scholarly journals A comparison of alum sludge with peat for aqueous glyphosate removal for maximizing their value for practical use

2018 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
pp. 450-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yae Wang ◽  
Baiming Ren ◽  
Yaqian Zhao ◽  
Anthony English ◽  
Martin Cannon
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Alum Sludge ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Better Than ◽  
P Removal

Abstract This study compares and contrasts the glyphosate removal efficiency of alum sludge (waterworks residue) and Irish peat in aqueous solution. Organic phosphonate of glyphosate aqueous solution was removed in pot tests separately filled with peat and alum sludge, while effluent samples were taken from each pot to analyse the concentration of phosphorus (P) and COD (chemical oxygen demand); physical and chemical analysis for both media before and after use was carried out subsequently. The results show that the P removal capacity of alum sludge was significant (>99%), while the removal capacity of peat was considerably less than 10% after 10 weeks. Both materials significantly reduced the levels of COD, but it was noted that peat had a marginally greater initial P removal capacity (68 ± 22%) and did perform better than alum sludge (57 ± 12%). Moreover, pre-treatment is a crucial step to harness the full potential of peat. Overall, this study provides a scientific clue for sorbents selection when considering alum sludge and peat to maximize their value in practice.

scholarly journals An Overview of the Removal Phosphorus in Wastewater

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norwardatun Abd Roni ◽  
◽  
Suraya Hani Adnan ◽  
Nuramidah Hamidon ◽  
Tuan Noor Hasanah Tuan Ismail ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Factor ◽  
Recycled Concrete ◽  
Filter Media ◽  
Column Studies ◽  
Recycled Concrete Aggregates ◽  
Al Content ◽  
Removal Capacity ◽  
Filter Materials ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
P Removal

The high levels of phosphorus (P) removal occurring through human activities contributes to Eutrophication. Therefore, it is important to understand the quantity of P flows of the different filter materials. This paper provides an overview on the different filter media used for P removal from wastewater also the conventional wastewater treatment system for phosphorus removal. The filter materials consist of natural materials, industrial by-products and man-made products. Most filters have been investigated in batch and column studies in laboratory. The results from these overview vary for every filters and recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) have demonstrated promising properties with regard to P removal capacity. The chemical composition of the adsorption media is a critical factor. Because phosphorus is removed via sorption and precipitation processes, Calcium (Ca), Iron (Fe) and Aluminium (Al) content is important in efficient P removal. Thus filter media should be selected very carefully. In such systems, appropriate pre-treatment will also allow for a longer lifetime of the filter media, by decreasing the risk of clogging and allowing one to use finer reactive filter media with higher sorption capacity. The usage of these alternatives filters materials will ease the environmental problems that are currently perceived globally.

scholarly journals TiO2 BEADS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF HUMIC ACID IN PEAT WATER

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Winarti Andayani ◽  
Agustin N M Bagyo
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Oxalic Acid ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Color Intensity ◽  
Before And After

Degradation of humic acid in aqueous solution containing TiO2 coated on ceramics beads under irradiation of 254 nm UV light has been conducted in batch reactor. The aim of this experiment was to study photocatalytic degradation of humic acid in peat water. The irradiation of the humic acid in aqueous solution was conducted in various conditions i.e solely uv, in the presence of TiO2-slurry and TiO2 beads. The color intensity, humic acid residue, conductivity and COD (chemical oxygen demand) of the solution were analyzed before and after irradiation.  The compounds produced during photodegradation were identified using HPLC. The results showed that after photocatalytic degradation, the color intensity and the COD value of the solution decreased, while the conductivity of water increased indicating mineralization of the peat water occurred. In addition, oxalic acid as the product of degradation was observed.

scholarly journals Reduction of Salinity from sea water using air micronanobubbles and graphene in laboratory scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Johana Tapia ◽  
Jhonny Valverde Flores
Keyword(s):  
Sea Water ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
San Pedro ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Physical And Chemical Parameters ◽  
First Pass ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The objective of the research was to reduce the salinity of the waters of San Pedro, Lurín, Peru. The proposed method was a pre-treatment with Micro-Nanobubbles (MNBs) of air at different times and a post-treatment with graphene at different concentrations, this was called Grafenano. The first stage was to first pass the samples collected by the MNBs generator, which allowed to reduce the physical and chemical parameters; The second stage consisted of filtering the water treated with MNBs using graphene in three proportions 5 g, 10 g and 15 g, which allowed to reduce the concentration of dissolved salts. The salinity of the seawater was determined as well as the physical-chemical parameters before and after the treatment. The air micronabubbles and graphene were characterized. The results obtained were: removal of Turbidity in 96% (from 27.57 NTU to 1.06 NTU), conductivity in 65% (from 49.01 mS/cm to 17.04 mS/cm), of BOD5 in 70% (from 2.42 mg/L to 0.72 mg/L) and a salt removal of 47% (from 34.46 g/L to 18.41 g/L).

