Synthesis of coal fly ash supported MnO2 for the enhanced degradation of Acid Red 73 in the presence of peroxymonosulfate.

abstract：:Faecal sludge (FS) treatment in urban slums of low-income countries of sub-Saharan Africa is poor or non-existent. FS contains over 90% water and therefore dewatering it within slums decreases transport costs, facilitates local treatment and end-use. This study was designed to enhance the dewatering efficiency of FS, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Semiyaga S,Okure MAE,Niwagaba CB,Nyenje PM,Kansiime F

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Industrial activities are sources of high emission rates of particulate matter. The existence of many such industrial plants close to a densely populated area can have a severe effect on human health. The effects can be even worse when these emissions are added to existing background concentration levels. This study d...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kakosimos KE,Assael MJ,Katsarou AS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to develop a two-stage process for the treatment of Hong Kong leachate. The leachate, containing 4750 mg l-1 of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and 1310 mg l-1 of ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N), was first treated in a UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) reactor at 37 degrees C. The process remove...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang P,Lau IW,Fang HH

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cu2O/hollow mesoporous silica (HMS) composite was synthesized using HMS as supporting material by the impregnation method. This composite displayed integrated physicochemical performance of Cu2O and HMS, resulting in low density, large surface area and excellent dispersibility. The synthesized nano-sized composite of ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang J,Xiao W,Teng H,Yin H,Chen X,Jiang X,Huo C,Teng M,Ma S,Al-Haimi AANM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrolysis is potentially an effective treatment of oily sludge for oil recovery, and its kinetics and efficiency are expected to be affected by additives. In the present study, the pyrolysis parameters, including heating rate, final pyrolysis temperature, and pyrolysis time of oily sludge in the presence of agricultur...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhou X,Jia H,Qu C,Fan D,Wang C

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being acknowledged as an emerging contaminant, sulphamethazine (SMT) degradation has received scarce attention in the advanced oxidation processes field. Thus, this work addresses the degradation of SMT in water solutions (12 L of 25mgL-1 samples) by means of a photo-Fenton process and a systematic H202 dosage...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yamal-Turbay E,González LP,Graells M,Pérez-Moya M

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：: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：:Two different organophilic bentonites obtained by cationic exchange with benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium chloride and trimethyloctadecylammonium chloride have been used to adsorb the organic fraction of a tannery sludge. The exchange process was carried out to different extents to obtain bentonite samples with differe...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cioffi R,Costanzo S,Maffucci L,Santoro L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests as a screening technique to address groundwater contamination was tested in an area following leakage of gasoline from a petrol station. Immunoassay data of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-, m- and p-xylene (BTEX) were compared with results obtai...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Francioni E,Fillmann G,Hamacher C,Wagener Ade L,Depledge MH,Readman JW,Meniconi Mde F

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Landfill leachates are considered to be complex effluents of a variable composition containing many biorecalcitrant and highly toxic compounds. Considering the shortage of studies concerning the treatment of landfill leachates using ozone, as well as its combination with catalysts, the aim of this paper was to identif...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Scandelai APJ,Sloboda Rigobello E,Oliveira BLC,Tavares CRG

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolic compounds and their derivatives are very common pollutants in wastewaters. Among the methods described for their removal, pressure-driven membrane processes are considered as a reliable alternative. Our research group has previously studied phenol removal in reverse osmosis (RO) conditions and obtained very l...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hidalgo AM,León G,Gómez M,Murcia MD,Gómez E,Gómez JL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effluents from municipal wastewater treatment have been long recognized as suitable media for the cultivation of microalgae biomass. However, few studies report data concerning biomass productivity in continuous reactors using unsterilized wastewater effluents. This study focuses on indigenous microalgae strains that ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pereira MV,Dassoler AF,Antunes PW,Gonçalves RF,Cassini ST

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Pt nanoparticles/TiO2 catalysts were prepared and evaluated for UV-photocatalytic degradation ofphenol and 2-chlorophenol (2-CP) in synthetic wastewater solutions. The catalysts were synthesized by immobilizing colloidal Pt nanoparticles onto titanium dioxide (rutile TiO2). Analytical techniques, such as standard Brun...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Barakat MA,Al-Hutailah RI,Qayyum E,Rashid J,Kuhn JN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the effects of treatments with cement and lime on the consistency limits of marine sediments dredged from Dunkirk port. The Casagrande percussion test and the fall cone test were used to determine the liquid limits of raw sediments and treated marine sediments. For the evaluation of the plastic lim...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang D,Zentar R,Abriak NE,Xu W

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Herbal Pharmaceutical wastewater was subjected to physico-chemical treatment using conventional coagulants individually and in combination with different anionic, cationic and nonionic polyelectrolytes. Results indicate cationic polyelectrolyte to be the best polymer. Individually Alum did not give good results but Al...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Vanerkar AP,Satyanarayan S,Dharmadhikari DM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has shown that dosing polymers directly to the saturator of a dissolved air flotation (DAF) process in replacement of upstream coagulation can achieve algae removal comparable to that of conventional treatment, as a result of bubble modification. In this paper we further explore the application of po...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Henderson RK,Parsons SA,Jefferson B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

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：:Pilot-scale moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) is used to investigate the kinetics and biofilm response of municipal, tertiary nitrification at 1°C. The research demonstrates that significant rates of tertiary MBBR nitrification are attainable and stable for extended periods of operation at 1°C, with a maximum removal ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Young B,Delatolla R,Ren B,Kennedy K,Laflamme E,Stintzi A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous methods have been described employing various materials for fluoride removal due to the risk of high fluoride dosing for human health. There is a broad collection of commercial products for adsorption applications. The materials most recommended are activated alumina and bone char. Nineteen commercial sorbent...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Hernández-Montoya V,Elizalde-González MP,Trejo-Vázquez R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A response surface methodology (RSM) involving a central composite design was applied to the modelling and optimization of a preparation of Mn/active carbon nanocatalysts in NH3-SCR of NO at 250 degrees C and the results were compared with the artificial neural network (ANN) predicted values. The catalyst preparation ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mousavi SM,Niaei A,Salari D,Panahi PN,Samandari M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sedimentation dynamics of magnetite (γ-Fe3O4) nanopowder (10-20 nm) in water in a gradient magnetic field Bmax=0.3 T, (dB/dz)max=0.13 T/cm was studied for different water flow speeds and starting particle concentrations (0.1 and 1.0 g/l). The aggregates formation in water was monitored under the same conditions. In cy...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bakhteeva Iu,Medvedeva I,Byzov I,Zhakov S,Yermakov A,Uimin M,Shchegoleva N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are carcinogenic to humans and can be found in fuller's earth used for the treatment of used transformer oil. This work describes an optimization of the Fenton process for the removal of contaminants from fuller's earth. The effects of pH (2.5 and 4.0), [H2O2] (1.47 and 2.07 mol L-1), ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： da Silva MRA,Rodrigues EO,Espanhol-Soares M,Silva FS,Kondo MM,Gimenes R

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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