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Caceres Gonzalez RA, Hatzell MC. Electrified Solar Zero Liquid Discharge: Exploring the Potential of PV-ZLD in the US. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:15562-15574. [PMID: 38700697 PMCID: PMC11375782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Current brine management strategies are based on the disposal of brine in nearby aquifers, representing a loss in potential water and mineral resources. Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is a possible strategy to reduce brine rejection while increasing the resource recovery from desalination plants. However, ZLD substantially increases the energy consumption and carbon footprint of a desalination plant. The predominant strategy to reduce the energy consumption and carbon footprint of ZLD is through the use of a hybrid desalination technology that integrates renewable energy. Here, we built a computational thermodynamic model of the most mature electrified hybrid technology for ZLD powered by photovoltaic (PV). We examine the potential size and cost of ZLD plants in the US. This work explores the variables (geospatial and design) that most influence the levelized cost of water and the second law efficiency. There is a negative correlation between minimizing the LCOW and maximizing the second-law. And maximizing the second-law, the states that more brine produces, Texas is the location where the studied system achieves the lowest LCOW and high second-law efficiency, while California is the state where the studied system is less favorable. A multiobjective optimization study assesses the impact of considering a carbon tax in the cost of produced water and determines the best potential size for the studied plant.
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- Rodrigo A Caceres Gonzalez
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago 8370191, Chile
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- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Panagopoulos A, Giannika V. A comprehensive assessment of the economic and technical viability of a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) hybrid desalination system for water and salt recovery. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 359:121057. [PMID: 38718606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Brine, a by-product of desalination and industrial facilities, is becoming more and more of an environmental issue. This comprehensive techno-economic assessment (TEA), focusing on the technical and economic aspects, investigates the performance and viability of a novel hybrid desalination brine treatment system known as zero liquid discharge (ZLD). Notably, this research represents the first instance of evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of integrating three distinct desalination processes, namely brine concentrator (BC), high-pressure reverse osmosis (HPRO), and membrane-promoted crystallization (MPC), within a ZLD framework. The findings of this study demonstrate an exceptional water recovery rate of 97.04%, while the energy requirements stand at a reasonable level of 17.53 kWh/m3. Financially, the ZLD system proves to be at least 3.28 times more cost-effective than conventional evaporation ponds and offers comparable cost efficiency to alternatives such as land application and deep-well injection. Moreover, the ZLD system exhibits profitability potential by marketing both drinking water and solid salt or solely desalinated water. The daily profit from the sale of generated water varies from US$194.08 to US$281.41, with Greece and Cyprus attaining the lowest and highest profit, respectively. When considering the sale of both salt and water, the profit rises by 8% across all locations.
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- Argyris Panagopoulos
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., Zografou 15780 Athens, Greece.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., Zografou 15780 Athens, Greece.
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Shan W, Zi Y, Chen H, Li M, Luo M, Oo TZ, Lwin NW, Aung SH, Tang D, Ying G, Chen F, Chen Y. Coupling redox flow desalination with lithium recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 252:121205. [PMID: 38301527 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Electrochemical redox flow desalination is an emerging method to obtain freshwater; however, the costly requirement for continuously supplying and regenerating redox species limits their practical applications. Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries is a growing challenge for their sustainable utilization. Existing battery recycling methods often involve massive secondary pollution. Here, we demonstrate a redox flow system to couple redox flow desalination with lithium recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries. The spontaneous reaction between a battery cathode material (LiFePO4) and ferricyanide enables the continuous regeneration of the redox species required for desalination. Several critical operating parameters are optimized, including current density, the concentrations of redox species, salt concentrations of brine, and the amounts of added LiFePO4. With the addition of 0.5920 g of spent LiFePO4 in five consecutive batches, the system can operate over 24 h, achieving 70.46 % lithium recovery in the form of LiCl aqueous solution at the concentration of 6.716 g·L-1. Simultaneously, the brine (25 mL, 10000 ppm NaCl) was desalinated to freshwater. Detailed cost analysis shows that this redox flow system could generate a revenue of ¥ 13.66 per kg of processed spent lithium-ion batteries with low energy consumption (0.77 MJ kg-1) and few greenhouse gas emissions indicating excellent economic and environmental benefits over existing lithium-ion battery recycling technologies, such as pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods. This work opens a new approach to holistically addressing water and energy challenges to achieve sustainable development.
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- Wei Shan
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Myanmar
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Myanmar
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Myanmar
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Environmental Research Institute/School of Environment, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China.
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Darlington, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
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Yılmaz K, Gürsoy M, Karaman M. Environmentally Friendly and All-Dry Hydrophobic Patterning of Graphene Oxide for Fog Harvesting. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:8810-8817. [PMID: 38434806 PMCID: PMC10905578 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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This study examines the fog-harvesting ability of graphene oxide surfaces patterned by hydrophobic domains. The samples were prepared from graphene deposited using low pressure chemical vapor deposition, which was later plasma oxidized to obtain hydrophilic graphene oxide (GO) surfaces. Hydrophobic domains on GO surfaces were formed by initiated CVD (iCVD) of a low-surface-energy poly(perfluorodecyl alkylate) (PPFDA) polymer. Hence, patterned surfaces with hydrophobic/hydrophilic contrast were produced with ease in an all-dry manner. The structures of the as-deposited graphene and PPFDA films were characterized using Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer analyses, respectively. The fog harvesting performance of the samples was measured using the fog generated by a nebulizer, in which the average diameter of the fog droplets is comparable to meteorological fog. According to the fog harvesting experiment results, 100 cm2 of the as-patterned surface can collect fog up to 2.5 L in 10 h in a foggy environment. Hence, hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned surfaces in this study can be considered as promising fog harvesting materials. Both CVD techniques used in the production of hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned surfaces can be easily applied to the production of large-scale materials.
