Effective and innovative procedures to use phosphogypsum waste in different application domains: review of the environmental, economic challenges and life cycle …

B Bouargane, K Laaboubi, MG Biyoune, B Bakiz… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
Phosphogypsum (PG) waste is a by-product generated from wet-process phosphoric acid
(H3PO4) manufacturing during phosphate rock decomposition. Worldwide, the annual …

Adsorption-Based Pretreatment of Irrigation Water to Prevent Water Quality Issues

T Kucserka, GI Németh, I Pálfi, ZL Kiss, E Tombácz… - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Access to and the use of irrigation water of adequate quality and targeted nutrient
supplementation have become more widespread in recent years. Both crop quality and the …

Experimental investigation and molecular dynamic simulation of Tannic acid as an eco-friendly inhibitor for calcium carbonate scale

A Hadfi, I Karmal, BEL Ibrahimi, S Ben-aazza… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aims to assess the performance of Tannic acid (TA), a natural polyphenol,
as a new eco-friendly inhibitor on the deposition scale of calcium carbonate. The …

Portlandite wet-synthesis process from phosphogypsum waste using hydroxide medium: application in both CO2 capture and brine water salinity reduction

B Bouargane, MG Biyoune, S Pérez Moreno… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Portlandite (Ca (OH) 2) preparation from phosphogypsum waste (PGW) was
evaluated in numerous works; however, the use of this compound is not applied yet in the …

Green and sustainable strategies to control scaling in industrial plants: investigation of the efficacy of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Extract against CaCO3 scale using …

M El Housse, A Hadfi, MA Alossaimi… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, plant extracts have attracted increased interest as green alternatives to
conventional anti-scaling. This is because they contain a wide range of bioactive …

Valorization of Crocus Sativus L waste extracts as efficient, eco-friendly and economical inhibitors of scaling: Experimental and computational investigations

A Hadfi, I Karmal, BEL Ibrahimi, S Ben-aazza… - Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
The valorization of biomass and the use of plant extracts as new green inhibitors of scaling
are among the most innovative research topics. In this light, this study aims to evaluate the …

Understanding and controlling chemical clogging in drip irrigation: Integrating experimental methods, density functional theory calculations and molecular dynamics …

BA Said, EH Mohamed, H Abdallah… - Irrigation and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical clogging of water drips is the main obstacle to the adoption and spread of
microirrigation technology. The aim of this research is to understand the scaling …

Toxicity Profile, Phytochemical Composition, and Anti-scaling Properties of the Aqueous Extract of Ocimum basilicum L. Leaves as Novel Green and Cost-Effective …

ME Housse, A Hadfi, I Karmal, BE Ibrahimi… - Waste and Biomass …, 2023 - Springer
Today, the prevention or reduction of scale formed in the water desalination plant, using non-
toxic inhibitors, is an important challenge. In this respect, the present research work aims at …

The inhibition of precipitation of calcium carbonate scale by Eucalyptus globulus leaves extract as green inhibitor

I Karmal, M El Housse, A Hadfi, J El Gaayda… - Desalination and Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigate the effect of aqueous extract of Eucalyptus globulus leaves
(EGL) as a new green inhibitor on the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3) by using …

Plant Extracts as Scale Inhibitors

M El Housse, A Hadfi, B El Ibrahimi… - Industrial Scale …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral deposits on the surface of water systems, known as “scaling,” have serious
technical, environmental, and economic consequences. Considerable research has been …