abstract：:In this paper, the recycling of incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) into glass-ceramic materials by a two-stage sintering cycle of nucleation stage and crystallization stage without any pressure and binder is presented. The parent glasses were subjected to the following nucleation/crystallization temperature and time...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang Z,Zhang L,Yin Y,Liang X,Li A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyaspartic acid (PSI) is suitable for the inhibition of inorganic scale deposition. To enhance its scale inhibition efficiency, PSI was modified by reacting aspartic acid with malic acid (MA) using thermal polycondensation polymerization. This reaction resulted in poly(aspartic acid-co-malic acid) (PSI-co-MA) dual p...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Mithil Kumar N,Gupta SK,Jagadeesh D,Kanny K,Bux F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a removal of nitrogen compounds from a landfill leachate during reverse osmosis (RO) was evaluated. The treatment facility consists of a buffer tank and a RO system. The removal rate of N─NH4, [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] in the buffer tank reached 14%, 91% and 41%, respectively. The rela...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Talalaj IA

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the number and species diversity of cultivable microorganisms in a newly developed plate-type biofilter during filtration of various volatile pollutants were studied. The novelty of the investigation is the monitoring of microorganism succession in different parts of biofilter plates with original packing m...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Repečkienė J,Švedienė J,Paškevičius A,Tekorienė R,Raudonienė V,Gudeliūnaitė E,Baltrėnas P,Misevičius A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-stage biological aerated/anoxic filter (BAF) system for denitrification-nitrification was developed to increase nitrogen removal in the treatment of municipal wastewater with low carbon:nitrogen (C/N) ratio [Formula: see text]. This system exhibited a high denitrification efficiency (67%), despite the low C/N ra...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Kim S,Bae W,Kim M,Kim JO,Chung J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methane in a simulated biogas converting to methanol under aerobic condition was comparatively assessed by inhibiting the activity of methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) of Methylosinus sporium using phosphate, NaCl, NH4Cl or EDTA in their varying concentrations. The highest amount of methane was indistinguishably diverted a...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Yoo YS,Han JS,Ahn CM,Kim CG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow-release organic carbon-source (SOC) material, a new kind of electron donor for in situ groundwater denitrification, was prepared and evaluated in this study. With starch as a biologically utilized carbon source and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a frame, this material performed controllable carbon release rates and d...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang D,Zhang X,Wang Y,Zhou G,Li G

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Different pretreatments (electrolysis, centrifugation and autoclaving) coupled with Chlorella vulgaris biological system was used for the treatment of poultry manure anaerobic-digested effluents. The pretreated effluents were used as the growth medium for algal cultivation. The pollutant removal efficiencies of the co...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang M,Wu Y,Li B,Dong R,Lu H,Zhou H,Cao W

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lab-scale and full-scale performance of a combined mesophilic up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) and aerobic contact oxidation (ACO) process for treating acrylic wastewater was studied. During lab-scale experiment, the overwhelmed volumetric load for UASB was above 6 kg chemical oxygen demand (COD) ·(m(-3)·d(...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li A,Dong N,He M,Pan T

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:Anodic oxidation at a boron-doped diamond anode of cork boiling wastewater was successfully used for mineralization and biodegradability enhancement required for effluent discharge or subsequent biological treatment, respectively. The influence of the applied current density (30-70 mA/cm2) and the background electroly...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Fernandes A,Santos D,Pacheco MJ,Ciríaco L,Simões R,Gomes AC,Lopes A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acclimation of aerobic-activated sludge for degradation of benzene derivatives was investigated in batch experiments. Phenol, benzoic acid, toluene, aniline and chlorobenzene were concurrently added to five different bioreactors which contained the aerobic-activated sludge. After the acclimation process ended, the...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Wang S,Yang Q,Bai Z,Wang S,Wang Y,Nowak KM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid liquid membrane process was used to remove cadmium cation from a solution using bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid as the carrier for the first time. Different polyethersulphone supporting membranes were prepared by a phase inversion technique. The prepared membrane could be efficiently used as the supporting...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Garmsiri M,Mortaheb HR,Amini MH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterotrophic nitrifier wsw-1001 was isolated from Songhua River and identified as Pseudomonas fluorescens. Ammonium removal by the strain at low temperature was investigated. The effect of initial ammonium concentration (from 5 to 1000 mg/L) and culture temperature (from 4°C to 30°C) on ammonium removal efficiency ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zhang S,Sha C,Jiang W,Li W,Zhang D,Li J,Meng L,Piao Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel system integrating an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and a two-stage biological aerated filter (BAF) system was investigated as advanced treatment of heavy oil wastewater with large amounts of dissolved recalcitrant organic substances and low levels of nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients. #1 BAF,...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Zou XL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of carbon source variation on the physical and chemical characteristics of aerobic granular sludge and its biological nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) removal performance was investigated. Two identical sequencing batch reactors, R1 and R2, were set up. Granular biomass was cultivated to maturity using ac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lashkarizadeh M,Yuan Q,Oleszkiewicz JA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tightening quality standards for European waters has seen a move towards enhanced wastewater treatment technologies such as granulated organic carbon treatment and ozonation. Although these technologies are likely to be successful in degrading certain micro-organic contaminants, these may also destroy compounds which ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Constantino C,Gardner M,Comber SD,Scrimshaw MD,Ellor B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photocatalytic production of molecular hydrogen (H2) from aqueous solutions of alkyl-alkanolamines (triethanolamine (tri-EOA), diethanolamine (di-EOA), ethanolamine (EOA), ethylamine (EA) and ethanol over Pt-loaded commercial (Sachtleben Hombikat UV100) nanoparticle titanium dioxide photocatalysts was studied. The...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Alkaim AF,Dillert R,Bahnemann DW

