Effect of the chemical oxidation demand to sulfide ratio on sulfide oxidation in microbial fuel cells treating sulfide-rich wastewater.

abstract：:In this paper, a removal of nitrogen compounds from a landfill leachate during reverse osmosis (RO) was evaluated. The treatment facility consists of a buffer tank and a RO system. The removal rate of N─NH4, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in the buffer tank reached 14%, 91% and 41%, respectively. The rela...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Talalaj IA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large volumes of saline (> 2% w/v NaCl) wastewaters are discharged from many industries; e.g. seafood processing, textile dyeing, oil and gas production, tanneries and drinking water treatment processes. Although anaerobic treatment would be the most cost-effective and sustainable technology for the treatment of many ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Xiao Y,Roberts DJ

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of selenium remediation agents, mainly gamma alumina sorbents and zerovalent metals is greatly inhibited in the presence of large concentrations of sulfate found in selenium-rich agricultural drainage water. It is therefore imperative to remove sulfates from these contaminated waters, prior to their tr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jegadeesan G,Mondal K,Lalvani SB

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:Three kinds of titania/silica pellets were prepared using the sol-gel method with surface areas of 50.4 m2 g(-1), 421.1 m2 x g(-1) and 89.1 m2 x g(-1). An annular reactor was designed and built to determine the degradation efficiency of toluene and to investigate the relationship between the adsorption and desorption-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Luo Y,Zou L,Hu E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofiltration technology has been recognized as a promising biotechnology for treating the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in polluted air. This study aims to investigate the performance of a biofiltration system of Streptomyces griseus sp. DSM-40759 immobilized on activated carbon (PICA S23) towards the ads...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mohamed EF,Awad G,Andriantsiferana C,El-Diwany AI

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrophic Biofilms, growing in the successive three treatment stages of the RBC reactor in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant in the summer of 2002, were investigated and compared to those growing in the fall of 2001. The seasonal changes in biofilm structure were studied in terms of biofilm thickness, dry so...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shen L,Ganczarczyk J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the chemical constituents of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and physicochemical properties of eight different sludge flocs from seven full-scale wastewater treatment plants. The physicochemical properties included floc properties (floc size, turbidity and effluent suspended solids (ESS) c...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Peng G,Ye F,Li Y

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：: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：:The eutrophication of many rivers and lakes is attributed to the anoxia and the increasing internal loading of nutrients from sediment. A novel sustained-release composite (SRC) synthesis of stearic acid and calcium peroxide (CaO2) was applied to supply a water body with oxygen endured in this study. The influences of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li Y,Zhou Y,Zhou Z,Wang N,Zhou Q,Wang F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Separation of nanoscale oil droplets in the cutting-oil emulsion by electrocoagulation-flotation (ECF) was carried out in a bubble column reactor (BCR) and an external-loop airlift reactor (ALR). Under the batch operation, aluminium electrode provided the highest efficiency of 99% and required the shortest separating ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chawaloesphonsiya N,Prommajun C,Wongwailikhit K,Painmanakul P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of an anaerobic biological treatment for the reduction of essential contaminants of produced water from an offshore oilfield was investigated using a microbial consortium enriched with sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB). Experiments were conducted in a bench bioreactor at 35 degrees C, 250 rpm, with inter...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vieira DS,Sérvulo EF,Cammarota MC

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-parameter (K, b, and n) Song isotherm model was slightly modified to make it possible to obtain analytical integration of the spreading pressure integral. The modified Song model (MSM) allows more efficient and accurate calculation of the ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST). The MSM also satisfies the Henr...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Song DI,Choi J,Shin WS

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A pesticide fate and transport model (PCPF-B) was developed to predict the runoff of pesticides from paddy plots to a drainage canal in a paddy block based on the plot scale model (PCPF-1). The block-scale model now comprises three modules: (1) a module for pesticide application, (2) a module for pesticide behaviour i...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Phong TK,Hiramatsu K,Watanabe H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the operation of mesophilic and thermophilic anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge and their effects in uncontrolled phosphorus precipitation. The research has been carried out using a pilot plant consisting of two digesters of 1.6 m3 working volume, treating the mixed sludge of Alzira WWTP (Valenci...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sánchez-Ramírez JE,Pastor L,Martí N,Claros J,Doñate S,Bouzas A

