Browsing Faculty Contributions by Subject "Wastewater"
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A state-of-the-art review on producing engineered biochar from shellfish waste and its application in aquaculture wastewater treatment
( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)Global production of shellfish aquaculture is steadily increasing owing to the growing market demands for shellfish. The intensification of shellfish aquaculture to maximize production rate has led to increased generation ... -
Adsorption characteristics of pristine and magnetic olive stones biochar with respect to clofazimine
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)Olive stone biochars (OSBC), both pristine and following magnetization (MAG–OSBC), were utilized as eco‐friendly and cost‐effective sorbents for the antituberculosis, clofazimine (CLOF). Morphologies, textures, surface ... -
Aquaculture from inland fish cultivation to wastewater treatment: a review
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)The aquaculture industry is rapidly developing, generating a high amount of wastewater. Inland aquaculture effluents contain nutrients and other substances that can cause eutrophication and the emergence of resistive ... -
Assessment of algae-based wastewater treatment in hot climate region: Treatment performance and kinetics
( Institution of Chemical Engineers , 2020 , Article)This study evaluated the use of microalgae for wastewater treatment in hot climate regions. The growth rates of C. vulgaris (C.v.) and N. oleoabundans (N.o.) at 36 °C were studied in primary effluent (PE), secondary effluent ... -
Biochar of spent coffee grounds as per se and impregnated with tio2: Promising waste-derived adsorbents for balofloxacin
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2021 , Article)Biochars (BC) of spent coffee grounds, both pristine (SCBC) and impregnated with titanium oxide (TiO2 @SCBC) were exploited as environmentally friendly and economical sorbents for the fluroquinolone antibiotic balofloxacin ... -
Brine reject dilution with treated wastewater for indirect desalination
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The forward osmosis (FO) process was suggested as a pretreatment to a multi-stage flashing (MSF) plant to reduce the environmental impact of brine discharge and the chemicals used. Yet, there is no study investigating the ... -
Continuous adsorptive removal of glimepiride using multi-walled carbon nanotubes in fixed-bed column.
( Springer , 2021 , Article)Water pollution by emerging pollutants such as pharmaceutical and personal care products is one of today's biggest challenges. The presence of these emerging contaminants in water has raised increasing concern due to their ... -
Eco-structured adsorptive removal of tigecycline from wastewater: Date pits’ biochar versus the magnetic biochar
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Non-magnetic and magnetic low-cost biochar (BC) from date pits (DP) were applied to remove tigecycline (TIGC) from TIGC-artificially contaminated water samples. Pristine biochar from DP (BCDP) and magnetite-decorated biochar ... -
Evaluating greywater and A/C condensate daily volume and water quality in urban settings
( American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers , 2011 , Conference Paper)Due to increasing water demand as a result of population growth and improvement in living standards, many countries with arid climate are already facing water shortages that are being met by expensive desalination projects. ... -
Fuzzy Logic-Based Model to Predict the Impact of Flow Rate and Turbidity on the Performance of Multimedia Filters
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)This paper uses fuzzy logic-based models to predict and evaluate the performance of multimedia filters utilized in wastewater treatment. A fuzzy logic-based model is constructed and trained to predict the operating time ... -
Hydration, strength, and shrinkage of cementitious materials mixed with simulated desalination brine
( ASTM International , 2019 , Article)The process of desalination results in the production of a hypersaline waste by-product known as reject brine. In some locations, this reject brine is dumped back into the ocean, which has potentially detrimental effects ... -
Improving the Performance of Attached-Growth Wastewater Treatment Processes by Altering the Support Media Surface
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2019 , Article)This study investigated the impact of altering the surface characteristics of support media used in attached-growth processes on the performance of biological wastewater treatment. The surface alteration was achieved through ... -
Kinetics of alizarin dye hydrolysis in alkaline medium for wastewater treatment
( Iranian Institute of Research and Development in Chemical Industries (IRDCI)-ACECR , 2021 , Article)The kinetics of the hydrolysis of Alizarin dye (ALZ) in the basic medium is investigated for the purpose of wastewater treatment. ALZ represents a group of aromatic dyes, that are heavy, toxic, and non-biodegradable. The ... -
Microalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Water crisis around the world leads to a growing interest in emerging contaminants (ECs) that can affect human health and the environment. Research showed that thousands of compounds from domestic consumers, such as endocrine ... -
Monitoring and measurement of microalgae using the first derivative of absorbance and comparison with chlorophyll extraction method
( Springer International Publishing , 2018 , Article)Monitoring of microalgae in water supplies and industrial applications are becoming increasingly important, yet there are few options available that are simple and accurate, and can provide real-time information. The present ... -
Nanoparticles functionalized ceramic membranes: fabrication, surface modification, and performance
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article Review)Membrane technologies are used intensively for desalination and wastewater treatment. Water filtration using ceramic membranes exhibited high performance compared with polymeric membranes due to various properties such as ... -
Noble metal -doped graphitic carbon nitride photocatalyst for enhancement photocatalytic decomposition of antibiotic pollutant in wastewater under visible light
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This study the noble metal (Ag)-doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst was synthesized via a facial thermal condensation method. The structure and surface elements distribution of synthesized materials were ... -
Novel activation of peroxymonosulfate by biochar derived from rice husk toward oxidation of organic contaminants in wastewater
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)In this study, novel activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by biochar derived from rice husk (generally considered useless agricultural wastes in Vietnam) toward organic pollutants from wastewater was investigated. The ... -
P. putida as biosorbent for the remediation of cobalt and phenol from industrial waste wastewaters
( Elsevier B.V. , 2020 , Article)The current work focused on the feasibility of treating industrial wastewater containing phenol and cobalt (Co) by adsorption, biosorption, and bioadsorption to determine the effectiveness of each technology. To study the ... -
Performance Of Chlorella Vulgaris, Neochloris Oleoabundans, and mixed indigenous microalgae for treatment of primary effluent, secondary effluent and centrate
( Elsevier B.V. , 2016 , Article)The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the growth rate and treatment efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris, Neochloris oleoabundans and mixed indigenous microalgae for the removal of organic carbon, nitrogen ...