scholarly journals Ozonation as a pre-treatment of landfill leachate

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Leticia Tamara Hoffmann ◽  
Matheus Caneles Batista Jorge ◽  
Adriana Garcia do Amaral ◽  
Milene Carvalho Bongiovani ◽  
Roselene Maria Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Ph Value ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Organic Content ◽  
Complex Molecules ◽  
Turbidity Removal ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Great Capacity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
High Organic Content

Ozone is an oxidizing agent with a potential for removing complex molecules, including those of difficult microbiological decomposition, such as the molecules found in landfill leachates. This effluent presents high organic content, including recalcitrant molecules. Therefore, this study evaluated the efficiency of ozonation in the treatment of raw leachate at the Primavera landfill, located in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The experiments were carried out using the batch system. The leachate pH value was set at 7 and 10, and the contact times between the gas and the leachate were 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 minutes. Throughout the study, we analyzed color, turbidity, pH value, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (UV abs) of the leachate, both before and after ozonation. Results show that ozonation presented high removal of color, COD and UV abs when pH was 7. In contrast, turbidity removal was higher when the pH value was 10. Regarding contact time, we observed a high removal of color (between 80% and 90%) and UV abs (between 60% and 70%) at 40 minutes, depending on the pH value. Removal was also high for turbidity (approximately 75%) starting at 20 minutes with the pH value at 10, and at 70 minutes with pH at 7. The removal relation within all analyzed parameters (due to ozone consumption) decreased throughout the reaction time. Thus, we concluded that ozonation as a pre-treatment of leachate is indeed satisfactory because of its great capacity for organic material removal.

State of the Art Review on Landfill and Leachates Treatment in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 2078-2084
Author(s):  
Chen Yan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Suspended Solid ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Chemical Treatments ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Engineering Practices ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The main objectives of this study were to describe the municipal solid waste management, leachate characteristics of China landfills, and to summarize the present research of leachate treatments in china such as biological treatment, physical and chemical treatment and land treatment. In the survey of leachate from landfill in Chinese megapolis, the quality is characterized by chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 1500-80000 mg/L, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of 200-35000 mg/L, ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) of 50-2400 mg/L, total nitrogen of 80-2600 mg/L, suspended solid of 30-7000 mg/L and pH value of 5-7.8. In engineering practices of China, the biological systems are usually adopted. Meanwhile, as far as the special quality of leachate is concerned, some chemical treatments are used as the pre-treatment or post-treatment to promote the effluent or improve the biological degradability of leachate.

scholarly journals Alkali Lignin from Talahib Grass (Saccharum spontaneum L.) as An Adsorbent for Chromium (III) and Phenolphthalein: Analysis of the Adsorption Kinetics and Mechanism

KIMIKA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Kevinilo P. Marquez ◽  
Rufus Mart Caesar R. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Saccharum Spontaneum ◽  
Order Model ◽  
Mechanistic Analysis ◽  
Adsorption Isotherm Models ◽  
Pseudo Second Order ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Adsorption Kinetic Model ◽  
Better Than

The study aims to quantitatively assess the capability of lignin extracted from Saccharum spontaneum L. (talahib grass) as an adsorbent of chromium (III) and phenolphthalein in aqueous solution through kinetic methods. Results show that using lignin as an adsorbent, the percentage removal for both chromium (III) and phenolphthalein in aqueous solution are 31.70% and 74.98%, respectively, based on the optimum exposure time of the adsorbent, which is 6.5 hours for chromium (III) and 60 minutes for phenolphthalein. Results from the mechanistic analysis show that a pseudo-second order adsorption kinetic model fits better than a pseudo-first order model for both substrates. Also, among the six selected adsorption isotherm models used in this study, the Flory-Huggins isotherm can best predict the properties of the adsorption process of both phenolphthalein and chromium (III) at equilibrium. Further improvement of the extracted lignin through various physical and chemical modifications may improve its ability to remove the contaminants.

