Assessment of a dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor at atmospheric pressure for the removal of bisphenol A and tributyltin.

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：: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 study presents a comparison of denitrification rates and denitrification stoichiometry when using different sources of carbon. Denitrification tests were carried out in test bottles containing water and soil samples acquired at a nitrate-contaminated site and supplemented with either sucrose, acetate or ethanol. ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lorrain MJ,Tartakovsky B,Peisajovich-Gilkstein A,Guioti SR

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the changes in biodegradability, rheology and metal concentration of wastewater sludge--non-hydrolyzed (raw), sterilized, and hydrolyzed (thermal alkaline pre-treatment) at total solids concentration from 10-50 g l(-1) to ascertain the bioavailability of nutrients for subsequent fermentation. T...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Verma M,Brar SK,Riopel AR,Tyagi RD,Surampalli RY

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of anionic and cationic dyes from aqueous solutions was investigated by different leather shavings, which are solid wastes generated in the leather industry. Wet-blue leather shavings (WB), vegetable-tanned leather shavings (VT), pickled hide (not tanned) shavings (PIC) and wet-white leather (pre-tanned) s...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Carvalho Pinheiro NS,Perez-Lopez OW,Gutterres M

更新日期：2020-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Research was undertaken to investigate the treatment of fishery washing water using Bacillus sphaericus, and to recover the spores for subsequent use as bioinsecticide to control the population of mosquitoes. This treatment method could reduce pollution due to organic matter by decreasing the value of Chemical Oxygen ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ariff AB,Rosfarizan M,Sobri MA,Karim MI

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：: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：:Amino acids are at the origin of the formation of odourous compounds after chlorination treatment. Our objectives were to test the efficiency of a photocatalytic process to remove these types of compounds. Five amino acids (AA)-phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, glycine and alanine--have been chosen as model molecul...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Elsellamia L,Pigeot-Rémy S,Dappozze F,Vocanson F,Houas A,Guillard C

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Landfill leachates are considered to be complex effluents of a variable composition containing many biorecalcitrant and highly toxic compounds. Considering the shortage of studies concerning the treatment of landfill leachates using ozone, as well as its combination with catalysts, the aim of this paper was to identif...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Scandelai APJ,Sloboda Rigobello E,Oliveira BLC,Tavares CRG

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of Mo(6+) concentration on phototrophic hydrogen production of Rhodobacter sphaeroides were investigated using lactate as the sole carbon source. Results showed that an increase of Mo(6+) from nil to 1000 microg l(-1) led to increases in hydrogen yield, maximum production rate, conversion efficiency, biomass y...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fang HH,Li RY,Zhang T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The textile industry can benefit from the use of microcapsules, both adding value to products through the production of technical or functional textiles and improving the processes in the production chain. Some applications have been widely explored in academic research, but many are not feasible for use in industrial...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Granato MA,Gaspar TM,Alves AF,de Souza AAU,Ulson de Souza SMAG

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocoa bean skin is a waste of chocolate industries that mostly contains hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin. This material shows to be a promising feedstock for the production of liquid smoke and charcoal. The study was aimed to analyse the influence of temperature and heating rate of cocoa bean skin pyrolysis to the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Handojo L,Indarto A

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ashes are hazardous waste since they contain organic pollutants, heavy metals and an important amount of various soluble salts. However their chemical composition is interesting for their valorization in cement production. The objective of this paper is to assess the possi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Diliberto C,Meux E,Diliberto S,Garoux L,Marcadier E,Rizet L,Lecomte A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether a combined application of hydroxyapatite and ferrihydrite could immobilize lead and antimony in shooting range soil in which the level of lead contamination is markedly higher than that of antimony. In addition, we evaluated the stability of lead and antimony immobilized by the combined...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ogawa S,Katoh M,Sato T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The adsorption-desorption of copper ions and a mixture of five metal ions (cadmium, copper, nickel, lead and zinc) in aqueous solutions by a spruce sawdust column was reported. Different studies about the copper binding mechanism, the efficiency of some regenerating solutions for the copper desorption, the use of colu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Marin J,Ayele J

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metals removal onto a low-cost natural polysaccharide is performed. Firstly, some specific characteristics of adsorbent are determined. Potentiometric titrations of the sorbent have been realised. The values of the point of zero net proton charge (pznpc) and the cation exchange capacity (CEC) deduced from these experi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gerente C,Reddad Z,Andres Y,Le Cloirec P

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite hydrogels were prepared by a wet-casting process by blending a biopolymer, chitosan, with activated carbon (AC) for use in water treatment. Adsorption properties of the composite gels for an organic micro-pollutant (phenol) which may be encountered in wastewaters was studied with an experimental design appro...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Venault A,Vachoud L,Pochat C,Bouyer D,Faur C

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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：:Standard filtration methods have been characterized by poor recoveries when processing large-volume samples of environmental water. A method to pre-remove particulates present in turbid waters would be necessary to enhance recovery of protozoan oocysts. Particulate separation can be achieved by the proposed multiplex ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pires NM,Dong T

更新日期：2014-03-01 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 purposes of this study were to develop a refined model for simulation of ozonation of estrogenic chemicals under different conditions and to investigate the behaviors of estrogenic by-products using the model. In the cases of ozonation of 17-estradiol (E2), bisphenol-A (BPA) and nonylphenol (NP) in aqueous solutio...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim SE,Park NS,Yamada H,Tsuno H

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of catalytic wet oxidation (CWO) reactions, at temperatures of 430-500 K and in a batch bench-top pressure vessel were carried out utilizing a strong wastewater composed of landfill leachate and heavily organic halogen polluted industrial wastewater. A CeO2-SiO2 mixed oxide catalyst with large surface area to...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Goi D,de Leitenburg C,Trovarelli A,Dolcetti G

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:A process consisting of anaerobic hydrolysis, denitrification, and oxidation/nitrification was proposed for simultaneous removal of carbon and nitrogen from terramycin crystallizing mother solution (TCMS), and its performance was investigated by treating diluted TCMS in a lab-scale continuous flow column system. Direc...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ma W,Yang M,Wang J,Qi R,Ren L

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently debuted as participants and solid supports in catalysts for environmental application in water treatment. Visible light active nanocomposites; ZnO/MIL-101(Fe); were synthesized via a hydrothermal method by loading ZnO; prepared by a green method; on a porous MIL-101(Fe) to...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Amdeha E,Mohamed RS

更新日期：2019-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption tests were carried out in acidic synthetic solutions (pH 2.0) using 20 g l(-1) of various natural adsorbents and 0.25 mM of 11 different metals. In decreasing order, the most efficient adsorbents tested were: oyster shells, cedar bark, vermiculite, cocoa shells and peanut shells. In contrast, weak metal ads...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Blais JF,Shen S,Meunier N,Tyagi RD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00