scholarly journals Efficiencies of unconventional bulking agents in composting food waste in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae-Han Lee ◽  
Deogratius Luyima ◽  
Chang-Hoon Lee ◽  
Seong-Jin Park ◽  
Taek-Keun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
High Water ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Bulking Agent ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Bulking Agents ◽  
The Third

Abstract Sawdust is the main bulking agent used to compost food waste in Korea but it is not an economically desirable choice because its availability entirely depends on imports. Since food waste composting provides agricultural, environmental and economic benefits, it is vital that we search for suitable replacements to sawdust from the locally available materials. In this study, we assessed the composting characteristics of food waste amended with various bulking agents including sawdust, ginkgo leaves, insect feces, and mushroom waste. Each of the bulking agents was mixed with the food waste in ratios of 3:7, respectively. Even though the initial temperatures were highest in the mixture of the food waste and insect feces whose temperature stood at 65 °C against 39, 58 and 51 °C in the sawdust, ginkgo leaves and mushroom waste mixtures, respectively on the third day of the experiment (DAT 3), it was terminated on the 21st day (DAT 21) because of excessively high water content (70.92%). The water content of the composted food waste supplemented with sawdust, mushroom waste, and ginkgo leaves stood at 51.28, 39.81, and 44.92%, respectively at the end of the experiment and therefore, the fully mature composts satisfied the water content requirement of less than 55% established by the Rural Development Agency of the ministry of Agriculture of Korea. The results of the CoMMe-101, Solvita and seed germination index indicated that the composted food waste amended with the mushroom waste and ginkgo leaves matured relatively quicker than that of the sawdust amendment. Based on the above observations, it is clear that the mushroom waste and ginkgo leaves are actually more effective bulking agents than the sawdust and as such, are recommended as suitable replacements for sawdust in food waste composting.

Study on Corrosion of X80 Pipeline Steel in Different Water Content of Soil

2014 ◽  
Vol 1015 ◽  
pp. 655-658
Author(s):  
Shu Zhen Yu ◽  
Guang Jun Xu ◽  
Han Hua Song ◽  
Xun Zhu ◽  
Wen We Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Pipeline Steel ◽  
Electrochemical Corrosion ◽  
High Water ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Linear Segment ◽  
X80 Pipeline Steel ◽  
The Third ◽  
In The Beginning

The electrochemical corrosion of X80 pipeline steel in Xinzhou’s soil with different water content is tested and analyzed. The corrosion signal time and frequency domain figure show that the corrosion signal fluctuates all the time in 30 days’ test with low water content (14%). The slope of high-frequency linear segment in the potential PSD is smaller than it is at the beginning. In the soil with the middle water content (18%), the intense wave motion lasts for 15 days. The noise fluctuation only exists before the third days when in the high water content soil (22%). After the third day, linear drift can be observed but no transient peak. The slope of high-frequency linear segment changes obviously compared with the situation in the beginning. And the high-frequency white noise appears.

scholarly journals Novel Conditioner For Efficient Dewaterability And Modification of Oily Sludge With High Water Content

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biming Liu ◽  
Yue Teng ◽  
Wenbin Song ◽  
Haixia Wu
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Radical Reaction ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
High Water ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Hazardous Substances ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Oily Sludge ◽  
Free Radical Reaction

Abstract The Oily sludge with high water content (OS) was dewatered, modified and converted into solid fuel by a novel chemical conditioner (OSO-101). The effect of OSO-101 dosage on the dewaterability of OS was studied, showing that OSO-101 dosage of 15% (wt.) could achieve the best dewaterability efficiency of OS (98.18%). Meanwhile, compared with some conventional conditioners, OSO-101 developed by our team was more effective in improving OS dewaterability efficiency. And OSO-101 may have free radical reaction, polar reaction and redox reaction with petroleum hydrocarbons in OS, thereby polymerizing and forming condensed solid structures. The calorific value change of OS after conditioning, heavy metal content and dioxins content of fly ash leached from incinerated product were measured for resource analysis and environmental assessment. Results showed that the resultant OS fuel blocks had extremely low content of heavy metals, dioxins and other toxic and hazardous substances leached from fly ash, thereby no secondary treatment and fully meeting environmental protection emission standards. Additionally, OSO-101 had certain economic rationality, and could effectively recover the calorific value contained in OS. This research is expected to provide new insights for efficient dewaterability and modification of OS, as well as subsequent resource utilization and harmless treatment, bringing potential environmental and economic benefits.

