Development of poly(aspartic acid-co-malic acid) composites for calcium carbonate and sulphate scale inhibition.

abstract：:The structure and physicochemical characteristics of weathered surfaces of marble in industrial environments can be attributed to the interconnected evolution of the processes taking place at the atmospheric environment--marble interface. The present work is an attempt to correlate the aerosols of a heavily polluted a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Moropoulou A,Bisbikou K,Van Grieken R,Torfs K,Polikreti K

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removing protozoa from a water supply using coagulation, flocculation, dissolved air flotation (DAF) and filtration on a bench scale was evaluated. Calcium carbonate flocculation with and without immunomagnetic separation (IMS) was chosen to detect Giardia spp. cysts and Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in the studied sam...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Andreoli FC,Sabogal-Paz LP

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metal removal from sewage sludge ash can be performed by mixing the ash with environmentally compatible chlorides (e.g. CaCl2 or MgCl2) and water, pelletizing the mixture and treating the pellets in a rotary reactor at about 1000 degrees C. Thermogravimetry-mass spectroscopy, muffle oven tests (500-1150 degrees ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Nowak B,Wegerer H,Aschenbrenner P,Rechberger H,Winter F

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:The adsorption of copper ions on magnetic adsorbents with amino-functionalized polymers (DETA/SiO2/Fe3O4) has been investigated. In addition, the structure and characterization of magnetic nano-adsorbents were confirmed using FTIR, TGA, TEM, VSM, and BET. The results showed that DETA/SiO2/Fe3O4 exhibited a paramagneti...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen HW,Chang SH

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Soils collected from five locations in the argan forest (an endemic plant) in Morocco were used to form the first collection of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains from this area (58 strains). Here we found that the argan forest is a major source of Bt, as 90.62% of the samples contained Bt strains. These strains prod...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Aboussaid H,Vidal-Quist JC,Oufdou K,El Messoussi S,Castañera P,González-Cabrera J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospital wastewater contains a great variety of pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs), mainly due to excretion by patients. These PhCs, called emerging pollutants, are not fully eliminated in treatment plants, and are consequently detected in various environmental matrices, contributing to bacterial resistance and adverse e...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Souza FS,Féris LA

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Hypersaline effluents are produced by various industrial activities. Such wastewater, rich in both organic matter and salt (> 35 g l(-1)), is difficult to treat by conventional wastewater treatment processes. It is necessary to use halophilic bacteria. In this study, a bench-scale sequencing batch reactor (SBR) was in...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lefebvre O,Habouzit F,Bru V,Delgenes JP,Godon JJ,Moletta R

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the recycling of incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) into glass-ceramic materials by a two-stage sintering cycle of nucleation stage and crystallization stage without any pressure and binder is presented. The parent glasses were subjected to the following nucleation/crystallization temperature and time...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang Z,Zhang L,Yin Y,Liang X,Li A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet (UV) technologies have been very successful in disinfection applications due to their ability to inactivate microorganisms without producing harmful disinfection by-products. However, there have been a number of concerns associated with the use of conventional UV systems such as hazardous mercury content, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ibrahim MA,MacAdam J,Autin O,Jefferson B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present environmentally friendly brake pads produced with three different types of lignin, soda lignin (SL), sulphuric acid lignin (SAL) and heat-treated SAL (HL), as frictional materials to replace phenol formaldehyde resin (PFR, binder) and cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL, filler) in commercial automobile brake pad...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Park J,Hwang H,Kim JY,Choi JW

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Recognition and detailed characterization of solid particles emitted from thermal power plants into the environment is highly important due to their potential detrimental effects on human health. Snow cover is used for the identification of anthropogenic emissions in the environment. However, little is known about typ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Talovskaya AV,Yazikov EG,Filimonenko EA,Lata JC,Kim J,Shakhova TS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The separate treatment of sludge liquor, produced by dewatering anaerobic digested sludge at wastewater treatment plants, gives rise to extreme environments for nitrogen removal. A full-scale sequencing batch reactor was operated with the aim of introducing and studying denitritation as a supplement to nitritation in ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gustavsson DJ,Nyberg U,Jansen Jl

