Desalination

Papers
(The TQCC of Desalination is 19. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Energy for desalination: A state-of-the-art review296
The global status of desalination: An assessment of current desalination technologies, plants and capacity294
Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review232
Semiconductor photothermal materials enabling efficient solar steam generation toward desalination and wastewater treatment224
State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects203
Seawater desalination technology and engineering in China: A review190
Emerging desalination technologies: Current status, challenges and future trends173
New hydrogel materials for improving solar water evaporation, desalination and wastewater treatment: A review162
Hybrid technologies: The future of energy efficient desalination – A review160
Lithium recovery from brine: Recent developments and challenges151
Recent advances in high-performance TFC membranes: A review of the functional interlayers151
First approach on nanofluid-based solar still in high altitude for water desalination and solar water disinfection (SODIS)137
Membrane technology: A versatile tool for saline wastewater treatment and resource recovery134
Alternative heating techniques in membrane distillation: A review131
Review on treatment technology of salt wastewater in coal chemical industry of China127
Can emerging membrane-based desalination technologies replace reverse osmosis?127
A review on lithium recovery using electrochemical capturing systems126
A review on photothermal material and its usage in the development of photothermal membrane for sustainable clean water production124
Current advances in membrane technologies for saline wastewater treatment: A comprehensive review121
Fe3O4/polyvinyl alcohol decorated delignified wood evaporator for continuous solar steam generation117
Current advances in membrane technologies for produced water desalination115
Recent development of graphene oxide based forward osmosis membrane for water treatment: A critical review113
Potentially scalable fabrication of salt-rejection evaporator based on electrogenerated polypyrrole-coated nickel foam for efficient solar steam generation112
Recent advances in nanomaterial development for lithium ion-sieving technologies111
Superhydrophobic MXene based fabric composite for high efficiency solar desalination109
Drivers, challenges, and emerging technologies for desalination of high-salinity brines: A critical review109
How to fabricate a negatively charged NF membrane for heavy metal removal via the interfacial polymerization between PIP and TMC?105
Water desalination using nanocelluloses/cellulose derivatives based membranes for sustainable future105
Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands105
Li+ adsorption performance and mechanism using lithium/aluminum layered double hydroxides in low grade brines104
Understanding the fouling/scaling resistance of superhydrophobic/omniphobic membranes in membrane distillation103
Enhancement of pyramid solar distiller performance using reflectors, cooling cycle, and dangled cords of wicks103
Lithium extraction from high Mg/Li brine via electrochemical intercalation/de-intercalation system using LiMn2O4 materials100
Microbial desalination cell: Desalination through conserving energy95
Recovery of precious metals from industrial wastewater towards resource recovery and environmental sustainability: A critical review95
An overview of water desalination systems integrated with renewable energy sources94
A review on the synthesis of fully aromatic polyamide reverse osmosis membranes90
Ultra-durable and highly-efficient hybrid capacitive deionization by MXene confined MoS2 heterostructure89
Designed strategies of nanofiltration technology for Mg2+/Li+ separation from salt-lake brine: A comprehensive review88
Multistage electrodialysis for desalination of natural seawater86
Ag2CO3@UiO-66-NH2 embedding graphene oxide sheets photocatalytic membrane for enhancing the removal performance of Cr(VI) and dyes based on filtration86
Enhancing tubular solar still performance using novel PCM-tubes86
A review on free-standing electrodes for energy-effective desalination: Recent advances and perspectives in capacitive deionization86
Developments and future prospects of reverse electrodialysis for salinity gradient power generation: Influence of ion exchange membranes and electrodes86
Membrane desalination and water re-use for agriculture: State of the art and future outlook84
Comprehensive review of membrane design and synthesis for membrane distillation84
Insights into metal-organic frameworks-integrated membranes for desalination process: A review84
Unprecedented Mg2+/Li+ separation using layer-by-layer based nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes81
Ultrafast ionic and molecular sieving through graphene oxide based composite membranes80
Active solar distillation technology: A wide overview79
