Fractionation of soluble microbial products (SMP) and soluble extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) from wastewater sludge.

abstract：:To avoid bacterial contamination due to medium replacement in the expanded application of a photosynthesis-fermentation model, an integrated photosynthesis-fermentation hybrid system was set up and evaluated for algal lipid production using Chlorella protothecoides. In this system, the CO2-rich off-gas from the fermen...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu Y,Dai J,Wu Q

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photocatalytic degradation of p-coumaric acid, a biorecalcitrant phenolic compound typically found in olive processing and wine distillery waste waters, has been investigated in aqueous heterogeneous solutions containing semiconductor powders as photocatalysts. The disappearance of the organic molecule follows app...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Poulios I,Kyriacou G

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a case-based reasoning system for the supervision of an activated sludge process is presented here. The methodology proposed permits the use of past experiences to solve new problems that arise in the process. These experiences are classified as cases or situations. The adaptation of cases and the g...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Roda IR,Sànchez-Marrè M,Comas J,Cortes U,Poch M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dynamic method and a static gravimetric method are respectively used to measure the adsorption equilibria of m-xylene and n-butyl acetate on Wessalith DAY zeolite F20. The equilibrium experiments are performed at different temperatures for both volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The m-xylene isotherms obtained in th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： El Brihi T,Jaubert JN,Barth D,Perrin L

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a commonly used antibiotic for both human and animals. The frequent detection of SMX in natural water bodies and sediment has become an issue of great environmental concern due to its potential risk to induce antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. In the present work, the catalytic wet...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yu Y,Huang F,He Y,Wang F,Lv Y,Xu Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal gasification waste water treatment needed a sustainable and affordable plan to eliminate the organic contaminants in order to lower the potential environmental and human health risk. In this paper, a laboratory-scale anaerobic-aerobic intermittent system carried out 66 operational cycles together for the treatmen...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ji Q,Tabassum S,Yu G,Chu C,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To reduce the suspended solids load to a trickling filter installation, raw swine effluent was pre-treated with ferric chloride and a cationically charged polyacrylamide coagulant resulting in unexpected struvite accumulation downstream of this post-separation process. Using this pre-treated swine manure, struvite pre...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Laridi R,Auclair JC,Benmoussa H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristics and water/oil sorption effectiveness ofkapok fibre, sugarcane bagasse and rice husks have been compared. The three biomass types were subjected to field emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and surface tension analyses for liquid-air and oil-water systems were ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ali N,El-Harbawi M,Jabal AA,Yin CY

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the operation of a biotrickling filter when treating a monochlorobenzene (MCB) contaminated gaseous emission. Treatment dynamics were characterised by exposing the reactor to various MCB Organic Loads (OL). The use of different growth support materials, namely limestone, sand, ceramic and PVC pall-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bastos FS,Rangel AO,Castro PM,Ferreira Jorge RM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acclimation of aerobic-activated sludge for degradation of benzene derivatives was investigated in batch experiments. Phenol, benzoic acid, toluene, aniline and chlorobenzene were concurrently added to five different bioreactors which contained the aerobic-activated sludge. After the acclimation process ended, the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang S,Yang Q,Bai Z,Wang S,Wang Y,Nowak KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead is a heavy metal considered highly toxic, responsible for causing several health problems as well as being extremely harmful to fauna and flora. Given this fact, several techniques have been studied for the removal of this metal from contaminated water, in which stands out adsorption. In this sense, the objective...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tavares FO,Pinto LAM,Bassetti FJ,Vieira MF,Bergamasco R,Vieira AMS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the north of Marrakesh (Morocco), the high anthropogenic activity and the permeable nature of the geological ground makes the water of Jbilet vulnerable to contamination. The results of physico-chemical analyses conducted in 2006 showed that two groups of wells could be distinguished. Groundwater of wells located o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hallam F,Yacoubi-Khebiza M,Oufdou K,Boulanouar M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normalizations by TSS or P-PO43- initial concentrations are consistent as they are correlated to the Jar-test performances. Jar-tests results are independent of the wastewater quality variations in terms of TSS and P-PO43- and independent of the WWTP origin of the water. A notable variability in the TSS results indica...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mailler R,Mèche P,Sauvignet P,Azimi S,Rocher V

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although electroosmosis has been confirmed to be a promising technique for stabilizing soil with low permeability and high water content, several issues remain with this innovative method, including high power consumption, nonuniform strengthening effect, and electrode corrosion. In this context, for improving the fea...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang H,Ma Q,Su W,Hu H

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model modified from the well established Activated Sludge Model no. 1 was used for modelling a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in a bleached kraft pulp mill. Effluents from the pulp and paper industry are typically nutrient deficient, which was considered in the model. The wastewater charac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Keskitalo J,Jansen Jl,Leiviskä K

