Research Abstracts

Fast development of the coalbed natural gas (CBNG) industry in many parts of the western US has resulted in the co-production of potentially saline-sodic waters, hereafter referred to as CBNG water. Management of CBNG water is a major environmental challenge because of its quantity and quality. In t

Biodiesel can be used to reduce the emission pollution from diesel engines. The improvement of fuel properties through the use of (1% by wt) ozonated vegetable oil for neat biodiesel was evaluated. The pour point of biodiesel prepared from methanol transesterification of sunflower oil, linseed oil,

A new magnetic Cu(II) ion imprinted composite adsorbent (Cu(II)–MICA) was synthesized with waste fungal mycelium from industry, chitosan (CS) and Fe3O4 nanoparticles combining metal imprinting technology. It was compared with its corresponding single component and magnetic non-imprinted composite ad

The hybrid process of seawater desalting couples the reverse osmosis with the multi-stage flash process. The hybrid process is usually planned to improve the performance of MSF and reduce the cost of desalted water. Most of the studies on these plants refer to the parameters (both technical and econ

Durban is South Africa’s second most populous city and home adherents of many faiths, as well as a wide variety of political, cultural, religious, ethnic and environmental groups who might hold deep philosophical objections to wastewater reuse. It is also widely known that where wastewater recycling

Nitrate content has increased in Morocco, especially in underground water of agrarian areas. Several processes including degradation processes and separation processes can remove nitrate from water. Two separating processes were studied to remove nitrate from brackish underground water: adsorption o

Water scarcity in Mediterranean regions has led to projects that increase water resources by desalination. In this context, it is planned to expand and improve the drinking water treatment plant of the Llobregat River near Barcelona (Catalonia, NE Spain), building the largest electrodialysis reversa

Solar evaporators are an important component of systems for managing salts in agricultural drainage water. In California, solar evaporators have been integrated into on-farm drainage management (IFDM) systems as the final stage concentration process following sequential use of drainage water on incr

Calcium carbonate scale inhibition by three inhibitors, polyacrylic acid (PAA), aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid (ATMP) and polyamino polyether methylenephosphonate (PAPEMP), has been investigated by the bubbling method, and the calcium carbonate scales formed in the absence and presence of inhibito

Activated carbon was prepared from hazelnut husks with zinc chloride activation at 973 K in nitrogen atmosphere. BET surface area of the activated carbon was found 1092 m2g!1. The removal of Cu (II) and Pb (II) ions from aqueous solutions was studied by batch method. The effects of initial pH, conta