A zero liquid discharge system integrating multi-effect distillation and evaporative crystallization for desalination brine treatment77
Optimization of a biomass-driven Rankine cycle integrated with multi-effect desalination, and solid oxide electrolyzer for power, hydrogen, and freshwater production77
Environmental sustainability and ions removal through electrodialysis desalination: Operating conditions and process parameters76
A self-floating, salt-resistant 3D Janus radish-based evaporator for highly efficient solar desalination76
Predictive modelling for solar power-driven hybrid desalination system using artificial neural network regression with Adam optimization75
Performance improvement of double slope solar still via combinations of low cost materials integrated with glass cooling75
Improving the feasibility and applicability of flow-electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI): Review of process optimization and energy efficiency75
Biomass eggplant-derived photothermal aerogels with Janus wettability for cost-effective seawater desalination74
Sustainable seawater desalination: Current status, environmental implications and future expectations74
Performances of novel chelating ion exchange resins for boron and arsenic removal from saline geothermal water using adsorption-membrane filtration hybrid process74
A systematic review and statistical analysis of nutrient recovery from municipal wastewater by electrodialysis72
Scalable, self-cleaning and self-floating bi-layered bacterial cellulose biofoam for efficient solar evaporator with photocatalytic purification72
Enhanced solar desalination by delignified wood coated with bimetallic Fe/Pd nanoparticles72
Tailoring polypyrrole-based Janus aerogel for efficient and stable solar steam generation72
A review on PCM and nanofluid for various productivity enhancement methods for double slope solar still: Future challenge and current water issues72
Retrofitting a thermoelectric-based solar still integrated with an evacuated tube collector utilizing an antibacterial-magnetic hybrid nanofluid71
Chinese ink enabled wood evaporator for continuous water desalination70
Fractional modeling for enhancing the thermal performance of conventional solar still using hybrid nanofluid: Energy and exergy analysis70
A review of recent advances in humidification and dehumidification desalination technologies using solar energy69
An integrated membrane process for preparation of lithium hydroxide from high Mg/Li ratio salt lake brine68
Electrochemical lithium recovery from brine with high Mg2+/Li+ ratio using mesoporous λ-MnO2/LiMn2O4 modified 3D graphite felt electrodes68
Coconut shell derived activated biochar–manganese dioxide nanocomposites for high performance capacitive deionization68
Recent advances in lithium extraction from salt lake brine using coupled and tandem technologies68
Significant roles of substrate properties in forward osmosis membrane performance: A review68
Experimental investigation of the effects of low-temperature phase change material on single-slope solar still68
Surface modification of thin-film composite forward osmosis membranes with polyvinyl alcohol–graphene oxide composite hydrogels for antifouling properties68
Ferroferric oxide@titanium carbide MXene heterostructure with enhanced sodium storage ability for efficient hybrid capacitive deionization67
Superhydrophilic carbon nanofiber membrane with a hierarchically macro/meso porous structure for high performance solar steam generators65
Plasmonic silver nanoparticles embedded in flexible three-dimensional carbonized melamine foam with enhanced solar-driven water evaporation65
A critical review on electrospun membranes containing 2D materials for seawater desalination65
Multi-effect distillation brine treatment by membrane distillation: Effect of antiscalant and antifoaming agents on membrane performance and scaling control65
Hydrate based desalination for sustainable water treatment: A review64
A comprehensive review of MXene-based water-treatment membranes and technologies: Recent progress and perspectives64
Polyacid doping-enabled efficient solar evaporation of polypyrrole hydrogel64
Lithium extraction from synthetic brine with high Mg2+/Li+ ratio using the polymer inclusion membrane63
Recent advances in membrane-enabled water desalination by 2D frameworks: Graphene and beyond63
High performance Mg2+/Li+ separation membranes modified by a bis-quaternary ammonium salt63
Current status and challenges of fabricating thin film composite forward osmosis membrane: A comprehensive roadmap63
Thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane with enhanced desalination and antifouling performance via incorporating L-aspartic acid functionalized graphene quantum dots63
Exploring the electrosorption selectivity of nitrate over chloride in capacitive deionization (CDI) and membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI)63
