, and doped with Fe and Co, respectively. The adsorption capacit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,450 Views
16 Pages

High-k Three-Phase Epoxy/K1.6(Ni0.8Ti7.2)O16/CNT Composites with Synergetic Effect

  • Maria Vikulova,
  • Tatyana Nikityuk,
  • Denis Artyukhov,
  • Alexey Tsyganov,
  • Alexey Bainyashev,
  • Igor Burmistrov and
  • Nikolay Gorshkov

22 January 2022

Polymer matrix composites based on ED-20 epoxy resin, hollandite K1.6(Ni0.8Ti7.2)O16 and carbon nanotubes with a variable content of 0.107; 0.213 and 0.425 vol.% were obtained for the first time. Initial components and composites produced were charac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,003 Views
16 Pages

26 September 2025

This paper addresses the problem of automatically reconstructing three-dimensional coronary vessel trees from a series of X-ray angiography images, a task which remains difficult, particularly with respect to solutions requiring no additional user in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
8,869 Views
18 Pages

Enhancement of Alkaline Protease Activity and Stability via Covalent Immobilization onto Hollow Core-Mesoporous Shell Silica Nanospheres

  • Abdelnasser Salah Shebl Ibrahim,
  • Ali A. Al-Salamah,
  • Ahmed M. El-Toni,
  • Khalid S. Almaary,
  • Mohamed A. El-Tayeb,
  • Yahya B. Elbadawi and
  • Garabed Antranikian

The stability and reusability of soluble enzymes are of major concerns, which limit their industrial applications. Herein, alkaline protease from Bacillus sp. NPST-AK15 was immobilized onto hollow core-mesoporous shell silica (HCMSS) nanospheres. Sub...