Enhancement of methane yield from wheat straw, miscanthus and willow using aqueous ammonia soaking.

abstract：:The use of garbage grinders is not a usual practice in Europe, but it is in other countries around the world (e.g., North America, Japan and Australia). Sometimes, garbage grinders are accused of producing problems in sewers and wastewater treatment plants and are prohibited by environmental protection laws. In this s...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bolzonella D,Pavan P,Battistoni P,Cecchi F

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:The performance of anaerobic, packed-bed bioreactors treating leachate from potato waste was evaluated in terms of organic loading rate (OLR) as well as the recirculation flow rate. Two 1 litre bioreactors, filled with porous glass beads as biofilm carriers and with continuous recirculation flow rates of 10 ml min(-1)...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mshandete A,Murto M,Kivaisi AK,Rubindamayugi MS,Mattiasson B

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Generally, studies on alternative adsorbents focus on adsorbent removal capacity, as a function of pollutant concentration, and other practical aspects, such as costs, environmental impact and end of life costs, that can affect the upscaling of adsorbents for real-life applications, are not explicitly considered. Ther...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ilyas A,Muthanna TM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three phase (aqueous/solid/gas) mixed weak acid/base kinetic model developed by Musvoto et al. is applied to simulate the physical and chemical processes that occur on aeration of anaerobic digester liquors. Included in the model are the kinetic reactions for (i) weak acid/base dissocations (water, carbonate, ammoni...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wentzel MC,Musvoto EV,Ekama GA

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：:The nitrate removal rate of denitrifying granular sludge in an upflow sludge blanket reactor is very high and reaches up to 3.6 gNO3-N-gVSS-1 d-1 at a nitrate loading rate (NLR) of 32.0 gNO3-N L-1 d-1. However, the granular sludge exhibits flotation under high NLR conditions, where the granules become large in size (o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang F,Jin X,Yang S,Liu Y,Chen X

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Anaerobic biofilm reactors have limitations in treating wastewaters with low organic substrate concentrations (COD value below 1000 mg/L) because the substrate cannot reach the microorganisms present in the interior part of the biogranules. Hence, the performance of these reactors is mainly influenced by the size of t...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ramesh M,Saravanan V,Sreekrishnan TR

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminophenols (AP) are synthetic intermediates in pharmaceutical, photographic and chemical dye industry. They can be released into the environment from wastewater and can react during water treatment processes. Therefore, it was interesting to study the oxidation of AP with chlorine and monochloramine in aqueous solut...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Abou Mehrez O,Dossier-Berne F,Legube B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is understood that the major pollution from storm water is related to the content of particulate matter. One treatment practice is based on the first flush, i.e. detention of the initial part of the runoff that is considered to contain the highest concentrations of pollutants. This study has evaluated the concentra...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hallberg M,Renman G

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of Al-coagulant sludge characteristics on the efficiency ofcoagulant recovery by acidification with H2SO4. Two sludge characteristics were studied: types of coagulant and textures of the suspended solid in raw water. The coagulant types are aluminium sulphate and polyaluminium chloride...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen YJ,Wang WM,Wei MJ,Chen JL,He JL,Chiang KY,Wu CC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of heavy metals, such as arsenic, in soils have potential long-term environmental and health consequences due to their persistence in the environment and their associated toxicity to biological organisms. Aspergillus nidulans isolated from arsenic-contaminated soil has the potential to remove arsen...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Maheswari S,Murugesan AG

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobic digestion of agricultural biomass or wastes can offer renewable energy, to help meet the rise in energy demands. The performance of an anaerobic digester considerably depends upon the complex interactions between bacterial and archaeal microbiome, which is greatly influenced by environmental factors. In the ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mahajan R,Nikitina A,Nozhevnikova A,Goel G