Novel multifunctional RbxWO3@Fe3O4 immobilized Janus membranes for desalination and synergic-photocatalytic water purification62
Recent progress on key materials and technical approaches for electrochemical lithium extraction processes62
Surface modification of reverse osmosis membranes by grafting of polyamidoamine dendrimer containing graphene oxide nanosheets for desalination improvement62
Salinity gradient energy generation by pressure retarded osmosis: A review60
Well-dispersed few-layered MoS2 connected with robust 3D conductive architecture for rapid capacitive deionization process and its specific ion selectivity60
Performance and cost analysis of photovoltaic thermal (PVT)-compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) collector integrated solar still using CNT-water based nanofluids60
Energy, exergy, economic, exergoenvironmental, and environmental analyses of a multigeneration system to produce electricity, cooling, potable water, hydrogen and sodium-hypochlorite60
In-situ silica nanoparticle assembly technique to develop an omniphobic membrane for durable membrane distillation59
Advances in nanocomposite and nanostructured chitosan membrane adsorbents for environmental remediation: A review59
Techno-economic assessment of solar energy coupling with large-scale desalination plant: The case of Morocco58
Metal-based adsorbents for lithium recovery from aqueous resources58
Recyclable and efficient ocean biomass-derived hydrogel photothermal evaporator for thermally-localized solar desalination57
Photothermal converting polypyrrole/polyurethane composite foams for effective solar desalination57
Feasibility analysis and optimization of an energy-water-heat nexus supplied by an autonomous hybrid renewable power generation system: An empirical study on airport facilities57
Performance enhancement of stepped basin solar still based on OSELM with traversal tree for higher energy adaptive control57
Nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes: State of play and recent advances57
Selective removal of heavy metals from saline water by nanofiltration57
Insights on the development of enhanced antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: Industrial applications and challenges56
A comprehensive review on performance improvement of solar desalination with applications of heat pipes56
Understanding the effect of hydroxyl/epoxy group on water desalination through lamellar graphene oxide membranes via molecular dynamics simulation56
Selective separation of lithium from high Mg/Li ratio brine using single-stage and multi-stage selective electrodialysis processes56
Environmental impact of desalination: A systematic review of Life Cycle Assessment56
Desalination of high salinity brackish water by an NF-RO hybrid system56
Simultaneous solar-driven seawater desalination and spontaneous power generation using polyvalent crosslinked polypyrrole/alginate hydrogels55
Fouling investigation of a full-scale seawater reverse osmosis desalination (SWRO) plant on the Red Sea: Membrane autopsy and pretreatment efficiency55
Durable, scalable and affordable iron (III) based coconut husk photothermal material for highly efficient solar steam generation54
Carbon quantum dots embedded polysulfone membranes for antibacterial performance in the process of forward osmosis54
Worldwide research trends on desalination54
Carbon dots in environmental treatment and protection applications54
Silver-polyamidoamine/graphene oxide thin film nanofiltration membrane with improved antifouling and antibacterial properties for water purification and desalination54
Reliability of thermal desalination (solar stills) for water/wastewater treatment in light of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus “SARS-CoV-2”) pandemic: What should consider?53
Self-supporting porous carbon nanofibers with opposite surface charges for high-performance inverted capacitive deionization53
High performance nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes with polydopamine-modified cellulose nanocrystals for efficient dye/salt separation53
Development of an off-grid solar energy powered reverse osmosis desalination system for continuous production of freshwater with integrated photovoltaic thermal (PVT) cooling53
High-performance desalination of three-dimensional nitrogen-doped carbon framework reinforced Prussian blue in capacitive deionization52
Incorporation of lysine-modified UiO-66 for the construction of thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane with enhanced water flux and salt selectivity52
Li4Mn5O12 doped cellulose acetate membrane with low Mn loss and high stability for enhancing lithium extraction from seawater52
Solar absorber with tunable porosity to control the water supply velocity to accelerate water evaporation52
Enhancement of nitrate removal and recovery from municipal wastewater through single- and multi-batch electrodialysis: Process optimisation and energy consumption52
