scholarly journals Kinetics of Biotic and Abiotic CO Production during the Initial Phase of Biowaste Composting

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5451
Author(s):  
Sylwia Stegenta-Dąbrowska ◽  
Karolina Sobieraj ◽  
Jacek A. Koziel ◽  
Jerzy Bieniek ◽  
Andrzej Białowiec

Knowledge of kinetic parameters of CO production during biowaste composting is significantly important for the prediction of its course and estimation of total gas quantity. This allows increasing the control of the process, to minimize its negative impact on the environment and to protect the occupational safety of employees exposed to CO in the biowaste composting plant. For the first time, a full study of the influence of temperature and biowaste sterilization on the kinetics of CO production is presented. The lab-scale experiments used a mixture of green waste, dairy cattle manure, and sawdust in two variants: sterilized and non-sterilized samples. The process was carried out in controlled temperature reactors with measuring the concentrations of CO, O2, and CO2 every 12 h.CO production and k value increased with temperature. However, higher CO production was observed in biotic conditions between 10~50 °C, suggesting the biotic CO formation and 1st-order kinetics. The abiotic (thermochemical) process was more efficiently generating CO above 50 °C, described with a 0-order kinetic model. Additionally, the rate constant (k) value of CO production under biotic conditions was increasing up to a temperature of 60 °C, above which a slight decrease in CO production rate was observed at 70 °C. The presented results are the basis for further studies focused on the feasibility of (1) the mitigation and (2) valorization of CO production during the biowaste biostabilization are warranted.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanna Kumarathilaka ◽  
Vimukthi Jayaweera ◽  
Hasintha Wijesekara ◽  
I. R. M. Kottegoda ◽  
S. R. D. Rosa ◽  
...  

Embedding nanoparticles into an inert material like graphene is a viable option since hybrid materials are more capable than those based on pure nanoparticulates for the removal of toxic pollutants. This study reports for the first time on Cr(VI) removal capacity of novel starch stabilized nanozero valent iron-graphene composite (NZVI-Gn) under different pHs, contact time, and initial concentrations. Starch coated NZVI-Gn composite was developed through borohydrate reduction method. The structure and surface of the composite were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and point of zero charge (pHpzc). The surface area and pHpzc of NZVI-Gn composite were reported as 525 m2 g−1 and 8.5, respectively. Highest Cr(VI) removal was achieved at pH 3, whereas 67.3% was removed within first few minutes and reached its equilibrium within 20 min obeying pseudo-second-order kinetic model, suggesting chemisorption as the rate limiting process. The partitioning of Cr(VI) at equilibrium is perfectly matched with Langmuir isotherm and maximum adsorption capacity of the NZVI-Gn composite is 143.28 mg g−1. Overall, these findings indicated that NZVI-Gn composite could be utilized as an efficient and magnetically separable adsorbent for removal of Cr(VI).


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyan Dai ◽  
Chenhuan Yu ◽  
Qiaofeng Wu

Abstract Jiangpo is an increasingly popular East Asian spice which is made from Mangnolia officinalis bark and ginger juice. Since it induces bioactive compounds decomposition and has influence on final flavor and fragrance, cooking is regarded as the key operation in preparation of Jiangpo. To evaluate the bioactive compounds content changes of Jiangpo during thermal processing, kinetic parameters including reaction order, rate constant, T1/2 and activation energy of bioactive markers namely honokiol, magnolol and curcumin were determined. Cooking was set at temperatures 60, 90 and 120 °C for selected time intervals. Results displayed the thermal kinetic characteristics of the three compounds. Thermal degradation of Honokiol and magnolol both followed first order kinetic model and the loss of curcumin fitted second order. A mathematical model based on the obtained kinetic parameters has also been developed to predict the degradation of honokiol, magnolol and curcumin in non-isothermal state. All the information in this paper could contribute necessary information for optimizing the existing heat processing of Jiangpo.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diya'uddeen Basheer Hasan ◽  
Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman ◽  
Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

The mineralisation kinetics of petroleum refinery effluent (PRE) by Fenton oxidation were evaluated. Within the ambit of the experimental data generated, first-order kinetic model (FKM), generalised lumped kinetic model (GLKM), and generalized kinetic model (GKM) were tested. The obtained apparent kinetic rate constants for the initial oxidation step (k2′), their final oxidation step (k1′), and the direct conversion to endproducts step (k3′) were 10.12, 3.78, and 0.24 min−1for GKM; 0.98, 0.98, and nil min−1for GLKM; and nil, nil, and >0.005 min−1for FKM. The findings showed that GKM is superior in estimating the mineralization kinetics.


Author(s):  
Thamer Abdul Kadir Khalil ◽  
Mazin Ibrahem Al-Zubaidy ◽  
Omer Fawzi Abdulaziz

Kinetics of browning color development, described as browning index (BI), of peach puree subjected to high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatments (400, 500, and 600 MPa/1 and 3 min) during 6 weeks of storage at 4 and 20°C were investigated. This research was conducted to modify the use of pressure scale instead of temperature scale in calculating the kinetic parameters of BI values in peach puree samples. The increase in BI values followed the zero-order kinetic model. The highest activation energy (Ea) was experienced with HHP treatment (400, 500, and 600 MPa/3 min) of peach puree samples stored at 4°C.


2013 ◽  
Vol 807-809 ◽  
pp. 478-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Li ◽  
Wen Yi Dong ◽  
Hong Jie Wang ◽  
Jin Nan Lin ◽  
Feng Ouyang ◽  
...  

