Chemical torrefaction as an alternative to established thermal technology for stabilisation of sugar cane bagasse as fuel.

abstract：:There is considerable interest in recuperative thickening (RT), the recycling of partially digested solids in an anaerobic digester outlet stream back into the incoming feed, as a 'high-performance' process to increase biogas production, increase system capacity, and improve biosolids stabilization. While polymer floc...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cobbledick J,Zhang V,Rollings-Scattergood S,Latulippe DR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV/persulfate (UV/PS) technologies have gained increased attention as efficient alternatives for removing pollutants from different classes, although processes based on the UVA-driven [Formula: see text] (PS) activation have not yet been discussed in the literature for the removal of the nonionic surfactant nonylpheno...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Nunes RF,Tominaga FK,Borrely SI,Teixeira ACSC

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrochemical phenol degradation using a platinum-coated Ti electrode was comparatively investigated at different pH levels, which were maintained over the entire operation period. Various analyses such as phenol concentration, TOC, COD, cyclic voltammetry, and total current efficiency were conducted to determine th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zambrano J,Park H,Min B

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon-doped titanium dioxide photocatalyst with improved performance in visible light was prepared via the typical sol-gel method. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was used as carbon elements source. The prepared pure and carbon-doped TiO2 samples were calcined at 400-650°C in air and the effect of annealing temperat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Habibi S,Jamshidi M

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Coagulation process is highly influenced by solution pH, floc breakage, and coagulant aid. In this work, two-stage addition of alum-based coagulants, polyaluminum chloride (PACl) and aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3), was compared to their one-stage addition with the same total dosage. The dose ratio of primary and seconda...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Du P,Li X,Yang Y,Fan X,Fang X,Zhou Z

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of foundry sands, industrial waste from the iron foundry industry, was evaluated for the removal of Cr (VI) using discontinuous assays. Chemical foundry sands are composed of fine silica sand, furanic resins as binder, chemical catalyst and residual iron particles. The influence ofpH, agitation rate and ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Campos I,Alvarez JA,Villar P,Pascual A,Herrero L

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:An anion exchanger from rice straw was used to remove Cr (VI) from synthetic wastewater and electroplating effluent. The exchanger was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and it was found that the quaternary amino group and hydroxyl group are the main ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cao W,Dang Z,Yia XY,Yang C,Lu GN,Liu YF,Huang SY,Zheng LC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-treatment of anaerobic reactor effluent with maturation ponds is a good option for small to medium-sized communities in tropical climates. The treatment line investigated, operating in Brazil, with an equivalent capacity to treat domestic sewage from 250 inhabitants, comprised a upflow anaerobic sludge blanket re...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dias DFC,Passos RG,Rodrigues VAJ,de Matos MP,Santos CRS,von Sperling M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screened dairy manure, with a total solids content equal to 34.7 g TS l(-1), was subjected to a coagulation-flocculation treatment using FeCl, as coagulant and a medium cationic polyacrylamide (MCP1). The effect of changing doses of the additives (FeCl3 and MCP1) on the properties of supernatant fractions was studied ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rico JL,García H,Rico C,Pérez N

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid mine drainage (AMD) is the major effluent generated from metal and coal mines, causing serious ecological risks and degradation of aquatic habitats and surrounding soil quality. Biochemical passive reactors (BPRs) are an option for improving AMD affected water. This study investigates the effect of the size and c...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vásquez Y,Galvis JA,Pazos J,Vera C,Herrera O

更新日期：2020-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a commonly used antibiotic for both human and animals. The frequent detection of SMX in natural water bodies and sediment has become an issue of great environmental concern due to its potential risk to induce antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria. In the present work, the catalytic wet...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yu Y,Huang F,He Y,Wang F,Lv Y,Xu Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 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

abstract：:Inhalation of bioaerosols has been linked to many health problems. Filter media impregnated with antimicrobial material can provide effective removal and inactivation of bioaerosols. In this study, fibres were spun on a substrate by centrifugal spinning, obtaining filter media denoted 5THY and THY. Thyme essential oil...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Salussoglia AIP,de Souza CWO,Tanabe EH,Lopes Aguiar M

