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1. A review for tannery wastewater treatment: some thoughts under stricter discharge requirements

Author:
Zhao, Changqing; Chen, Wuyong
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.25 pp. 26102-26111
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; chlorides; dyes; effluents; recycling; sustainable development; tanneries; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; toxic substances; wastewater;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... To meet the extremely strict requirements of tannery wastewater, scientists need to urgently devise novel methods for controlling the quality of tannery wastewater. With these methods, it would be easier to promote sustainable development in the tannery industry. In this article, we summarize the following aspects of tannery wastewater: (i) the sources and characteristics of tannery wastewater, (i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05699-6

2. BIO_ALGAE 2: improved model of microalgae and bacteria consortia for wastewater treatment

Author:
Solimeno, Alessandro; Gómez-Serrano, Cintia; Acién, Francisco Gabriel
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.25 pp. 25855-25868
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; algae culture; bacteria; biomass production; carbon; carbon dioxide; dissolved oxygen; hydrodynamics; mass transfer; microalgae; oxygen; pH; seasonal variation; simulation models; temperature; wastewater;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... A new set up of the integral mechanistic BIO_ALGAE model that describes the complex interactions in mixed algal-bacterial systems was developed to overcome some restrictions of the model. BIO_ALGAE 2 includes new sub-models that take into account the variation of microalgae and bacteria performance as a function of culture conditions prevailing in microalgae cultures (pH, temperature, dissolved ox ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05824-5

3. Optimization and treatment of wastewater of crude oil desalting unit and prediction of scale formation

Author:
Bijani, Masoud; Khamehchi, Ehsan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.25 pp. 25621-25640
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; ions; oil fields; oils; pH; petroleum; prediction; reverse osmosis; salts; total dissolved solids; wastewater; wells; Iran;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this article, one of Iran’s southwest oil fields that produces 3200 barrels per day (bbl/d) of wastewater from oil and gas processing was investigated. Experimental analysis of oil reservoir water and desalting wastewater disposal of crude oil desalting unit was performed. First, water was treated with a reverse osmosis membrane. As a result, the purified water, with lower total dissolved solid ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05632-x

4. Performance analysis and life cycle greenhouse gas emission assessment of an integrated gravitational-flow wastewater treatment system for rural areas

Author:
Song, Pei; Huang, Guohe; An, Chunjiang; Zhang, Peng; Chen, Xiujuan; Ren, Shan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.25 pp. 25883-25897
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; aeration; ammonium nitrogen; biochemical oxygen demand; chemical oxygen demand; constructed wetlands; factor analysis; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; nutrients; operating costs; rural areas; subsurface flow; sustainable technology; wastewater;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to the lack of appropriate wastewater treatment facility in rural areas, the discharging of wastewater without sufficient treatment results in many environmental issues and negative impact on the local economy. In this study, a novel integrated gravitational-flow wastewater treatment system (IGWTS) for treating domestic wastewater in rural areas was developed and evaluated. As the core module ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05746-2

5. Self-build packed-bed bioreactor for rapid and effective BOD estimation

Author:
Pham, Thi Thuy Phuong; Nguyen, Phuc Hoang Duy; Nguyen, Thi Thuy Van; Duong, Huynh Thanh Linh
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.25 pp. 25656-25667
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; adhesion; biochemical oxygen demand; bioreactors; detection limit; electrodes; microorganisms; monitoring; oxygen; pH; variance; wastewater;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... This work demonstrated a simple, low-cost, rapid, and effective biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) estimation system based on a packed-bed bioreactor that can be easily self-built on-site at a particular wastewater treatment plant for continuous monitoring of the influent and effluent. The use of natural microbial consortium that were collected from the target wastewater and immobilized on a cheap po ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05711-z

6. Treatment of chlorpyrifos manufacturing wastewater by peroxide promoted-catalytic wet air oxidation, struvite precipitation, and biological aerated biofilter

