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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.

Characterization of Seminal Plasma Extracellular Vesicle MicroRNAs and Their Association with Boar Semen Quality During the Summer Season

Notsile, H. Dlamini; Serge, L. Kameni; Shengfa, F. Liao, Jean, M. Feugang

TEAD1 Enhances Exosome Secretion and Promotes Exosome‐Mediated Tissue Regeneration

Pu, Yan; Wan, Yi; Shi, Wenhao; Li, Bin; Zhang, Haiyue; Wu, Jun; Li, Lingling; Guo, Wenjia; Ding, Chen; Yang, Wenjun

Extracellular Vesicles From Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Drive Muscle and Neuronal Regeneration Through TNFα Modulation

Dorigo Hochuli, Agner Henrique; D'Agostino, Stefania; Rossi, Lucia; Auletta, Beatrice; Nogara, Leonardo; Tafuro, Giovanni; Germano, Giuseppe; Zaramella, Alice; Bisaccia, Paola; Cecchinato, Francesca; Biz, Carlo; Kundrotas, Gabrielis; Ruggieri, Pietro; Semenzato, Alessandra; Muraca, Maurizio; Romanato, Filippo; Gamba, Piergiorgio; Jurga, Marcin; Blaauw, Bert; Urciuolo, Anna; Pozzobon, Michela

Proteomic analysis of tissue-derived extracellular vesicles shows region-specific molecular changes in a rat model of takotsubo syndrome

Zulfaj, Ermir; Nejat, Amirali; Kalani, Mana; Miljanovic, Azra; Ekström, Karin; Crescitelli, Rossella; Elmahdy, Ahmed; Thorsell, Annika; Olofsson Bagge, Roger; Redfors, Björn; Omerovic, Elmir