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Salinity affects nitrate removal and microbial composition of denitrifying woodchip bioreactors treating recirculating aquaculture system effluents
2019
Abstract This study investigated the effect of salinity on microbial composition and denitrification capacity of woodchip bioreactors treating recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) effluents. Twelve laboratory-scale woodchip bioreactors were run in triplicates at 0, 15, 25, and 35 ppt salinities, and water chemistry was monitored every third day during the first 39 days of operation. Microbial communities of the woodchips bioreactors were analyzed at the start, after one week, and at the end of the trial. Woodchip bioreactors removed nitrate at all salinities tested. The highest NO3-N removal rate of 22.0 ± 6.9 g NO3-N/m3/d was obtained at 0 ppt, while 15.3 ± 4.9, 12.5 ± 5.4 and 11.8 ± 4.0…
Recovery of aliphatic low-molecular-mass carboxylic acids from hardwood kraft black liquor
2015
Abstract During alkaline pulping of wood, substantial amounts of carbohydrates-derived aliphatic carboxylic acids (formic and acetic acids together with various hydroxy acids) are formed and dissolved into the cooking liquor (“black liquor”). These acids with low heating values are considered to be potential feedstocks for the chemical industry but, due to many factors, their straightforward recovery as free acids from black liquor (pH 13–14) is difficult. In this paper, we outlined the partial recovery of volatile formic and acetic acids from the acidified birch ( Betula pendula ) kraft black liquor (pH approximately 2.5) by distillation, and the partial recovery of significant low-molecul…
Calcestruzzi rinforzati con fibre di PET. Sperimentazioni sull'impiego delle fibre di PET provenienti dalla raccolta differenziata nella produzione d…
2013
La sperimentazione esposta tratta dell’impiego di fibre di PET, ricavate dal semplice taglio di contenitori per bevande, nel rinforzo di calcestruzzi destinati anche a impieghi strutturali. Indaga la durabilità delle fibre in ambiente fortemente basico e le caratteristiche meccaniche di calcestruzzi rinforzati con differenti dosaggi di fibre. Le osservazioni al microscopio elettronico a scansione (SEM) di fibre di PET immerse per 13 giorni a 65°C in acqua distillata e in due soluzioni fortemente basiche mostrano la buona durabilità delle fibre in soluzione 0,103 M di NaOH, che simula la basicità della soluzione acquosa che permea la matrice cementizia. L’influenza delle fibre e del loro dos…
Complexes of carbon nanotubes with ions and macromolecules : studies on electronic conduction properties
2014
The Effects of Different Formulation of Baking Powder on Short Biscuits Characteristics
2011
Chemical leaveners are used to give cookies, cakes, and other baked goods their characteristic textures. They produce gas when a carbon dioxide source and an acid are mixed together and come into contact with water. The most common sources of gas are sodium or potassium bicarbonate alone or in combination with ammonium bicarbonate. A great variety of acids are used in baking powder formulations. The acid are classified according to their capacity to react at lower or elevated temperature as rapid or slow acting. The aim of these study is to evaluate a very rapid acting acid (tartaric acid) and a slow to very slow acting acid (sodium acid pyrophosphate - SAPP) on the characteristics of short…
Behavior of rare earth elements in an aquifer perturbed by CO2 injection: Environmental implications
2019
International audience; Three cubic-meters of CO2-saturated water was injected into a subsurface fractured aquifer in a post-mined area, using a push-pull test protocol. Groundwater samples were collected before and after CO2-injection to quantify geochemical changes. CO2-injection initially reduced the pH of water from 7.3 to 5.7, led to the enrichment of major ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, and alkalinity), and dissolved trace metals (including Fe, Mn, As, and Zn) in the groundwater. Rare earth elements (REE) and yttrium concentrations were also measured in these samples before and after CO2 perturbation, to evaluate their behavior. An enrichment of total Y plus REE (REY) occurred. REY fractionation w…
Puumateriaalin kemiallinen käyttäytyminen sulfaattikeiton alkalisessa etanoliesikäsittelyssä
2002
Puun alkalisessa kuidutuksessa hiilihydraatit, pääasiassa hemiselluloosat, päätepilkkoutuvat ns. peeling-reaktion mukaisesti, jolloin reaktiotuotteina syntyy ensisijaisesti alifaattisia karboksyylihappoja. Kyseinen reaktio aiheuttaa huomattavia saantotappioita ja heikentää tuotettavan massan laatua. Hiilihydraattiketjun peeling-reaktio voidaan estää muuntamalla ketjun pelkistävä pääteryhmä kemiallisesti esimerkiksi hapettamalla. Tässä tutkimuksessa hiilihydraattien pelkistävän pääteryhmän hapettaminen tehtiin hapella, jonka imeytymistä alkaliseen esikäsittelyliuokseen tehostettiin etanolilisäyksen avulla. Vertailun vuoksi esikäsittelyjä tehtiin myös pelkällä natriumhydroksidillä typpiilmake…
Precipitation of potassium as hazenite from washing water of spent alkaline batteries
2022
Hazenite (KNaMg2(PO4)2 × 14 H2O), a new type of struvite mineral, was precipitated from the potassium-rich washing water of spent alkaline battery black mass. Hazenite can be used as a fertilizer, which would be an additional benefit derived from the sustainable recovery of battery materials. Precipitation experiments were performed using different pH values (9.5–12), Mg:K:PO4 ratios ((1.0–1.5):1:(1.0–1.5)) and temperatures (10–40 °C). Based on the results, hazenite precipitated in a wide pH range under alkaline conditions. The precipitation kinetics were fast, and the purity of the hazenite was high. Overall, hazenite can be precipitated at room temperature without the addition of excess c…
Advanced biorefinery concepts related to non-wood feedstocks
2018
Agricultural residues, such as wheat straw (Triticum aestivum), okra stalk (Abelmoschus esculentus), and giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus, a hybrid of M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus) were investigated to assess their possible consumption for integrated lignocellulosic biorefining. The efficient fractionation and recovery of all important chemical components (cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin) of such feedstocks are a prerequisite for realistic biorefinery concepts. Water is one of the most eco-friendly solvents with the highest potential for industrial use, and it is also suitable for full-scale biorefinery purposes. For example, under pressure at elevated temperatures over 1…
Liquid-phase alkali-doping of individual carbon nanotube field-effect transistors
2012
Hiilinanoputket ovat todella herkkiä niiden lähiympäristössä tapahtuville muutoksille, joten niiden virrankuljetusominaisuuksia pystytään suhteellisen helposti muokkaamaan. Aromaattiset molekyylit esimerkiksi vuorovaikuttavat hiilinanoputken kanssa pii-pii -vuorovaikutusten välityksellä, jolloin molekyylien ja hiilinanoputken välillä voi tapahtua varausten siirtoa. Varausten siirtyminen taas muuttaa hiilinanoputken Fermi-tasoa ja vaikuttaa putken virrankuljetusominaisuuksiin. Myös atomeja voidaan kiinnittää hiilinanoputken seinämiin esimerkiksi sähköstaattisten vuorovaikutusten avulla, jolloin varausten siirron ja Fermi-tason muutoksen myötä putken virrankuljetusominaisuudet muuttuvat. Näid…