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View article: Enhancing electro-Fenton-based tertiary treatment for tannery effluent via Response Surface Methodology
Enhancing electro-Fenton-based tertiary treatment for tannery effluent via Response Surface Methodology Open
This study focuses on improving advanced oxidation methods as a final treatment for tannery wastewater. The goal was to find the best conditions for an electrochemical peroxidation (ECP) process that removes COD and color from tannery effl…
View article: Continuous Serpentine Plug-Flow Reactor for Secondary Tannery Effluent Treatment Via Electrochemical System at Pilot Scale
Continuous Serpentine Plug-Flow Reactor for Secondary Tannery Effluent Treatment Via Electrochemical System at Pilot Scale Open
View article: Impact of Phosphate Limitation on Phbv Production and Microbial Community Dynamics Fed with Synthetic Fermentation Digestate
Impact of Phosphate Limitation on Phbv Production and Microbial Community Dynamics Fed with Synthetic Fermentation Digestate Open
View article: Recycling polyamide 6 fishing nets and carbon fibers for the development of novel sustainable composites: Properties and LCA process analysis
Recycling polyamide 6 fishing nets and carbon fibers for the development of novel sustainable composites: Properties and LCA process analysis Open
Fishing nets and related gear account for approximately 20% of the total plastic waste in the ocean, amounting to around 640,000 tons per year. Efforts are underway to develop circular economy strategies for the reuse and recycling of mari…
View article: Identifying technologies in circular economy paradigm through text mining on scientific literature
Identifying technologies in circular economy paradigm through text mining on scientific literature Open
Technological innovation serves as the catalyst for the shift towards circular practices. Technologies not only address technical challenges, facilitating the transition to a more circular economy, but they also enhance business efficiency…
View article: Optimization of a Fenton-based process as a tertiary treatment of tannery wastewater through response surface methodology
Optimization of a Fenton-based process as a tertiary treatment of tannery wastewater through response surface methodology Open
View article: Environmental assessment of gasification and green hydrogen potential role in waste management decarbonization
Environmental assessment of gasification and green hydrogen potential role in waste management decarbonization Open
Achieving sustainability involves implementing a circular economy model and decarbonizing the waste management sector. The development of innovative technologies that enable the reduction of emissions and resource recovery is one of the se…
View article: Influence of Aeration Rate on Uncoupled Fed Mixed Microbial Cultures for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production
Influence of Aeration Rate on Uncoupled Fed Mixed Microbial Cultures for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production Open
The use of residual streams as feedstock for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) is growing steadily, as it allows the valorization of waste and nutrients otherwise disposed of and the potential production of a biodegradable bio…
View article: Comparing the effects of Al-based coagulants in waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion: Methane yield, kinetics and sludge implications
Comparing the effects of Al-based coagulants in waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion: Methane yield, kinetics and sludge implications Open
View article: A Fenton-based approach at neutral and un-conditioned pH for recalcitrant COD removal in tannery wastewater: Experimental test and sludge characterization
A Fenton-based approach at neutral and un-conditioned pH for recalcitrant COD removal in tannery wastewater: Experimental test and sludge characterization Open
The combination of raw animal skin manufacturing processes involves the use of large amounts of chemicals, resulting in the generation of complex and highly polluted tannery wastewater. In this context, the high concentration of chloride i…
View article: Removal of heavy metals from dredging marine sediments via electrokinetic hexagonal system: A pilot study in Italy
Removal of heavy metals from dredging marine sediments via electrokinetic hexagonal system: A pilot study in Italy Open
Among the several treatment options, electrokinetic (EK) remediation is recognized as an effective technique for the removal of heavy metals from low-permeability porous matrices. However, most of the EK decontamination research reported w…
View article: Optimization of a Fenton-Based Process as a Tertiary Treatment of Tannery Wastewater Through Response Surface Methodology
Optimization of a Fenton-Based Process as a Tertiary Treatment of Tannery Wastewater Through Response Surface Methodology Open
View article: Valorization of biogas from the anaerobic co-treatment of sewage sludge and organic waste: Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of different recovery strategies
Valorization of biogas from the anaerobic co-treatment of sewage sludge and organic waste: Life cycle assessment and life cycle costing of different recovery strategies Open
View article: Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Rhodopseudomonas sp. S16-VOGS3 cells grown in digested sludge
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) production by Rhodopseudomonas sp. S16-VOGS3 cells grown in digested sludge Open
The biomass produced by cultivating photosynthetic bacteria could be used for a variety of applications, such as feedstock for laying hens and/or bioplastic production. To achieve high productivity, it is important to optimize certain crit…
View article: Wet Anaerobic Codigestion of Sewage Sludge and OFMSW in Pilot-Scale Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors: Focus on the Reactor Microbial Communities
Wet Anaerobic Codigestion of Sewage Sludge and OFMSW in Pilot-Scale Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors: Focus on the Reactor Microbial Communities Open
Dark fermentation (DF) is a simple method for hydrogen (H2) production through the valorization of various organic wastes that can be used as feedstock. In particular, an organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) is a fermentation …
View article: Keu Contamination in Tuscany: The Life Cycle Assessment of Remediation Project as a Decision Support Tool for Local Administration
Keu Contamination in Tuscany: The Life Cycle Assessment of Remediation Project as a Decision Support Tool for Local Administration Open
