In this paper, a method of Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration (MEUF) with Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is proposed to remove phosphate ions from treated domestic wastewaters from the reclamation station of University Campus of Toledo (Spain). This technique is able to reach phosphate rejection coefficients higher than 99% (a phosphate concentration in permeate of 1 mg/L if feed conc...

The need to reduce energy input and enhance energy recovery from wastewater is driving renewed interest in high-rate activated sludge treatment (i.e. short hydraulic and solids retention times (HRT and SRT, respectively)). This process generates short SRT activated sludge stream, which should be highly degradable. However, the evaluation of anaerobic digestion of short SRT sludge has been limit...

A 20–L attached–growth anaerobic system with floating plastic Ballast rings as a medium has been studied for swine wastewater [chemical oxygen demand (COD) = 1,925 to 2,033 mg/L; total suspended solids (TSS) = 1,051 to 1,184 mg/L] treatment at the mesophilic temperature of 353C. The plastic Ballast rings had a specific surface area of 108 m2/m3 and a density of 0.98 g/cm3 and filled the upper h...

Bushfire smoke can affect the composition and sensory properties of grapes and wines, in some cases leading to wines which exhibit undesirable "smoky", "ashy" and "medicinal" characters. This study investigated the extent to which fruit maturity (i.e., ripeness) influences the perception of smoke taint in wine. Two white grape varieties (Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc) and two red grape varieti...

The operation of an activated sludge process at a paper mill (AIPM) in Hedera, Israel, was often characterized by disturbances. As part of a research and development project, a study on new biological treatment was initiated. The study included the operation of three pilot units: a. anaerobic treatment by upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB); b. aerobic treatment by two pilot units including ...

This work investigated the feasibility of treating micro-polluted surface water for drinking water production with a bio-diatomite dynamic membrane reactor (BDDMR) at lab-scale in continuous-flow mode. Results indicate that the BDDMR was effective in removing COD(Mn), DOC, UV(254), NH(3)-N and trihalomethanes' formation potential (THMFP) at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 3.5h due to its hi...

A L T H O U G H in vitro and in vivo rumen studies of cellulose digestion and volatile fatty acid production are numerous (Johnson, 1966), a paucity of information is available on the bioenergetics of tureen digestion. From four in vitro fermentations, in which the heat of combustion of substrate and the products was determined, Marston (1948) concluded that the heat of rumen fermentation of pu...

The fate of indicator bacteria, a bacterial pathogen, and total aerobic bacteria during aerobic and anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge under laboratory conditions was determined. Correlation coefficients were calculated between physical and chemical parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, total solids, and volatile solids) and either the daily change in bacterial numbers or the per...

This work experimentally elucidates the efficiencies of sono-alkalization treatment on municipal sewage sludge. The total solids (TS) concentration of the sewage sludge was pre-adjusted at 29.7 g/L. Two parameters such as sodium hydroxide (NaOH) dosage and sonication time were considered by the central composite design (CCD) program to investigate the effect on the degradation of phthalate acid...

Apple cider, with (0.1%) and without potassium sorbate, was packaged in 3 different materials to evaluate the effects of irradiation (2 kGy) and storage on flavor. Irradiated apple cider samples were compared with unirradiated samples stored in glass jars. Volatile flavor compounds, soluble solids, and titratable acidity were determined weekly throughout 3 wk of refrigerated storage. Oxygen per...