Cytoprotective Effect of Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction and α-Tocopherol Vitamin E Isoforms Against Glutamate-Induced Cell Death in Neuronal Cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 0140-0151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thilaga Rati Selvaraju ◽  
Huzwah Khaza’ai ◽  
Sharmili Vidyadaran ◽  
Mohd Sokhini Abd Mutalib ◽  
Vasudevan Ramachandran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Cell Viability ◽  
Neuronal Cells ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Mitochondrial Activity ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Tocotrienol Rich Fraction ◽  
Major Mediator

Glutamate is the major mediator of excitatory signals in the mammalian central nervous system. Extreme amounts of glutamate in the extracellular spaces can lead to numerous neurodegenerative diseases. We aimed to clarify the potential of the following vitamin E isomers, tocotrienol-rich fraction (TRF) and α-tocopherol (α-TCP), as potent neuroprotective agents against glutamate-induced injury in neuronal SK-N-SH cells. Cells were treated before and after glutamate injury (pre- and post-treatment, respectively) with 100 - 300 ng/ml TRF/α-TCP. Exposure to 120 mM glutamate significantly reduced cell viability to 76 % and 79 % in the pre- and post-treatment studies, respectively; however, pre- and post-treatment with TRF/α-TCP attenuated the cytotoxic effect of glutamate. Compared to the positive control (glutamate-injured cells not treated with TRF/α-TCP), pre-treatment with 100, 200, and 300 ng/ml TRF significantly improved cell viability following glutamate injury to 95.2 %, 95.0 %, and 95.6 %, respectively (p < 0.05).The isomers not only conferred neuroprotection by enhancing mitochondrial activity and depleting free radical production, but also increased cell viability and recovery upon glutamate insult. Our results suggest that vitamin E has potent antioxidant potential for protecting against glutamate injury and recovering glutamate-injured neuronal cells. Our findings also indicate that both TRF and α-TCP could play key roles as anti-apoptotic agents with neuroprotective properties.

Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Kelurahan Setelah Pemekaran Di Tangerang Selatan

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Pitri Yandri
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Urban Services ◽  
Hospitality Workers ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cartesian Diagram ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this study is (1) to analyze public perception on urban services before and after the expansion of the region, (2) analyze the level of people's satisfaction with urban services, and (3) analyze the determinants of the variables that determine what level of people's satisfaction urban services. This study concluded that first, after the expansion, the quality of urban services in South Tangerang City is better than before. Secondly, however, public satisfaction with the services only reached 48.53% (poor scale). Third, by using a Cartesian Diagram, the second priority that must be addressed are: (1) clarity of service personnel, (2) the discipline of service personnel, (3) responsibility for care workers; (4) the speed of service, (5) the ability of officers services, (6) obtain justice services, and (7) the courtesy and hospitality workers.

Isolation of an Anti-fatigue Preparation from Cellulase-treated Maca by Hydroalcoholic Extraction

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Zheng Yue ◽  
Zhang Wen-Cheng ◽  
Wu Ze-Yu ◽  
Fu Chuan-Xiang ◽  
Gao Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Control ◽  
Glycogen Storage ◽  
Hepatic Glycogen ◽  
Time To Exhaustion ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hydroalcoholic Extract ◽  
Swimming Time ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anti-fatigue activity of maca hydroalcoholic extract (ME), which mainly contains macamides and polysaccharides. ME was prepared by circumfluence extraction with enzymatic pre-treatment. Anti-fatigue activity of ME was investigated in weight-loaded forced swimming mice, with pure macamides and commercially available maca tablet as positive control. Compared with normal group, pure macamides treatment group could prolong the swimming time to exhaustion, but there was no statistically significant difference (P > 0.05); while ME (middle-dose and high-dose groups) could effectively prolong the swimming durations (P < 0.05). Supplementation with pure macamides significantly decreased blood lactic acid (BLA), whereas ME significantly increased hepatic glycogen (HG), decreased BLA, and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) compared with those in normal control (P < 0.05). The results suggested that the anti-fatigue effect of ME was better than that of pure macamides, which can be explained by the increase of glycogen storage and the reduction of metabolites accumulation.

Nucleophilicity and its parametrization

1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-135
Author(s):  
Oldřich Pytela ◽  
Vítězslav Zima
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Correlation ◽  
Correlation Equation ◽  
Chemical Processes ◽  
General Tendency ◽  
Orbital Interaction ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Two Parameter ◽  
Better Than

The method of conjugate deviations based on the regression analysis has been suggested for construction of a new nucleophilicity scale. This method has been applied to a set of 28 nucleophiles participating in 47 physical and chemical processes described in literature. The two-parameter nucleophilicity scale obtained represents-in the parameter denoted as ND-the general tendency to form a bond to an electrophile predominantly on the basis of the orbital interaction and-in the parameter denoted as PD-the ability to interact with a centre similar to the proton (basicity). The linear correlation equation involving the ND, PD parameters and the charge appears to be distinctly better than the most significant relations used. The correlation dependences have the physico-chemical meaning. From the position of individual nucleophiles in the space of the ND and PD parameters, some general conclusions have been derived about the factors governing the reactivity of nucleophiles.

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