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maturation ponds are excellent natural treatment systems for disinfecting domestic wastewater from pathogenic bacteria because of their great sunlight exposure through depth and high pH and dissolved oxygen values - all considered important factors. Escherichia coli (E. coli) removal is higher at closer to the surface...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dias DFC,von Sperling M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of an adsorbent, based on a solid residue arising from biodiesel production, for the removal of cationic dyes from wastewaters. The adsorbent was produced by microwave thermal activation. The Freundlich model provided the best fit for equilibrium data, indica...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Nunes DL,Franca AS,Oliveira LS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aims to remove methylene blue dye from water with a fixed-bed column packed with Cu2O nanocomposite ceramsites. The column showed the advantages of fixed-bed column adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation. The Cu2O nanocomposite ceramsites with strong photocatalytic oxidation activity and well-developed poro...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li T,Fan J,Sun T

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to investigate the possible relationship between a molecular biological investigation and water quality parameters in monitoring groundwater pollution at the immediate boundary of uncontrolled landfills and their downgradient aquifers, which may consequently facilitate unbiased monitoring for ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Park HA,Han JS,Kim CG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depositional and flow patterns are first described to gain an understanding of the erosion patterns during hydraulic flushing in a reservoir. Considering the importance of this issue, two modes of flushing operation for control of sedimentation were performed in several experiments with different reservoir geometries....

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kantoush SA,Schleiss AJ

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the capture of low-level indoor CO2, a commercial zeolite (13X) was modified with alkali and alkaline earth metals using an ion-exchange method. Although the calcium-impregnated sorbent (zeo-Ca) showed the largest adsorption capacity, with a strong binding force for carbon dioxide, its regeneration by heat ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lee KM,Lim YH,Jo YM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the biodegradation of varying amounts of artificially weathered Alaskan North Slope crude oil in laboratory microcosm test systems that use natural seawater and simulate spills in open water and on sandy beaches. The model bioremediation treatment consisted of periodic applications of marine bacteria, sele...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lepo JE,Cripe CR,Kavanaugh JL,Zhang S,Norton GP

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently available pore water samplers generally do not allow continuous monitoring of temporal variations in pore water composition. Therefore, a new type of pore water collector was designed and constructed. These collectors were constructed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) materials, including PVC tubing with one end s...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gao F,Deng J,Li Q,Hu L,Zhu J,Hang H,Hu W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solar total, UVA and UVB irradiances were measured separately using three kinds of wavelength band detectors in Tokyo, Japan in November 1999. Characteristics of diurnal variations were examined: Total irradiance reached a maximum value of about 600 W m(-2) at around noon. The variation pattern of UVA irradiance was o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Imaizumi A,Yoshizumi K,Fujita T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pure oxygen aeration on organic pollutants removal performance and effluent soluble microbial products (SMP) characteristics of salt-tolerant sludge for the treatment of wastewater with the salinity from 1.0% to 3.5% were investigated. The results showed that the oxygen transfer efficiency of the pure o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang HL,Hu YQ,Zhang Y,Qin DN,Wang H

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Ammonia volatilisation from field applied slurries causes environmental hazards and loss of fertilizer value. Acidification of slurry, usually with inorganic or organic acids has previously been used to reduce NH3 emissions. In this study, we present an alternative technique for the acidification of slurry, namely the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Clemens J,Bergmann S,Vandré R

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, the removal of arsenite, As(III), and arsenate, As(V), from aqueous solutions onto thermally processed dolomite (charred dolomite) via microcolumn was evaluated. The effects of mass of adsorbent (0.5-2 g), initial arsenic concentration (50-2000 ppb) and particle size (<0.355-2 mm) on the adsorption capac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Salameh Y,Al-Muhtaseb AH,Mousa H,Walker GM,Ahmad MN

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of cathodic biofilm in microbial fuel cells (MFC) were established for comparison on their performance and microbial communities. Complete autotrophic simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) without organics addition was achieved in nitrifying-MFC (N-MFC) with a total nitrogen (TN) removal rate ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li C,Xu M,Lu Y,Fang F,Cao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poultry slaughterhouse wastewater has a high pollutant load, mainly organic matter, and nutrient content. The nitrogen and phosphorus discharge can cause eutrophication of the receiving water bodies. Electrocoagulation has been studied for several pollutants removal from different sources. The objective of this wo...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Potrich MC,Duarte ESA,Sikora MS,Costa da Rocha RD

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bioreactor packed with ceramic monolith colonized by a toluene-degrading culture was investigated in order to assess its suitability for waste gas treatment. Operational parameters that were considered included start-up of the bioreactor, toluene loading rate, changes in gas flow rate, liquid feed mode, and st...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jin Y,Veiga MC,Kennes C

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00