Effects of biochar application with fertilizer on soil microbial biomass and greenhouse gas emissions in a peanut cropping system.

abstract：:Phosphate (P) contamination in nutrient-laden wastewater is currently a major topic of discussion in the North American greenhouse industry. Precipitation of P as calcium phosphate minerals using hydrated lime could provide a simple, inexpensive method for retrieval. A combination of batch experiments and chemical equ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dunets CS,Zheng Y

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop an experimental set-up and a methodology to uniformly contaminate several filter samples with high concentrations of cultivable bacteria and fungi. An experimental set-up allows contaminating simultaneously up to four filters for range of velocities representative of heating, venti...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Forthomme A,Andrès Y,Joubert A,Simon X,Duquenne P,Bemer D,Le Coq L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A horizontal flow multimedia stormwater filter was developed and tested for hydraulic efficiency and pollutant removal efficiency. Gravel, coconut (Cocos nucifera) fibre and sand were selected as the media and filled in 1:1:1 proportion. A fabric screen made up of woven sisal hemp was used to separate the media. The a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Samuel MP,Senthilvel S,Tamilmani D,Mathew AC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a consequence of a growing share of solar and wind power, recent research on biogas production highlighted a need for demand-orientated, flexible gas production to provide grid services and enable a decentralized stabilization of the electricity infrastructure. Two-staged anaerobic digestion is particularly suitabl...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Krümpel JH,Illi L,Lemmer A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The palm oil mill industry generates palm oil mill effluent (POME) and empty fruit bunches (EFB) as by-products. This study reports the mesophilic co-digestion of POME with EFB. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) of POME and EFB was 0.397 L CH4/g volatile solids (VS) and 0.264 L CH4/g VS, respectively. In a serie...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim SH,Choi SM,Ju HJ,Jung JY

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pine bark, a low-cost industrial residue, has been suggested as a promising substitute for granular activated carbon in the on-site treatment of water contaminated with 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). However, the complex organic structure and indigenous microbial community of pine bark have thus far not been thoroughly ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chusova O,Nolvak H,Nehrenheim E,Truu J,Odlare M,Oopkaup K,Truu M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Untreated wastewater from the dye industry and dyehouses cannot be directly discharged into the environment due to the high content of organic matter and intensive colouration, even with low concentrations of dye. In this paper, the application of a high voltage pulsed electrical discharge in the aqueous phase has bee...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vujevic D,Koprivanac N,Bozic AL,Locke BR

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：:The role of carbonaceous sediment oxygen demand (CSOD) due to oxidation of sulfides reduced in oxygen dynamics in crude oil contaminated salt marshes was investigated through a mathematical model. An existing CSOD model was calibrated from laboratory data sets through nonlinear regression. The effect of oil and fertil...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Shin WS,Pardue JH,Choi SJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A photosensitizer tetra-α-(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-phthalocyaninato zinc [ZnPc(OAr)4] was successfully encapsulated in SiO2 nanoparticle by the microemulsion method. The photosensitized composite nanoparticle was able to degrade 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) in aqueous solution. Under visible light irradiation, the na...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jiang Z,Yang T,Zhang Y,Wang J

更新日期：2015-07-01 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 aim of this paper was, on one hand, to study the treatment of raw tannery effluent by infiltration percolation system and, on the other hand, to determine the distribution and speciation of chromium in the used soil. The system pilot consisted of columns filled to 15 cm of gravel and 60 cm of soil (88% of sand). T...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Tiglyene S,Jaouad A,Mandi L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, the mechanism of the Cr(III) sorption by Salvinia auriculata biosorbent was studied in two stages. To understand the influence of the sorption parameters on the Cr(III) uptake, preliminary tests were performed. First, S. auriculata biomass was separately treated with base and acid solutions. Second, acid...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Módenes AN,de Oliveira AP,Espinoza-Quiñones FR,Trigueros DEG,Kroumov AD,Borba CE,Hinterholz CL,Bergamasco R

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of disinfection by-products, such as trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids in water, is believed to be harmful to human health. In this work, mesoporous carbon was synthesized with the evaporation-induced self-assembly method and employed to evaluate the effects of initial concentration, contact time, pH a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ding Y,Zhu J,Cao Y,Chen S

