Sol-gel synthesis of carbon-doped TiO2 nanoparticles based on microcrystalline cellulose for efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light.

abstract：:Of the various sources of arsenic released in to the environment, the presence of arsenic in water probably poses the greatest threat to human health. Arsenic is released in to the environment through water by dissolution of minerals and ores. Natural release is slow, but in some areas the concentration of arsenic in ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pawlak Z,Rauckyte T,Zak S,Praveen P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding of mass transfer kinetics is important for biosorption of nitrogen compounds from palm oil mill effluent (POME) to gain a mechanistic insight into future biological processes for the treatment of high organic loading wastewater. In this study, the rates of global and sequential mass transfer were determi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fulazzaky MA,Nuid M,Aris A,Muda K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy has been used in an increasing number of microbiological studies. In addition to other applications it has served as a valuable tool for the investigation of the sulphur globules deposited intra- or extracellularly by certain photo- and che...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Franz B,Lichtenberg H,Hormes J,Dahl C,Prange A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although highway runoff has historically been extensively studied, the increasing complexity of stormwater management means that there are still significant gaps regarding the reduction of soluble metals. The work reported in this paper addresses these challenges by analysing the presence and behaviour of iron, copper...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zakharova J,Pouran H,Bridgeman J,Wheatley A,Arif M

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Life cycle assessments of a range of wastewater treatment processes have been undertaken. At lower consent standards rotating biological contactors and biological filters exhibit lower environmental burdens for the required functionality than other process options. However, at tighter consents this distinction becomes...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gaterell MR,Griffin P,Lester JN

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic micropollutants (OMP) in the household and industrial wastewater are not efficiently removed by conventional treatment processes and a significant fraction ends in sludge. Proper valorization technologies become fundamental to attain sustainable sewage sludge management, with anaerobic digestion (AD) as one of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Reyes-Contreras C,Neumann P,Barriga F,Venegas M,Domínguez C,Bayona JM,Vidal G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of cyanobacteria and its potential use for biofuel production in scale-up conditions is a topic of growing importance. The aim of our work is to study the effects of illumination, stirring, and different growth phases on the cultivation of the cyanobacteria Spirulina platensis in 10 L raceways. The cultiv...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Magro FG,Margarites AC,Reinehr CO,Gonçalves GC,Rodigheri G,Costa JAV,Colla LM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) recovery from waste water must become a predominant goal of all countries to face the limited resources of this essential nutrient. The induced crystallisation of calcium phosphates straight from the waste water phase applying tobermorite-rich calcium silicate hydrate compounds (CSH) from the constructi...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Berg U,Knoll G,Kaschka E,Weidler PG,Nüesch R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of antibiotics in biological wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) has attracted an ever-increasing interest. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) play a crucial role in antibiotics' bio-adsorption using activated sludge, but the interaction mechanism between antibiotics and EPS remains unclear. In this ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang CC,Guo JS,Chen YP,Ji FY,Wang J,Yan P,Bai Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodegradation and bioconversion of lignin are the result of the combined action of fungi, bacteria and actinomycetes. Through screening from forest soil, two novel isolated actinomycete strains were identified as Streptomyces spp. strains F-6 and F-7 by their morphology, cultural characteristics and high homology to ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yang YS,Zhou JT,Lu H,Yuan YL,Zhao LH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on Cu-BTC metal-organic framework, thiol-functionalized and amino functionalized materials were prepared by the modified Stöber method. Then, the Cu3(BTC)2 and the functionalized materials were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, SEM-EDS and FT-IR analysis. The adsorption properties of two materials for...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Xiao X,Deng Y,Xue J,Gao Y

更新日期：2019-10-29 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：:The goal of this research is to find a more effective treatment for tequila vinasses (TVs) with potential industrial application in order to comply with the Mexican environmental regulations. TVs are characterized by their high content of solids, high values of biochemical oxygen demand (BODs), chemical oxygen demand ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Retes-Pruneda JL,Davila-Vazquez G,Medina-Ramírez I,Chavez-Vela NA,Lozano-Alvarez JA,Alatriste-Mondragon F,Jauregui-Rincon J

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：: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：:Pseudomonas putida RW-II isolated from petroleum refinery wastewater was tested for hydrocarbon degradation potential in the presence of polycationic surfactant, cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The effects of CTAB on growth profile, cell surface hydrophobicity, cell adhesion, zeta potential and hydrocarbon bio...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yalçin E,Cavuşoğlu K,Ozen E

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highway runoff is known to be an important non-point source (NPS), increasing the load of pollutants in receiving water. For reducing NPS pollutants in runoff, removal of road deposited sediment (RDS) by sweeping is considered effective. However, the contribution of sweeping to the improvement of runoff quality has no...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim DG,Jeong K,Ko SO

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process intensification through the combined use of electrodialysis (ED) and ion-exchange resin (IER) hybrid process, called continuous electropermutation (CEP), was employed to remove Ni(II) cations from water. To carry out this process, Amberjet 1200 H cation-exchange resin was introduced into the feed compartment o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gabli M,Smara A,Mecibah W,Djellabi R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photocatalytic degradation of an antibiotic, vancomycin B hydrochloride (VAN-B), has been investigated in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide (TiO2) by monitoring the change in its concentration as well as the production of ammonia and chlorides as a function of irradiation time. The removal of 50mg L(-1) VAN-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lofrano G,Carotenuto M,Uyguner-Demirel CS,Vitagliano A,Siciliano A,Guida M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liquid-state bioconversion (LSB) technique has great potential for application in bioremediation of sewage sludge. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum level of LSB process of sewage sludge treatment by mixed fungal (Aspergillus niger and Penicillium corylophilum) inoculation in a pilot-scale bioreact...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rahman RA,Molla AH,Barghash HF,Fakhru'l-Razi A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The photocatalytic degradation of many chlorinated organic compounds by semiconductor particles, has been widely recognised as a promising method of water and wastewater treatment process. In the present work the photocatalytic transformation of 2,4-D and MCPA in aqueous solution with 2 g l(-1) suspended TiO2 is demon...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Djebbar K,Zertal A,Sehili T

更新日期：2006-11-01 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

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：: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：:Estimation of scaling-up parameters for a site restoration process using a surfactant-enhanced soil washing (SESW) process followed by the application of advanced oxidation processes (Fenton and photo-Fenton) was performed. For the SESW, different parameters were varied and the soil washing efficiency for pesticide (2...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bandala ER,Cossio H,Sánchez-Lopez AD,Córdova F,Peralta-Herández JM,Torres LG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of adding diatomite on the treatment performance of slightly polluted algae-containing raw water using ozone pre-oxidation and polyaluminum chloride (PAC) coagulation was investigated. Results demonstrated that the addition of diatomite is advantageous due to reduction of the PAC dose (58.33%) and improveme...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hu W,Wu C,Jia A,Zhang Z,Chen F

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:This study explored the feasibility of progressive freeze concentration in boron removal and its concentration in aqueous solution. The influence of three key parameters in progressive freeze concentration on boron removal and concentration, namely, the advance speed of the ice front, the circumferential velocity of t...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang LP

更新日期：2017-09-01 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