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Development of a novel green waste compost stability monitoring method using the CIELAB color model
Solid Waste Management
Compost stability is an essential parameter of composting. Recent studies have shown that the color of compost is influenced by the initial characteristics of the main organic substrates. In this study, the progression of CIELAB color variables and typical compost stability and maturity indices were...
Color Removal from Wastewater by Using Two-Step (Biological and Chemical) Aerobic Filter Reactors
Environmental Sciences
The discharge of colored textile wastewaters containing dyes with different chemical characteristics into the receiving streams is a problem for toxicological, ecological and also esthetical reasons. Most of dyes are stable, and not easily degradable by the conventional treatment methods, so removal...
Investigation of electrochemical color removal from Organized Industrial District (OID) wastewater treatment plants using new generation Sn/Sb/Ni-Ti anodes
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study, the application of Sn/Sb/Ni-Ti electrodes for the treatment of waste streams were investigated which is promising for ozone production by electrolysis of water because of their stability and high potential for ozone evolution reaction. These series of anodes have a high...
Electricity Generation and Color Removal at Sulfate-Reducing Conditions in Microbial Fuel Cell
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The main aim of this study is to investigate the simultaneous azo dye removal and bioelectricity production at sulfate reducing conditions in continuously-fed dual-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC). Initially, optimization of sulfate reduction was performed at different sulfate concentrations (100...
Performances of Anoxic- Aerobic Membrane Bioreactors for The Treatment of Real Textile Wastewater
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater from textile industry is considered one of the major environmental challenges due to the large volume of highly colored, polluted and toxic effluent. This study investigated the treatability of real textile wastewater by pilot-scale anoxic-aerobic Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) system without...
Comparison of naturally prepared coagulants for removal of COD and color from textile wastewater
General
The wastewater generated by the textile industry is rated as the most polluting among all industrial sectors considering both volumes discharged and effluent composition. Present investigation intended for COD and color removal from textile wastewater using naturally prepared coagulants i.e. Surjana...
Biological removal of chloro-organic compounds from bagasse soda pulp bleaching effluent by Coriolus versicolor
General
The potential of rainbow fungus (Coriolus versicolor) for bioremediation of bagasse soda pulp bleaching effluent containing chlorinated organic compounds was investigated without co-substrate addition. Initially, the effect of each of the operating variable including time, temperature, pH, and...
Removal of COD, BOD and Color from Municipal Solid Waste Leachate using Silica and Iron nano particles - A Comparative Study
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Application of nano particle in the treatment of municipal solid waste leachate is of recent interest. In this paper, the effectiveness of silica nano particles synthesized from blast furnace slag and iron nano particle synthesized from chemicals was studied for the removal of organic pollutants and...
Ozone pre-oxidation of a textile industry wastewater for acute toxicity removal
General
In this work, pre-ozonation for degradation, decolourization and detoxicifying of a raw textile wastewater collected in a textile fininshing industry, Istanbul (Turkey) is investigated. Differing from the previous studies, a low ozone (O3) flow rate (9.6 mg min-1) was applied at original pH of the...
Eco-friendly isolation of tannin based natural colorant from coconut coir (Cocos nucifera) for dyeing of bio-mordanted wool fabric
General
Due to hazardous effluent load of synthetic dyes, the global community is now seeking inclusion of natural products particularly green dyes and pigment in various fields. Current study has been concerned with utilization of eco-friendly tools for isolation of colorants from plant wastes such as...
Solar assisted photo fenton for cost effective degradation of textile effluents in comparison to AOPS
General
Solar assisted Photo Fenton was compared with advanced oxidation processes for their color and COD removal efficiency and cost effectiveness. H2O2 alone appeared to be inefficient to reduce color and COD content of any effluent. The performance of Fenton process was slightly better, color and COD...
Simultaneous removal of COD and color from municipal landfill leachate using Ozone/Zinc Sulphate oxidation process
Solid Waste Management
Municipal landfill leachate generated from aged sites requires an efficient treatment to minimize the high level of refractory organic matters prior to final discharge. In the current study, the performance of combined ozonation and Zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) for anaerobic stabilized leachate treatment...
Ecofriendly dyeing of microwave treated cotton fabric using reactive violet H3R
Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development
The urge of environmental friendly techniques in textile processing is gaining much attention due to high risks of effluent load causing eco-imbalance. For the present study, the cotton fabric and Reactive Violet H3R dye solution were treated with microwave radiation for 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 min. at...
ECO-FRIENDLY DYEING OF COTTON FABRIC WITH WASTE TEA LEAVES BASED TANNIN NATURAL DYE
General
Natural products have always been appreciated due to the awareness about environmental standards for global health by using green technologies in their isolation and extraction. Thereupon natural dyes have been used in all fields due to having ecofriendly, therapeutic and aesthetic nature. For the...
Biological and photo-fenton treatment of olive oil mill wastewater
General
Olive oil wastewaters (OOMW) are dark effluents which pose serious environmental problems. The aim of this work was to apply biological treatment with Pleurotus spp., and chemical treatment, through oxidation by Photo-Fenton, to OOMW. The biological treatment was not very efficient in colour...
Biological decolorization of reactive azo dye by anaerobic/aerobic-sequencing batch reactor system
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This study aims to investigate the removal of a reactive azo dye (Reactive Red 198) in anaerobic/aerobic sequencing batch reactors (SBR). The total volume of the SBR system used in the study was 10 l. Sludge age was selected as 15 days. The color removal efficiencies varied between 76 to 98% with...