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The efficiency of the up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor is quite low for the treatment of low strength wastewaters (LSWs) due to less biogas production leading to poor mixing. LSW may be treated efficiently by providing adequate mixing in the UASB reactor when gas production is low, and sufficient mixing...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Das S,Chaudhari S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the feasibility of using acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) waste plastic and nonmetal particles from waste printed circuit boards (WPCB) to manufacture reproduction composites (RC), with the aim of co-recycling these two waste resources. The composites were prepared in a twin-crew extruder ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sun Z,Shen Z,Zhang X,Ma S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, Fe(VI) was applied to treat three mine tailings containing different amounts of sulphides and heavy metals. Oxidation of sulphides by Fe(VI) was studied at pH 9.2 with variation of solid to solution ratio, Fe(VI) concentration and injection number of Fe(VI) solution. The major dissolved products from th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Lee YH,Yu MR,Chang YY,Kang SH,Yang JK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work reports the results of a series of experimental tests performed on cylindrically shaped biological aerated filters (BAFs) to define a new model for reactors design. The nitrification performance was analysed by monitoring a laboratory pilot plant over a six-month period; the dependence of the nitrific...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Siciliano A,De Rosa S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high concentration of heavy metals in solid wastes may cause serious pollution during thermal treatment. We have investigated, theoretically and experimentally, the effects of several important flue gas species and mineral sorbents on the partitioning behaviour of four major heavy metals (cadmium, lead, zinc and c...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Huang Q,Cai X,Alhadj Mallah MM,Chi Y,Yan J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal gasification waste water treatment needed a sustainable and affordable plan to eliminate the organic contaminants in order to lower the potential environmental and human health risk. In this paper, a laboratory-scale anaerobic-aerobic intermittent system carried out 66 operational cycles together for the treatmen...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ji Q,Tabassum S,Yu G,Chu C,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In China, municipal solid waste (MSW) is primarily treated by landfilling. Landfill gas (LFG) collection effectively reduces methane emission from MSW landfills. An accurate system of LFG collection is important in landfill planning, design, and operation. However, China has not developed such systems. In this study, ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Sun Y,Yue D,Li R,Yang T,Liu S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether a combined application of hydroxyapatite and ferrihydrite could immobilize lead and antimony in shooting range soil in which the level of lead contamination is markedly higher than that of antimony. In addition, we evaluated the stability of lead and antimony immobilized by the combined...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Ogawa S,Katoh M,Sato T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, the removal of arsenite, As(III), and arsenate, As(V), from aqueous solutions onto thermally processed dolomite (charred dolomite) via microcolumn was evaluated. The effects of mass of adsorbent (0.5-2 g), initial arsenic concentration (50-2000 ppb) and particle size (<0.355-2 mm) on the adsorption capac...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Salameh Y,Al-Muhtaseb AH,Mousa H,Walker GM,Ahmad MN

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) widely used in the treatment of major depression. It has been detected in surface and wastewaters, being able to negatively affect aquatic organisms. Most of the ecotoxicity studies focused only in pharmaceuticals, though excipients can also pose a risk to ...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Silva A,Santos LH,Delerue-Matos C,Figueiredo SA

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:This work proposed a new approach of reusing drinking water treatment residuals (WTR) in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) to remove phosphate (P) from urban wastewater. The results revealed that the P removal efficiency of the WTR was more than 94% for urban wastewater, in the condition of initial P concentrat...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Bai L,Wang C,Pei Y,Zhao J

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was carried out to develop a novel process, namely chloride volatilization procedure for lead recovery from waste cathode ray tube (CRT) funnel glass. In the recovery system, the glass powder was first compressed into cylindrical pellet homogeneously with chlorinating agents, and then subjected to th...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Erzat A,Zhang FS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

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 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：:To solve the unpleasant disposal of greywater in rural area and allow its collection for reuse in gardening, a slanted soil treatment system (SSTS) was designed and installed in two households. Granitic gravel of 1-9 mm size was used as the filter medium. The aim of this study was to design a SSTS and assess its suita...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Maiga Y,Moyenga D,Nikiema BC,Ushijima K,Maiga AH,Funamizu N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eutrophication of many rivers and lakes is attributed to the anoxia and the increasing internal loading of nutrients from sediment. A novel sustained-release composite (SRC) synthesis of stearic acid and calcium peroxide (CaO2) was applied to supply a water body with oxygen endured in this study. The influences of...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Li Y,Zhou Y,Zhou Z,Wang N,Zhou Q,Wang F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present investigation, the performance of a laboratory-scale plate and frame-type electrochemical ion-exchange (EIX) cell on removal ofhexavalent chromium from synthetic wastewater containing 5 mg/l of Cr(VI) was evaluated under varying applied voltages. Ruthenium dioxide-coated titanium plate (RuO2/Ti) was use...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Dharnaik AS,Ghosh PK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We consider the use of metallic iron nanoparticles for cleaning contaminated water, focusing our study in the sorption of arsenic compounds. In particular, we discuss the results of their sorption process on the surface of zerovalent iron nanoparticles (nZVI) by performing a complete characterization of the surface mo...

journal_title：Environmental technology

authors： Baltazar SE,García A,Romero AH,Rubio MA,Arancibia-Miranda N,Altbir D

更新日期：2014-09-01 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