Author:
Chen, Fu; Zeng, Siyan; Ma, Jing; Zhu, Qianlin; Zhang, Shaoliang
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.26 pp. 26721-26732
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; air; biofilters; catalysts; catalytic activity; chemical oxygen demand; chlorpyrifos; citrates; hydrogen peroxide; magnesium ammonium phosphate; manufacturing; oxidation; phosphorus; total phosphorus; total suspended solids; toxicity; wastewater;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chlorpyrifos manufacturing wastewater (CMW) is characterized by complex composition, high chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration, and toxicity. An integrated process comprising of peroxide (H₂O₂) promoted-catalytic wet air oxidation (PP-CWAO), struvite precipitation, and biological aerated filters (BAF) was constructed to treat CMW at a starting COD of 34000–35000 mg/L, total phosphorus (TP) o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05896-3

7. Magnetic Fe3O4/multi-walled carbon nanotubes materials for a highly efficient depletion of diclofenac by catalytic wet peroxideoxidation

Author:
Huaccallo, Ysabel; Álvarez-Torrellas, Silvia; Marín, María Pilar; Gil, María Victoria; Larriba, Marcos; Águeda, Vicente Ismael; Ovejero, Gabriel; García, Juan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.22 pp. 22372-22388
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; adsorption; carbon nanotubes; catalysts; catalytic activity; coprecipitation; diclofenac; ecotoxicology; free radicals; hospitals; hot water treatment; hydrogen peroxide; hydroxyl radicals; magnetism; magnetite; oxidation; pH; pollution control; response surface methodology; surface area; surface water; synergism; wastewater;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aim of this work is to synthesize a magnetic magnetite/multi-walled carbon nanotube (Fe₃O₄/MWCNT) catalyst by a method combining co-precipitation and hydrothermal treatments for the efficient removal of diclofenac (DCF) by catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO). The support (MWCNTs) shows a moderate-large surface area and good adsorption capacity, leading to the improvement of the magnetite ( ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05597-x

8. Techno-economic estimation of electroplating wastewater treatment using zero-valent iron nanoparticles: batch optimization, continuous feed, and scaling up studies

Author:
Hamdy, Ahmed; Mostafa, Mohamed K.; Nasr, Mahmoud
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.24 pp. 25372-25385
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; adsorption; agitation; aluminum; chemical oxygen demand; chromium; cobalt; copper; electron transfer; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; heavy metals; industrial effluents; iron; lead; manganese; manufacturing; metal ions; nanoparticles; nickel; nitrogen; oxidation; pH; phosphorus; scanning electron microscopy; silver; solutes; spectrometers; temperature; total suspended solids; wastewater; zinc;     Show all 32 Subjects
Abstract:
... Electroplating manufacturing processes release industrial effluents that comprise severe levels of heavy metals into the environment. This study investigated the utilization of nanoparticles of zero-valent iron (nZVI) for the treatment of electroplating wastewater industry containing multiple heavy metal ions. In batch experiments using Cu²⁺ as a single solute, the optimum operating condition was ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05850-3

9. Bacterial community structure in rotating biological contactor treating coke wastewater in relation to medium composition

Author:
Ziembińska-Buczyńska, Aleksandra; Ciesielski, Sławomir; Żabczyński, Sebastian; Cema, Grzegorz
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.19 pp. 19171-19179
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; Acinetobacter; Nitrobacter; Nitrosomonas; ammonia; bacteria; bacterial communities; biofilm; community structure; detection limit; erythrocytes; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; nitrification; nitrites; physicochemical properties; pollutants; pollution control; wastewater;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Biological wastewater treatment using biofilm systems is an effective way to treat difficult wastewater, such as coke wastewater. The information about the structure and the dynamics of this microbial community in biofilm, which are responsible for wastewater treatment, is relevant in the context of treatment efficacy and the biochemical potential to remove various pollutants. However, physico-che ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05087-0

10. Characterisation of water-soluble protein powder and optimisation of process parameters for the removal of sulphonamides from wastewater

Author:
Kebede, Temesgen Girma; Dube, Simiso; Nindi, Mathew Muzi
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.21 pp. 21450-21462
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Moringa stenopetala; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; adsorbents; aqueous solutions; crystal structure; moieties; pH; proteins; scanning electron microscopy; seeds; sulfonamides; wastewater; water solubility; South Africa;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... A valuable method for the efficient removal of sulphonamides from wastewater using protein powder extracted from the seeds of Moringa stenopetala is presented in this study. The surface morphology, crystallinity and functional groups of protein powder were characterised by SEM, XRD, FTIR and Raman spectrometry. Parameters that affect the removal of sulphonamides, such as concentration, the adsorbe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05272-1