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- Kurtuluş Yılmaz
- Chemical Engineering Department, Konya Technical University, Konya 42030, Turkey
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Baki AM, Ghavami SM. A modified DRASTIC model for groundwater vulnerability assessment using connecting path and analytic hierarchy process methods. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:111270-111283. [PMID: 37812345 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30201-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Groundwater plays a vital role in supporting water for the different needs of domestic, agricultural, and industrial sectors, and its vulnerability assessment to pollution is a valuable tool for establishing protective and preventive management. DRASTIC is a well-known GIS-based model for assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution, which uses seven parameters including depth-to-water level, net recharge, aquifer media, soil media, topography, the impact of the vadose zone, and hydraulic conductivity. The predefined weights of DRASTIC parameters have made a barrier to its applicability for different regions with different hydroclimatic conditions. To overcome this problem, it has been suggested to apply analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method for modifying the model by adjusting the weights of the parameters. AHP is a widely used method to elicit experts' judgments about different involving parameters through constructing pairwise comparison matrixes (PCMs). Since AHP calculates the weights by performing pairwise comparisons between the parameters, achieving consistent comparisons is difficult when the number of parameters increases. The objective of this research is to modify the DRASTIC model by integrating the connecting path method (CPM) and AHP. The proposed methodology involves asking experts to perform a number of pairwise comparisons between the parameters and then construct an incomplete PCM using the obtained information. To complete the missing values in the PCM, CPM is employed. The CPM is an effective approach that not only estimates missing judgments but also ensures minimal geometric consistency. The proposed method along with DRASTIC and pesticide DRASTIC models is applied to Khoy County, which is located in the northwest part of Iran. The efficiency of the proposed method was further confirmed through the results of the Pearson coefficient test conducted on nitrate concentrations. The test revealed correlation values of 0.47, 0.27, and 0.57 for DRASTIC, pesticide DRASTIC, and modified DRASTIC, respectively. These results demonstrated that the proposed method provides a more precise evaluation of groundwater vulnerability.
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- Ali Miron Baki
- Department of Surveying Engineering, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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Li Z, Wang Z, Cai S, Lin L, Huang G, Hu Z, Jin W, Zheng Y. Effects of light intensity and salinity on formation and performance of microalgal-bacterial granular sludge. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 386:129534. [PMID: 37488013 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Photosynthetic microorganisms in microalgal-bacterial granular sludge offer advantages in wastewater treatment processes. This study examined the effects of light intensity and salinity on microalgal-bacterial granular sludge formation and microbial changes. Activated sludge was inoculated into three bioreactors and operated in batch treatment mode for 100 days under different light intensities (0, 60, and 120 μmol m-2 s-1) and staged increases in salinity concentration (0, 1, 2, and 3%). Results showed that microalgal-bacterial granular sludge was successfully formed within 30 days, and high light exposure increased algal particle stability and inorganic nitrogen removal (63, 66, 71%), while chemical oxygen demand removal (>95%) was similar across groups. High-throughput sequencing results showed that the critical algae were Chlorella and diatoms, while the main bacteria included Paracoccus and Xanthomarina with high extracellular polymeric substance production. This study aims to enhance the comprehension of MBGS processes in saline wastewater treatment under varying light intensities.
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- Ze Li
- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Microalgal Bioenergy, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Microalgal Bioenergy, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Siddappa TM, Shivaswamy M, Mahadevappa M. 2D and 3D electrochemical degradation (ECD) of raw cotton industry wastewater (CIWW) using stainless steel and aluminium electrodes. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2023; 21:856-868. [PMID: 37515558 PMCID: wh_2023_009 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) batch electrochemical degradation (ECD) of raw cotton industry wastewater (CIWW) was adopted using stainless steel (SS) and aluminium (Al) electrodes. ECD as a treatment option was aimed at removing priority quality parameters, viz. chemical oxygen demand (COD), colour, chloride, nitrate, etc. COD removal of 85 and 80% were achieved by using 3D SS and 2D SS electrodes operated at 6 V (0.9 A) for a maximum electrolysis time (ET) of 30 min. Similarly, 76 and 70% COD removal were achieved for 3D Al and 2D Al electrodes, respectively. Simultaneous colour removal in the 2D ECD system using SS and Al electrodes was low by 12 and 11% compared to the 3D ECD system. Water quality parameters, viz. total dissolved solids, chloride, nitrate, phosphates, and sulphate were also removed by 3D (SS and Al) and 2D (SS and Al) electrodes. Higher pollutant removal efficiencies were observed at 30 min ET for 3D SS electrodes compared to 2D SS, 3D Al, and 2D Al. Post-ECD slurry showed good settling characteristics for SS electrodes generating dense and sturdy flocs giving a low sludge volume index values for 2D SS electrodes compared to other electrode options.
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- Thanushree Mysuru Siddappa
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Constituent College of JSS Science and Technology University, JSSTI Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka 570006, India E-mail:
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Constituent College of JSS Science and Technology University, JSSTI Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka 570006, India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Constituent College of JSS Science and Technology University, JSSTI Campus, Mysuru, Karnataka 570006, India
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Ebrahimi M, Fatyeyeva K, Kujawski W. Different Approaches for the Preparation of Composite Ionic Liquid-Based Membranes for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Applications-Recent Advancements. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:593. [PMID: 37367797 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13060593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The use of ionic liquid-based membranes as polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications increases significantly due to the major features of ionic liquids (i.e., high thermal stability and ion conductivity, non-volatility, and non-flammability). In general, there are three major methods to introduce ionic liquids into the polymer membrane, such as incorporating ionic liquid into a polymer solution, impregnating the polymer with ionic liquid, and cross-linking. The incorporation of ionic liquids into a polymer solution is the most common method, owing to easy operation of process and quick membrane formation. However, the prepared composite membranes suffer from a reduction in mechanical stability and ionic liquid leakage. While mechanical stability may be enhanced by the membrane's impregnation with ionic liquid, ionic liquid leaching is still the main drawback of this method. The presence of covalent bonds between ionic liquids and polymer chains during the cross-linking reaction can decrease the ionic liquid release. Cross-linked membranes reveal more stable proton conductivity, although a decrease in ionic mobility can be noticed. In the present work, the main approaches for ionic liquid introduction into the polymer film are presented in detail, and the recently obtained results (2019-2023) are discussed in correlation with the composite membrane structure. In addition, some promising new methods (i.e., layer-by-layer self-assembly, vacuum-assisted flocculation, spin coating, and freeze drying) are described.
