BOD5 Estimation by Using UV Absorption and COD for Rapid Industrial Effluent Monitoring

Electro-optical parameters of fluorescein molecule in the second excited electronic state and information on the interactions with solvents were obtained from a solvatochromic study. Parameters of the solvents such as the refractive index, electrical permittivity and Kamlet-Taft parameters (hydrogen bond acidity and basicity) were related with the experimentally recorded shifts of UV absorption spectral band of fluorescein dissolved in several solvents. Through a variational method, the electric dipole moment and polarizability in excited state of fluorescein molecule were estimated. The calculus requires some parameters of the fluorescein molecule in the ground electronic state, which were determined through a quantum-mechanical study.

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Revision of Industrial Effluent Regulations in Israel

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1993.0536 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 27 (7-8) ◽

pp. 71-78 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. Weber ◽

G. Schneider

Keyword(s):

Central Government ◽

Clean Water Act ◽

Industrial Effluent ◽

Hazardous Materials ◽

Clean Water ◽

Legal Situation ◽

Per Se ◽

The U.S

Industrial effluent regulations in Israel can be promulgated pursuant to four statutory sources. No clear boundaries delineating the scope of these laws exist, and some of them are neither environmental nor water laws per se. The resulting legal situation is one of confusion, duality and even contradiction both institutionally and substantively. A revision in the Israeli approach towards the regulation of industrial effluent is proposed, taking into consideration some elements of the U.S. Clean Water Act. Ideas are presented for setting up jurisdictional boundaries between the local and central government authorities to differentiate between organic loads and hazardous materials. In addition, the paper calls for criteria and discretionary limits on the setting up of permit conditions and enactment of regulations as well as the need for improvement of existing effluent criteria.

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Development of a monitor to simultaneously measure dissolved ozone and organic matter in ozonated water

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1998.0553 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 37 (12) ◽

pp. 285-292 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hiroshi Tsugura ◽

Tetufumi Watanabe ◽

Hiroshi Shimazaki ◽

Shoichi Sameshima

Keyword(s):

Organic Matter ◽

Control System ◽

Sodium Thiosulfate ◽

Experimental Results ◽

Uv Absorption ◽

Uv Absorbance ◽

Absorption Method ◽

Ozonated Water

A method for measuring both dissolved ozone (DO3) concentration and UV absorbance was developed adopting ultraviolet (UV) absorption method (JWWA, 1993) using sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) solution for removing residual ozone in ozonated water. A DO3 monitor based on this method was tested. This method was proven to be effective from experimental results. The performance of the monitor was examined with continuous ozonated water. As a result, the monitor performed stably during about 2 months, so that both DO3 concentration and UV absorbance in the ozonated water could be accurately measured. Therefore, the authors have proposed the new aquatic control system with this monitor for ozonation.

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Biogenic synthesis of copper nanoparticles from rose (Rosa indica L.) and their applications in photocatalytic degradation of Malachite Green and Carbol Fuchsin dyes

Nanoscience &Nanotechnology-Asia ◽

10.2174/2210681210999200801030056 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

Author(s):

Manmeet Kaur ◽

Suman Prajapati ◽

Samneek Cholia ◽

Jaskeet Singh Mann ◽

Gurpreet Singh

Keyword(s):

Photocatalytic Degradation ◽

Malachite Green ◽

Copper Nanoparticles ◽

Dye Degradation ◽

Industrial Effluent ◽

Copper Nanoparticle ◽

Synthesis Of Nanoparticles ◽

Carbol Fuchsin ◽

Double Beam ◽

The Rose

Background: In the recent years, the green synthesis of nanoparticles has taken a lead role over the conventional chemical and physical approach due to its non-toxic, cost effective parameters and has found its place in various applications. Objectives: The major objectives of this study was to synthesise and characterize the copper nanoparticles using the rose extract at different set of conditions and analyse these nanoparticles as a source of dye degradation agent under sunlight conditions. Methods: Present study was conducted with the aim to synthesis the copper nanoparticle using the rose petal extract. The components present the in the extract act as the reduction and stabilization agents for the synthesis of CuNPs. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by using UV-VIS, FTIR, XRD and SEM analysis. Photocatalytic degradation of two dyes (Malachite Green and Carbol fuchsin) was analysed using double beam spectroscopic analysis Results: UV-Vis analysis indicated the presence of a peak at around 630 nm. The FT-IR analysis indicated the involvement of various biomolecules during the synthesis of nanoparticles. The structure and the conformation was elucidated using XRD and SEM showed the agglomerated form of the synthesized nanoparticles with the size range of about 60-90 nm. The synthesised copper nanoparticles was used for degradation of malachite green and carbol fuchsin dye using photocatalytic under sunlight irradiation. UV-Vis spectral analysis indicated that synthesised copper nanoparticle act more effective in degradation of malachite green (around 95%) whereas carbol fuchsin showed a maximum degradation by 52% therefore suggesting that CuNPs act as an efficient photo catalyst in dye degradation. Conclusion: The results obtained from this study indicates that rose extract has the potential of synthesis of copper nanoparticles which is non-toxic and convenient approach as compared to physical and chemical synthesis. These nanoparticles can be effectively employed as dye decolourization agents to treat industrial effluent and prevent the environmental pollution.

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Effective Chromium Adsorption From Aqueous Solutions and Tannery Wastewater Using Bimetallic Fe/Cu Nanoparticles: Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network

Air Soil and Water Research ◽

10.1177/11786221211028162 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 117862212110281

Author(s):

Ahmed S. Mahmoud ◽

Nouran Y. Mohamed ◽

Mohamed K. Mostafa ◽

Mohamed S. Mahmoud

Keyword(s):

Response Surface Methodology ◽

Response Surface ◽

Industrial Effluent ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Operating Conditions ◽

Tannery Wastewater ◽

P Value ◽

Cu Nanoparticles ◽

Artificial Neural ◽

Cr Removal

Tannery industrial effluent is one of the most difficult wastewater types since it contains a huge concentration of organic, oil, and chrome (Cr). This study successfully prepared and applied bimetallic Fe/Cu nanoparticles (Fe/Cu NPs) for chrome removal. In the beginning, the Fe/Cu NPs was equilibrated by pure aqueous chrome solution at different operating conditions (lab scale), then the nanomaterial was applied in semi full scale. The operating conditions indicated that Fe/Cu NPs was able to adsorb 68% and 33% of Cr for initial concentrations of 1 and 9 mg/L, respectively. The removal occurred at pH 3 using 0.6 g/L Fe/Cu dose, stirring rate 200 r/min, contact time 20 min, and constant temperature 20 ± 2ºC. Adsorption isotherm proved that the Khan model is the most appropriate model for Cr removal using Fe/Cu NPs with the minimum error sum of 0.199. According to khan, the maximum uptakes was 20.5 mg/g Cr. Kinetic results proved that Pseudo Second Order mechanism with the least possible error of 0.098 indicated that the adsorption mechanism is chemisorption. Response surface methodology (RSM) equation was developed with a significant p-value = 0 to label the relations between Cr removal and different experimental parameters. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were performed with a structure of 5-4-1 and the achieved results indicated that the effect of the dose is the most dominated variable for Cr removal. Application of Fe/Cu NPs in real tannery wastewater showed its ability to degrade and disinfect organic and biological contaminants in addition to chrome adsorption. The reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), Cr, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and oil reached 61.5%, 49.5%, 44.8%, 100%, 38.9%, 96.3%, 88.7%, and 29.4%, respectively.

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