Photocatalytic degradation of p-coumaric acid over TiO2 suspensions.

abstract：:This work focused in the evaluation of Oreochromis niloticus fish scales (FS) as biosorbent material in the removal of Zn from a synthetic effluent based on automotive battery industry effluent and, further, a hybrid neutralization/biosorption process, aiming at a high-quality treated effluent, by a cooperative use of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ribeiro C,Scheufele FB,Alves HJ,Kroumov AD,Espinoza-Quiñones FR,Módenes AN,Borba CE

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pilot-scale moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) is used to investigate the kinetics and biofilm response of municipal, tertiary nitrification at 1°C. The research demonstrates that significant rates of tertiary MBBR nitrification are attainable and stable for extended periods of operation at 1°C, with a maximum removal ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Young B,Delatolla R,Ren B,Kennedy K,Laflamme E,Stintzi A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pentachlorophenol (PCP) degradation by soil indigenous bacteria represents a practical and cost-effective solution. In the present study, bacteria isolated from paddy soil was investigated and the role of electron shuttling (ES) in the PCP degradation process was assessed. Two strains demonstrated the highest PCP degr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： El-Bialy HA,Khalil OAA,Gomaa OM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of antecedent dry days (ADD) on nitrogen removal efficiency were investigated in soil infiltration systems, with three distinguishable layers: mulch layer (ML), coarse soil layer (CSL) and fine soil layer (FSL). Two sets of lab-scale columns with loamy CSL (C1) and sandy CSL (C2) were dosed with synthetic ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cho KW,Yoon MH,Song KG,Ahn KH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the capture of low-level indoor CO2, a commercial zeolite (13X) was modified with alkali and alkaline earth metals using an ion-exchange method. Although the calcium-impregnated sorbent (zeo-Ca) showed the largest adsorption capacity, with a strong binding force for carbon dioxide, its regeneration by heat ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lee KM,Lim YH,Jo YM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable interest in recuperative thickening (RT), the recycling of partially digested solids in an anaerobic digester outlet stream back into the incoming feed, as a 'high-performance' process to increase biogas production, increase system capacity, and improve biosolids stabilization. While polymer floc...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cobbledick J,Zhang V,Rollings-Scattergood S,Latulippe DR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, which is produced during nitrifying and denitrifying processes. Some factors and mechanisms affecting N2O emission have been reported in previous literature, but wastewater biological nitrification is accompanied by a dynamic process of dissolved oxygen (DO) consumption ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li P,Wang S,Peng Y,Liu Y,He J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have investigated whether electron acceptors, such as nitrate or sulphate ions, competitively inhibit the reduction of perchlorate in brine in continuous up-flow packed bed bioreactors. The effect of pH and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the reduction of perchlorate at high salinity has also been e...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chung J,Shin S,Oh J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface-active compounds (SACs) are widely used in different industries as well as in many daily consumption products. However, with the increasing concern for their environmental acceptability, attention has turned towards biological SACs which are biodegradable, less toxic and more environmentally friendly. In this ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dang NP,Landfald B,Willassen NP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of foundry sands, industrial waste from the iron foundry industry, was evaluated for the removal of Cr (VI) using discontinuous assays. Chemical foundry sands are composed of fine silica sand, furanic resins as binder, chemical catalyst and residual iron particles. The influence ofpH, agitation rate and ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Campos I,Alvarez JA,Villar P,Pascual A,Herrero L

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of sewage sludge (SS) by biodegradable polyacrylamide-based flocculants (PAM) is considered to be an effective way to increase total solids' (TS) content prior to anaerobic digestion (AD). However, data on how PAM addition influences the efficiency of AD process are quite contradictory; moreover, no data are...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Litti Y,Nikitina A,Kovalev D,Ermoshin A,Mahajan R,Goel G,Nozhevnikova A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of their applications in large numbers of products, Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) will inevitably enter into the environment. Nano-ZnO released into the environment will be present in a complex matrix which can cause various chemical and physical transformations and modulate the biological reactivity of ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen X,O'Halloran J,Jansen MAK