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- Mohammad Ebrahimi
- Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces (PBS), INSA Rouen Normandie, University Rouen Normandie, UMR 6270 CNRS, 76000 Rouen, France
- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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- Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces (PBS), INSA Rouen Normandie, University Rouen Normandie, UMR 6270 CNRS, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
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Syed S, Syed Z, Mahmood P, Haider S, Khan F, Syed MT, Syed S. Application of coupling machine learning techniques and linear Bias scaling for optimizing 10-daily flow simulations, Swat River Basin. WATER PRACTICE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 18:1343-1356. [DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2023.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Accurate hydrological simulations comply with the water (sixth) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study investigates the utility of ANN and SVR, as well as the post-simulation bias treatment of these simulations at Swat River basin, Pakistan. For this, climate variables were lag adjusted for the first time, then cross-correlated with the flow to identify the most associative delay time. In sensitivity analysis, seven combinations were selected as input with suitable hyperparameters. For SVR, grid search cross-validation determined the optimal set of hyper-parameters, while for ANN, neurons and hidden layers were optimized by trial and error. We ran model by using optimized hyperparameter configurations and input combinations. In comparison to SVRs (Root mean square error (RMSE) 34.2; mean absolute error (MAE) 3.0; CC 0.91) values, respectively, ANN fits the observations better than SVR with (RMSE 11.9; MAE 1.14; CC 0.99). Linear bias-corrected simulations greatly improved ANN performance (RMSE 3.98; MAE 0.625; CC 0.99), while the improvement was slight in the case of SVR (RMSE 35; MAE 0.58; CC 0.92). On seasonal scale, bias-corrected simulations remedy low- and high-flow seasonal discrepancies. Flow duration analysis results reveal deviation at low- and high-flow conditions by models, which were then reconciled by applying bias corrections.
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- Sibtain Syed
- a Department of IT & CS, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule: Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Mang, Haripur, Pakistan
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- b Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan
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- c School of Engineering and Applied sciences, ISRA University (Islamabad campus), Farash town, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- b Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), H-12 Islamabad, Pakistan
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- d School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
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- e Department of Space Sciences, Institute of Space Technology, Sector-H, DHA Phase II, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- f Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering (UET), Peshawar, Pakistan
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Wang B, Zhang H, He N, Wang H, Jiang B, Tang D, Li L. Mangrove root-inspired evaporator enables high-rate salt-resistant solar desalination. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Jendanklang P, Meksumpun S, Pokavanich T, Ruengsorn C, Kasamesiri P. Distribution and flux assessment of microplastic debris in the middle and lower Chao Phraya River, Thailand. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2023; 21:771-788. [PMID: 37387342 PMCID: wh_2023_013 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Microplastic (MP) debris is now a global concern. The Chao Phraya is the largest river in Thailand and transports MPs from terrestrial areas to the ocean. MP debris in its water and sediment were measured in March 2021, September 2021, and March 2022 in five provinces along the watercourse. Hydrological data were also collected to estimate the MP riverine flux between provinces. Size, shape, color, and types of MP polymers were observed, with sedimentation data collected for MP content. Results showed that MPs were found at all sample stations, with average abundance in all province water samples ranging from 0.54 ± 0.05 to 1.07 ± 0.28 pieces/L, while in sediment sample, numbers ranged from 183.84 ± 38.76 to 546.18 ± 86.84 pieces/kg dry weight throughout all seasons. Overall contamination and accumulation were similar between provinces but significantly different between seasons. Sizes of MPs in water varied between seasons with MPs in sediment mostly 330-5,000 μm (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05). Sedimentation of MPs was different between seasons (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05). The highest MP flux values discharged from Samut Prakan Province to the inner Gulf of Thailand were 1.83 × 105 and 1.60 × 105 million items/day in September 2021 and March 2022, respectively.
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- Poratape Jendanklang
- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand E-mail:
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- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Agricultural Technology (Fisheries), Faculty of Technology, Mahasarakham University, Maha Sarakham, Thailand
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Gauhar SJ, Qurashi AW, Liaqat I, Zafar U, Virk MA, Ara C, Faheem M, Mubin M. Halotolerant bacterial biofilms for desalination and water treatment: a pilot study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27411-5. [PMID: 37171730 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27411-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Salinity has a significant impact on the water quality and crop yield. Physical desalination techniques were once thought to be expensive and time-consuming. Among biological techniques, halotolerant bacteria were thought to be the fastest and most effective way to reduce the salt content in brackish saltwater water. In the current study, halotolerant bacterial biofilms were used to desalinate saline water on abiotic substrates (such as sand, pebbles, glass beads, and plastic beads), and studied subsequently for the effects on Zea mays germination. Briefly, salt samples (SLT7 and SLT8) from the Khewra site in Punjab, Pakistan, as well as seawater and sea sand samples (USW1, USW3, USW6, DSW1, DSW4, SS1, and SS3) from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan's Arabian Sea, were collected. Halotolerant bacteria were isolated and characterized. Crystal violet ring assays and capsule staining were used to estimate extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) and biofilm development, respectively. All halotolerant bacterial strains were spore formers and produced EPS and formed biofilms well. 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the best halotolerant bacteria, USW6, showed the closest (100%) similarity to Bacillus aerius strain G-07 (a novel species) (accession number ON202984). A pilot-scale experiment for desalinating the artificial water (supplemented with 1 M NaCl) using biofilm adhered abiotic beads showed declined level of NaCl from 1 M to 0.00003 M after 15 days in treated water. Also, Zea mays germination was observed in the plants using treated water compared to no growth in the non-treated saline water. Estimations of chlorophyll, total soluble sugar, and protein revealed that plants cultivated using elute collected from a desalinated pilot scale setup contained less chlorophyll (i.e., 5.994 and 116.76). Likewise, plants grown with elute had a total soluble protein and sugar content of 1.45 mg/ml and 1.3 mg/ml, respectively. Overall, in treated water plants, a minor drop in chlorophyll content, a slight increase in total soluble sugar content, and a slight increase in protein content were noted. The study concluded that biofilm-treated desalt water has the potential to significantly reduce the effects of droughts, soil salinization, and economic and environmental issues associated with agricultural drainage. The results specified the application of halotolerant bacteria biofilms (Bacillus aerius, a novel species, USW6) for water desalination to overcome the problem of water scarcity caused by global warming and the increased salinity.
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- Sadaf Jahan Gauhar
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Microbiology Lab, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- CVAS, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore, Jhang Campus, Jhang, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Microbiology Lab, Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Wang X, Liang M, Zhang J, Chen X, Zaw M, Oo TZ, Lwin NW, Aung SH, Chen Y, Chen F. Double-photoelectrode redox desalination of seawater. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 239:120051. [PMID: 37182310 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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High energy consumption and low salt removal rate are key barriers to realizing practical electrochemical seawater desalination processes. Here, we demonstrate a novel solar-driven redox flow desalination device with double photoelectrodes to achieve efficient desalination without electrical energy consumption. The device consists of three parts: one photoanode unit, one photocathode unit, and one redox flow desalination unit sandwiched between the two photoelectrode units. The photoelectrode units include a TiO2 photoanode and a NiO photocathode sensitized with N719 dye, triiodide/iodide redox electrolyte, and graphite paper integrated electrodes decorated with 3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene. Two salt feeds are located between two ferro/ferricyanide redox flow chambers. Under light illumination, high-quality freshwater is obtained from brackish water containing different concentrations of NaCl from 1000 to 12,000 ppm with a high NaCl removal rate. The device can work in multiple desalination cycles without significant performance declines. Furthermore, natural seawater with an ionic conductivity of 53.45 mS cm-1 is desalinated to freshwater. This new design opens opportunities to realize efficient and practical solar-driven desalination processes.