In this study, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted on a project to clean up a heavy metals-contaminated site located in central Italy (Tuscany) in order to define the less impactful solution. The study evaluated the contamination i…
View article: Hydrogen Production by Immobilized Rhodopseudomonas sp. Cells in Calcium Alginate Beads
Hydrogen Production by Immobilized Rhodopseudomonas sp. Cells in Calcium Alginate Beads Open
The present investigation concerns the potentiality of Rhodopseudomonas sp. cells to produce clean energy such as molecular hydrogen (H2). The abovementioned goal could be reached by improving the capability of purple non-sulfur bacteria t…
View article: Planning the centralization level in wastewater collection and treatment: A review of assessment methods
Planning the centralization level in wastewater collection and treatment: A review of assessment methods Open
Centralized wastewater treatment has been the favorite wastewater treatment strategy until a few decades ago, in order to exploit each possible scale economy. Nowadays, water stress and resource scarcity, due to population growth and clima…
View article: Dry Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste: Biogas Production Optimization by Reducing Ammonia Inhibition
Dry Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste: Biogas Production Optimization by Reducing Ammonia Inhibition Open
The aim of this work is to optimize biogas production from thermophilic dry anaerobic digestion (AD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) by comparing various operational strategies to reduce ammonia inhibition. A pilot…
View article: Multilinear Regression Model for Biogas Production Prediction from Dry Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW
Multilinear Regression Model for Biogas Production Prediction from Dry Anaerobic Digestion of OFMSW Open
The aim of this study was to develop a multiple linear regression (MLR) model to predict the specific methane production (SMP) from dry anaerobic digestion (AD) of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW). A data set from an e…
View article: Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Plug-Flow Reactors: Focus on Bacterial Community Metabolic Pathways
Anaerobic Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste in Plug-Flow Reactors: Focus on Bacterial Community Metabolic Pathways Open
The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of a pilot-scale plug-flow reactor (PFR) as a biorefinery system to recover chemicals (i.e., volatile fatty acids (VFAs)), and biogas during the dry thermophilic anaerobic digestion (…
View article: Plug-flow reactor for volatile fatty acid production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: Influence of organic loading rate
Plug-flow reactor for volatile fatty acid production from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste: Influence of organic loading rate Open
View article: Recovery Strategies of Contaminated Marine Sediments: A Life Cycle Assessment
Recovery Strategies of Contaminated Marine Sediments: A Life Cycle Assessment Open
This study performed a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on recovery strategies of dredged contaminated marine sediments in a large Mediterranean port located in central Italy (Tuscany) in order to find the most environmentally sound solution. T…
View article: Energy recovery from biowaste: influence of hydraulic retention time on biogas production in dry-anaerobic digestion
Energy recovery from biowaste: influence of hydraulic retention time on biogas production in dry-anaerobic digestion Open
The hydraulic retention time (HRT) is a key parameter in dry-anaerobic digestion to set during the reactor configuration in order to achieve the optimal biogas production. For this reason, the study compared the results of two experimental…
View article: Methane Oxidation Efficiency in Biofiltration Systems with Different Moisture Content Treating Diluted Landfill Gas
Methane Oxidation Efficiency in Biofiltration Systems with Different Moisture Content Treating Diluted Landfill Gas Open
This study investigates the influence of moisture content on the potential oxidation efficiency of methane (CH4) of biofiltration systems treating landfill gas containing high oxygen concentrations. Column tests filled with compost with di…
View article: Landfill GHG Reduction through Different Microbial Methane Oxidation Biocovers
Landfill GHG Reduction through Different Microbial Methane Oxidation Biocovers Open
Emissions from daily and final covers of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills can produce significant impacts on local and global environments. Simplifying, landfills can cause local impacts with odor emissions and global impacts with GHG…
View article: Mitigation of Methane, NMVOCs and Odor Emissions in Active and Passive Biofiltration Systems at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
Mitigation of Methane, NMVOCs and Odor Emissions in Active and Passive Biofiltration Systems at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Open
Biofiltration systems are emerging technological solutions for the removal of methane and odors from landfill gas when flaring is no longer feasible. This work analyzed and compared two full-scale biofiltration systems: biofilter and biowi…
View article: Evaluation of MSW Compost and Digestate Mixtures for a Circular Economy Application
Evaluation of MSW Compost and Digestate Mixtures for a Circular Economy Application Open
In order to obtain a product with agronomic characteristics and biological stability consistent with the EU fertilizer decree for the market of EU fertilising products three different mixtures obtained from sludge digestate from municipal …
View article: Bromatological, Proximate and Ultimate Analysis of OFMSW for Different Seasons and Collection Systems
Bromatological, Proximate and Ultimate Analysis of OFMSW for Different Seasons and Collection Systems Open
In order to study the quality of organic fractions of municipal solid waste (OFMSW), five different municipalities in Tuscany were chosen for sampling according to the peculiarities of their collection systems. The five collection systems …
View article: Biodrying of the Light Fraction from Anaerobic Digestion Pretreatment in Order to Increase the Total Recovery Rate
Biodrying of the Light Fraction from Anaerobic Digestion Pretreatment in Order to Increase the Total Recovery Rate Open
Two pilot-scale tests were carried out to assess if biodrying could be an effective process for the treatment of light fraction produced by an hydromechanical pre-treatment in an anaerobic digestion plant. The trials were performed using t…