Refined Cotton Centrifugal Dewatering Process and Key Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 179-180 ◽  
pp. 1124-1129
Author(s):  
Wei Hui Wang ◽  
Guang Zhong Hu ◽  
Min Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Water Content ◽  
High Water ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Improve Product Quality ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
Improve Product

At home and abroad the process of refined cotton mainly used pressing for washing and dehydration. The refined cotton with high water content, drying energy consumption is high. In this paper, base on the application of centrifugal dewatering process nitrocellulose, combined the characteristics of refining cotton with centrifugal dewatering process principles, the key technology of overflow limit and Pusher resistance were analyzed and discussed. Centrifuge dewatering replaced pressing dewatering, can improve product quality, and achieve energy saving with good socio-economic benefits.

scholarly journals SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING FORMATION OF Eugenia stictopetala (MYRTACEAE) UNDER DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

FLORESTA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 869
Author(s):  
Richard Matheus Fernandes ◽  
Clara Anne Araújo Abreu ◽  
Ademir Kleber Morbeck Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
High Water ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Recalcitrant Seeds ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Completely Randomized Design ◽  
Initial Storage

The species Eugenia stictopetala, known as “cambucá” or dog-tongue, is found in areas of Cerrado and produces fruits in the form of drupe, black when mature and much consumed by the fauna. Despite its potential for use, there is no information about its germination processes and for this reason, the objective of this work was to evaluate its germination and seedling formation at different temperatures, besides its germination after initial storage. Newly collected seeds from the Cerrado area were evaluated at six temperatures (20, 25, 30, 35, 20-30 and 25-35 °C) and after 35 days of storage in different environmental conditions in a completely randomized design. The results indicated that the seeds have a high water content and the temperature of 30 °C being the most suitable for germination and seedling formation. After storage, loss of water content occurs, leading to a reduction in germination rates, indicating a characteristic of recalcitrant seeds. 

Hydrogels as Antibacterial Biomaterials

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 843-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiguo Xu ◽  
Shujun Dong ◽  
Yuping Han ◽  
Shuqiang Li ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Oxygen Permeability ◽  
Structural Diversity ◽  
High Water ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Biomedical Field

Hydrogels, as a class of materials for tissue engineering and drug delivery, have high water content and solid-like mechanical properties. Currently, hydrogels with an antibacterial function are a research hotspot in biomedical field. Many advanced antibacterial hydrogels have been developed, each possessing unique qualities, namely high water swellability, high oxygen permeability, improved biocompatibility, ease of loading and releasing drugs and structural diversity. In this article, an overview is provided on the preparation and applications of various antibacterial hydrogels. Furthermore, the prospects in biomedical researches and clinical applications are predicted.

Microwave-Induced Thermoacoustic Imaging for Embedded Explosives Detection in High-Water Content Medium

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (7) ◽  
pp. 4803-4810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiong Wang ◽  
Tao Qin ◽  
Yexian Qin ◽  
Ahmed H. Abdelrahman ◽  
Russell S. Witte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
High Water ◽  
Explosives Detection ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Thermoacoustic Imaging

scholarly journals Deep mantle melting, global water circulation and its implications for the stability of the ocean mass

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun-ichiro Karato ◽  
Bijaya Karki ◽  
Jeffrey Park
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
High Water ◽  
Water Circulation ◽  
Mantle Melting ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Mineral Physics ◽  
Deep Mantle ◽  
Global Water

AbstractOceans on Earth are present as a result of dynamic equilibrium between degassing and regassing through the interaction with Earth’s interior. We review mineral physics, geophysical, and geochemical studies related to the global water circulation and conclude that the water content has a peak in the mantle transition zone (MTZ) with a value of 0.1–1 wt% (with large regional variations). When water-rich MTZ materials are transported out of the MTZ, partial melting occurs. Vertical direction of melt migration is determined by the density contrast between the melts and coexisting minerals. Because a density change associated with a phase transformation occurs sharply for a solid but more gradually for a melt, melts formed above the phase transformation depth are generally heavier than solids, whereas melts formed below the transformation depth are lighter than solids. Consequently, hydrous melts formed either above or below the MTZ return to the MTZ, maintaining its high water content. However, the MTZ water content cannot increase without limit. The melt-solid density contrast above the 410 km depends on the temperature. In cooler regions, melting will occur only in the presence of very water-rich materials. Melts produced in these regions have high water content and hence can be buoyant above the 410 km, removing water from the MTZ. Consequently, cooler regions of melting act as a water valve to maintain the water content of the MTZ near its threshold level (~ 0.1–1.0 wt%). Mass-balance considerations explain the observed near-constant sea-level despite large fluctuations over Earth history. Observations suggesting deep-mantle melting are reviewed including the presence of low-velocity anomalies just above and below the MTZ and geochemical evidence for hydrous melts formed in the MTZ. However, the interpretation of long-term sea-level change and the role of deep mantle melting in the global water circulation are non-unique and alternative models are reviewed. Possible future directions of studies on the global water circulation are proposed including geodynamic modeling, mineral physics and observational studies, and studies integrating results from different disciplines.

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