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The photolytic and photocatalytic degradation of p-chlorobenzoic acid (p-CBA) in aqueous solution were investigated using two kinds of low-pressure mercury lamps: one emitted at 254 nm and the other emitted at 254 nm and 185 nm. Both the photolytic and photocatalytic degradations of p-CBA followed pseudo first-order reaction rate form. The rate constants decreased with increase of initial concentration in VUV and TiO2/VUV. The TiO2/VUV was the most efficient process, in which rate constants was 3.0-6.5 times as that in TiO2/UV depending on the initial concentration. The gas bubbling efficiently improved the mass transfer and the kind of bubbling gas had evident influence on the reaction rate except in UV photolysis. TOC reduction rate was greatly reduced in VUV and TiO2/VUV processes when bubbled with nitrogen gas, it was no more than one third of that when bubbled with oxygen, however, the degradation rate of p-CBA was not affected by bubbled nitrogen so greatly.
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PMID:Photocatalysis of p-chlorobenzoic acid in aqueous solution under irradiation of 254 nm and 185 nm UV light. 1549 67

Ozonation of the azo dye Cationic Red X-GRL was investigated in a bubble column reactor at varying operating parameters such as oxygen flow rate, temperature, initial Cationic Red X-GRL concentration, and pH. The conversion of dye increased with the increasing of pH and oxygen flow rate. As the reaction rate constant and the volumetric mass transfer coefficient increase while the ozone equilibrium concentration decreases with the temperature, there is a minimum conversion of dye at 25 degrees C. The increasing of initial dye concentration leads to a decreasing conversion of dye while the ozonation rate increases. The formation of intermediates and the variation of pH, TOC, and nitrate ion during ozonation were investigated by the use of some analytical instruments such as GC/MS, GC, and IC. The intermediates of weak organic acids lower the pH value of the solution. The probable degradation mechanism of the Cationic Red X-GRL in aqueous solution was deliberated with the aid of Molecular Orbital calculations. The N(12)-C(13) site in Cationic Red X-GRL, instead of the N(6)-N(7) site, is found to be the principal site for ozone cycloaddition in the degradation processes. During the degradation process, among the six nitrogen atoms of Cationic Red X-GRL, one is transferred into a nitrate ion, one is converted into an amine compound, and the remaining four are transformed into two molecules of nitrogen.
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PMID:Ozonation of Cationic Red X-GRL in aqueous solution: degradation and mechanism. 1550 79

Orange II, C.I. Acid Orange 7 (AO7), is oxidatively decolorized via catalytic oxidation by iron(III) phthalocyanine-tetrasulfonic acid (Fe(III)-PcTS) as a biomimetic catalyst and KHSO(5) as an oxygen donor. The nature of the decolorization of AO7 was investigated in the catalyst concentration range of 10-50 microM, in which the initial concentration of AO7 was 417 mg l(-1). A 99.6% decolorization was observed at [KHSO(5)] = 2.5 mM and [Fe(III)-PcTS] = 20 microM after a 3-h reaction period. However, the fact that only 4.9% of the TOC was removed indicated that the conversion to CO(2) was incomplete. The results of a total organic nitrogen analysis of the reaction mixture showed that the nitrogen in the azo chain was mainly converted to N(2) gas. In addition, 38.6% of the AO7 was converted to 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene, and 21.4% to p-phenolsulfonic acid. These results indicate that the degradation via this catalytic system involves the conversion of AO7 to phenolic compounds, followed by N(2) production. In addition, a Microtox test showed that toxicity of the solution increased as a result of AO7 oxidation using this catalytic system.
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PMID:Decolorization of orange II by catalytic oxidation using iron (III) phthalocyanine-tetrasulfonic acid. 1551 89