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- Xing Wang
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, PR China; School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Hubei Key Laboratory for High-Efficiency Utilization of Solar Energy and Operation Control of Energy Storage System, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, PR China
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- School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Forensic Multi-Omics for Precision Identification, School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, PR China
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Burma
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Burma
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Burma
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- Department of Physics, Materials Research Laboratory, University of Mandalay, Mandalay 05032, Burma
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Darlington, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, PR China; School of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Reddy AS, Wanjari VP, Singh SP. Design, synthesis, and application of thermally responsive draw solutes for sustainable forward osmosis desalination: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 317:137790. [PMID: 36626951 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging sustainable desalination technology; however, it is not a stand-alone process and requires an additional step to recover the water or regenerate the draw solute (DS), making it energy extensive. Therefore, incorporating inexpensive energy sources for DS regeneration is a viable solution to compete with reverse osmosis desalination technology. Hence, selecting suitable DS and its regeneration became a crucial research focus in FO desalination. Among various DSs reported, thermally responsive DSs (TRDS) provide an opportunity to integrate low-grade energy sources for DS regeneration. Utilizing such inexpensive energy will reduce fossil fuel energy demand, lower the cost of desalination, and minimize the carbon footprint. Hence, this review explores the TRDS for FO-based desalination with its design, synthesis, and applications. The manuscript has discussed the classification and selection criteria for the DSs, and how traditional and new-generation TRDSs are designed and synthesized from cationic and anionic moieties of ionic liquids, hydrogels, and other chemicals. The manuscript has also given importance to design criteria such as osmotic strength, viscosity, toxicity, and thermal stability for TRDSs. Furthermore, a detailed discussion on the FO performance, energy, and economic aspects of TRDSs has been reviewed, along with a discussion on the possible low-grade energy sources for the recovery of TRDS. Finally, the challenges and future directions for TRDSs have been discussed to drive FO toward sustainable desalination technology.
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- A Sudharshan Reddy
- Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science (CRNTS), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Environmental Science and Engineering Department (ESED), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India; Centre for Research in Nanotechnology & Science (CRNTS), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India; Interdisciplinary Program in Climate Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India.
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Jayalatha NA, Devatha CP. Experimental investigation for treating ibuprofen and triclosan by biosurfactant from domestic wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 328:116913. [PMID: 36521217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The presence of emerging pollutants of pharmaceutical products and personal care products (PPCPs) in the aquatic environment overspreads the threat on living beings. Bioremediation is a promising option for treating wastewater. In the present study, an experimental investigation was carried out to produce a biosurfactant by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 1688) for the removal of Ibuprofen (IBU) and Triclosan (TCS) from domestic wastewater. It was performed in three stages. Firstly, the production and optimization of biosurfactant was carried out to arrive at the best combination of crude sunflower oil, sucrose and ammonium bicarbonate (10%: 5.5 g/L: 1 g/L) to yield effective biosurfactant production (crude biosurfactant) and further extended to achieve critical micelle concentration (CMC) formation by dilution (biosurfactant at 10.5%). The stability of the biosurfactant was also confirmed. Biosurfactant showed a reduction in the surface tension to 41 mN/m with a yield concentration of 11.2 g/L. Secondly, its effectiveness was evaluated for the removal of IBU and TCS from the domestic wastewater collected during the dry and rainy seasons. Complete removal of IBU was achieved at 36 h & 6 h and TCS at 6 h & 1 h by crude biosurfactant and biosurfactant at CMC formation for the dry season sample. IBU removal was achieved in 2 h by both crude and biosurfactant at CMC and no TCS was detected in the rainy season sample. Thirdly, biotransformation intermediates of IBU and TCS formed during the application of the biosurfactant and degradation pathways are proposed based on the Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS) and it indicates that there is no formation of toxic by-products. Based on the results, it is evident that biosurfactant at CMC has performed better for the removal of IBU and TCS than crude biosurfactants without any formation of toxic intermediates. Hence, this study proved to be an eco-friendly, cost-effective and sustainable treatment option for domestic wastewater treatment.
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- N A Jayalatha
- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, 575025, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore, 575025, Karnataka, India.
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Mazzeo L, Marzi D, Bavasso I, Piemonte V, Di Palma L. Removal of Methylene Blue from Wastewater by Waste Roots from the Arsenic-Hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata: Fixed Bed Adsorption Kinetics. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:1450. [PMID: 36837080 PMCID: PMC9963912 DOI: 10.3390/ma16041450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated water was successfully conducted by means of the perennial fern Pteris vittate, which is an arsenic-hyperaccumulator plant able to grow in hydroponic cultures. In order to avoid the costs linked to the disposal of As-contaminated biomass, in this work, Pteris vittata waste roots were tested as a low-cost bio-adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from water in a fixed-bed adsorption configuration. As a matter of fact, methylene blue can negatively impact the growth and health of algae and plants by blocking light from reaching them in water, which can alter their normal biological processes. Previous works have already shown the potentiality of such material toward the uptake of methylene blue; however, all the studies conducted were just focused on batch-mode experiments. In this work, column runs were carried out at 20 °C, evaluating the bed void fraction for each test and hence estimating the apparent density of the material (300 g/L). The breakthrough curves collected were fitted by means of a mathematical model based on the linear driving force (LDF) approximation to obtain information on the mass transfer mechanism occurring in the system. A relation for the product between the LDF mass transfer coefficient and the solid specific surface (kLDFas) with respect to the Reynolds (Re) dimensionless number was obtained (kLDFas=0.45Re). The range of validity of such expression was Re<0.025. Its applicability was deeply discussed: in such conditions, the technology is ready to be tested at larger scales.