更新日期：2010-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Uric acid (UA) is one of the principal effluents of urine wastewaters, widely used in agriculture as fertilizer, which is potentially dangerous and biorefractory. Hence, the degradation of UA (2,6,8-trihydroxy purine) in aqueous solution of pH 3.0 has been studied by conductive-diamond electrochemical oxidation. Hydro...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dbira S,Bensalah N,Bedoui A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial nitrification of a high-strength ammonium wastewater (1150 +/- 150 mg N-NH4(+) L(-1)), mimicking reject water, was achieved in an activated sludge pilot plant with a configuration of three continuous reactors in series plus a settler. Stable and robust partial nitrification was maintained during 800 days of op...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Torà JA,Lafuente J,Carrera J,Baeza JA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa to degrade some phenolic compounds and to grow on olive mill wastewater (OMW) is investigated. R. mucilaginosa isolated from OMW was molecularly identified using 18S RNA sequencing. The biodegradation of six phenolic compounds was studied at an initial concentration of 1 g l(-1)...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jarboui R,Baati H,Fetoui F,Gargouri A,Gharsallah N,Ammar E

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Black carbon (BC) particles were removed from experimental flue gas by the surfactant solutions of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS), hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether-9 (AEO-9) and polyoxy ethrlene nonyl phinyl ether-10 (TX-10), as well as AEO-9-SDBS, AEO-9-CTAB and...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu P,Li C,Zeng G,Zhao Y,Zhan Q,Song J,Fan X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of nitrogen emissions can be ascribed to agro-industrial activities. Since digestate produced by fermentation of agro-industrial residues can be difficult to dispose of due to its high ammonium content, advanced technical- and cost-effective technologies must be developed and applied in order to significantly red...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Carucci A,Cappai G,Erby G,Milia S

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of vermicompost (VC) as a low-cost and alternative adsorbent for the removal of the pesticide methylparathion (MP) from an aqueous medium has been investigated by batch and column experiments. Parameters related to MP adsorption, i.e. equilibrium time (61.5 min) and adsorption pH (6.8) were optimized by...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mendes CB,Lima Gde F,Alves VN,Coelho NM,Dragunski DC,Tarley CR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model to simulate the biological processes occurring in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) is presented. The model accounts for different MBR technical features by introducing specific permeability parameters for the applied membrane system. The model considers for the heterotrophic storage process and the for...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tenore A,Vieira J,Frunzo L,Luongo V,Fabbricino M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risks inherent to the inadequate domestic wastewater disposal, allied to the water growing demand, scarcity, and pollution problems, have highlighted the importance of adopting treatment techniques that not only target the sewage discharge, but also its reuse. For this reason, the objective of this study was to ev...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bracher GH,Carissimi E,Wolff DB,Graepin C,Hubner AP

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a laboratory-scale dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) nonthermal plasma reactor at atmospheric pressure was assessed for the removal of bisphenol A (1 mg L(-1)) and tributyltin (10 mg L(-1)) from aqueous solutions. The elimination of both the compounds followed an exponential decay equation, and a first...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hijosa-Valsero M,Molina R,Bayona JM

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:The goal of this research is to find a more effective treatment for tequila vinasses (TVs) with potential industrial application in order to comply with the Mexican environmental regulations. TVs are characterized by their high content of solids, high values of biochemical oxygen demand (BODs), chemical oxygen demand ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Retes-Pruneda JL,Davila-Vazquez G,Medina-Ramírez I,Chavez-Vela NA,Lozano-Alvarez JA,Alatriste-Mondragon F,Jauregui-Rincon J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedimentation dynamics of magnetite (γ-Fe3O4) nanopowder (10-20 nm) in water in a gradient magnetic field Bmax=0.3 T, (dB/dz)max=0.13 T/cm was studied for different water flow speeds and starting particle concentrations (0.1 and 1.0 g/l). The aggregates formation in water was monitored under the same conditions. In cy...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bakhteeva Iu,Medvedeva I,Byzov I,Zhakov S,Yermakov A,Uimin M,Shchegoleva N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems have been found in the traditional post-positioned down-flow biological activated carbon filter (DBACF), such as microorganism leakage and low biodegradability. A pilot test was carried out to place a BACF between the sediment tank and the sand filter; a new technology of dual media up-flow aerated biological...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu S,Liu J,Li S,Biney E

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are the major polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) contaminating global water environment. This study investigated the efficiency of granular activated carbon (GAC), ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) treatment for removing PFOS and PFOA contam...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pramanik BK,Pramanik SK,Sarker DC,Suja F

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00