Separately collected urine ("yellow water") can be utilized as fertilizer. In order to decrease storage volumes and energy consumption for yellow water transport to fields, enrichment of nutrients in yellow water has to be considered. Laboratory-scale batch freeze concentration of yellow water has been tested in ice-front freezing apparatus: a stirred vessel and a falling film freeze concentrator (coolant temperatures: -6 to -16 degrees C). With progressing enrichment of the liquid concentrate, the frozen ice was increasingly contaminated with yellow water constituents (ammonia, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, TOC, and salts determined as conductivity). The higher the initial salinity of the yellow water and the lower the mechanical agitation of the liquid phase contacting the growing ice front, the more the frozen ice was contaminated. The results indicate, that in ice-front freezing devices multistage processes are necessary, i.e. the melted ice phase has to be purified (and the concentrates must be further enriched) in a second or even in a third stage. Energy consumption of this process is very high. However, technical scale suspension freeze concentration is reasonable in centralized ecological sanitation schemes if the population exceeds 0.5 million and distance of yellow water transportation to fields is more than 80 km.
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PMID:Freeze concentration for enrichment of nutrients in yellow water from no-mix toilets. 1553 91

Amitrole (ATz, 3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazole) is a widely employed herbicide with strong estrogenic activity that can lead to abnormalities of the thyroid gland and can cause mutations. The photocatalytic transformation of ATz was carried out at the UV-irradiated TiO2/H2O interface, along with the triazole derivatives Tz (1H-1,2,4-triazole) and DaTz (3,5-diamino-1H-1,2,4-triazole) to assess the decomposition of these herbicides, to identify intermediates, and to elucidate some mechanistic details of the ATz degradation. Conversion of the nitrogens of these triazoles to NH4+ and/ or NO3- ions occurs competitively and depends on the number of amine functions on the five-membered triazole rings. Photomineralization of the substrates in terms of loss of nitrogen to NH4+/NO3- was rather low (ca. 25-40%) for each of the triazoles, whereas evolution of CO2 (loss of TOC) was more significant (60-70%), indicating considerable retention of nitrogen in the intermediate products. UV-Vis spectroscopy, TOC assays, FT-IR spectroscopy, proton NMR spectrometry, electrospray LC-MS, and molecular orbital calculations were brought to bear in assessing the temporal course of the photocatalyzed process(es). Results show that after cleavage of the triazole ring, the various intermediate fragments recombine to yield ring-expanded six-membered triazine intermediates, which slowly degrade to give the refractory cyanuric acid under the conditions used.
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PMID:Formation of refractory ring-expanded triazine intermediates during the photocatalyzed mineralization of the endocrine disruptor amitrole and related triazole derivatives at UV-irradiated TiO2/H2O interfaces. 1587 Dec 71

Controlled experiments were carried out in a mesoscale subsurface flow sand filter treating municipal wastewater from a single household. The system consisted of a 50 cm high vertical flow column (pre-filter) with unsaturated flow and a 3 m long horizontal subsurface flow unit (main filter) with saturated flow. Fluxes of nitrogen and carbon were analyzed in 4 different operating conditions (low and high loading, with and without the prefilter unit). Water samples were taken from the inlet, the outlet and within the sand filter at different depths and locations and analysed for water quality (Tot N, NO3-N, NH4-N, TOC, DOC, CODcr, BOD5, SS, pH, and EC) and dissolved gas content (N2O, CH4, and CO2). Emissions of N2O, CH4, and CO2 were measured with the closed-chamber technique adjacent to water quality sampling points. The results show that prefiltering in a vertical, unsaturated flow column changed the incoming ammonium to nitrate during low loading. During high loading part of the ammonium nitrified in the pre-filter was lost by denitrification. Within the horizontal main filter there were two pathways for the incoming nitrate: denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA).
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PMID:Analysis of nitrogen removal processes in a subsurface flow carbonate sand filter treating municipal wastewater. 1592 Dec 89

Based on the measurement of the concentration of nitrogen in four core sediments from Pear River Estuary, the forms and the depth-dependent changes characteristics of nitrogen were studied, and the possible sources of nitrogen in the sediments were discussed. The results indicate that the content of total nitrogen ranged from 850.62mg/kg to 2 340.85mg/kg, with mean content of 1 502.73mg/kg. There is a general tendency for an upward increase in core sediments, which is more evident in the middle than in two ends. Organic nitrogen had a range of content from 655.42mg/kg to 2 029.86mg/kg, with mean content of 1 187.86mg/kg. And the content of organic nitrogen decreases gradually with the increase of depth or lower in the middle than in two ends. The content of NH4-N was relatively high, ranging from 47.59mg/kg to 739.61mg/kg, with mean content of 271.69mg/kg, and increases obviously with the increase of depth. The TOC/TN ratios were most between 5 and 17, which show organic matter is the mixture of aquatic and terrestrial sources. The total nitrogen has distinct synchronization phenomenon with the organic nitrogen in sedimentation course,but has little relativity with the NH4-N. There is large difference of synchronization phenomenon between total nitrogen and NH4-N at different sites.
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PMID:[Distribution characteristics of nitrogen and its source in core sediments from Pearl River Estuary]. 1600 28