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- Leone Mazzeo
- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
- Department of Engineering, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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Herrero-Gonzalez M, López J, Virruso G, Cassaro C, Tamburini A, Cipollina A, Cortina JL, Ibañez R, Micale G. Analysis of Operational Parameters in Acid and Base Production Using an Electrodialysis with Bipolar Membranes Pilot Plant. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:200. [PMID: 36837703 PMCID: PMC9965870 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In agreement with the Water Framework Directive, Circular Economy and European Union (EU) Green Deal packages, the EU-funded WATER-MINING project aims to validate next-generation water resource solutions at the pre-commercial demonstration scale in order to provide water management and recovery of valuable materials from alternative sources. In the framework of the WATER-MINING project, desalination brines from the Lampedusa (Italy) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant will be used to produce freshwater and recover valuable salts by integrating different technologies. In particular, electrodialysis with bipolar membranes (EDBM) will be used to produce chemicals (NaOH and HCl). A novel EDBM pilot plant (6.4 m2, FuMa-Tech) has been installed and operated. The performance of EDBM for single pass under different flowrates (2-8 L·min-1) for acid, base and saline channels, and two current densities (200 and 400 A·m-2), has been analyzed in terms of specific energy consumption (SEC) and current efficiency (CE). Results showed that by increasing the flowrates, generation of HCl and NaOH slightly increased. For example, ΔOH- shifted from 0.76 to 0.79 mol·min-1 when the flowrate increased from 2 to 7.5 L·min-1 at 200 A·m-2. Moreover, SEC decreased (1.18-1.05 kWh·kg-1) while CE increased (87.0-93.4%), achieving minimum (1.02 kWh·kg-1) and maximum (99.4%) values, respectively, at 6 L·min-1.
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- Marta Herrero-Gonzalez
- Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
- Chemical Engineering Department, Escola d’Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-Barcelona TECH, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Cantabria, Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Cantabria, Spain
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
- ResourSEAs SrL, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Escola d’Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)-Barcelona TECH, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Cantabria, Spain
- Barcelona Research Center for Multiscale Science and Engineering, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Cantabria, Spain
- CETaqua, Carretera d’Esplugues, 75, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingenierías Química y Biomolecular, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Dipartamento di Ingeniería, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Chen T, Bi J, Ji Z, Yuan J, Zhao Y. Application of bipolar membrane electrodialysis for simultaneous recovery of high-value acid/alkali from saline wastewater: An in-depth review. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 226:119274. [PMID: 36332296 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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With the development of comprehensive utilization of high-salinity wastewater, salt resources regeneration has been considered as the fundamental requirement for process sustainability and economic benefits. As one of the potential candidates, bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BMED) was rapidly developed in recent years for the treatment of saline wastewater. Different from other methods directly obtaining salts or condensed wastewater, BMED could utilize and convert the dissolved waste salt into higher-value acid and alkali simultaneously, which has various advantages including outstanding environmental effects and economic benefits. In this review, the recent applications of BMED for waste salt recovery and high-value acid/alkali generation from saline wastewater were systematically outlined. Based on the summary above, the economy analysis of BMED was further reviewed from the roles of desalination and resources recovery. In addition, the BMED-based processes integrated with in-situ utilization of the generated acid/alkali resources were discussed. Furthermore, the influence of operating factors on BMED performance were outlined. Finally, the strategies for improving BMED performance were concluded. Furthermore, the future application and prospects of BMED was presented. This work would provide guidance for the applications of bipolar membrane electrodialysis in saline wastewater treatment and the high-value conversion of salt resources into acids and alkalis.
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- Tianyi Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Engineering Research Center of Seawater Utilization of Ministry of Education, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Marine Chemical Technology, No.8, Guangrong Road, Hongqiao District, Tianjin 300130, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, Tianjin 300130, China
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Taniwaki RH, Cunha DGF, Bento CB, Martinelli LA, Stanley EH, Filoso S, Ferreira MDS, França MV, Ribeiro Júnior JW, Schiesari LC, do Carmo JB. Methane concentrations and fluxes in agricultural and preserved tropical headwater streams. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 844:157238. [PMID: 35810907 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Tropical streams have been intensively impacted by agricultural activities. Among the most important agricultural activities in Brazil, sugarcane production represents a large impact for economic development and for environmental conditions. Permeating sugarcane fields, several headwater streams can be affected by sugarcane cultivation, in special, aquatic biogeochemical cycles because of the deforestation, fertilization, crop residues and higher temperatures in the tropics. In this study, we analyzed the effects of sugarcane cultivation on methane fluxes and concentrations, assuming that carbon cycles are influenced by agricultural activities in headwater streams. Our study aimed to (1) measure methane fluxes and concentrations in tropical streams located in Southeastern Brazil, (2) Analyze whether seasonal cycles influence methane fluxes and concentrations, (3) Evaluate the influence of sugarcane cultivation on methane fluxes and (4) Analyze the association between water chemistry in the methane concentrations in tropical streams. We found mean fluxes of CH4 of 0.280 mmol m-2 d-1, with higher fluxes during the summer and in streams draining preserved catchments. The average CH4 concentrations were 0.695 μmol L-1, with higher values during the summer and in streams draining preserved catchments. Methane concentrations in the studied streams was influenced by dissolved oxygen (negatively), dissolved organic carbon (negatively), water velocity (positively) and conductivity (negatively). Methane concentrations were significantly higher than concentrations found in Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands and similar to concentrations found in other tropical biomes (excluding Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests which receives large amounts of organic inputs). We conclude that sugarcane influence methane concentrations and fluxes in tropical streams by reducing the organic matter availability provided by the native vegetation in soil and water.
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- Ricardo Hideo Taniwaki
- Center for Engineering, Modelling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil; Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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- Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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- Isotopic Ecology Laboratory, Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Limnology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD, USA
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- Departamento de Hidráulica e Saneamento, Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Engineering, Modelling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Rio Claro, São Paulo 13506-900, Brazil
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- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil
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Sharon H, Vivar M, Fuentes M. A review on role of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in enhancing sustainable water production capacity of solar distillation units. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 320:115781. [PMID: 35944319 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sustainable production of potable water is one of the United Nations sustainable development goals set for 2030. Among available renewable energy resources, solar energy is abundantly available in most of the fresh water scarce rural and remote locations. Moreover, solar distillation units and solar photovoltaic (PV) modules have been acknowledged as suitable candidates for addressing rising fresh water and electricity demands in these regions. In recent years, researchers have proposed a number of novel hybrid solar distillation units where the solar PV modules are integrated with solar thermal distillation units in different ways to harvest both electric power and potable water. In this work, a detailed review highlighting the classification, working principle, performance and features of these novel hybrid units have been carried out. In most of these hybrid units, integration is highly beneficial for solar thermal distillation units rather than for PV modules. Direct utilization of PV module as absorber, condenser and reflector in solar stills has few drawbacks. However, indirect utilization like utilizing electric power and waste heat energy recovered from PV module in distillation units has posed significant distillate yield enhancement up to 300.0%. In some cases, the integrated PV module has even generated sufficient power for carrying out essential domestic activities. Integrated PV module's performance has also improved significantly in few studies but the magnitude of improvement has not been disclosed clearly in most of the studies as more focus has been given to distillation units rather than PV modules. However, these novel hybrid configurations have not been fully explored & optimized and their techno-enviro-economic aspects have not yet been disclosed in these available precious literatures and they are still available as a potential research gap.
