14 The removal of the trace inorganic contaminants boron (B(OH)4 ), fluoride (F ) and nitrate (NO3 ) 15 from synthetic aqueous solutions containing organic matter using electrodialysis was investigated. 16 The transport of the contaminants through the ion-exchange membranes was evaluated in relation 17 to hydrated ionic radius, whereby a positive correlation was found in absence of organic matt...

The natural and pumping-induced controls on groundwater salinization in the coastal aquifers of North Carolina, USA, and the implications for the performance of a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant have been investigated. Since installation of the well field in the Yorktown aquifer in Kill Devil Hills of Dare County during the late 1980s, the groundwater level has declined and salinity of ...

The effect of divacancies on the stability, structural and electronic properties of carbon and boron nitride nanotubes is studied using the ab initio density functional method. V(B)B(N) is more stable in the boron-rich and less stable in the nitrogen-rich growth conditions, and V(N)N(B) is more stable in the nitrogen-rich than in the boron-rich conditions. We find that stoichiometric defects V(...

The control of the hydrogen fraction in D plasmas [H/(H+D)] is necessary for efficient ICRF minority heating in Alcator C-Mod. Boronizing the chamber when H/(H+D) ~10% would promptly lower H/(H+D) to ~5%. However, the reduction was transitory when the accumulated boron layer was thick (> 6 μm) and with boron nitride tiles protecting the ICRF antennas, indicating that the H buried under a new B ...

boron toxicity usually occurs in arid and saline soils. among all the pollutant'sresource, irrigation water is the most important factor in boron elevating in the soil.modification of boron-rich soils is difficult and in this case, resistant varieties can playan important role in increasing the cultivation in areas with high boron level. to assessthe effects of different concentrations of ...