Utilization of renewable energy sources in desalination of geothermal water for agriculture51
Novel reverse osmosis membranes incorporated with Co-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) with enhanced performance for brackish water desalination51
Application of membrane distillation for the treatment of oil field produced water51
Fabrication of defect-free thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for reverse osmosis desalination51
GO/PVA-integrated TFN RO membrane: Exploring the effect of orientation switching between PA and GO/PVA and evaluating the GO loading impact50
Hydrophilic/hydrophobic Janus membranes with a dual-function surface coating for rapid and robust membrane distillation desalination50
Sea-water desalination using a desalting unit integrated with a parabolic trough collector and activated carbon pellets as energy storage medium50
Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic PH-CNT membrane for emulsified oil-water separation50
Three-dimensional hierarchical Na3Fe2(PO4)3/C with superior and fast sodium uptake for efficient hybrid capacitive deionization50
Sustainable brine management from the perspectives of water, energy and mineral recovery: A comprehensive review50
Synergistic action of multiple functional groups enhanced uranium extraction from seawater of porous phosphorylated chitosan/coal-based activated carbon composite sponge49
PVDF/MAF-4 composite membrane for high flux and scaling-resistant membrane distillation49
MoS2 nanoflakes-coated electrospun carbon nanofibers for “rocking-chair” capacitive deionization49
Flexible 2D@3D Janus evaporators for high-performance and continuous solar desalination49
Carbonized sugarcane as interfacial photothermal evaporator for vapor generation49
Durable superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride membranes via facile spray-coating for effective membrane distillation49
Forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis process modeling for integration with seawater reverse osmosis desalination49
Performance evaluation of a modified pyramid solar still employing wick, reflectors, glass cooling and TiO2 nanomaterial49
Towards the development of new generation of ion exchange membranes for reverse electrodialysis: A review49
Graphite powder mixed with black paint on the absorber plate of the solar still to enhance yield: An experimental investigation49
Facile fabrication of low-cost starch-based biohydrogel evaporator for efficient solar steam generation48
Robust seawater desalination and sewage purification enabled by the solar-thermal conversion of the Janus-type graphene oxide evaporator48
Hybrid biochar supported transition metal doped MnO2 composites: Efficient contenders for lithium adsorption and recovery from aqueous solutions48
Electrospun membranes for membrane distillation: The state of play and recent advances48
Sustainable recovery of high-saline papermaking wastewater: Optimized separation for salts and organics via membrane-hybrid process47
Combined electrocoagulation-microfiltration-membrane distillation for treatment of hydraulic fracturing produced water47
Mn2O3 nanoflower decorated electrospun carbon nanofibers for efficient hybrid capacitive deionization47
A review of nanofiber membranes for solar interface evaporation47
Optimal design of energy sources and reverse osmosis desalination plant with demand side management for cost-effective freshwater production47
A novel cycle for adsorption desalination system with two stages-ejector for higher water production and efficiency46
Chemically functionalized polyamide thin film composite membranes: The art of chemistry46
Advances and perspectives in integrated membrane capacitive deionization for water desalination46
Double-acting batch reverse osmosis configuration for best-in-class efficiency and low downtime45
Morphological effect of ZnO nanostructures on desalination performance and antibacterial activity of thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane45
Positively charged nanofiltration membranes mediated by a facile polyethyleneimine-Noria interlayer deposition strategy45
Desalination by membrane pervaporation: A review45
Sustainable desalination device capable of producing freshwater and electricity45
Simulations of BWRO systems under different feedwater characteristics. Analysis of operation windows and optimal operating points45
Development of artificial neural networks for performance prediction of a heat pump assisted humidification-dehumidification desalination system45
A comprehensive review of the feasibility of pressure retarded osmosis: Recent technological advances and industrial efforts towards commercialization45
TiO2/CDs modified thin-film nanocomposite polyamide membrane for simultaneous enhancement of antifouling and chlorine-resistance performance45
Fouling characteristics of dissolved organic matter in fresh water and seawater compartments of reverse electrodialysis under natural water conditions44