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- H Sharon
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Grupo IDEA, EPS Linares, Universidad de Jaén, Linares, 23700, Spain
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- Grupo IDEA, EPS Linares, Universidad de Jaén, Linares, 23700, Spain
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Karimi D, Bahrami J, Mobaraki J, Missimer TM, Taheri K. Groundwater sustainability assessment based on socio-economic and environmental variables: a simple dynamic indicator-based approach. HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 30:1963-1988. [PMID: 36106061 PMCID: PMC9461433 DOI: 10.1007/s10040-022-02512-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The Dehgolan aquifer, which lies in semiarid western Iran, was evaluated using a multi-influencing factor (MIF) analysis to determine groundwater sustainability. Eight indicators, including climatic variability, groundwater exploitation (pumping), groundwater quality, groundwater vulnerability, public participation, legal framework, water productivity, and occupation related to groundwater, were quantified and placed into a series of thematic maps within a GIS framework. Each factor was weighted based on the analyses obtained from the MIF model and the stacked maps were summed to yield a final map showing the degree of sustainability within the groundwater basin. The final groundwater sustainability map showed that 4% of the basin was in a critically unsustainable zone, 30% in an unsustainable zone, 40% in a semisustainable zone, 25% in a sustainable zone, and 1% in an ideally sustainable zone. The final map was validated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) method, cross-tabulation, and chi-square tests using groundwater-level decline as a test proxy. The analysis assessed the correlation between water levels that exhibited declines versus the degree of unsustainability of water levels and sustainable water use. The area under the curve was calculated to be 88%, cross-tabulation 64.4%, and the chi-square value was 260.5 with 4 degrees of freedom and values <0.05 (3.627E-55), which suggest that the final map has statistical significance. The sustainability analysis developed is useful as a baseline for development of governance laws to implement management methods in groundwater basins and it can be applied to a wide range of aquifer types in variable climates worldwide.
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- Delnia Karimi
- Kurdistan Regional Water Authority, Sanandaj, Iran
- Civil Engineering Department, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Kurdistan Regional Water Authority, Sanandaj, Iran
- Civil Engineering Department, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
- U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, Emergent Technologies Institute, Florida Gulf Coast University, 16301 Innovation Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33901 USA
- Kermanshah Regional Water Authority, Kermanshah, Iran
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- U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering, Emergent Technologies Institute, Florida Gulf Coast University, 16301 Innovation Lane, Fort Myers, FL 33901 USA
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- Kermanshah Regional Water Authority, Kermanshah, Iran
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Mehta P, Bhatt N, Bassan G, Kabeel AE. Performance improvement and advancement studies of mixed-mode solar thermal dryers: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:62822-62838. [PMID: 35804232 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21736-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solar thermal dryers are solar-operated gadgets utilized to dehumidify various products, especially food items and rubber sheets. This article provides detailed design, parametric studies, and an in-depth review of mixed-mode solar dryers (MMSD) with a case study of fish drying near coastal lines. Due to several advantages compared to open sun drying and prominent performance index compared to indirect and direct type solar dryers, mixed-mode solar dryers have large adaptability on the field. Moreover, mixed-mode solar thermal dryers with different augmentations are reviewed, for instance, mixed-mode solar dryers with evacuated tube collectors, phase change materials, ultraviolet rays stabilized housing, and dehumidifiers. The case study of fish drying near the coastal line of Gujarat, India has been carried out to study the present scenario of the drying activities. Hence, the objective of this review is to identify the capable mixed-mode solar dryer with heat recovery systems. Substantial reviews within the article suggest an essential need to implement the hybrid mixed-mode solar dryer cum distiller technology for small-scale enterprises that can simultaneously provide potable water near coastal lines along with drying of fishes from the solar dryer. Furthermore, future research demands such hybrid mixed-mode solar drying systems that strongly fulfill the requirements of local communities near coastal lines involved in fish drying activities.
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- Pranav Mehta
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 387001, India.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, L.E. College, Morbi, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, 387001, India
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- Mechanical Power Engineering Departments, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
- Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, Egypt
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Pascariu P, Cojocaru C, Homocianu M, Samoila P. Tuning of Sm 3+ and Er 3+-doped TiO 2 nanofibers for enhancement of the photocatalytic performance: Optimization of the photodegradation conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 316:115317. [PMID: 35658261 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2)-based nanofibers doped with samarium (Sm3+) and erbium (Er3+) at doping levels tuned in the range of 0.05-1.0% were prepared by the electrospinning-calcination method. The produced materials were well characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, EDX, and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. These one-dimensional nanostructures showed a crystalline structure with values of fiber diameters values between 60 and 100 nm. The best catalyst sample of this study was formulated as TiO2:Sm (0.1%) and sintered at 600 °C. And, it was employed to intensify the photocatalytic process under visible-light irradiation. Likewise, the chemometric approach was applied to optimize the process. The results revealed that the rate constant for the photo-degradation of a cationic organic pollutant was significantly improved (k = 3.496 × 10-1 min-1). In terms of the reaction half-life, the intensification and optimization of the process led to a decrease in the half-life of the reaction from 68 to 2 min. And, these are outstanding findings for the photo-degradation process under visible-light irradiation. In addition, the total organic carbon (TOC) removal efficiencies were found to be 69.95% and 72.30% for the mineralization of MB and CIP, respectively, after a 360 min reaction time, which are significant results. Moreover, this material demonstrated remarkable photocatalytic activity for the degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) with a 99.6% removal efficiency and a rate constant of 4.292 × 10-1 min-1. Finally, the stability and reusability of this catalyst were demonstrated during five repetitive cycles of the CIP photodegradation.
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- Petronela Pascariu
- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania.
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania.