The photocatalytic degradation of methyl parathion was carried out using a circulating TiO2/UV reactor. The experimental results showed that parathion was more effectively degraded in the photocatalytic condition than the photolysis and TiO2-only condition. With photocatalysis, 10mg/l parathion was completely degraded within 60 min with a TOC decrease exceeding 90% after 150 min. The main ionic byproducts during photocatalysis were measured. The nitrogen from parathion was recovered mainly as NO3-, NO2- and NH4+, 80% of the sulfur as SO4(2-), and less than 5% of the phosphorus as PO4(3-). The organic intermediates 4-nitrophenol and paraoxon were also identified, and these were further degraded. Two different bioassays (Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna) were used to test the acute toxicity of solutions treated by photocatalysis and photolysis. A Microtox test using V. fischeri showed that the toxicity, expressed as the relative toxicity (%), was reduced almost completely after 90 min under photocatalysis, whereas only an 83% reduction was achieved with photolysis alone. Another toxicity test using D. magna also showed that the relative toxicity disappeared after 90 min under photocatalysis, whereas there was a 65% reduction in relative toxicity with photolysis alone. The pattern of toxicity reduction parallels the decrease in parathion and TOC concentrations.
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PMID:Degradation mechanism and the toxicity assessment in TiO2 photocatalysis and photolysis of parathion. 1605 12

A potential bacterial culture (P1), isolated from garden soil and identified as Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes-KPN, was used as a starter seed to develop the biomass in a completely mixed activated sludge (CMAS) reactor and the system was evaluated for treatment of wastewater containing pyridine. The results of this study indicate that pyridine could be degraded efficiently at a loading of 0.251 kg pyridine kg MLSS(-1) d(-1) (0.156 kg TOC kg MLSS(-1) d(-1)) and at an optimal hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24 h. Pyridine was used as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen by the biomass. Ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) was formed due to the metabolism of the pyridine ring. In the present investigation, the performance of CMAS with reference to pyridine biodegradation and the bio-kinetic constants for the biodegradation of pyridine, in a continuous system, were computed. The results indicate that a CMAS system inoculated with P. pseudoalcaligenes-KPN, under optimum conditions of HRT and pyridine loading, gives a yield coefficient of (Y) 0.29, decay coefficient (Kd) 0.0011 d(-1), maximum growth rate constant (mumax) 0.108 d(-1) and saturation rate constant (Ks) 5.37 mg L(-1) for pyridine.
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PMID:Biodegradation of pyridine in a completely mixed activated sludge process. 1608 81

A study (100 days duration) was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of an exotic earthworm species (epigeic-Eisenia foetida) for decomposition of different types of organic substrates (kitchen waste, agro-residues, institutional and industrial wastes including textile industry sludge and fibres) into valuable vermicompost. The percentage of, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium in vermicompost was found to increase while pH and total organic carbon declined as a function of the vermicomposting period. 4.4-5.8-fold increases in TKN was observed in different feed mixtures at the end of vermicomposting period. The increase in TKN for different feed substrates was found in the order: textile sludge>textile fibre=institutional waste>agro-residues>kitchen waste. Available Phosphorus increased 1.4 to 6.5-fold in different feed mixtures in comparison to control. Reduction in TOC was highest in agro-residues (3-fold) followed by kitchen waste (2.2-fold), institutional waste (1.7-fold) and textile industrial wastes (sludge, 1.5-fold and fibre, 1.68-fold) in earthworm-inoculated pots than control. The data reveals that vermicomposting (using E. foetida) is a suitable technology for the decomposition of different types of organic wastes (domestic as well as industrial) into value-added material.
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PMID:Vermicomposting of different types of waste using Eisenia foetida: a comparative study. 1616 39


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