Why Biological Water Differs from H2O and Acts Like a Battery

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-131
Keyword(s):  
Biological Water

scholarly journals Bio-inspired Fog Harvesting Materials: Basic Research and Bionic Potential Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 501-533
Author(s):  
Kui Wan ◽  
Xuelian Gou ◽  
Zhiguang Guo
Keyword(s):  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
Water Collection ◽  
Transmission Area ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Water Transmission

AbstractWith the explosive growth of the world’s population and the rapid increase in industrial water consumption, the world’s water supply has fallen into crisis. The shortage of fresh water resources has become a global problem, especially in arid regions. In nature, many organisms can collect water from foggy water under harsh conditions, which provides us with inspiration for the development of new functional fog harvesting materials. A large number of bionic special wettable synthetic surfaces are synthesized for water mist collection. In this review, we introduce some water collection phenomena in nature, outline the basic theories of biological water harvesting, and summarize six mechanisms of biological water collection: increased surface wettability, increased water transmission area, long-distance water delivery, water accumulation and storage, condensation promotion, and gravity-driven. Then, the water collection mechanisms of three typical organisms and their synthesis are discussed. And their function, water collection efficiency, new developments in their biomimetic materials are narrated, which are cactus, spider and desert beetles. The study of multiple bionics was inspired by the discovery of Nepenthes’ moist and smooth peristome. The excellent characteristics of a variety of biological water collection structures, combined with each other, are far superior to other single synthetic surfaces. Furthermore, the main problems in the preparation and application of biomimetic fog harvesting materials and the future development trend of materials fog harvesting are prospected.

scholarly journals Carbon Monoxide Induced Metabolic Shift in the Carboxydotrophic Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius DSM 6285

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1090
Author(s):  
Habibu Aliyu ◽  
Ronnie Kastner ◽  
Pieter de Maayer ◽  
Anke Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Alternative Pathways ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
Wgs Reaction ◽  
Water Gas ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Parageobacillus Thermoglucosidasius

Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius is known to catalyse the biological water gas shift (WGS) reaction, a pathway that serves as a source of alternative energy and carbon to a wide variety of bacteria. Despite increasing interest in this bacterium due to its ability to produce biological hydrogen through carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation, there are no data on the effect of toxic CO gas on its physiology. Due to its general requirement of O2, the organism is often grown aerobically to generate biomass. Here, we show that carbon monoxide (CO) induces metabolic changes linked to distortion of redox balance, evidenced by increased accumulation of organic acids such as acetate and lactate. This suggests that P. thermoglucosidasius survives by expressing several alternative pathways, including conversion of pyruvate to lactate, which balances reducing equivalents (oxidation of NADH to NAD+), and acetyl-CoA to acetate, which directly generates energy, while CO is binding terminal oxidases. The data also revealed clearly that P. thermoglucosidasius gained energy and grew during the WGS reaction. Combined, the data provide critical information essential for further development of the biotechnological potential of P. thermoglucosidasius.

scholarly journals Biological water quality assessment in the degraded Mutara rangelands, northeastern Rwanda

2019 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Dusabe ◽  
Torsten Wronski ◽  
Guilherme Gomes-Silva ◽  
Martin Plath ◽  
Christian Albrecht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
Biological Water Quality

scholarly journals Rücktitelbild: Hydrogen‐Bond Free Energy of Local Biological Water (Angew. Chem. 18/2020)

2020 ◽  
Vol 132 (18) ◽  
pp. 7339-7339
Author(s):  
Won‐Woo Park ◽  
Kyung Min Lee ◽  
Byeong Sung Lee ◽  
Young Jae Kim ◽  
Se Hun Joo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Free Energy ◽  
Biological Water

New directions and challenges in engineering biologically-enhanced biochar for biological water treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 148977
Author(s):  
Anjali Jayakumar ◽  
Christian Wurzer ◽  
Sylvia Soldatou ◽  
Christine Edwards ◽  
Linda A. Lawton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Biological Water Treatment

scholarly journals The distribution of Biomphalaria spp. in different habitats in relation to physical, biological, water contact and cognitive factors in a rural area in Minas Gerais, Brazil

