A phytoremediation experiment was carried out with kerosene as a model for total petroleum hydrocarbons. constructed wetland of barley exposed to pollutants at varying concentrations (1, 2, and 3% v/v) in subsurface flow (SSF) system. After period 42 days exposure, it found that the average ability eliminate ranged from 56.5% 61.2%, highest removal obtained concentration 1% v/v. The analysis in...

Ginger waste material (GWM) has been utilized as adsorbent for removal of hazardousPatent Blue VF (PBVF) dye from aqueous solution. Batch adsorption experiments wereperformed as a function of pH, contact time, dye concentration, adsorbent dose and temperature.The optimum pH required for the maximum adsorption was found to be 2. The experimentalequilibrium adsorption data were tested using Langm...

A discrete-time model is proposed for continuous-time repetitive process. Model is calculated based on the zero order hold on input approach and trapezoidal approximation of output signal on input to the state equation. Numerical examples are presented. Copyright © 2005 IFAC

Kinetics of iron(II)and manganese(II)-catalyzed oxidation of S(IV) in seawater were studied here to provide theoretical support for the flue gas desulfurization process (SFGD). Experiments were carried out with artificial seawater and acetic buffer. Results indicated that the reaction order with respect to dissolved oxygen is zero. However, the reaction order with respect to S(IV) is variable: ...

a Center for Natural and Technological Hazards and Department of Geography, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA b United States Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Research Station, BioSciences East Building, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA c Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA d Department of Soil, Water and Environmen...

The aim of this study was to formulate and evaluate microencapsulated controlled release preparations of a highly water/soluble drug, salbutamol sulphate by (water in oil) in oil emulsion technique using ethyl cellulose as the retardant material. Various processing and formulation parameters such as drug/polymer ratio, stirring speed, volume of processing medium were optimized to maximize the e...

Primary ethanol metabolism occurs through alcohol dehydrogenase, but minor metabolic pathways such as the P450 enzymes CYP2E1 and CYP1A2 and the enzyme catalase exist. These enzymes have distinct developmental stages. Elimination kinetics of ethanol in the infant is limited. We report the elimination kinetics of ethanol in a 5-week-old African-American male who had a serum ethanol level of 270 ...

Abstract Woodchip bioreactors are capable of removing nitrate from agricultural runoff and subsurface tile drain water, alleviating human health hazards harmful discharge to the environment. Water pumped sumps nearby ditches or channels could be cost-effectively diverted through a woodchip bioreactor remove prior into local waterways. Sizing achieve targeted outlet concentrations within minimum...

Drug carriers capable of releasing drugs at a constant rate, or following zero-order kinetics, can lead to the best control of plasma drug concentration. Here we demonstrated that zero-order release of polyphenolic drugs, including tannic acid, epigallocatechin gallate, proanthocyanidins, and theaflavin-3'-gallate, could be achieved using hydrogen-bonded layer-by-layer films as the drug carrier...

Kinetics of zero-valent iron remediation of two azo dyes in aqueous solution were investigated. Both show pseudo first-order reaction kinetics. Typical apparent reaction rate constants (k) are 0.70 min"' at 33.3 revolutions per second, k decreases with both increased pH and initial dissolved oxygen content increased over 5 mg l", but increases with both increasing iron conc­ entration and mixin...