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41A Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487, Iasi, Romania
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Mazzeo L, Bavasso I, Spallieri M, Bracciale MP, Piemonte V, Di Palma L. Effect of Water-Ethanol Extraction as Pre-Treatment on the Adsorption Properties of Aloe vera Waste. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:5566. [PMID: 36013703 PMCID: PMC9412281 DOI: 10.3390/ma15165566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The adsorption properties of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller) for the uptake of Methylene Blue (MB) from water were investigated after pre-treating the material with water-ethanol solutions at different ethanol concentrations: 0% v/v (AV0), 25% v/v (AV25), and 50% v/v (AV50). The pre-treated materials were characterized as follows: the pHZC was evaluated to be 6, 5.7, and 7.2 for AV0, AV25, and AV50, respectively; from BET-BJH analysis the mesoporous nature of the material and an increase from 108.2 (AV0) to 331.7 (AV50) m2/kg of its solid surface area was observed; TG analysis revealed a significat increase in volatile compounds from the untreated (5.4%) to the treated materials (8.9%, 10.3%, and 11.3% for AV0, AV25, and AV50, respectively). Adsorption batch tests were then performed to investigate the equilibrium, the kinetics, and the thermodynamics of the process. Results suggested that the Langmuir model was in agreement with the experimental results, and values for qmax of 199 mg/g, 311 mg/g, and 346 mg/g were calculated for AV0, AV25, and AV50, respectively. The kinetic results were used to develop a mathematical model to estimate the effective diffusion coefficient for each type of Aloe adopted. Effective diffusion coefficients of 5.43·10-7 cm2/min, 3.89·10-7 cm2/min, and 5.78·10-7 cm2/min were calculated for AV0, AV25, and AV50, respectively. It was found that pre-treatment, on the one hand, enhances the adsorption capacity of the material and on the other, reduces its affinity toward MB uptake.
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- Leone Mazzeo
- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
- Department of Engineering, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University Campus Biomedico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
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Zhu W, Zhao Y, Tang H, Lv F, Zhang Y, Guo S. Drug release behaviors of flexible SiO
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‐polyvinyl pyrrolidone electrospun membranes responsive to multiple stimuli. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wenqian Zhu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences Beijing China
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Mazzeo L, Marzi D, Bavasso I, Bracciale MP, Piemonte V, Di Palma L. Characterization of waste roots from the As hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata as low-cost adsorbent for Methylene Blue removal. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Kaddoura MF, Wright NC. Optimization of convection-enhanced evaporation (CEE) using generalized cost ratios. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 219:118491. [PMID: 35623102 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Brine is a byproduct of desalination plants and several industrial processes which can have an adverse impact on the environment if not managed properly. Conventional brine management technologies are energy intensive and costly which limit their adoption. This study presents the first cost optimization of convection-enhanced evaporation (CEE) system to achieve a modular, cost-effective brine management and on-site treatment option for decentralized desalination plants and small-volume industries. CEE involves evaporating water from saline liquid films, released on evaporation surfaces, by the difference in vapor pressure created by forced air convection. The optimization identifies the optimal operating settings (brine flow rates, brine temperatures, and air speeds) and enables comprehensive investigation of the effect of various operational decisions on operating (energy) cost, capital cost, and footprint area. The objective functions are formulated using two cost ratios that relate material, thermal, and electrical energy costs, effectively generalizing the optimization results to be independent of location-specific cost parameters. The optimization reveals two distinct operation modes, "all-electric mode" and "heating mode". The "all-electric mode" corresponds to a lower total specific cost, ranging from $1.4 to $5 per m3, and higher footprint area, ranging from 0.5 to 1.8 m2 per m3 of evaporated volume. The "heating mode" corresponds to a higher total specific cost, up to $6.5 per m3; at low energy cost ratios, a compact footprint area ranging from 0.072 to 0.5 m2 per m3 of evaporated volume is achieved. Proposed designs were found to have lower costs than technologies available in the literature.
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- Mustafa F Kaddoura
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 111 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Decoupling of Water Production and Electricity Generation from GDP and Population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14095386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Although the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are in an arid region with limited water resources, the per capita water and electricity consumptions are high, at 560 L/capita/day and 7000–18,000 kWh/year, respectively. Although macroscale parameters (e.g., GDP and population) have been assumed to be correlated with water and electricity demand, this study aims to verify whether this assumption still holds true. As opposed to the previous literature, this study reveals that, although water production and electricity generation had been correlated with GDP and population for years, they have been decoupled from these macroscale parameters since 2015. Such decoupling can be explained by the three phases of economic development. In the initial stage, GDP and population growth promoted rapid increases in water and electricity demands, which came down in the second stage as the consumers became satisfied with water and electricity supplies. In the third stage, the water and electricity demands were decoupled from GDP and population due to demand-management policies for environmental protection and cost saving, combined with consumers’ efforts, such as water-saving faucets and energy efficiency in homes, which indicates that microscale parameters have become more influential on water and electricity demands than macroscale parameters.
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Yin C, Pereira P, Hua T, Liu Y, Zhu J, Zhao W. Recover the food-energy-water nexus from COVID-19 under Sustainable Development Goals acceleration actions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 817:153013. [PMID: 35031370 PMCID: PMC8748208 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The interwoven relationship between food, energy, and water (FEW) is described as the FEW nexus. The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the FEW nexus and impeded the progress of FEW-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDG 2: Zero Hunger; 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; 7: Affordable and Clean Energy). We aim to find solutions to recover the FEW nexus from COVID-19. First, we discussed the challenges faced by FEW amid COVID-19. Second, we observed responses of the FEW nexus under COVID-19's interference. Finally, we proposed the solutions that guide the FEW nexus in recovery from the pandemic by mining 164 FEW-related SDG Acceleration Actions. The key solutions include 1) building or upgrading FEW facilities and infrastructure, 2) improving nature's contribution to the FEW nexus, 3) developing digital technologies, 4) innovating the source and production of FEW, and 5) promoting community production and transforming the lifestyle. Our work highlights the importance of feasible and accelerated actions that recover the FEW nexus in the post-pandemic era.
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- Caichun Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Environmental Management Center, Mykolas Romeris University, Ateities g. 20, LT-08303 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Humanities and Law, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; School of Economics, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Institute of Land Surface System and Sustainable Development, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Panagopoulos A. Study and evaluation of the characteristics of saline wastewater (brine) produced by desalination and industrial plants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:23736-23749. [PMID: 34816342 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17694-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Desalination and industrial plants all around the world generate large amounts of saline wastewater (brine). The discharge of brine from facilities poses a severe environmental threat, while at the same time, the opportunity to recover resources is being lost as discharged brine is rich in valuable metals that could be recovered as salts/minerals. To this aim, this study presents and analyzes for the first time the characteristics of different brine effluents (from industries such as desalination, oil and gas production, petrochemical, aquaculture, pharmaceutical, textile) to prevent environmental pollution and to recover valuable resources (i.e., salts, minerals, metals, chemicals) enabling the concept of waste-to-resource (circular water economy model). The results revealed that the common salinity values in brine effluents range from 0.5 to 150 g/L, while the only exception is the produced water from the oil and gas industry (up to 400 g/L). Brine effluents from all sectors contain sodium, chloride, calcium, and potassium ions in high concentrations, while the production of common salts such as NaCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2 from brine can be economically profitable. Besides common ions, precious metals such as lithium, rubidium, and cesium are present in low concentrations (<25 mg/L); however, their extraction from brine effluents can be significantly profitable due to their very high sale price. The treatment and valorization of brine can be implemented by the hybridization of membrane-based, chemical, biological, and thermal-based technologies/processes in minimal and zero liquid discharge (MLD/ZLD) systems.