2001 ◽  
Vol 96 (suppl) ◽  
pp. 57-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helmut Kloos ◽  
Cecilia de Souza ◽  
Andrea Gazzinelli ◽  
Britaldo Silveira Soares Filho ◽  
Plinio da Costa Temba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Biological Water

scholarly journals PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF LAKE HAWASSA FOR MULTIPLE DESIGNATED WATER USES

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-157
Author(s):  
Adimasu Woldesenbet Worako
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Ethiopian Rift ◽  
Trophic State Index ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
State Index ◽  
Rift Valley Lakes ◽  
Biological Water Quality

Lake Hawassa is one of the Major Ethiopian Rift Valley Lakes which is situated in southern regional state, which has a closed basin system and receives water from only Tikurwuha River and runoff from the catchment. Quality of the lake water is vital for the surrounding community for proper and safe use of the lake. The present study was designed to examine the physicochemical and biological water quality suitability for multiple purposes and to determine trophic state index of the lake for a period of three months from December to February, 2011/12. Water samples were collected from the lake on monthly basis and analyzed for all water quality parameters by using standard methods. Data analysis was performed by descriptive, multivariate analysis (MANOVA%

Evaluation of Performance of Five Parallel Biological Water Processors

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leticia M. Vega ◽  
Lee Kerkhof ◽  
Lora McGuinness ◽  
Karen D. Pickering
Keyword(s):  
Biological Water ◽  
Evaluation Of Performance

scholarly journals SEASONAL BIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF RIVER KSHIPRA USING BENTHIC MACRO-INVERTEBRATES

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Akhand Archna ◽  
Shrivastava Sharad ◽  
Akhand Pratibha
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
River Water ◽  
Benthic Fauna ◽  
Water Quality Assessment ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
Water Quality Status ◽  
Biological Water Quality

The water quality of River Kshipra in stretch of 195 km was studied for water quality status using benthic macro invertebrates for all three seasons’ monsoon, winter and summer. The River water quality is subject to severe domestic and industrial pollution at compete stretch of River. In the present investigation a total of 13 Orders of macrobenthic fauna i.e. Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Placoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Odonata, Crustacea, Diptera, Pulmonata, Operculata, Pulmonata, Oligochaeta and Hirudinea belong to 3 Phylum’s Arthropoda, Mollusca and Annelida were reported. Arthropoda was the most dominant group in all seasons. On seasonal comparison of benthic fauna is observe that abundance were decreasing order were, Winter > Monsoon > summer. To monitor the water quality samples from two years (2010-12) from different stations were collected monthly. The works highlighted the condition of the River water in various seasons with respect of the seasonal abundance of the benthic macro-invertebrates organisms mentioned above.

scholarly journals Biological Water Quality Indices Performance Based on Aquatic Insects in Recreational Rivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Ahmad Hadri Jumaat ◽  
◽  
Suhaila Abdul Hamid ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Aquatic Insects ◽  
Aquatic Insect ◽  
Working Party ◽  
Biotic Index ◽  
Biological Index ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
The Status ◽  
Suitable Index ◽  
Abundance And Distribution

Abundance and distribution of aquatic insects respecting to several water chemical parameters from six rivers were studied in order to determine the performance of biological index in monitoring the water quality. A total of 960 individuals of aquatic insects from nine orders were recorded using kick and drag sampling techniques. Lubok Semilang had the greatest number of aquatic insects with 250 individuals, followed by Telaga Tujuh (181 individuals) and Sungai Durian Perangin (171 individuals). EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) order were the most dominant order recorded in all six rivers. Lata Kekabu had more diverse and richer aquatic insect assemblages based on ecological indices compared to the other five rivers. In order to evaluate the water quality of recreational rivers in Malaysia, Family Biotic Index (FBI), Malaysian Family Biotic Index (MFBI) and Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) were used and compared with Water Quality Index to determine the water quality at the study areas. Results demonstrated that the biotic indices were more sensitive towards changes in water parameters than the WQI. Among all the biological indices, MFBI was the most suitable index to be adopted in Malaysian river water assessment as it is more reliable in assessing the status of water quality.

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