Publications
Studies involving our Zeta View Series.
CO₂ Nanobubbles in Sustainable Water Recovery: ZetaView® NTA Supports Hydrate-Based Desalination Research
Industrial effluents from mining, metallurgy, and mineral processing can contain high salt concentrations that are difficult to treat with conventional water recovery technologies. Hydrate-based desalination offers a promising alternative by forming gas hydrates under controlled temperature and pressure conditions. In this process, water becomes incorporated into hydrate structures, while dissolved salts largely remain in the residual brine.
In this study, the authors evaluated CO₂ nanobubbles as kinetic promoters for hydrate-based desalination. The research included synthetic sodium sulfate and magnesium sulfate solutions, as well as a real industrial effluent from the mining and metals sector. By comparing experiments with and without CO₂ nanobubbles, the authors assessed their influence on CO₂ consumption, hydrate formation behavior, desalination efficiency, and water recovery.
The results showed that CO₂ nanobubbles enhanced hydrate formation kinetics in sulfate-containing solutions. In the real effluent experiment, CO₂ consumption increased by around 20% after 180 minutes when nanobubbles were present. In a three-stage hydrate-based desalination process, water recovery improved from 25.13 ± 2.04% without CO₂ nanobubbles to 40.16 ± 1.43% with CO₂ nanobubbles.
For researchers working on nanobubble technology, water treatment, or industrial sustainability, the study highlights the importance of reliable nanoscale characterization. Understanding the size and concentration of nanobubbles is essential for connecting their physical properties with process-level performance.
Nanobubble aeration enhanced wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation in constructed wetlands coupled with microbial fuel cells
Lyu, Tao; Wu, Yuncheng; Zhang, Yang; Fan, Wei; Wu, Shubiao; Mortimer, Robert J. G.; Pan, Gang
Kinetic Modeling and Assessment of a CO2 Nanobubble-Enhanced Hydrate-Based Sustainable Water Recovery from Industrial Effluents
Montazeri, Seyed Mohammad; Kalogerakis, Nicolas; Kolliopoulos, Georgios
Four-dimensional trapped ion mobility spectrometry proteomics reveals circulating extracellular vesicles encapsulated drivers of nasopharyngeal carcinoma distant dissemination
Pingan L; Liu Yang; Weiling Chen; Kaiguo Li; Xuxia Chen; Song Qu
Biodegradable Mg alloy modified with bioactive exosomes for cardiovascular stent application
Hou, Ya-chen; Li, Jing-an; Cao, Chang; Su, Chang; Qin, Zhen; Zhang, Ge; Guo, Jia-cheng; Tang, Jun-nan; Zhang, Jin-ying; Guan, Shao-kang
Generation and Long‐Term Stability of Ultrafine Bubbles in Water
Tanaka, Shunya; Terasaka, Koichi; Fujioka, Satoko
Nanobubbles generation in a high-rate hydrodynamic cavitation tube
H. Oliviera, A. Azevedo, J. Rubio
Removal of ferric hydroxide by flotation with micro and nanobubbles
R. Etchepare, A. Azevedo, S. Calgaroto, J. Rubio
