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Influent characterization and biosorption experiments were carried out with settled influent of seven wastewater treatment plants to study the influence of O2 in the selector in relation to the success of developing good settling properties of the sludge. In previous years working selectors were installed and/or pilot plant research was carried out at these wastewater treatment plants. Characterization of the influent was done with help of standard COD and BOD measurements with help of a coarse filter. The research has elucidated that the presence of O2 in the selector, at initial sludge loadings of 3.5-6.5 kg BOD/kg MLSS.d, is important for producing good settling properties of the sludge when the sum of readily biodegradable COD and rapidly hydrolysable COD is greater than 40%. When the sum of sludge COD and slow hydrolysable COD is greater than 50% an unaerated selector can be used.

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Integrating photon up- and down-conversion to produce efficient light-harvesting materials for enhancing natural photosynthesis

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/d1ta04443e ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mingyue Jiang ◽

Yue Yuan ◽

Yuchen Fang ◽

Shouxin Liu ◽

Jian Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Light Harvesting ◽

Plant Research ◽

Down Conversion ◽

Natural Photosynthesis ◽

Working Efficiency

Using light-harvesting materials to enhance natural photosynthesis is attracting much attention in both materials and plant research. The working efficiency of most light-harvesting materials is, however, compromised by a narrow...

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Britain to Reshuffle its Plant Research

Nature Biotechnology ◽

10.1038/nbt0787-671a ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 671-671

Author(s):

Peter Newmark

Keyword(s):

Plant Research

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PLANT BREEDING PROGRAMME FOR 1935 RELATIVE TO GRASSES AND CLOVERS

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.1935.4.836 ◽

1935 ◽

pp. 84-89

Author(s):

L. Corkill

Keyword(s):

Plant Breeding ◽

Breeding Programme ◽

Research Station ◽

Breeding Technique ◽

Plant Research ◽

Plant Breeding Programme

The purpose of this paper is to outline the general breeding technique adopted at the Plant Research Station in regard to the improvement of grasses and clovers to pedigree standard.

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