abstract：:A comparative study was conducted between exotic and local (epigeic--Eisenia fetida and anaecic--Lempito mauritii, respectively) species of earthworms for the evaluation of their efficacy in vermicomposting of municipal solid waste (MSW). Vermicomposting of MSW for 42 days resulted in significant difference between th...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Kaviraj,Sharma S

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This desk study deals with the mechanisms and parameters affecting particles separation from wastewater in mainly upflow anaerobic reactors. Despite the fact that the functioning of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) systems depends on both physical parameters and biological processes, the physical parameters have...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Mahmoud N,Zeeman G,Gijzen H,Lettinga G

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of chromium, cadmium and copper, toxic metals of high environmental priority due to their toxicity, from dilute aqueous solutions has been studied in the present work, applying a dead exopolysaccharide producing bacterium, Ochrobactrum anthropi, isolated from activated sludge. Particularly, the effect of p...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ozdemir G,Ozturk T,Ceyhan N,Isler R,Cosar T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High purity cellulose pulp was obtained from Eucalyptus globulus wood by using an environmentally friendly delignification technique (Milox pulping) and subsequent bleaching by totally chlorine free technology. The pulp obtained under optimised experimental conditions was used for the manufacture of carboxymethylcellu...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Dapía S,Santos V,Parajó JC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimization study has been performed on 2,3-butanediol production by Bacillus licheniformis NCIMB 8059 from different carbon sources (glucose, sucrose and cornstarch hydrolyzate), alternately varying temperature (34

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Perego P,Converti A,Del Borghi M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects and removal efficiency of dieldrin (DLD) in anaerobic reactors were investigated. Anaerobic toxicity assay (ATA) experiments conducted in batch reactors revealed that 30 mg/l DLD had inhibitory effects on the unacclimated mixed anaerobic cultures. Continuous reactor experiments performed in a la...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ergüder TH,Güven E,Demirer GN

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Untreated or improperly treated wastewater has often been cited as the primary contamination source of groundwater. The use of decentralized wastewater treatment systems has applicability around the world since it obviates the need for extensive infrastructure development and expenditures. The use of a submerged flow ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Vega E,Lesikar B,Pillai SD

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humic acids extracted from peats (P), brown coals (BC) and lignites (L), were characterized using different (chemical, 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and differential thermal analysis) techniques. Fourteen variables were obtained from these analyses and only five were selected because uncorrelated in multi...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Francioso O,Ciavatta C,Montecchio D,Tugnoli V,Sánchez-Cortés S,Gessa C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofiltration is the most commonly used biological gas treatment technology and is extensively used for the treatment of polluted air with gas flow rates of up to 2 x 10(5) m(3)/h. It involves a filter bed of organic matter serving both as carrier for microorganisms and as nutrient supplier. Polluted gas passes throug...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ramírez-López E,Corona-Hernández J,Dendooven L,Rangel P,Thalasso F

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two horizontal subsurface flow reed beds of 75 m(2) each, treating dairy parlor effluent and domestic sewage (about 6.5 m(3)/day), were set-up to determine the efficiency of this system in reducing the polluting load in an isolated mountain rural settlement.A total suspended solids value of about 0.70 g/l and chemical...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Mantovi P,Marmiroli M,Maestri E,Tagliavini S,Piccinini S,Marmiroli N

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two lab-scale anaerobic hybrid reactors (AHR) were operated to investigate the effect of recirculated biogas on the development of biomass on supporting media during the start-up. The reactor comprised of two distinct zones; sludge bed on the bottom and packed bed using nylon fiber as the media on the upper half of th...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Suvajittanont W,Chaiprasert P

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass gasification was used to produce activated carbon on a pilot-scale fluidised-bed gasifier. The feedstock included both biomass alone and biomass mixed with coal and coal/granulated plastic wastes. This paper reports the results obtained from four different runs undertaken under various conditions of fuel suppl...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： García-García A,Gregório A,Franco C,Pinto F,Boavida D,Gulyurtlu I

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present research work deals with the production of activated carbons by chemical activation and pyrolysis of sewage sludges. The adsorbent properties of these sewage sludges based activated carbons were studied by liquid-phase adsorption tests. Dyes removal from colored wastewater being a possible application for ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Rozada F,Calvo LF,García AI,Martín-Villacorta J,Otero M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterial strain capable of producing a thermo-acido-tolerant phytase was isolated from soil around haystacks and designated as strain PH01. The phytase produced was purified to homogeneity as determined by native PAGE. From SDS-PAGE, it was 30 kDa in size. The purified phytase was a thermo-acido-tolerant enzyme. A ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Popanich S,Klomsiri C,Dharmsthiti S