11. Formation of high crystalline LDH sludge for removing Cu and Zn from wastewater by controlled double-jet precipitation

Author:
Wu, Lanyan; Peng, Bing; Li, Qingzhu; Wang, Qingwei; Yan, Xu; Lin, Qiuhong; Ji, Chunlei
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.19 pp. 19665-19675
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; anions; cations; chemical precipitation; comparative study; copper; copper hydroxide; crystal structure; heat; heavy metals; mixing; pH; sludge; wastewater; zinc;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... In order to improve the heavy metal wastewater treatment by avoiding formation of amorphous sludge phase, we develop a faster formation of high crystalline layered double hydroxide (LDH) sludge to remove Cu and Zn from wastewater by controlled double-jet precipitation (CDJP) without hydrothermal or heat aging post-treatment. A series of experimental procedures are conducted to determine the optima ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05161-7

12. Investigating effect of proton-exchange membrane on new air-cathode single-chamber microbial fuel cell configuration for bioenergy recovery from Azorubine dye degradation

Author:
Kardi, Seyedeh Nazanin; Ibrahim, Norahim; Rashid, Noor Aini Abdul; Darzi, Ghasem Najafpour
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.21 pp. 21201-21215
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; air; anodes; bioenergy; biofouling; carbon; cathodes; dyes; electric potential difference; mass transfer; microbial fuel cells; organic compounds; oxygen; pH; surface area; waste utilization; wastewater;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... One of the biggest challenges of using single-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that utilize proton-exchange membrane (PEM) air cathode for bioenergy recovery from recalcitrant organic compounds present in wastewater is mainly attributed to their high internal resistance in the anodic chamber of the single microbial fuel cell (MFC) configurations. The high internal resistance is due to the small ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05204-z

13. Nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale biological aerated filter (BAF) subject to seawater infiltration

Author:
Vieira, Anabela; Marques, Ricardo; Galinha, Claudia; Povoa, Pedro; Carvalho, Gilda; Oehmen, Adrian
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.20 pp. 20939-20948
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; ammonium nitrogen; biofilm; biofilters; climate change; coasts; dissolved oxygen; emissions factor; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; liquids; nitrous oxide; salinity; sea level; seawater; washing; wastewater; water resources;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The increase of salt concentrations in influent wastewaters will be a consequence of the sea level rises in coastal areas due to climate change and the future use of seawater to flush toilets as a cost-attractive option for alternative water resources. Yet, little is known about the salinity effect on full-scale wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) performance and on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05470-x

14. Performance evaluation of a decentralized wastewater treatment system in India

Author:
Singh, Anju; Sawant, Megha; Kamble, Sheetal Jaisingh; Herlekar, Mihir; Starkl, Markus; Aymerich, Enrique; Kazmi, Absar
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.21 pp. 21172-21188
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; ammonium nitrogen; chemical oxygen demand; developing countries; economic feasibility; energy; environmental impact; life cycle impact assessment; physicochemical properties; pollution control; sanitation; sludge; socioeconomics; surface water; wastewater; India;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... A Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (DEWATS) provides an economically feasible and efficient wastewater treatment solution especially in developing countries. It has an enormous potential for developing a sustainable environmental sanitation system. In this study, the treatment efficiency of eight DEWATS plants was evaluated in the state of Maharashtra, India, for their performance in term ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-05444-z

15. Assessment of chemical and microbiological parameters on the Leite River Lithuania

Author:
Česonienė, Laima; Sileikiene, Daiva; Dapkiene, Midona; Radzevicius, Algirdas; Räsänen, Kati
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.18 pp. 18752-18765
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; emissions; microbiological quality; pollution; river water; rivers; surface water; villages; wastewater; water quality; watersheds; Baltic Sea; Lithuania;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The most common source of pollution is wastewater that comes from the industrial, agricultural, and household sectors. The aim of this work is to evaluate the impact of a new innovative wastewater treatment technology on the water quality of the Leite River, Lithuania. The Leite River basin receives wastewater from the Leitgiriai agglomeration; it is then released into a channel, which is 73 m awa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04665-6