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid liquid membrane process was used to remove cadmium cation from a solution using bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid as the carrier for the first time. Different polyethersulphone supporting membranes were prepared by a phase inversion technique. The prepared membrane could be efficiently used as the supporting...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Garmsiri M,Mortaheb HR,Amini MH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological nutrient removal (BNR) in municipal wastewater treatment to remove carbonaceous substrates and nutrients, has recently become increasingly popular worldwide due to increasingly stringent regulations. Biological fluidized bed (BFB) technology, which could be potentially used for BNR, can provide some advanta...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cui Y,Nakhla G,Zhu J,Patel A

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrazine is an herbicide which is widely applied in sugarcane and corn crops. Its frequent use has resulted in environmental impacts, and its traces have been verified in surface and groundwater. Thus, it is necessary to remove this pollutant, and an alternative is the adsorption due to its universal nature, low-cost ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cusioli LF,Bezerra CO,Quesada HB,Alves Baptista AT,Nishi L,Vieira MF,Bergamasco R

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipase production by Staphylococcus xylosus and Rhizopus oryzae was investigated using a culture medium based on a mixture of synthetic medium and supernatants generated from tuna by-products and Ulva rigida biomass. The proportion of the three medium components was optimized using the simplex-centroid mixture design ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sellami M,Kedachi S,Frikha F,Miled N,Ben Rebah F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extreme halophilic archaea are thriving and dominant populations within hypersaline environments. Because of the extreme properties of the enzymes of halophilic archaea and similar metabolic abilities to their bacterial counterparts, our interests focus on their potential biotechnological applications. In this study, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ding JY,Lai MC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of sulfur (S) from the biological oxidization of sulfide (S2-) by SOB (sulfide-oxidizing bacteria) allows for resource recovery. Past researches have indicated that S recovery from S2- oxidation MABR (the membrane aerated biofilm reactor) was feasible. The process was complicated by the requirement of m...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jiang X,Xu B,Wu J

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:Cell agglomeration studies were conducted in anaerobic fluidized bed reactors without any external support. Granulation was studied at different combinations of loading and mixing conditions utilizing synthetic wastewater. Both single-stage and two-stage biomethanation processes were studied. Reactors of volume 0.55, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Verma M,Sreekrishnan TR,Tyagi RD

更新日期：2005-07-01 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：:Confined animal feeding operations are producing large amounts of organic waste with large fractions being mixtures of manure and sawdust. On one hand, the inhomogeneity of the material and the high water content restrict the optimal application of thermal treatment methods. On the other hand, the high concentration o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Talley A,Heimann R,Vakalis S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although highway runoff has historically been extensively studied, the increasing complexity of stormwater management means that there are still significant gaps regarding the reduction of soluble metals. The work reported in this paper addresses these challenges by analysing the presence and behaviour of iron, copper...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zakharova J,Pouran H,Bridgeman J,Wheatley A,Arif M

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of wastewater suspended solids in denitrification based on intracellular carbon storage was investigated in a biofilm sequencing batch reactor performing alternately anaerobic carbon storage and denitrification. Municipal wastewater as the feeding was compared with filtered wastewater and with acetate. The re...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Krasnits E,Beliavski M,Tarre S,Green M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A charge-coupled device camera was used for the optical monitoring of activated sludge flocs and filaments, and the image analysis results were compared with the effluent clarity at a full-scale activated sludge plant during a three-month period. The study included a maintenance stoppage at the wastewater treatment pl...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Koivuranta E,Keskitalo J,Stoor T,Hattuniemi J,Sarén M,Niinimäki J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deposition of noble metal on titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been considered as an effective strategy to improve the activity of TiO2. In this paper, TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared via a sol-gel route, followed by heat treatment at elevated temperatures. TiO2-Pt catalyst was prepared by deposition of platinum (Pt) o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fan JW,Liu XH,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00