Composting leachate: characterization, treatment, and future perspectives

Characterization and treatment of leachate

Composting Plant Leachate Treatment by Coagulation-Flocculation Process

This experimental study was conducted to investigate the effect of treatment of composting plant leachate by a coagulation-flocculation process. The effects of different dosages of coagulant and different pH values on the coagulation processes were compared. Ferric chloride and aluminium sulphate (alum) were tested as conventional coagulants. The experimental results show that a 18% removal of ...

Membrane Engineering: Future Perspectives

Use of Fenton reaction for the treatment of leachate from composting of different wastes.

The oxidation of leachate coming from the composting of two organic wastes (wastewater sludge and organic fraction of municipal solid wastes) using the Fenton's reagent was studied using different ratios [Fe(2+)]/[COD](0) and maintaining a ratio [H(2)O(2)]/[COD](0) equal to 1. The optimal conditions for Fenton reaction were found at a ratio [Fe(2+)]/[COD](0) equal to 0.1. Both leachates were si...

Advancing diabetes treatment: Future perspectives

There are about 371 million people with diabetes worldwide, of whom 50% are undiagnosed and these numbers will increase to about 552 million by 2030 worldwide. In Europe, where there are 55 million such patients, diabetes is rapidly increasing. For example, in Spain the Di@betes Study, which used a sophisticated cluster-sampling technique, examined some 5 072 participants across the country sho...