Effective ammonium removal by anaerobic oxidation in microbial fuel cells.

abstract：:Optical Brightening Agent (OBA) wastewater (OBAW) has been reported to be highly resistant to biodegradation. In this study, a real OBAW from an industry which was already treated using primary and secondary treatments (residual COD of secondary clarifier overflow (SCO): 3400-3700 mgL-1) was further treated by Fenton'...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mapara S,Patel UD,Keen O,Ruparelia JP

更新日期：2019-11-20 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：: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：:Arsenic present in water bodies causes devastating effects on aquatic organisms and indirectly poses a hazardous threat to human existence. There is an urgent need to develop potential and convincing technologies to troubleshoot this problem. In the present study, an adsorbent has been prepared using the waste red mud...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Naga Babu A,Raja Sree T,Srinivasa Reddy D,Suresh Kumar G,Krishna Mohan GV

更新日期：2019-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil contaminated by organic pollutants, especially chlorinated aromatic compounds such as DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane), is an environmental concern because of the strong sorption of organochlorine pesticide onto the soil matrix and persistence in the environment. The remediation of organochlori...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang Y,Wong JW,Zhao Z,Selvam A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work focuses on the treatment of washing waters coming from surimi manufacturing using ultrafiltration technology at a laboratory scale. Four membrane materials (poly-ether sulfone, polyacrilonytrile, poly vinylidene fluoride and regenerated cellulose) and 5 Molecular Weight Cut-Off (from 3 to 100 kDa) have been ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dumay J,Radier S,Barnathan G,Bergé JP,Jaouen P

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urban continuum, as it applies to sediments and associated contaminants, represents the area over/through which sediments are conveyed from a depositional or eroded surface to a treatment system and/or receiving water body. This study has focused on the changing physical characteristics of the sediment, with an em...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Droppo IG,Irvine KN,Jaskot C

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：: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 novel complexing membrane containing 8-hydroxyquinoline groups was used for the removal of heavy metal ions (Cd2+ and Ni2+) from aqueous solution. The functionalized membranes were characterized by FTIR-ATR, SEM and EDAX for the presence of functional groups, the physical structure of the membranes and the analysis ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Madaeni SS,Heidary F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surfactants are widely used and discharged into wastewater treatment plants, which might influence the anaerobic digestion (AD) treatment of municipal waste. In this study, the effects of typical anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl benzene6 sulfonate (SDBS) and non-ionic surfactants APG, on mesophilic anaerobic co-dige...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sun J,Zhang Y,Pan X,Zhu G

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Incinerators do not achieve a complete mineralization of organic constituents of municipal solid waste. Bottom ash (main solid residue from incineration process) still contains a small quantity of carbon (1 to 5% in weight). This study is about characterisation of the carboned fraction (without carbonates) present in ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Quilici L,Praud-Tabaries A,Bottzeck O,Tiliacos N

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demand for uniformly sized and shaped produce that are aesthetically pleasing results in significant food waste throughout the world. Cucumber waste is a major agricultural waste product in a number of countries, especially areas with high pickle production. Opportunity exists for wastewater treatment plants conta...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lowe TB,Hatch BT,Antle C,Nartker S,Ammerman ML

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of fluoride is essential for water contaminated with fluoride before being utilized since the unsafe concentration of fluoride with respect to the permissible limits. In the present study, there are 61 bacterial strains belonging to fluoride tolerance were isolated from the contaminated soil of Dharmapuri ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sakthi Thesai A,Rajakumar S,Ayyasamy PM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A grit separation module was developed to prevent the accumulation of inorganic solids in activated sludge systems, and it achieved effective separation of organic matter and inorganic solids. To provide technical and theoretical support for further comprehensive utilization of split sludge (underflow and overflow slu...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen YP,Guo JS,Wang J,Yan P,Ji FY,Fang F,Dong Y