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomyces sp. GNDU 1 produced high levels of extra-cellular inulinase (0.552 IU/ml) after 24 h at pH 7.5, temperature 46 degrees C in the presence of 1% inulin. The optimum temperature and pH for enzyme activity were 60 degrees C and 5.5 respectively. Yeast extract as a nitrogen source was found to be most suitable...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Gill PK,Sharma AD,Harchand RK,Singh P

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the Cr(VI) biosorption potential of immobilized Rhizopus nigricans and to screen a variety of non-toxic desorbing agents, in order to find out possible application in multiple sorption-desorption cycles. The biomass was immobilized by various mechanisms and evaluated for remova...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Bai RS,Abraham TE

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biodegradation and mineralisation of hexadecane (HXD) by Aspergillus niger were studied in SmF and Solid-state fermentation (SSF). HXD concentrations ranging from 45 to 180 g/l (SSF) and from 20 to 80 g/l (SmF) were tested. HXD consumption was three times higher and fungal growth was up to 30 times faster in SSF t...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Volke-Sepúlveda TL,Gutiérrez-Rojas M,Favela-Torres E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the relative performance of medicinal and aromatic plant materials and dicyandiamide (DCD) as nitrification inhibitors to regulate transformation of N from urea. Their effect on the efficiencies of use of N by Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis cv. Hy 77) was tested. Urea was coa...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Kiran U,Patra DD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, starch metabolites and enzymes were determined during starch-based plastic polymer biodegradation by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium, grown in sugarcane bagasse pith in tubular reactors. Various metabolites, amylase, ligninase and cellulase production were measured during P. chrysospori...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Roldán-Carrillo T,Rodríguez-Vázquez R,Díaz-Cervantes D,Vázquez-Torres H,Manzur-Guzmán A,Torres-Domínguez A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flocculated solid fraction of olive mill wastewaters, obtained from two different olive oil extraction systems (FOMW1 and FOMW2) was composted, with olive leaves (OL) as bulking agent, by the static pile system (Rutgers). The dynamic of organic matter (OM) degradation during composting and its relationship with th...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： García-Gómez A,Roig A,Bernal MP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of different concentrations of copper sulfate on the growth of and the accumulation of Cu2+ by root, hypocotyl, cotyledon and leaf growth of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) were examined in this study. The concentrations of copper sulfate (CuSO4 x 5H2O) used were in the range from 10(-5) to 10(-3) M. Seed...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Lin J,Jiang W,Liu DC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fixed-film (biofilm) reactor was designed and its performance was determined at various retention times. The goal was to find the optimal retention time for recycling plant nutrients in an advanced life support system, to minimize the size, mass, and volume (hold-up) of a production model. The prototype reactor was ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Krumins V,Hummerick M,Levine L,Strayer R,Adams JL,Bauer J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fly ash was characterized for the leaching potential of some major and minor constituents and then added to soil at 20, 40, 60 and 80 t/ha with N and P fertilizer to evaluate its effect on nutrient uptake and soybean yield singly as well as in combination with an efficient phosphate solubilizer Pseudomonas striata. Th...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Gaind S,Gaur AC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experiment evaluated the use of the material of the outer coconut shell of babaçu (Orbignya sp.), a palm tree from Brazil, for the manufacture of particleboards bonded with Portland cement. Four treatments were analyzed at two target densities (1.2 g/cm3 and 1.4 g/cm3) and two levels (0% and 4%) of addition of ca...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Almeida RR,Del Menezzi CH,Teixeira DE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palm oil mill effluent (POME), from a factory site in India contained about 250,000 mg l(-1) chemical oxygen demand (COD), 11,000 mg l(-1) biochemical oxygen demand, 65 mg l(-1) total dissolved solids and 9000 mg l(-1) of chloroform-soluble material. Treatment of this effluent using Yarrowia lipolytica NCIM 3589, a ma...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Oswal N,Sarma PM,Zinjarde SS,Pant A

