Volatile fatty acid production from Kraft mill foul condensate in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors.

abstract：:Optical Brightening Agent (OBA) wastewater (OBAW) has been reported to be highly resistant to biodegradation. In this study, a real OBAW from an industry which was already treated using primary and secondary treatments (residual COD of secondary clarifier overflow (SCO): 3400-3700 mgL-1) was further treated by Fenton'...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mapara S,Patel UD,Keen O,Ruparelia JP

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of two seed sludge types, namely conventional activated sludge (CAS) and membrane bioreactor sludge (MBS), on aerobic granulation were investigated. The treatment performances of the reactors were monitored during and after the granulation. Operational period of 37 days was described in three phases; Phase...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Erşan YÇ,Erguder TH

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, catalytic samples of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50% (w/w) urea/activated carbon fibre (AFC), 10% urea--5% La2O3/ACF, 10% urea--10% La2O3/ACF, 10% urea--15% La2O3/ACF, 20% urea--5% La2O3/ACF, 20% urea--10% La2O3/ACF, and 20% urea-15% La2O3/ACF were prepared and used for removal of NO under the condition of: NO, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu P,Zeng Z,Li C,Zeng G,Guo J,Jiang X,Zhai Y,Fan X

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:The effects of antecedent dry days (ADD) on nitrogen removal efficiency were investigated in soil infiltration systems, with three distinguishable layers: mulch layer (ML), coarse soil layer (CSL) and fine soil layer (FSL). Two sets of lab-scale columns with loamy CSL (C1) and sandy CSL (C2) were dosed with synthetic ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cho KW,Yoon MH,Song KG,Ahn KH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED) process, which is thought to be an effective treatment method for leachate, was evaluated for leachates of three different ages ('young', 'middle-aged' and 'elderly'). The leachates were pretreated to eliminate membrane fouling problems prior to the BMED process...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ilhan F,Yazici Guvenc S,Avsar Y,Kurt U,Gonullu MT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of sludge bioavailability and biodegradability is important to assess the sludge potential as a source of carbon and energy during its biological stabilization. As the majority of biological sludge (secondary sludge) consists of biomass, an increase in sludge bioavailability can be achieved by using di...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Aquino SF,Chernicharo CA,Soares H,Takemoto SY,Vazoller RF

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ozonation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) in the presence of permanganate has been investigated at various levels of pH. Compared with only 40% in single ozonation, by catalytic ozonation the total organic carbon removal efficiency reached almost 95%. It has been shown that the addition of 0.5 mg L(-1) MnO4- (based on man...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Xiao H,Xu Y,Yu M,Zhang Q

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Numerical simulations and experimental validations were conducted to determine grit removal efficiency and separation processes for inorganic suspended solids (ISS) with different particle sizes in a vortex-type grit chamber (Pista). The Euler-Lagrange method was used to simulate solid-liquid two-phase flow; the Unste...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lu Z,Yu L,Xu X,Ji F,Liu C

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：: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 unique properties of nanoparticles create broad opportunities as regards their application in almost all disciplines of science and technology. There are many reports about the negative influence of nanoproducts on the environment and humans. Therefore, it is of vital importance to explore the impact of metal nano...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dobrucka R,Szymanski M,Przekop R

更新日期：2020-03-16 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：:Moringa oleifera extract is a high-capacity flocculant agent for turbidity removal in surface water treatment. A complete study of a pilot-plant installation has been carried out. Because of flocculent sedimentability of treated water, a residual turbidity occured in the pilot plant (around 30 NTU), which could not be...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Beltrán-Heredia J,Sánchez-Martín J

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A highly sensitive and selective optical chemosensor (Arg-Rhoen) for determination of Au3+ was prepared by covalent immobilization of rhodamine ethylenediamine on agarose gel. Spectrophotometric studies of complex formation, chemical structures and purity of the hydrogel sensor were carried out using TGA, NMR, TEM, an...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kaewtong C,Wanich S,Wanno B,Tuntulani T,Pulpoka B

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic control of Mean Cell Residence Time (MCRT) was shown to have a significant impact on membrane flux under steady-state conditions. Two laboratory-scale flat-plate submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors were operated for 245 days on a low-to-intermediate strength substrate with high suspended solids. Transmemb...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pacheco-Ruiz S,Heaven S,Banks CJ

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The deposition of noble metal on titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been considered as an effective strategy to improve the activity of TiO2. In this paper, TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared via a sol-gel route, followed by heat treatment at elevated temperatures. TiO2-Pt catalyst was prepared by deposition of platinum (Pt) o...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fan JW,Liu XH,Zhang J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently a new group of ionic liquids (ILs) with herbicidal properties has been proposed for use in agriculture. Owing to the design of specific physicochemical properties, this group, referred to as herbicidal ionic liquids (HILs), allows for reducing herbicide field doses. Several ILs comprising phenoxy herbicides a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Pęziak-Kowalska D,Fourcade F,Niemczak M,Amrane A,Chrzanowski Ł,Lota G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption by carbon materials is one of the relatively fast methods in present research, which is widely used in emergency events. Activated carbon fiber (ACF) modified by nitric acid (N-ACF) was studied in this research to determine the adsorption performance for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). Subsequently,...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li Q,Sun J,Ren T,Guo L,Yang Z,Yang Q,Chen H

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:The alternate multiple tanks (AMT) system was a new highly compact sewage treatment with cost-effective balance and automated management. Dissolved oxygen (DO) and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) as monitoring indicators are closely linked to contaminants and controlling strategy. Thus, this paper was to investiga...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dai Z,Lu X,Jing Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:EDTA column's extraction were performed on four artificially contaminated soils, followed by the percolation of pure water to ensure the removal of EDTA entrapped in soil. The investigated soils were characterized by a content of organic matter ranging from 1% to 25%. A mathematical model was developed for copper leac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Di Palma L,Ferrantelli P,Pitzolu I,Verdone N

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:This paper presents the results of fungal treatment of a real industrial wastewater (WW), providing insight into the main mechanisms involved and clarifying some ambiguities and uncertainties in the previous reports. In this regard, the mycoremediation potentials of four strains of white rot fungi (WRF): Phanerochaete...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zahmatkesh M,Spanjers H,van Lier JB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes a method to formulate struvite fine powder into pellets that are easy to spread on agricultural land. To evaluate the quality of produced pellets, some chemical and physical properties commonly measured for fertilizers were tested. The findings indicated that the salt index and heavy metal content...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Latifian M,Liu J,Mattiasson B

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:Electromagnetic induction (EMI) has been used to map soil properties such as salinity and water content. The objective of this research is to use EMI to map the potential distribution of nutrients around beef cattle pens and to relate this distribution to major physiographic field features. Beef cattle farms in differ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Cordeiro MR,Ranjan RS,Cicek N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is a first-hand report of the immobilization of Nauclea diderrichii seed waste biomass (ND) (an agro-waste) with eco-friendly mesoporous silica (MS) and graphene oxide-MS (GO + MS) nanoparticles, producing two new hybrid materials namely: MND adsorbent for agro-waste modified with MS and GND adsorbent for a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Omorogie MO,Babalola JO,Unuabonah EI,Gong JR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00