Performance of combined persulfate and tannin for the treatment of anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The current research was aimed to investigate the performance of combined persulfate oxidation process and tannin via coagulation-flocculation processes as a post treatment of anaerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (AnT-POME). Different dosages of sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8, 238 g/mol) 0.1 (w...
Optimization of raw acrylic yarn dye wastewater treatment by electrochemical processes: kinetic study and energy consumption
Water and Wastewater Treatment
The textile industry has an important place in the environmental pollution due to its heavy water consumption and to the toxic content of dye. Every succeeding day, the water quality is deteriorated because the wastewater containing the dye is supplied to the receiving medium. In this study, The...
Determination of optimal conditions in decolorization of disperse dyes in aqueous solution by ozonation
Water and Wastewater Treatment
In this study, water-soluble disperse dyes [Disperse Violet 93 (DV93); Diffused Blue 79 (DB79); Disperse Orange 30 (DO30)] color removal by ozonation, which is one of the advanced treatment methods of synthetic dye waste solutions containing and whose decolorization conditions have not been...
Comparison of treatment efficiency and molecular weight distribution of membrane concentrate from textile wastewater
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This study investigated the treatability and changes in molecular weight distributions (MWD) of membrane concentrate. Nanofiltration (NF) concentrate from textile wastewater was subjected sole anaerobic treatment (R1) and pre-ozonation (R2) plus anaerobic treatment. BOD 5, COD and TOC, color...
Adsorption of Dyes Using Natural Minerals: A Review
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Adsorption is an effective and widely technique used for separation many pollutants from wastewater. Pollution of water with color material such as dyes is of environmental concern due to their toxicity and cause carcinogenic effects on human and aquatic life. These dyes are presented into the water...
Application of Box–Behnken design for optimization of malachite green removal from aqueous solutions by modified barley straw
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Untreated wastewater can have important effects on the environment and human. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effectiveness of modified barley straw to remove malachite green from industrial wastewater. Studied variables were pH, contact time, initial malachite green concentration, and...
Effects of using Tamarindus indica Seeds as a natural coagulant aid in landfill leachate treatment
Solid Waste Management
Uncontrolled landfill leachate generation portends danger to the environment and aquatic ecosystem, especially without prior treatment before discharge. The application of Al-based coagulants, such as polyaluminum chloride (PACl), has the potential of introducing Al residuals into water bodies...
Treatment of the effluent from a kraft bleach plant with white rot fungi Pleurotus sajor caju and pleurotus ostreatus
General
The final effluents from pulp and paper industry, even after biological treatment, often contain a plethora of unwanted by-products, which confer them colour and toxic characteristics. The aim of this work was to promote degradation of organic matter and remove colour by contacting fungi Pleurotus...
Sorption-desorption isotherms of dyes from aqueous solutions and wastewaters with different sorbent meterials
General
The ability of activated carbon and different low-cost by-products and waste material as sorbents to remove various reactive dyes from aqueous solutions and wastewaters was investigated. All aqueous dye solutions contained 2,000 mg l-1 NaCl, to mimic real dye wastewater. Batch kinetic and isotherm...
Thematic areas
Circular economy
Climate change and air pollution
Solid waste management
Water and wastewater
Optimization of Nozzle Hole Number for Dual Fuel Operation Using Biodiesel Blends: A Response Surface Methodology Approach
Sustainable Energy
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Radioactivity and radon exhalation from cat litter – Is there an issue?
General
19-12-2024
Influence of the Injector Nozzle on Hydrogen-Powered Juliflora Biodiesel in HCCI Engines: A Surface Response Methodology Approach
Sustainable Energy
19-12-2024
Bioclimatic Analysis and Proposal of Bioclimatic Strategies for Buildings: Case Studies in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Climate change mitigation...
14-12-2024
Prosopis julifera oil: optimization and biodiesel production
Sustainable Energy
14-12-2024
Deploying and sensing the air quality index using internet of things and spark model
Air Quality
14-12-2024
Study on Eco-environmental Quality Evaluation of Rural Tourism Area Based on Factor Evaluation Method
Environmental Management and...
14-12-2024
The Impact of Industrial Competitiveness on Carbon Emission Intensity: Evidence From Improved EKC Model
Climate change mitigation...
14-12-2024
Multivariate time series weather forecasting model using integrated secondary decomposition and Self-Attentive spatio-temporal learning network
Climate change mitigation...
14-01-2025
Impact of Artificial Intelligence Technology on Carbon Emission Intensity of Energy Consumption in China and Examination of Spatial Effects
Environmental Management and...
14-01-2025
A Novel Approach for Predicting Particulate Matter 2.5 and 10 Concentration using Modal Autoformer and Seq-2Seq Model
Air Quality
14-01-2025
Enhanced Deep Maxout Network for Monitoring Particulate Matter 2.5 and 10 Concentration in Air via Interpolated Data Smoothing
Air Quality
14-01-2025
The Impact of Formulation and Process Variables on the Formation of Chitosan-Alginate and Chitosan-Pectin Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials in the environment:...
14-01-2025
Air Quality Prediction Using a U-Net Inspired 1D-CNN with Attention Mechanisms
Air Quality
14-01-2025
Comparative Adsorption of Synthetic Dyes Using Low-Cost Biosorbents: Analysis of Thermodynamics and Isotherms
Water and Wastewater...
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Bioremediation Potential of Biochar, Compost and Bacillus sp. N18 for lead Contaminated Soil and Improving Physiological and Morphological Attributes of Maize
Ecology, environmental change...
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