更新日期：2020-06-30 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：: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：:Compost made from municipal solid waste (MSW) contains heavy metals that can interfere with the use of organic amendment in soil. In order to find effective ways to reduce the potential risk of heavy metals, we have investigated a novel approach by use of organic acid during MSW composting. Citric and oxalic acid diss...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rosal A,Chica AF,Arcos MA,Dios M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozone and its reactants are the main factors of air pollution in cabin environment, their distribution and propagation were influenced by different air supply modes in the cabin. Based the B767 aircraft cabin mode, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of aircraft cabin had been built to study the distribution of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shi Z,Bai J,Han Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV-light irradiated photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) in aqueous solution using ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles in the presence of formic acid was reported. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) were e...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Islam JB,Furukawa M,Tateishi I,Katsumata H,Kaneco S

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method for the simultaneous determination of cyanuric acid (CA), melamine (MM) and cyromazine (CM) in different water samples was developed by using reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography diode-array detection (RP-HPLC-DAD). The conditions of HPLC were investigated and optimized. A KROMASIL C18 co...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sun H,Qin X,Ge X,Wang L

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of oxidoredutive enzymes in removing organic pollutants has been the subject of much research. The oxidation of phenolic compounds in the presence of chemical additives has been the focus of this study. In this investigation, the influence of the additives polyethylene glycol and Triton X-100 was evaluated in ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Torres JA,Chagas PM,Silva MC,Dos Santos CD,Corrêa AD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-chambered packing-type anaerobic fluidized microbial fuel cell (AFBMFC) with coking wastewater (CWW) as fuel was built to treat CWW, which not only has high treating efficiency, but also can convert organic matter in wastewater into electricity. AFBMFC was constructed by using anaerobic sludge that was domest...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Liu X,Wu J,Guo Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dry coastal communities increasingly need to consider non-traditional methods of augmenting their water supply. This study presents a preliminary economic comparison of three alternatives for increasing the water supply by 50% for a hypothetical baseline coastal scenario: increasing desalination (Scenario A), direct p...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Teusner A,Blandin G,Le-Clech P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an aim of developing an effective remediation technology for soils contaminated by heavy metals and metalloids, the extraction behavior of metallic contaminants as well as those of soil constituents was studied on a laboratory scale. Three contaminated soils collected from a former metal recycling plant were exam...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tokunaga S,Park SW,Ulmanu M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon-coated TiO2 powders were prepared from the mixtures of anatase (ST-01) and carbon precursor poly(vinyl alcohol) in different ratios by carbonization at 900 degrees C in a flow of either Ar or N2. Carbon-coated TiQ2 thus prepared was either fixed on an adhesive tape or formed into a film by using the organic bin...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Inagaki M,Nonaka M,Kojin F,Tsumura T,Toyoda M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acclimation of aerobic-activated sludge for degradation of benzene derivatives was investigated in batch experiments. Phenol, benzoic acid, toluene, aniline and chlorobenzene were concurrently added to five different bioreactors which contained the aerobic-activated sludge. After the acclimation process ended, the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang S,Yang Q,Bai Z,Wang S,Wang Y,Nowak KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mineralisation of remazol black B (RBB) was studied at concentrations ranging from 20-1000 mgL(-1). The work was aimed at investigating the Fenton-like peroxidation of RBB at a concentration typically obtained in Batik cottage industries. Other response parameters were degradation and colour removal efficiencies. ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hasan DB,Abdul Aziz AR,Daud WM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) catalyzed by vitamin B12 was examined when zero valent metals (ZVMs) were used as bulk electron donors in batch reactors. UV-visible spectra showed that zinc reduces vitamin B12 Co(III) to vitamin B12 Co(I) through B12 Co(II) and iron re...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim YH,Carraway ER

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficiency of the up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor is quite low for the treatment of low strength wastewaters (LSWs) due to less biogas production leading to poor mixing. LSW may be treated efficiently by providing adequate mixing in the UASB reactor when gas production is low, and sufficient mixing...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Das S,Chaudhari S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00