Winery wastewaters are characterised by seasonality and variable volume and organic load. This fact together with their high content of biodegradable compounds often results in problems in the operation of biological systems as they may lead to poor sludge settleability, floc disintegration and increased presence of solids in the treated effluent. Biodegradation of winery wastewater from a Port...

A readily separated composite was prepared via direct assembly of Fe₃O4 magnetic nanoparticles onto the surface of graphene oxide (GO) (labeled as Fe₃O₄@GO) and used as an adsorbent for the removal of tetracycline (TC) from wastewater. The effects of external environmental conditions, such as pH, ionic strength, humic acid (HA), TC concentration, and temperature, on the adsorption process were ...

A mathematical model was developed for the simulation of a parallel plate ammonia electrolyzer to convert ammonia in wastewater to nitrogen and hydrogen under basic conditions. The model consists of fundamental transport equations, the ammonia oxidation kinetics at the anode, and the hydrogen evolution kinetics at the cathode of the electrochemical reactor. The model shows both qualitative and ...

The sulfate kinetics in an anaerobic, sulfate-reducing biofilm were investigated with an annular biofilm reactor. Biofilm growth, sulfide production, and kinetic constants (K(m) and V(max)) for the bacterial sulfate uptake within the biofilm were determined. These parameters were used to model the biofilm kinetics, and the experimental results were in good agreement with the model predictions. ...

Nitrate contamination in ground and surface water has become an increasingly serious problem in the world. As an alternative biological denitrification process, sulfur-limestone autotrophic denitrification processes (SLAD) can be used for nitrate removal in water or wastewater that contains a limited amount of organic carbon sources. This paper summarizes applications of SLAD processes for nitr...

A laboratory scale aerobic fixed film bioreactor packed with glass beads for biofilm growth was used to evaluate the removal efficiencies of COD and phenol for a carbohydrate—phenol mixture in wastewater. It was done by an indigenous mixed culture inoculums developed after collecting sludge from a return line of an activated sludge plant. The test result on continuous flow in the above biofilm ...

wastewater from molasses processing contains a large amount of coloured substances that give a recalcitrant dark brown colour and high organic load to the effluent. photocatalytic decolourization of molasses wastewater was performed using titanium dioxide catalyst coated on the surface of south african natural zeolite using the solid-solid dispersion method. addition of hydrogen peroxide as an ...

This work sought to study the elimination of nevirapine (NVP) from synthetic wastewater using UV/TiO2/H2O2 system. The main objectives were evaluate influence operating parameters, reaction kinetics, contributing reactive species, degradation pathway, and catalyst reusability. research surface methodology (RSM) was utilized for optimizing process variables. Five variables (pH, NVP concentration...

The removal of Cd2+ and Pb2+ ions from wastewater using p-tert-butyl-calix[4] arene was investigated in terms of initial pH, initial concentration, adsorbent dosage, contact time and temperature. The maximum adsorption occurred at the pH value of 6. The adsorbent studied exhibits high efficiency for Cd (II)and Pb (II) adsorption and the equilibrium states could be achieved in 10 min. Adsorption...