Sludge concentration, shear rate and nanoparticle size determine silver nanoparticle removal during wastewater treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2225-2234 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Cornelis ◽  
A. M. Forsberg-Grivogiannis ◽  
N. P. Sköld ◽  
S. Rauch ◽  
J. Perez-Holmberg
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Nanoparticle Size ◽  
Sewage Effluent ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Nanoparticle Removal ◽  
Sludge Concentration

Wastewater treatment (WWT) is generally efficient in removing nanoparticles (NPs) from sewage effluent, but the variety in removal rates has not yet been explained.

scholarly journals Tanning Wastewater Treatment by Ultrafiltration: Process Efficiency and Fouling Behavior

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 461
Author(s):  
Fu Yang ◽  
Zhengkun Huang ◽  
Jun Huang ◽  
Chongde Wu ◽  
Rongqing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Shear Rate ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Filtration Efficiency ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Process Efficiency ◽  
Transmembrane Pressure ◽  
Leather Industry ◽  
Pore Blocking ◽  
The Impact

Ultrafiltration is a promising, environment-friendly alternative to the current physicochemical-based tannery wastewater treatment. In this work, ultrafiltration was employed to treat the tanning wastewater as an upstream process of the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system in the leather industry. The filtration efficiency and fouling behaviors were analyzed to assess the impact of membrane material and operating conditions (shear rate on the membrane surface and transmembrane pressure). The models of resistance-in-series, fouling propensity, and pore blocking were used to provide a comprehensive analysis of such a process. The results show that the process efficiency is strongly dependent on the operating conditions, while the membranes of either PES or PVDF showed similar filtration performance and fouling behavior. Reversible resistance was the main obstacle for such process. Cake formation was the main pore blocking mechanism during such process, which was independent on the operating conditions and membrane materials. The increase in shear rate significantly increased the steady-state permeation flux, thus, the filtration efficiency was improved, which resulted from both the reduction in reversible resistance and the slow-down of fouling layer accumulate rate. This is the first time that the fouling behaviors of tanning wastewater ultrafiltration were comprehensively evaluated, thus providing crucial guidance for further scientific investigation and industrial application.

scholarly journals Enhanced Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Enzymes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakub Zdarta ◽  
Katarzyna Jankowska ◽  
Karolina Bachosz ◽  
Oliwia Degórska ◽  
Karolina Kaźmierczak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Process Optimization ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Immobilized Enzymes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Catalytic Cycles

Abstract Purpose of Review In the presented review, we have summarized recent achievements on the use of immobilized oxidoreductases for biodegradation of hazardous organic pollutants including mainly dyes, pharmaceuticals, phenols, and bisphenols. In order to facilitate process optimization and achievement of high removal rates, effect of various process conditions on biodegradation has been highlighted and discussed. Recent Findings Current reports clearly show that immobilized oxidoreductases are capable of efficient conversion of organic pollutants, usually reaching over 90% of removal rate. Further, immobilized enzymes showed great recyclability potential, allowing their reuse in numerous of catalytic cycles. Summary Collected data clearly indicates immobilized oxidoreductases as an efficient biocatalytic tools for removal of hazardous phenolic compounds, making them a promising option for future water purification. Data shows, however, that both immobilization and biodegradation conditions affect conversion efficiency; therefore, process optimization is required to achieve high removal rates. Nevertheless, we have demonstrated future trends and highlighted several issues that have to be solved in the near-future research, to facilitate large-scale application of the immobilized oxidoreductases in wastewater treatment.

Influence of temperature on silver nanoparticle size prepared by sputtering into PVP-glycerol system

2017 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
pp. 341-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Staszek ◽  
Jakub Siegel ◽  
Markéta Polívková ◽  
Václav Švorčík
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Nanoparticle Size ◽  
Influence Of Temperature ◽  
Influence Of Temperature On

Silver nanoparticle size–dependent measurement of quantum efficiency of Rhodamine 6G

2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Shemeena Basheer ◽  
B. Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Achamma Kurian ◽  
Sajan D. George
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Efficiency ◽  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Rhodamine 6G ◽  
Nanoparticle Size ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Dependent Measurement

scholarly journals Contaminants of Emerging Concern Removal in an Effluent of Wastewater Treatment Plant under Biological and Continuous Mode Ultrafiltration Treatment

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Ferreiro ◽  
Iker Gómez-Motos ◽  
José Ignacio Lombraña ◽  
Ana de Luis ◽  
Natalia Villota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Pharmaceutical Products ◽  
Contaminants Of Emerging Concern ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Wide Range

This work presents a case study of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP), located in Biscay (Spain), in which the removal of high-occurrence contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) was studied. The existing biological treatment in the WWTP was complemented with a continuous ultrafiltration (c-UF) pilot plant, as a tertiary treatment. Thus, the effect on CEC removal of both treatments could be analyzed globally and after each operation. A total of 39 CEC were monitored, including pharmaceutical products, industrial additives, food additives, herbicides and personal care products. For evaluation of the efficiencies, the removal rates of the biological and of the c-UF treatments, including their variability over a day and a week in relation to the ammonium content, were examined in the influent of the WWTP. In the biological treatment, a wide range of different removal rates was obtained due to the different CEC’s biodegradability and concentration. In UF, lower, but more constant removal rates, were achieved. In addition, the reduction of the general toxicity by the UF treatment in terms of the Microtox® toxicity assay was also evaluated. After UF, all of the samples yielded values of TU50 lower than 1, confirming this result the UF effectiveness for toxicity removal.

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