16. Optimisation of bioscrubber systems to simultaneously remove methane and purify wastewater from intensive pig farms

Author:
Liu, Fang; Fiencke, Claudia; Guo, Jianbin; Lyu, Tao; Dong, Renjie; Pfeiffer, Eva-Maria
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 15847-15856
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; ammonium; ammonium nitrogen; culture media; farms; livestock and meat industry; livestock production; methane; methanotrophs; phosphates; swine; swine housing; tap water; total organic carbon; wastewater;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... The use of bioscrubber is attracting increasing attention for exhaust gas treatment in intensive pig farming. However, the challenge is to improve the methane (CH₄) removal efficiency as well as the possibility of pig house wastewater treatment. Three laboratory-scale bioscrubbers, each equipped with different recirculation water types, livestock wastewater (10-times-diluted pig house wastewater s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04924-6

17. Removal of pollutants in banknote printing wastewater by mesoporous Fe/SiO2 prepared from rice husk pyrolytic residues

Author:
Xiong, Jiahui; Li, Yaxin; Pang, Conglin; Li, Guiying; Hu, Changwei
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.16 pp. 16000-16013
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; alkali treatment; catalysts; coprecipitation; flocculants; hydrogen peroxide; iron; pollutants; pollution control; porous media; rice hulls; silica; silicon; wastewater;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Iron-incorporated silica (Fe/SiO₂) with different Fe/Si molar ratio was successfully prepared from rice husk pyrolytic residues (RHR) through alkali pretreatment, co-precipitation, and calcination. Various characterization methods indicated that the Fe/SiO₂ samples possessed mesoporous structure with Fe species incorporated into the framework of silica. The obtained materials were applied in the t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04346-4

18. Amine-terminated dendritic polymers as a multifunctional chelating agent for heavy metal ion removals

Author:
Mohseni, Mahsa; Akbari, Somaye; Pajootan, Elmira; Mazaheri, Firuzmehr
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.13 pp. 12689-12697
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; chelating agents; chromium; copper; dendrimers; heavy metals; light scattering; metal ions; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pH; ultrafiltration; wastewater;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, amine-terminated hyperbranched PAMAM (polyamidoamine) polymer (AT-HBP) was synthesized as a multifunctional chelating agent to remove two heavy metal ions (Cr(III) and Cu(II)) from the simulated wastewater solutions. The AT-HBP was characterized by Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) analysis. The remova ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04765-3

19. Correction to: (Anti-)estrogenic and (anti-)androgenic effects in wastewater during advanced treatment: comparison of three in vitro bioassays

Author:
Gehrmann, Linda; Bielak, Helena; Behr, Maximilian; Itzel, Fabian; Lyko, Sven; Simon, Anne; Kunze, Gotthard; Dopp, Elke; Wagner, Martin; Tuerk, Jochen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.15 pp. 15724
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; androgens; bioassays; estrogens; in vitro studies; wastewater;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Linda Gehrmann and Helena Bielak contributed equally to this work and are regarded as joint first authors. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04689-y

20. Addition of iron materials for improving the removal efficiencies of multiple contaminants from wastewater with a low C/N ratio in constructed wetlands at low temperatures

Author:
Zhao, Zhimiao; Xu, Chenglong; Zhang, Xiao; Song, Xinshan
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2019 v.26 no.12 pp. 11988-11997
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
wastewater treatment,   etc   ; Thauera; Thiobacillus; bacteria; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; chemical oxygen demand; chromium; constructed wetlands; copper; denitrification; heavy metals; ion exchange; iron; kinetics; microbial communities; nitrates; nitrogen content; operating costs; pollution control; temperature; wastewater;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Constructed wetlands (CWs) are widely used in wastewater treatment. Wastewater generally contains multiple contaminants. In this study, CWs were applied to treat wastewater with a low COD/TN ratio and containing heavy metals. Iron-based material was added in CWs to enhance the treatment efficiency. The contaminant removal efficiency was positively correlated with the dosage of iron-based material. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-019-04648-7