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- Argyris Panagopoulos
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St., Zografou, 15780, Athens, Greece.
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Panagopoulos A. Techno-economic assessment of zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems for sustainable treatment, minimization and valorization of seawater brine. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 306:114488. [PMID: 35042172 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The challenge of brine disposal has sparked a lot of interest in advanced strategies for valorizing them through freshwater and salt recovery. This research article examines the technical and economic aspects of zero liquid discharge (ZLD) desalination systems using two different crystallization processes, namely brine crystallizer (BCr) in scenario 1 and wind-aided intensified evaporation (WAIV) in scenario 2 for sustainable treatment, minimization, and valorization of seawater brine. The results indicated that scenario 1 has a higher water recovery (99.14%) than scenario 2 (85.75%) as the crystallization process in scenario 2 (i.e., WAIV) does not recover freshwater; however, water is evaporated through WAIV technology and thus both systems have low brine volumes (<1 m3/day), achieving ZLD conditions. The total energy and cost demands of scenario 1 (22.15 kWh/m3 & US$100.5/day) are greater than those of scenario 2 (15.34 kWh/m3 & US$85.3/day). Both scenarios are viable, with profits ranging from US$180.49/day to US$225.85/day depending on whether only desalinated water or both desalinated water and solid salt are sold. The insight given in this techno-economic analysis will aid in the sustainable valorization and management of brine from several brine-generating industries.
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- Argyris Panagopoulos
- School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9 Iroon Polytechniou St, Zografou, 15780, Athens, Greece.
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Qiu S, Zhao D, Feng Y, Li M, Liang X, Zhang L, Luo Y, Zhang K, Wang F. Adsorption performance and mechanism of Ca-Al-LDHs prepared by oyster shell and pop can for phosphate from aqueous solutions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 303:114235. [PMID: 34896856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The anion exchange properties of layered composite metal hydroxide (LDHs) make it a significant anion purification material in aquatic environment. Ca-Al-LDHs as a calcium-based adsorbent can significantly improve the removal rate of phosphate. In this manuscript, waste oyster shell was used as the source of calcium and waste cans as the source of aluminum, and compared with the LDHs prepared by chemical reagents. The optimal molar ratio of for both the types of materials prepared from waste material as well as reagents was found to be 4:1 for best adsorption performance, with the waste group and reagent group materials showing similar adsorption capacities of 127.50 mg g-1 and 126.67 mg g-1, respectively. The effects of adsorbent dosage, initial solution pH and presence of coexisting ions on the adsorption capacity were investigated. Langmuir adsorption isotherm, quasi-second-order kinetic equation and mass transfer kinetics was found to describe the phosphorus adsorption process of CAs-4 and CA-4 in better way. The maximum adsorption capacities of Langmuir equation for CAs-4 and CA-4 adsorption process were 126.41 mg g-1 and 127.43 mg g-1, respectively, for CAs-4 and CA-4. The characterization results of FTIR, XRD and ICP showed that the main adsorption mechanisms were intercalation anion exchange, electrostatic attraction and dissolution precipitation. This work not only provides a method to prepare Ca-Al-LDHs for efficient utilization of solid waste, but also provides theoretical significance for controlling water eutrophication and realize waste recycling.
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- Shangkai Qiu
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, 650201, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin, 300191, China; Dali Comprehensive Experimental Station of Environmental Protection Research and Monitoring Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Dali Original Seed Farm), Dali, 671004, China.
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Ghosh TK, Biswas P, Bhunia P, Kadukar S, Banerjee SK, Ghosh R, Sarkar S. Application of coke breeze for removal of colour from coke plant wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 302:113800. [PMID: 34678539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Treatment of coking waste water has always been a challenge because of its complex and toxic nature. Numbers of technologies like biological treatment, advanced oxidation processes, activated carbon treatment etc. are available for removal of color and organic contaminants from wastewater. However, challenges and problems associated with application of biological, advanced oxidation methods for removal of color, chemical oxygen demand (COD), cyanides led to thrust for the development of new promising technologies. In this study, the application of coke breeze for the treatment of wastewater through adsorption has been demonstrated. A pseudo second order reaction kinetics has been observed through batch process adsorption study. Furthermore, adsorption data has found to be best fitted with the Freundlich adsorption isotherm model. Color removal efficiency of 80-90% along with COD removal efficiency of 40-50% was observed within 30 min by 120 g/L dosage of the adsorbent. The removal of phenolic and other organic compounds from coking wastewater has been measured through UV-Vis spectroscopy. The morphological changes of the adsorbent coke breeze have been captured through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. However, because of the significant abundance in the steel plant, cost effectiveness and applicability of the post-treated coke breeze in sintered plant as fuel, turn it into a suitable adsorbent despite of having much lower specific surface area compared to commercial activated carbon (AC). Therefore, application of the coke breeze turns it into a very promising material and the technique is sustainable towards the coke quenching effluent treatment.
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- Department of Chemistry, Silda Chandra Sekhar College, Silda, Jhargram, West Bengal, India
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- Environment Research Group,R&D,TATA STEEL, Jamshedpur, India
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- Environment Research Group,R&D,TATA STEEL, Jamshedpur, India
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- Environment Research Group,R&D,TATA STEEL, Jamshedpur, India
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Integration of Wind Energy and Desalination Systems: A Review Study. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9122181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Desalination is a well-established technology used all over the world to mitigate freshwater scarcity. Wind-powered reverse osmosis plants are one of the most promising alternatives for renewable energy desalination, particularly for coastal areas and islands. Wind energy can satisfy the high energy consumption of desalination while reducing costs and CO2 emissions. However, the mismatch between the intermittent availability of the wind resource and the desalination’s power demand makes the integration between the two technologies critical. This paper presents a review of wind-powered desalination systems, focusing on the existing topologies and technological advances. An overview of the advantages and disadvantages are analysed based on the theoretical and experimental cases available in the scientific literature. The goal of this work is to show the current status of wind-powered desalination and to present the technical challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure a sustainable freshwater source.
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