Improvement of water treatment pilot plant with Moringa oleifera extract as flocculant agent.

abstract：:An anaerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR) was operated for 367 days to treat domestic wastewater originating from the Sfax wastewater treatment plant. The results showed that the MBR was not very efficient because of the considerable fluctuations in the domestic wastewater composition and the presence of toxic compounds ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Saddoud A,Abdelkafi S,Sayadi S

更新日期：2009-12-01 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 research, removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from oily sludge of crude oil storage tanks was investigated under the optimized conditions of in-vessel composting process and chemical oxidation with H2O2 and Fenton. After determining the optimum conditions, the sludge was pre-treated with the optimum state of the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Koolivand A,Naddafi K,Nabizadeh R,Saeedi R

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：: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：:ABSTRACT The present work focuses on the synthesis of a proton exchange membrane to be assembled in a microbial fuel cell (MFC) for simultaneous bioelectricity production and domestic wastewater treatment. The indigenous membrane was prepared by ionizing irradiation-induced graft copolymerization of glycidyl methacryl...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Abd-Elmabood HM,Raafat AI,Soliman EA,Ali AE

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The unique properties of nanoparticles create broad opportunities as regards their application in almost all disciplines of science and technology. There are many reports about the negative influence of nanoproducts on the environment and humans. Therefore, it is of vital importance to explore the impact of metal nano...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dobrucka R,Szymanski M,Przekop R

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A pilot-scale biotrickling filter (BTF) packed with polyurethane (PU) foam was installed at one pharmaceutical factory in Zhejiang Province to study the removal of high-concentration H2S from water treatment plant. Experiments were performed at different empty bed residence times (EBRTs), H2S input load, ratio of liqu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen JM,Jiang LY,Sha HL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When treating a composite mustard tuber wastewater with high concentrations of salt (about 20 g Cl(-) L(-1)) and organics (about 8000 mg L(-1) COD) by an anaerobic sequencing batch biofilm reactor (ASBBR) in winter, both high salinity and low temperature will inhibit the activity of anaerobic microorganisms and lead t...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： He Q,Kong XJ,Chai HX,Fan MY,Du J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hydrometallurgical circuit process combining the leaching of metals with the electrolytic regeneration of the mass separating agent is an option to effectively treat heavy metal contaminated solids. This process aims towards a dosed loop utilisation of the extractant by its regeneration and recycling, enabling the u...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Arévalo EF,Stichnothe H,Thöming J,Calmano W

更新日期：2002-05-01 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

abstract：:The palm oil mill industry generates palm oil mill effluent (POME) and empty fruit bunches (EFB) as by-products. This study reports the mesophilic co-digestion of POME with EFB. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) of POME and EFB was 0.397 L CH4/g volatile solids (VS) and 0.264 L CH4/g VS, respectively. In a serie...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim SH,Choi SM,Ju HJ,Jung JY

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of carbonaceous sediment oxygen demand (CSOD) due to oxidation of sulfides reduced in oxygen dynamics in crude oil contaminated salt marshes was investigated through a mathematical model. An existing CSOD model was calibrated from laboratory data sets through nonlinear regression. The effect of oil and fertil...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shin WS,Pardue JH,Choi SJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the diversified nature of municipal solid waste and the different stages of its decomposition, the formed leachates result in a complex chemical mixture with toxic potential. These chemicals can cause environmental problems, such as the contamination of surface or groundwater, thus affecting the balance of aqua...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Barrios Restrepo JJ,Flohr L,Melegari SP,da Costa CH,Fuzinatto CF,de Castilhos AB Jr,Matias WG

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：:This work presents the results obtained in the treatment of industrial pulp mill wastewater (black liquor) with the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor immobilised in nylon and polyurethane foam cubes. Reductions in colour (36%), aromatic compounds (54%) and toxicity (3.15 times reduction of the initial value) were o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Font X,Caminal G,Gabarrell X,Vicent T

