Removing solid particles from ethanolic corn extracts by gravitational settling into a water layer has been studied as part of a project to develop a low cost method to extract ethanol-soluble protein from corn meal. Settling has several advantages over industrially proven methods of liquid/particle separation: (1) less expensive equipment; (2) particles that settle at different rates can be co...

Secondary settling tanks (SSTs) are the most hydraulically sensitive unit operations in biological wastewater treatment plants. The maximum permissible inflow to the plant depends on the efficiency of SSTs in separating and thickening the activated sludge. The flow conditions and solids distribution in SSTs can be predicted using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools. Despite extensive studi...

In this paper we describe two sensors for measurement of particle size-distribution and settling-velocity distribution. These measurements are critical to the correct estimation of the true sediment concentration in the ®eld, as well as to evaluating models for transport rates of sediments. A multi-angle measurement of laser scattering is made and inverted to obtain the particle size distributi...

The activities of Fulani nomads in Ghana have gained considerable media attention and engendered continuing public debate. In this paper, we analyze the prejudiced portrayals Ghanaian news media, how these contribute to an exclusionist a discriminatory discourse that puts at margins society. study employs critical analysis framework draws on dataset 160 articles, including stories, editorials o...

A top-loading settling column is described and used to characterize the settling properties of the solids in the discharge water from a commercial rainbow trout production facility. Mass-based and phosphorus-based settling curves are presented. The median settling velocity on a mass-basis for the settleable solids was 1.7 cm s. The median settling velocity for the settleable phosphorus was 1.15...