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Tertiary treatment of municipal wastewater by dissolved air flotation was studied on a pilot-scale. The effects of coagulant dose, flocculation pattern, dispersion water recycle ratio and hydraulic surface load on process performance were evaluated. The treatment of primary effluents by dissolved air flotation was inv...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Koivunen J,Heinonen-Tanski H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrous oxide (N2O), as one of the six greenhouse gases, is mainly produced in the biological nitrogen removal process of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Establishing the N2O kinetic model can provide insight into the N2O generation mechanism and regulate its production. This work uses Activated Sludge Model NO.3...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lv Y,Zhang S,Xie K,Liu G,Qiu L,Liu Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ce/TiO2-SiO2 catalysts with different Ti/Si molar ratios are prepared by the incipient impregnation method and their NH3-SCR activities are evaluated at 100-500°C on a fixed reactor. The Ce/TiO2-SiO2 (3/1) catalyst, modified by non-thermal plasma (NTP) treatment and then activated by thermal treatment at 500°C for 4 h...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Chen K,Chen R,Cang H,Mao A,Tang Z,Xu Q

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial fuel cells (MFCS) is a promising and expanding technology able to eliminate various pollutants of wastewater while converting its chemical energy into power energy using biocatalysts. The potential application of double-chamber microbial fuel cell (DC-MFC) for chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and generat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Rahmani AR,Navidjouy N,Rahimnejad M,Alizadeh S,Samarghandi MR,Nematollahi D

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs), made of clayware cylinder, were operated at different chemical oxygen demands: ammonium-nitrogen (COD:NH4+) ratio (1:1, 10:1 and 5:1) under batch mode for simultaneous removal of ammonia and organic matter from wastewater. Ammonium-N removal efficiencies of 63-32.66% were obta...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Jadhav DA,Ghangrekar MM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminophenols (AP) are synthetic intermediates in pharmaceutical, photographic and chemical dye industry. They can be released into the environment from wastewater and can react during water treatment processes. Therefore, it was interesting to study the oxidation of AP with chlorine and monochloramine in aqueous solut...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Abou Mehrez O,Dossier-Berne F,Legube B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, coal fly ash supported MnO2 (CFA@MnO2) was synthesized as heterocatalyst for the activation of peroxymonosulfate to degrade Acid Red 73 (AR73). The synthesized catalyst was characterized by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer (XRF), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray p...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li X,Yi L,Zhu Q,Zhao L,Xu Y,Liu M,Liu T,Wu Q

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：:In this study, the combined use of a biopolymer chitosan and an oxidoreductase polyphenol oxidase (PPO) was systematically investigated for the removal of bisphenol derivatives from aqueous medium. The process parameters, such as the pH value, temperature, and PPO concentration, were estimated to conduct the enzymatic...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kimura Y,Takahashi A,Kashiwada A,Yamada K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there has been growing concern over the prevalence of Nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPnEOs) in the natural environment as these compounds are known endocrine disruptors. This study focuses on the seasonal variation and spatial distribution of NPnEOs in the wastewater of a full scale sewage treatment plant, operat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Gao DW,Li Z,Guan JX,Liang H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) are frequently used in cosmetic formulations and can potentially reach the environment at concentrations that may cause harm. A methodology was developed to assess over 120 chemicals assembled from product ingredient listings to identify and validate potential CECs in cosmetics, ba...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dhanirama D,Gronow J,Voulvoulis N

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the operation of a biotrickling filter when treating a monochlorobenzene (MCB) contaminated gaseous emission. Treatment dynamics were characterised by exposing the reactor to various MCB Organic Loads (OL). The use of different growth support materials, namely limestone, sand, ceramic and PVC pall-...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bastos FS,Rangel AO,Castro PM,Ferreira Jorge RM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to enhance anaerobic biodegradability of food waste (FW), thermal pretreatment was applied. The effectiveness in terms of biodegradability extent and process rate improvement was investigated. To this aim, Biomethane Potential tests were carried out under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions. The IWA anaero...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Montecchio D,Gallipoli A,Gianico A,Mininni G,Pagliaccia P,Braguglia CM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Landfill aeration can accelerate the biological degradation of organic waste and reduce methane production; however, it induces nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas. Nitrification is one of the pathways of N2O generation as a by-product during aerobic condition. This study was initiated to demonstrate the feat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Nag M,Shimaoka T,Komiya T

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass concentrator reactors (BCRs) are an alternative wastewater treatment technology developed as a possible solution to membrane bioreactors' (MBRs) high construction and energetic costs. BCRs are an alternative based on the same principle of biomass retention, using a coarser filter medium instead of a membrane. ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cecconet D,Omodeo Salè E,Callegari A,Capodaglio AG

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00