In this study, the effect of operating parameters and the co-existing ions on the phosphate removal during the ferrous iron oxidation was investigated. Results showed that with the increase of DO and [Fe (II)]0, the final phosphate removal rate both increased. But with increasing of pH, the final phosphate removal rate firstly increased and then decreased when the pH was higher than 8.0. The co-existing ions affected the final removal rate significantly, and the kinetics of phosphate removal followed the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The corresponding kobs trends for the cation followed the order of Cu2+>Mn2+>Zn2+>NH4+-N. The presence of Cu2+ promoted the phosphate removal significantly. Compared with the control, , the time required to achieve 40 % phosphate removal rate, at the condition of 0.5 mg/L Cu2+, reduced from 60 min to 10 s. However, the selective anions inhibited the phosphate removal, due to the formation of Fe-anions complexes. The effect of selective anions on the phosphate removal rate constant decreased in the order of SO42->Cl-> NO3-.


2015 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 537-540
Author(s):  
Yan Wei Guo ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
Zhi Liang Zhu

A novel Mg/Fe/Ce layered double hydroxide (LDHs) and its calcined product (CLDH) were synthesized and CLDH was used as adsorbents for the removal of chlorate ions. Results showed that the initial solution pH was an important factor influencing the chlorate adsorption. The adsorption behavior of chlorate followed the Langmuir adsorption isotherm with a maximum adsorption capacity of 18.2 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics of chlorate on CLDH can be described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. It was concluded that the CLDH material is a potential adsorbent for the purification of polluted water with chlorate.


Toxins ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 662
Author(s):  
Enjie Diao ◽  
Kun Ma ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Peng Xie ◽  
Shiquan Qian ◽  
...  

The thermal stability and degradation kinetics of patulin (PAT, 10 μmol/L) in pH 3.5 of phosphoric-citric acid buffer solutions in the absence and presence of cysteine (CYS, 30 μmol/L) were investigated at temperatures ranging from 90 to 150 °C. The zero-, first-, and second-order models and the Weibull model were used to fit the degradation process of patulin. Both the first-order kinetic model and Weibull model better described the degradation of patulin in the presence of cysteine while it was complexed to simulate them in the absence of cysteine with various models at different temperatures based on the correlation coefficients (R2 > 0.90). At the same reaction time, cysteine and temperature significantly affected the degradation efficiency of patulin in highly acidic conditions (p < 0.01). The rate constants (kT) for patulin degradation with cysteine (0.0036–0.3200 μg/L·min) were far more than those of treatments without cysteine (0.0012–0.1614 μg/L·min), and the activation energy (Ea = 43.89 kJ/mol) was far less than that of treatment without cysteine (61.74 kJ/mol). Increasing temperature could obviously improve the degradation efficiency of patulin, regardless of the presence of cysteine. Thus, both cysteine and high temperature decreased the stability of patulin in highly acidic conditions and improved its degradation efficiency, which could be applied to guide the detoxification of patulin by cysteine in the juice processing industry.


2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (7) ◽  
pp. 879-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Cristina ◽  
Dumitrel Gabriela-Alina ◽  
Glevitzky Mirel ◽  
Perju Delia

The problem of availability of veterinary medicines to treat honeybees is discussed extensively worldwide. An uncontrolled administration of antibiotics may lead to contamination of beehive products and contributes to the problem of food safety. In this study, the kinetics of tetracycline (TC) degradation in honey was studied for samples provided by four sideline beekeepers located in the west region of Romania. The samples of honey were stored in the dark at room temperature for 30 days and subsamples were analyzed every 3 days by Elisa method. The results of the study revealed that the level of tetracycline decreases in time for all honey samples. The tetracycline degradation follows a first-order kinetic model with reaction rate constants between 1.2?10-3 - 2?10-3 days-1. The half-life time of tetracycline in monofloral honeys: acacia and lime was 251 and 232 days respectively. Tetracycline degradation in polyfloral honey was accelerated since ?1/2 of TC was 151 days.


2003 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
S. Gutiérrez ◽  
M. Viñas

The most important components of wool scouring effluent grease are esters of sterols. Cholesteryl palmitate (CP) is the main ester in this grease. In this paper, the influence of the ester concentration in the anaerobic digestion and the relative rate of the different degradation steps, are studied. The experiment was carried out to measure methane production in the anaerobic degradation of acetate, palmitic acid (PA) and CP. A first-order kinetic model was assumed for hydrolysis and Monod models were assumed for both the methanogenic and acetogenic steps. Maximum hydrolysis rate was found to be around 20 times faster than the maximum methanogenic reaction rate during the experience. The lanolin emulsion drop size effect was also evaluated employing fine and coarse stock lanolin emulsions and no adapted sludge. Concentrations of 13.7 to 4.6 gCOD.l-1 were employed. In a previous study, the effect of palmitic acid emulsion size was found important when similar sludge was tested. When esters are degraded, a significant effect of drop size on the degradation rate was not found. The difference between CP and PA emulsions behavior could be due to the fact that cholesterol produced during the ester degradation has a protective effect on the sludge.


2013 ◽  
Vol 699 ◽  
pp. 302-307
Author(s):  
Qiu Ju Wang ◽  
Rui Jiang Liu ◽  
Xiang Qian Shen ◽  
Ding Mei Wu ◽  
He Hao Li

The α-Fe2O3nanotubes were prepared by the eletrospinning and calcination process. The as-prepared α-Fe2O3nanotubes were characterized by XRD, SEM and BET. The XRD patterns show that the nanotubes with a pure hematite phase (α-Fe2O3) are obtained after calcination at 550 oC. The SEM morphologies and BET measurement demonstrate the nanotubes have an average diameter of 200-300 nm and a specific surface area of 15.1 m2/g. Their adsorption of methyl blue was studied with ultraviolet spectrophotometer (UV) to measure the concentration of methyl blue in aqueous solution, and the adsorption kinetics is basically in agreement with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model in the methyl blue concentration range of 100-300 mg/L.


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