the global temperature has increased over the past years, and international community attempt to reduce greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere. in this study the potential of some agriculture sections for emission and absorption of co2 and ch4 was examined. rice and wheat which are two strategic crops in iran were selected for this purpose and the amounts of organic carbon loss in the form of c...

methane is one of the important greenhouse gases that contribute to a rise in global mean surface temperature. aquatic environments are postulated to contribute > 50% of the total global methane (ch4) flux to the atmosphere (de angelis and lilley, 1987). dissolved methane concentration in surface waters was measured from january to december 2008 at two selected sites upper reaches (ongc bridge)...

Surface ozone (SOZ) can be very harmful if it exceeds the threshold limit. It can accumulate over sea and can return back to the land along with the breeze. Rural and vegetation rich areas often record elevated levels of surface ozone because of the variations in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels, wind velocity and direction. Similarly methane is also an important greenhouse gas and plays ...

Straw biochar prepared by three methods (i.e., pyrochar, HNO3-modified and hydrochar) was added to the anaerobic digestion system with acetic acid ethanol as substrates explore effects of on methane production, substrate degradation, microbial community structure. The biogas yields biochar-supplemented groups all increased, maximum yield found in hydrochar group, which 45.4% higher than control...

Biological systems can convert renewable resources, including lignocellulosic biomass, starch crops, and carbon dioxide, into fuels, chemicals, and materials. Ethanol and other products are now derived from starch crops, such as corn. Enzyme-based technology is under development for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass (e.g., wood, grasses, and agricultural and municipal wastes) into fuel etha...

Noncatalytic and nonoxidative conversion of methane in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor is examined at different temperatures, gas residence times and input powers. In addition, the ratio of methane to helium as a diluant, is changed in the range of 0.6 to 1.8. Results show significant synergetic effects of plasma, temperature and helium on the methane conversion and C2+</s...

Lignocelluloses are often a major or sometimes the sole components of different waste streams from various industries, forestry, agriculture and municipalities. Hydrolysis of these materials is the first step for either digestion to biogas (methane) or fermentation to ethanol. However, enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses with no pretreatment is usually not so effective because of high stabi...

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology is emerging as an alternative to conventional anaerobic treatment due its complete biomass retention, short start-up time, high effluent quality, and small footprint. This paper provides a general overview of the application AnMBRs for industrial municipal wastewater treatment. The potential benefits are discussed, such degradation organic matter...

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of cellulosic biomass is a promising source of ethanol. This process uses anaerobic bacteria, their own cellulolytic enzymes and fermentation pathways that convert the products of cellulose hydrolysis to ethanol in a single reactor. However, the engineering and economics of the process remain questionable. The ruminal fermentation is a very highly developed natu...