The upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) process is known to be energy conservative biotechnology. Its low cost and low skill requirement render it to be a viable technology for reducing organic pollution loads. However, this system is facing a challenge in the treatment of low-strength wastewater especially inoculated with non-granular sludge. This work was performed to emphasis an in-depth ...

The design and application of an H2O/temperature sensor based on scanned calibration-free wavelength modulation spectroscopy (CF-WMS) and a single tunable diode laser at 1.4 μm is presented. The sensor probes two H2O absorption peaks in a single scan and simultaneously retrieves H2O concentration and temperature by least-squares fitting simulated 1f-normalized 2f-WMS spectra to measured 2f/1f-W...

One of the technologies for Pre-Combustion Decarbonisation is the production of hydrogen rich fuel gas from fossil fuel feed stock by means of a water gas shift membrane reactor system. A study to develop and test hydrogen selective membranes for use in a water gas shift membrane reactor operating with sour synthesis gas has been sponsored by the CO2 Capture Project. The aim of the project was ...

Composting is a robust waste treatment technology. Use of finished compost enables plant nutrient recycling, carbon sequestration, soil structure improvement and mineral fertiliser replacement. However, composting also emits greenhouse gases (GHG) such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) with high global warming potential (GWP). This thesis analysed emissions of CH4 and N2O during composti...

Experimental data on the number of neutrons born in the heavy water targets of the large neutrino detectors are used to set the limit on the proton lifetime independently on decay mode through the reaction d → n+?. The best up-to-date limit τ p > 4×10 23 yr with 95% C.L. is derived from the measurements with D 2 O target (mass 267 kg) installed near the Bugey reactor. This value can be improved...

The SIRIUS-P commercial reactor design produces 1000 MWe and is driven by 60 KrF laser beams. The chamber has an inner radius of 6.5 m and consists of a first wall fabricated from a carbon/carbon composite and a blanket made of SiC. The chamber is cooled by a flowing granular bed of solid ceramic material, TiO2 for the first wall and Li2O for the blanket. The overall tritium breeding ratio is 1...