Effect of chemistry and geometry of GO nanochannels on the Li ion selectivity and recovery44
Pathways for minimal and zero liquid discharge with enhanced reverse osmosis technologies: Module-scale modeling and techno-economic assessment44
Superhydrophobic polymer membrane coated by mineralized β-FeOOH nanorods for direct contact membrane distillation44
Flexible CuO-rGO/ PANI thermal absorber with high broadband photoresponse and salt resistance for efficient desalination of oil-contaminated seawater44
Surface modification of reverse osmosis membrane with tannic acid for improving chlorine resistance44
Waste to wealth: A critical analysis of resource recovery from desalination brine44
Highly efficient and long-term stable solar-driven water purification through a rechargeable hydrogel evaporator44
Water desalination and ion removal using mixed matrix electrospun nanofibrous membranes: A critical review44
A holistic review on how artificial intelligence has redefined water treatment and seawater desalination processes43
Polypropylene non-woven supported calcium alginate hydrogel filtration membrane for efficient separation of dye/salt at low salt concentration43
Life-cycle environmental assessment of solar-driven Multi-Effect Desalination (MED) plant43
A high-efficient and ultra-strong interfacial solar evaporator based on carbon-fiber fabric for seawater and wastewater purification43
Development of a green corrosion inhibitor for use in acid cleaning of MSF desalination plant43
Highly selective separation of lithium with hierarchical porous lithium-ion sieve microsphere derived from MXene43
The role of adsorption in microalgae biological desalination: Salt removal from brackish water using Scenedesmus obliquus43
Design, modelling and optimisation of a batch reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system using a free piston for brackish water treatment43
An efficient deep reinforcement machine learning-based control reverse osmosis system for water desalination43
Layer-by-layer (LBL) hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for seawater treatment: Ion rejection42
Investigation of fine activated carbon as a viable flow electrode in capacitive deionization42
In-situ incorporating zwitterionic nanocellulose into polyamide nanofiltration membrane towards excellent perm-selectivity and antifouling performances42
Effect of pH on the efficiency of sodium hexametaphosphate as calcium carbonate scale inhibitor at high temperature and high pressure42
High-performance and robust polysulfone nanocomposite membrane containing 2D functionalized MXene nanosheets for the nanofiltration of salt and dye solutions42
Regulating interfacial polymerization via constructed 2D metal-organic framework interlayers for fabricating nanofiltration membranes with enhanced performance42
In-situ synthesis of PA/PVDF composite hollow fiber membranes with an outer selective structure for efficient fractionation of low-molecular-weight dyes-salts41
Ni-doping Cu-Prussian blue analogue/carbon nanotubes composite (Ni-CuPBA/CNTs) with 3D electronic channel-rich network structure for capacitive deionization41
Chitosan nanofiltration membranes with gradient cross-linking and improved mechanical performance for the removal of divalent salts and heavy metal ions41
Evaluation of applying membrane distillation for landfill leachate treatment41
Functionalized biochar electrodes for asymmetrical capacitive deionization41
An optimization framework for the design of reverse osmosis desalination plants under food-energy-water nexus considerations41
An in silico study of sustainable drug pollutants removal using carboxylic acid functionalized-MOF nanostructures (MIL-53 (Al)-(COOH)2): Towards a greener future41
Application of two-stage reverse osmosis system for desalination of high-salinity and high-temperature seawater with improved stability and performance41
Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) composite cation exchange membrane for selective recovery of lithium by electrodialysis41
In-situ formation of uniform V2O5 nanocuboid from V2C MXene as electrodes for capacitive deionization with higher structural stability and ion diffusion ability41
Mechanistic insight into the electrochemical absorption adsorption behaviour of Cd2+ and Na+ on MnO2 in a deionization supercapacitor41
Variable renewable energy sources for powering reverse osmosis desalination, with a case study of wave powered desalination for Kilifi, Kenya41
Energy, exergy, and economic analyses of a novel biomass-based multigeneration system integrated with multi-effect distillation, electrodialysis, and LNG tank41
Vertically symmetrical evaporator based on photothermal fabrics for efficient continuous desalination through inversion strategy41
Omniphobic palygorskite coated Janus membrane with enhanced fouling and wetting resistance for direct contact membrane distillation40
