Improved anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent and biogas production by ultrasonication pretreatment

MH Isa, LP Wong, MJK Bashir, N Shafiq… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a highly polluted wastewater that consists of a high organic
content of 4–5% total solids; a potential renewable energy source. A waste to energy study …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound assisted preparation, characterization and adsorption study of ternary chitosan-ZnO-TiO2 nanocomposite: Advantage over conventional method

BA Bhanvase, A Veer, SR Shirsath… - Ultrasonics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present work, the synthesis of ternary chitosan/zinc oxide/titanium dioxide (CTS-ZnO-
TiO 2) nanocomposite was carried out with the use of mechanical stirring (conventional) and …

Combination of air-dispersion cathode with sacrificial iron anode generating Fe2+ Fe3+ 2O4 nanostructures to degrade paracetamol under ultrasonic irradiation

R Mirzaee, RDC Soltani, A Khataee… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, ultrasound (US) was coupled with an electrochemical process (ECP)
consisting of a novel cathode of carbon cloth (CC)-carbon black (CB) as the nano-composite …

[HTML][HTML] CO2-enhanced dehydrogenation of ethane over sonochemically synthesized Cr/clinoptilolite-ZrO2 nanocatalyst: Effects of ultrasound irradiation and ZrO2 …

F Rahmani, M Haghighi, S Mahboob - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
CO 2-enhanced oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane was investigated over sonochemically
synthesized Cr/clinoptilolite-ZrO 2 nanocatalyst with the aim of assessing the effect of …

Periodate-assisted pulsed sonocatalysis of real textile wastewater in the presence of MgO nanoparticles: Response surface methodological optimization

RDC Soltani, M Safari - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The improvement of sonocatalytic treatment of real textile wastewater in the presence of
MgO nanoparticles was the main goal of the present study. According to our preliminary …

Coupling effect of ozone/ultrasound with coagulation for improving NOM and turbidity removal from surface water

P Setareh, SM Khezri, H Hossaini… - Journal of Water Process …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effects of ultrasound–ozonation (US/O 3) pretreatment combined
with coagulation on the natural organic matter (NOM) and turbidity removal from surface …

Decomposition of ibuprofen in water via an electrochemical process with nano-sized carbon black-coated carbon cloth as oxygen-permeable cathode integrated with …

RDC Soltani, M Mashayekhi - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The main aim of the present investigation was the treatment of ibuprofen (IBP)-polluted
aquatic phase using a novel oxygen-permeable cathode (OPC)-equipped electrochemical …

Separation and characterization of NOM intermediates along AOP oxidation

AM García, RA Torres-Palma, LA Galeano… - … of advanced oxidation …, 2019 - Springer
Removal of natural organic matter (NOM) in drinking water treatment systems has been a
matter of thorough study in recent years. NOM affects organoleptic properties of water and …

Macadamia nutshell biochar for nitrate removal: Effect of biochar preparation and process parameters

S Bakly, RA Al-Juboori, L Bowtell - C, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agricultural runoff is a major cause of degradation to freshwater sources. Nitrate is of
particular interest, due to the abundant use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in agricultural …

An innovative approach to the application of ultrasounds to remove polyethylene microspheres from activated sludge

CB Alvim, MA Bes-Piá, JA Mendoza-Roca - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the secondary treatment of Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) previous studies
have reported that microplastics (MPs), which correspond to plastic fragments smaller than 5 …