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are about 130,000 hectares of land in South Africa that have been under black wattle plantation for a long time and whose soils have become more acidic than those from contiguous land without the tree. This incubation study investigated the effectiveness of lime, chicken manure and leaf litter ash to ameliorate ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Materechera SA,Mkhabela TS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential oil of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium species, family: Geraniaceae) obtained through steam or water plus steam distillation of shoot biomass is extensively used in the fragrance industry and in aromatherapy. During distillation, a part of the essential oil becomes dissolved in the distillation water ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Rao BR,Kaul PN,Syamasundar KV,Ramesh S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A field experiment was conducted for two years to study the effect of application of different distillery effluents: raw spent wash (RSW), biomethanated spent wash (BSW), lagoon sludge (LS), recommended NPK + FYM (farm yard manure) and control (no fertilizer and effluent) on some physiological aspects in maize. The st...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ramana S,Biswas AK,Singh AB

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4-Chlorophenol (4-CP) degradation was investigated by suspended and immobilized Phanerochaete chrysosporium conducted in static and agitated cultures. The best results were achieved when experiment was carried out in a rotating biological contactor instead of an Erlenmeyer flask, for both batch degradation and repeate...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Zouari H,Labat M,Sayadi S

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An efficient production method of heme-iron-enriched peptide was developed based on enzymatic hydrolysis. Hemoglobin hydrolysis, carried out stepwise with commercially available exopeptidase and endopeptidase, resulted in an increased degree of hydrolysis (DH). Exopeptidase-catalyzed protein hydrolysis formed low mole...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： In MJ,Chae HJ,Oh NS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory study was carried out to obtain data on the influence of biomass temperature on biostabilization-biodrying of municipal solid waste (initial moisture content of 410 g kg wet weight (w.w.)(-1)). Three trials were carried out at three different biomass temperatures, obtained by airflow rate control (A = 70 ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Adani F,Baido D,Calcaterra E,Genevini P

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to develop a system with which the aquatic weed water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes, Mart. Solms) can be economically processed to generate vermicompost in large quantities, the weed was first composted by a 'high-rate' method and then subjected to vermicomposting in reactors operating at much larger de...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Gajalakshmi S,Ramasamy EV,Abbasi SA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inoculation of legumes with rhizobia is used to maximise nitrogen fixation and enhance the plant yield without using N fertilisers. For this reason many inoculant types were developed and optimised. In our study, the effects of the growth medium, the carrier, the temperature and the storage period were determined ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Ben Rebah F,Tyagi RD,Prévost D

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with the decolorization of the commercially important azo dyes, Orange II (C.I. Acid Orange 7) and Reactive Black 3HN (C.I. Reactive Black 8) under anaerobic conditions in wastewater. Laboratory scale semicontinuous studies were conducted using simulated cotton dyeing wastewater at ambient temperature...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Manu B,Chaudhari S

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery of bioactive compounds, such as proteolytic enzymes, from waste streams is a means to both recuperate value and reduce environmental pollution. Previously optimized lab-scale parameters for the recovery of a stable crude protease fraction from Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) surimi wash water were test...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Mireles DeWitt CA,Morrissey MT

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of biomass to provide energy has been fundamental to the development of civilisation. In recent times pressures on the global environment have led to calls for an increased use of renewable energy sources, in lieu of fossil fuels. Biomass is one potential source of renewable energy and the conversion of plant ...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： McKendry P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccase production by the white-rot fungus Trametes versicolor (CBS100.29) grown in submerged cultures was studied. Addition of different insoluble lignocellulosic materials into the culture medium in order to enhance laccase production was investigated. The lignocellulosic materials were grape seeds, grape stalks and...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Lorenzo M,Moldes D,Rodríguez Couto S,Sanromán A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel system for high-temperature alcoholic fermentation of whey is described. This system consists of Kluyveromyces marxianus yeast immobilized on delignified cellulosic material (DCM). The effect of pH, initial lactose concentration and temperature on the fermentation of a synthetic medium containing lactose was s...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Kourkoutas Y,Dimitropoulou S,Kanellaki M,Marchant R,Nigam P,Banat IM,Koutinas AA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of temperature and organic loading rate on the rate of methane production from acidic petrochemical wastewater without neutralization was investigated by continuously feeding an anaerobic upflow fixed-film reactor. The temperatures selected for the studies were 25, 37, 45 and 55 degrees C. Organic loading r...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Patel H,Madamwar D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteases are important bioactive compounds that have many applications in food processing. In this study, laboratory scale experiments were performed to establish conditions for recovery of a heat stable, acid protease from Pacific whiting (Merluccius productus) surimi process water. Reduction of proteinaceous solids...

journal_title：Bioresource technology

authors： Mireles D,Morrissey MT

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00