Custom-tailoring metal-organic framework in thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane with enhanced internal polarity and amplified surface crosslinking for elevated separation property40
Building rapid water transport channels within thin-film nanocomposite membranes based on 2D mesoporous nanosheets40
Thin-film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes incorporated with citrate-modified layered double hydroxides (LDHs) for brackish water desalination and boron removal40
MXene/MnO2 nanocomposite coated superior salt-rejecting biodegradable luffa sponge for efficient solar steam generation40
Performance assessment of waste heat/solar driven membrane-based simultaneous desalination and liquid desiccant regeneration system using a thermal model and KNN machine learning tool40
3D thermoresponsive hydrogel with enhanced water uptake and active evaporation for effective interfacial solar steam generation40
Flexible nitrogen-doped carbon nanofiber-reinforced hierarchical hollow iron oxide nanorods as a binder-free electrode for efficient capacitive deionization40
Improved performance of thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane with click modified polysulfone substrate39
Techno-economic assessment of a membrane-based wastewater reclamation process39
A comprehensive review of microbial desalination cells for present and future challenges39
High-performance nanofiltration membrane intercalated by FeOOH nanorods for water nanofiltration39
Recovery of salinity gradient energy in desalination plants by reverse electrodialysis39
Nanofiltration membrane comprising structural regulator Cyclen for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation39
Exploring the potential of MXene-based advanced solar-absorber in improving the performance and efficiency of a solar-desalination unit for brackish water purification39
A feasibility study of solar-powered reverse osmosis processes39
Fabrication of graphene oxide/polydopamine adsorptive membrane by stepwise in-situ growth for removal of rhodamine B from water39
Algogenic organic matter fouling alleviation in membrane distillation by peroxymonosulfate (PMS): Role of PMS concentration and activation temperature39
Ice crystal growth in the freezing desalination process of binary water-NaCl system39
2D nanosheets seeding layer modulated covalent organic framework membranes for efficient desalination39
Integrated membrane system without adding chemicals for produced water desalination towards zero liquid discharge39
An ionic liquid extractant dissolved in an ionic liquid diluent for selective extraction of Li(I) from salt lakes39
Transforming salty whey into cleaning chemicals using electrodialysis with bipolar membranes39
Energy/exergy analysis of solar driven mechanical vapor compression desalination system with nano-filtration pretreatment38
Development of a novel multi-scale structured superhydrophobic nanofiber membrane with enhanced thermal efficiency and high flux for membrane distillation38
Bioinspired green tea waste/graphene aerogel for solar-enhanced uranium extraction from seawater38
Performance assessment of PCM-based solar energy assisted desiccant air conditioning system combined with a humidification-dehumidification desalination unit38
Using the potential of energy losses in gas pressure reduction stations for producing power and fresh water38
Parametric study of the progressive freeze concentration for desalination38
Integrated solar seawater desalination and power generation via plasmonic sawdust-derived biochar: Waste to wealth38
Process improvement of sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) and subsequent decarbonization38
Performance evaluation and optimization of humidification–dehumidification desalination system for low-grade waste heat energy applications38
Fabrication and modification of nanofiltration membranes by solution electrospinning technique: A review of influential factors and applications in water treatment38
3D printing for membrane desalination: Challenges and future prospects37
Anti-fouling/wetting electrospun nanofibrous membranes for membrane distillation desalination: A comprehensive review37
Comprehensive techno-economic analysis of integrated nuclear power plant equipped with various hybrid desalination systems37
Hybrid multi-stage flash (MSF) and membrane distillation (MD) desalination system for energy saving and brine minimization37
A free-piston batch reverse osmosis (RO) system for brackish water desalination: Experimental study and model validation37
A novel layered activated carbon with rapid ion transport through chemical activation of chestnut inner shell for capacitive deionization37
Two-dimensional materials in enhancement of membrane-based lithium recovery from metallic-ions-rich wastewaters: A review37
Biomimetic vertically aligned aerogel with synergistic photothermal effect enables efficient solar-driven desalination37
Biofouling in membrane distillation applications - a review37
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