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work investigates the properties of self-made magnetic filler from plastic waste bottle and explores a new technology approach of waste plastic resource utilization. The magnetic filler was prepared by air plasma modification and loading magnetic ferrite on the plastic strip from waste plastic bottle. The ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhao RJ,Gong LY,Zhu HD,Liu Q,Xu LX,Lu L,Yang QZ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, Fe(VI) was applied to treat three mine tailings containing different amounts of sulphides and heavy metals. Oxidation of sulphides by Fe(VI) was studied at pH 9.2 with variation of solid to solution ratio, Fe(VI) concentration and injection number of Fe(VI) solution. The major dissolved products from th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lee YH,Yu MR,Chang YY,Kang SH,Yang JK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The doping of titanium dioxide (TiO2) with various metal or nonmetal elements has been considered as an effective strategy to extend the photoactive wavelength region to include visible light. In this paper, TiO2 nanoparticles co-doped with N and Fe were prepared via a sol-gel route, followed by a heat treatment at el...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fan JW,Liu JY,Hong J,Zhang J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoxicillin (AMX), a widely used beta-lactam antibiotic, belongs to the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines. This subsequently causes its long-term presence in the environment and therefore, affects different environmental compartments. In this research, the degradation and mineralisation of AMX by...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kattel E,Kaur B,Trapido M,Dulova N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts from four Chinese herbs, Phellodendri chinensis cortex, Artemisia annua L., Scutellaria baicalensis G. and Citrus reticulate peel were tested for their algicidal effects on Microcystis aeruginosa and Chlorella pyrenoidosa. The results showed that M. aeruginosa was more susceptible than C. pyrenoidosa. The gro...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ye L,Qian J,Jin S,Zuo S,Mei H,Ma S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the use of gasoline-methanol and gasoline-ethanol mixtures in a small four-stroke engine of internal combustion that is used for the movement of a small alternative generator. It was observed that CO and HC emissions decrease compared to gasoline when the percentage of methanol, ethanol in the fu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Arapatsakos CI,Karkanis AN,Sparis PD

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:The effects of bore diameter and particle size of polyurethane (PU) foam on soil wastewater infiltration system as well as its anti-clogging mechanism were investigated in this study. Different types of PU were used to determine the effect of bore diameter and particle size on the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal....

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yuan H,Nie J,Gu L,Zhu N

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:A continuous tank reactor was used to remove 4-chlorophenol from aqueous solutions, using immobilized soybean peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide. The influence of operational variables (enzyme and substrate concentrations and spatial time) on the removal efficiency was studied. By using the kinetic law and the intrinsic...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Murcia MD,Gómez M,Bastida J,Hidalgo AM,Montiel MC,Ortega S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This research has analysed the physiochemical properties of a catalyst that has been developed - biochar-La, including BJH, BET, EDX, SEM, FTIR, pHpzc, and iodine number. The catalyst consisted of effective functional groups, including C=S, C-O, C=C, -COOH and O-H, with a specific surface area of 31.2 m2/g. The cataly...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Razmi R,Ramavandi B,Ardjmand M,Heydarinasab A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to solve the water solubility and difficult re-use of plant polyphenol (PP) in Cd(II) adsorption, PP was immobilized on the surface of magnetic material in this study. A core-shell nanocomposite Fe3O4/SiO2/PP (∼18 nm) was synthesized with 3-8 nm SiO2 and 2-5 nm PP. TGA analysis revealed the PP coating amount ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Liu C,Jiang X,Wang X,Wang Q,Li L,Zhang F,Liang W

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Faecal sludge (FS) treatment in urban slums of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa is poor or non-existent. FS contains over 90% water and therefore dewatering it within slums decreases transport costs, facilitates local treatment and end-use. This study was designed to enhance the dewatering efficiency of FS, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Semiyaga S,Okure MAE,Niwagaba CB,Nyenje PM,Kansiime F

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Layered double hydroxides are antitype 2/1 clay minerals that can be synthesized rapidly under laboratory conditions. Due to their high anion exchange capacities, layered double hydroxides have been investigated as potential adsorbents for removal of anionic contaminants from aqueous systems. In this study, uncalcined...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： You YW,Zhao HT,Vance GF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00