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the coal slurry scrubbing process, SO2 can be removed through both the coal pyrite leaching reaction and the oxidation reactions catalysed by Fe2+/Fe3+ produced in situ. In the present study, experiments of SO2 removal with coal slurry (particle size fraction 65-150 microm) were carried out using a double-stirred v...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sun W,Wang L,Liu J,Wang L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews published work on the sorption of rare earth elements by microbial biomass. In a first part, the biosorption capacities and the various experimental conditions performed in batch reactor experiments are compared. Secondly, sorption modelling generally used in biosorption studies are described. Third...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Andrès Y,Texier AC,Le Cloirec P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study developed the 2-step extraction method which eluted the Pb adsorbing on the surface of sediments in the first solution by aqua regia and extracted the Pb absorbed inside particles into the second solution by mixed acid of nitric acid, hydrofluoric acid and hydrogen peroxide solution. We applied the method t...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Katahira K,Moriwaki H,Kamura K,Yamazaki H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Waste from textile industries can severely harm the environment. Dyes are the main residues of these effluents. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is already known to be an efficient adsorbent for the removal of dyes. However, the lack of applicability and limitation of the use of cell biomass in an industrial treatment makes i...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dilarri G,Corso CR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the evolution of several main parameters during the composting of separately collected household bio-waste originating from urban settlements (U-bio-waste) and family houses (F-bio-waste) from four climate seasons. When comparing both types of composts, U-bio-waste compost contained a higher am...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hanc A,Ochecova P,Vasak F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study examined the preparation, characterization and the use of carbon xerogel (CX) material for the adsorption of three model naphthenic acids (NAs); such as, heptanoic acid (HPA), 5-cyclohexanepentanoic acid (CHPA), and 5-phenylvaleric acid (PVA). CX was synthesized by sol-gel method from resorcinol and formalde...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rashed Y,Messele SA,Zeng H,Gamal El-Din M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the effects of treatments with cement and lime on the consistency limits of marine sediments dredged from Dunkirk port. The Casagrande percussion test and the fall cone test were used to determine the liquid limits of raw sediments and treated marine sediments. For the evaluation of the plastic lim...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang D,Zentar R,Abriak NE,Xu W

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pollution of lake sediments by organic micro-pollutants has been of growing environmental concern due to their suspected long-term effects on both human health and the surrounding ecosystem. In this research, in order to investigate and evaluate the micro-organic pollution in lake sediments, an analytical methodol...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shimzu Y,Matsui S,Harada J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process intensification through the combined use of electrodialysis (ED) and ion-exchange resin (IER) hybrid process, called continuous electropermutation (CEP), was employed to remove Ni(II) cations from water. To carry out this process, Amberjet 1200 H cation-exchange resin was introduced into the feed compartment o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gabli M,Smara A,Mecibah W,Djellabi R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a first-hand report of the immobilization of Nauclea diderrichii seed waste biomass (ND) (an agro-waste) with eco-friendly mesoporous silica (MS) and graphene oxide-MS (GO + MS) nanoparticles, producing two new hybrid materials namely: MND adsorbent for agro-waste modified with MS and GND adsorbent for a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Omorogie MO,Babalola JO,Unuabonah EI,Gong JR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of the up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor is quite low for the treatment of low strength wastewaters (LSWs) due to less biogas production leading to poor mixing. LSW may be treated efficiently by providing adequate mixing in the UASB reactor when gas production is low, and sufficient mixing...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Das S,Chaudhari S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compost stability assessment within different particle size fractions was studied. Humic acids (HAs) were extracted from two kinds of co-composts prepared using evaporated olive mill wastewater (OMSW) or solid waste from olive oil extraction (OC) and poultry manure (PM). The elemental composition, Fourier-transform in...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Masmoudi S,Jarboui R,El Feki H,Gea T,Medhioub K,Ammar E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composting of a faeces/ash mixture and food waste in relative proportions of 1:0, 1:1 and 1:3 was studied in three successive experiments conducted in Kampala, Uganda in 216 L reactors insulated with 75 mm styrofoam or not insulated. The faeces/ash mixture alone exceeded 50 degrees C for < or = 12 days in insulate...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Niwagaba C,Nalubega M,Vinnerås B,Sundberg C,Jönsson H

更新日期：2009-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Stringent water treatment criteria and rapidly growing pollutant loads provoke the demand for retrofitting wastewater treatment plants towards a higher capacity. In this study, we assess a two stage alternating aeration (AA) bioreactor equipped with electroflotation (EF) clarifier, for nitrogen removal within a short ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cho K,Chung CM,Kim YJ,Hoffmann MR,Chung TH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine the biogas productivity from selected cultivars of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench) and maize (Zea mays L.) depending on the dose of mineral fertilization with nitrogen. The topic is novelty in the northern Poland area due to the fact that this crop is not very widespread here. Th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kuglarz K,Bury M,Kasprzycka A,Lalak-Kańczugowska J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1994, 200 'green' or natural burial sites have been developed in the UK and Eire, attracting regulatory attention because of perceived risks to groundwater. Here, a survey of natural burial practice in England and Wales (n=49 of 141 elicited) is presented, providing data on operational trends and supporting the ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim KH,Hall ML,Hart A,Pollard SJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoremediation is a cost-effective and eco-friendly process to remove heavy metals from water. A small-scale experiment was conducted to determine the phytoremediation efficiency of two macrophytes, i.e. Pistia stratiotes and Eichhornia crassipes for the removal of chromium and copper from the prepared metal solutio...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tabinda AB,Irfan R,Yasar A,Iqbal A,Mahmood A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Untreated water from mining sites spreads heavy metal contamination. The present study assessed the phytoextraction performance of heavy metal-accumulating plants and the effects of chemical chelators on cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) removal from paddy fields that have been continuously irrigated...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tai Y,Yang Y,Li Z,Yang Y,Wang J,Zhuang P,Zou B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00