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lab-scale and full-scale performance of a combined mesophilic up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and aerobic contact oxidation (ACO) process for treating acrylic wastewater was studied. During lab-scale experiment, the overwhelmed volumetric load for UASB was above 6 kg chemical oxygen demand (COD) ·(m(-3)·d(...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li A,Dong N,He M,Pan T

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:The effects of circulation reflux and micro-aeration on the performance of a modified anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR) for treatment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wastewater were evaluated. The characteristics of anaerobic sludge and microbial community structure in the modified ABR were also investigated. The ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Su C,Deng Q,Lu Y,Pan J,Chen W,Chen S,Deng X,Lin X,Huang Z

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To solve the unpleasant disposal of greywater in rural area and allow its collection for reuse in gardening, a slanted soil treatment system (SSTS) was designed and installed in two households. Granitic gravel of 1-9 mm size was used as the filter medium. The aim of this study was to design a SSTS and assess its suita...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Maiga Y,Moyenga D,Nikiema BC,Ushijima K,Maiga AH,Funamizu N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the stability and efficiency of an anaerobic process, the influences of fluid dynamics on the performance of anaerobic digestion and sludge granulation were investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Four different propeller speeds (20, 60, 100, 140 r/min) were adopted for anaerobic digestion of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang F,Zhang C,Huo S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dispersion modelling was proved by researchers that most part of the models, including the regulatory models recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States (AERMOD and CALPUFF), do not have the ability to predict under complex situations. This article presents a novel evaluation of the propaga...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hoinaski L,Franco D,de Melo Lisboa H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of initial total solids (TS) concentration on volatile fatty acid (VFAs) production from food waste under mesophilic conditions (35 °C) was determined. VFAs concentration and composition, biogas production, soluble chemical oxygen demand concentration, TS and volatile solids (VS) reduction, and ammonia nitr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang Q,Jiang J,Zhang Y,Li K

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Micelle enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) is a surfactant-based membrane separation process that may be used to separate target ions from mixed metal aqueous solutions, such as leachates of coal ash and other geological wastewaters. The ability of MEUF to separate rare earth elements (REEs) was evaluated using sodium do...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kose-Mutlu B,Hsu-Kim H,Wiesner MR

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterotrophic nitrifier wsw-1001 was isolated from Songhua River and identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens. Ammonium removal by the strain at low temperature was investigated. The effect of initial ammonium concentration (from 5 to 1000 mg/L) and culture temperature (from 4°C to 30°C) on ammonium removal efficiency ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang S,Sha C,Jiang W,Li W,Zhang D,Li J,Meng L,Piao Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of odour-control biofilters at two animal rendering plants were conducted. Biofilter influent and effluent gases were characterized using a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) and a GC fitted with an odour sniffing port. Overall odour-removal performance of the biofilters was evaluated using forced-cho...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Luo J,Agnew MP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For potential use in air treatment by biofiltration, a new material composed of vermicompost and earthworms (Eisenia fetida) was tested for the removal of a volatile organic compound (VOC), toluene. The removal rate of toluene was measured during batch experiments in presence of vermicompost only, earthworms only and ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lusinier N,Couriol C,Cloirec PL

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The speciation of mercury in tropical coastal areas, although scarcely studied, has presented an odd behaviour when compared with the results obtained in temperate environments. In this work, we measured the concentrations of mercury species (mercuric mercury, methyl-mercury and dimethyl-mercury) in the sediments of S...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wasserman JC,Amouroux D,Wasserman MA,Donard OF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anodic oxidation at a boron-doped diamond anode of cork boiling wastewater was successfully used for mineralization and biodegradability enhancement required for effluent discharge or subsequent biological treatment, respectively. The influence of the applied current density (30-70 mA/cm2) and the background electroly...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fernandes A,Santos D,Pacheco MJ,Ciríaco L,Simões R,Gomes AC,Lopes A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00