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Non-Hazardous Coating for Inhibiting the Marine Organism Growth on Ship Hull

One of the main challenges faced by the shipping industry is the quick covering of the ships’ hulls by marine organisms such as algae, barnacles, or muscles and the subsequent deterioration of their paintwork.

4 Dec 2017

Microbial Fuel Cells Could be Potential Wastewater Treatment Technology

Today, wastewater left over from production undertakings is one of the greatest threats to the environment. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, generate a large quantity of wastewater containing malodorous gases, organic contaminants, and other substances that are detrimental to the water supply.

17 Nov 2017

Poplar, Pine Wood Increase the Efficiency of Water-to-Steam Conversion Under Sunlight

University of Maryland engineers have discovered that porous types of wood from trees such as poplar and pine can majorly increase the effectiveness of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight. The findings, featured November 15 in the journal Joule, could be employed in an inexpensive and simple biodegradable device for water purification.

16 Nov 2017

Neutron Analysis of Oxygen-Generating Enzyme for Eco-Friendly Approach to Clean Water

A new research offers an insight into a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and enhance water quality around the world.

14 Nov 2017

Innovative Process for Desalination of Brackish Seawater

University of Illinois Engineers have reached one step closer to formulating a saltwater desalination technique, which is prospectively less expensive when compared to reverse osmosis and is dependent on battery technology.

13 Oct 2017

Researchers Produce Electricity Using Elastomer Films in Shallow Waters

The Bavarian Energy Map indicates that to date, water is the primary renewable energy source in Bavaria, Germany. Nearly 33% of the entire renewable energy is produced in Bavaria.

3 Oct 2017

New Research Reveals Upwelling Pathways of Deep, Overturning Waters in Southern Ocean

Since Captain James Cook's discovery in the 1770s that water encompassed the Earth's southern latitudes, oceanographers have been studying the Southern Ocean, its physics, and how it interacts with global water circulation and the climate.

27 Sep 2017

Superhydrophilic Membrane Effectively Used to Clean Fluids for Reuse

According to researchers at the Energy Safety Research Institute at Swansea University in partnership with researchers at Rice University, a new superhydrophilic filter has exhibited the ability to remove greater than 90% of hydrocarbons, as well as all bacteria and particulates from contaminated water produced by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations at shale oil and gas wells.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers Discover No-Till is Insufficient to Improve Water Quality

A long-debated agricultural question on whether no-tillage alone is adequate for preventing water pollution from nitrate has been answered by a new IUPUI study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the answer is no.

25 Sep 2017

PEF Process Effective for Removing Atrazine and its By-Products in Surface Water

Widely used as a weedkiller, atrazine is known to negatively affect aquatic wildlife and poses a risk to human health by altering the action of particular hormones.

19 Sep 2017