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid-liquid separation of animal slurry, with solid fractions used for composting, has gained interest recently. However, efficient composting of separated animal slurry solid fractions (SSFs) requires a better understanding of the process dynamics in terms of important physical parameters and their interacting physi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chowdhury MA,de Neergaard A,Jensen LS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT Biohythane (hydrogen + methane) production in a two stage dark fermentation (DF) and anaerobic digestion (AD) process from food waste (FW) has been studied. This paper investigated the effect of operation temperature, i.e. mesophilic (34 °C) and thermophilic (55 °C) , on biohythane yield and total energy reco...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ghimire A,Luongo V,Frunzo L,Lens PNL,Pirozzi F,Esposito G

更新日期：2021-01-06 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：:The presence of benzene and phenol in the environment can lead to serious health effects in humans and warrant development of efficient cleanup strategies. The aim of the present work was to assess the potential of indigenous endophytic bacterial strains to degrade benzene and phenol. Seven strains were successfully i...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Iqbal A,Arshad M,Hashmi I,Karthikeyan R,Gentry TJ,Schwab AP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How to utilize the shadows of buildings and greening to jointly improve the thermal cycle of the commercial pedestrian streets in hot and humid areas in southern China is a problem that needs to be discussed. This paper put forward related concepts of the invalid shadow area, valid shadow area, and thermal regulation ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen J,Wang F

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The alternate multiple tanks (AMT) system was a new highly compact sewage treatment with cost-effective balance and automated management. Dissolved oxygen (DO) and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) as monitoring indicators are closely linked to contaminants and controlling strategy. Thus, this paper was to investiga...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dai Z,Lu X,Jing Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and accumulation of heavy metals in the sediments of two rivers which cross various agglomerations of Tangier city, Morocco, were investigated. Surficial sediment samples were collected during 2005 and characterized for metal content (Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr and Ni), organic matter, total nitrogen, and n-h...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rodríguez-Barroso MR,Benhamou Y,Coello D,El Moumni B,García-Morales JL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ozonation on sludge disintegration should be investigated before the application of ozone during biological treatment, in order to minimize excess sludge production. In this study, changes in sludge and supernatant after ozonation of return activated sludge were investigated for seven different ozone do...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Demir O,Filibeli A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a kind of biofilm structure, microbial attachment was believed to play an important role in the aggregation and stability of flocculent activated sludge (FAS), and also its translation to aerobic granular activated sludge (AGAS). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Ca2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Zn2+, K...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hao W,Lv J,Li Y,Chen L,Zhu J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During composting, the thermophilic phase resulted in high degradation of antibiotics in the composting mass; thus temperature is considered as the major factor for degradation of antibiotics. Therefore, to achieve complete removal of antibiotics, the effect of continuous thermophilic composting on the degradation of ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Selvam A,Zhao Z,Li Y,Chen Y,Leung KS,Wong JW

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese-tin bimetallic oxide (MnSnO3) is synthesized by the solvothermal approach using manganese acetate and stannic chloride as precursors and urea as a precipitating agent in an aqueous medium. The crystallinity, purity and lattice parameters of the product are analysed by the X-ray diffraction analysis. The morp...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Khan SR,Naeem A,Jamil S,Islam Aqib A,Ashraf Janjua MRS

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the comparative removal of an emerging contaminant diclofenac sodium (DCF) by UV-254 nm-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), i.e. UV/S2O82-/Fe2+, UV/HSO5-/Fe2+ and UV/H2O2/Fe2+ processes. The results demonstrated that by applying [DCF]0 = 0.30 mM and [H2O2]0 = [S2O82-]0 = [HSO5-]0 = 3 mM, kapp...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rehman F,Ahmad W,Sayed M

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal seam gas (CSG) is being touted as a transition fuel as the world moves towards low-carbon economies. However, the development of CSG reserves will generate enormous volumes of saline water. In this work, we investigate the potential of using this saline water to support mass algae production. Water and brine from...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Buchanan JJ,Slater FR,Bai X,Pratt S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneous electro-Fenton mineralization of Acid Red 18 (AR18) in aqueous solution was studied with magnetite Fe3O4 (MNPs) and haematite Fe2O3 (HNPs) nanoparticles as catalysts. High mineralization yields of AR18 were obtained with magnetite, 81% TOC removal after 180 min of electrolysis in 40 mg L-1 Fe3O4, pH 3.0,...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ben Hafaiedh N,Fourcade F,Bellakhal N,Amrane A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00