scholarly journals Stacking of aquatic plant-microbial fuel cells growing water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

2018 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 012054 ◽  
Author(s):  
K R S Pamintuan ◽  
J A A Clomera ◽  
K V Garcia ◽  
G R Ravara ◽  
E J G Salamat
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Pistia Stratiotes ◽  
Water Lettuce ◽  
Water Spinach ◽  
Ipomoea Aquatica

scholarly journals KOMPARASI PROSES FITOREMEDIASI LIMBAH CAIR PEMBUATAN TEMPE MENGGUNAKAN TIGA JENIS TANAMAN AIR

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elida Novita ◽  
Agnesa Arunggi Gaumanda Hermawan ◽  
Sri Wahyuningsih
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Aquatic Biota ◽  
Water Lettuce ◽  
Water Spinach ◽  
Foul Odor ◽  
The Impact

Tempe waste water contains high organic matter because the raw material used to making tempe (soybean) containing protein. If tempe waste water thrown away directly into environment, it would cause water pollution, destroy the habitat of aquatic biota and causing foul odor. One of the easy efforts to reduce the impact is using phytoremediation. The aim of this research was to know the best treatment to decrease parameter such as BOD, COD, TSS, pH, turbidity and N of the tempe waste water by aquatic plants, i.e. water hyacinth (Eg), water spinach (Ka) and water lettuce (Ki). The research was conducted in laboratory experiment scale using aquarium with length of 40 cm, width of 15 cm and tall of 25 cm to each treatment with 3 replications. The data were analyzed descriptively. It was to determined the best treatment of the aquatic plant that has highest efficiency to decrease negatively parameter of waste water quality. The result showed that the applied of water hyacinth (Eg) was the best treatment in decreasing parameter of tempe waste water quality with efficiency value, such as turbidity of 85.03%; TSS of 66.44%; COD of 59.11%; BOD of 77.91% and N of 61.77%. Keywords: phytoremediation, tempe waste water, water hyacinth, water lettuce, water spinach

scholarly journals Insect (Hexapoda) diversity in the Oceanic Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil: Seasonality and Populational Density of Tabanidae (Diptera)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Albertino Rafael ◽  
Dayse Willkenia Almeida Marques ◽  
Alberto Moreira Silva-Neto ◽  
Francisco Limeira-de-Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Oceanic Island ◽  
Pistia Stratiotes ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Water Lettuce ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
Seasonal Population

Abstract: The seasonal population density is informed for two epidemiologically important species of bloodsucking Tabanidae, Tabanus occidentalis Linnaeus and T. pungens Wiedemann, recorded at the Fernando de Noronha archipelago that was never connected to the continent. The two species are widespread in the Neotropical Region, have not been recorded from any other oceanic island, and have most likely been introduced accidentally in the archipelago. Tabanus occidentalis dominated the samples, encompassing 99.6% of the specimens collected in the two local seasons, rainy and dry. Tabanus pungens was rarer, encompassing 0.4% of the specimens collected mainly in the dry season. The tabanids of Fernando de Noronha are able to transmit blood pathogens, bringing risks to the health of the livestock. They also pester the tourists, which brings losses to the local tourist industry. Larvae of both species were already collected in the water lettuce Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus and it is highly recommend that this introduced aquatic plant be removed from the ponds of Fernando de Noronha to control tabanid populations.

scholarly journals Anaerobic Degradation of Environmentally Hazardous Aquatic Plant Pistia stratiotes and Soluble Cu(II) Detoxification by Methanogenic Granular Microbial Preparation

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3849
Author(s):  
Olesia Havryliuk ◽  
Vira Hovorukha ◽  
Oleksandr Savitsky ◽  
Volodymyr Trilis ◽  
Antonina Kalinichenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Plants ◽  
Anaerobic Degradation ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Pistia Stratiotes ◽  
Copper Compounds ◽  
Mechanical Removal ◽  
Microbial Preparation ◽  
Copper Contaminated ◽  
Potential Parameters

The aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes L. is environmentally hazardous and requires effective methods for its utilization. The harmfulness of these plants is determined by their excessive growth in water bodies and degradation of local aquatic ecosystems. Mechanical removal of these plants is widespread but requires fairly resource-intensive technology. However, these aquatic plants are polymer-containing substrates and have a great potential for conversion into bioenergy. The aim of the work was to determine the main patterns of Pistia stratiotes L. degradation via granular microbial preparation (GMP) to obtain biomethane gas while simultaneously detoxifying toxic copper compounds. The composition of the gas phase was determined via gas chromatography. The pH and redox potential parameters were determined potentiometrically, and Cu(II) concentration photocolorimetrically. Applying the preparation, high efficiency of biomethane fermentation of aquatic plants and Cu(II) detoxification were achieved. Biomethane yield reached 68.0 ± 11.1 L/kg VS of Pistia stratiotes L. biomass. The plants’ weight was decreased by 9 times. The Cu(II) was completely removed after 3 and 10 days of fermentation from initial concentrations of 100 ppm and 200 ppm, respectively. The result confirms the possibility of using the GMP to obtain biomethane from environmentally hazardous substrates and detoxify copper-contaminated fluids.

scholarly journals Enhanced Power Extraction with Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells by Anode Alternation

Fuels ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-178
Author(s):  
Marzia Quaglio ◽  
Daniyal Ahmed ◽  
Giulia Massaglia ◽  
Adriano Sacco ◽  
Valentina Margaria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Power Extraction ◽  
Harvesting Technique ◽  
Harvesting Method ◽  
Energy Harvesting Devices ◽  
Efficient Power

Sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFCs) are energy harvesting devices where the anode is buried inside marine sediment, while the cathode stays in an aerobic environment on the surface of the water. To apply this SCMFC as a power source, it is crucial to have an efficient power management system, leading to development of an effective energy harvesting technique suitable for such biological devices. In this work, we demonstrate an effective method to improve power extraction with SMFCs based on anodes alternation. We have altered the setup of a traditional SMFC to include two anodes working with the same cathode. This setup is compared with a traditional setup (control) and a setup that undergoes intermittent energy harvesting, establishing the improvement of energy collection using the anodes alternation technique. Control SMFC produced an average power density of 6.3 mW/m2 and SMFC operating intermittently produced 8.1 mW/m2. On the other hand, SMFC operating using the anodes alternation technique produced an average power density of 23.5 mW/m2. These results indicate the utility of the proposed anodes alternation method over both the control and intermittent energy harvesting techniques. The Anode Alternation can also be viewed as an advancement of the intermittent energy harvesting method.

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