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View article: Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant: Unravelling Problems and Proposing Solutions
Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant: Unravelling Problems and Proposing Solutions Open
Microplastics (MPs) are detected ubiquitously in aquatic environments worldwide, with wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) serving as significant pathways for their entry. This study investigates MP removal efficiency and suggests improveme…
View article: Water-Energy Nexus Flow Analysis of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Thailand
Water-Energy Nexus Flow Analysis of a Wastewater Treatment Plant in Thailand Open
The Wastewater Treatment Plant in Thailand plays a vital role in treating raw domestic wastewater. As the demand for treating wastewater grows, the energy requirements associated with treatment processes become essential. This study aims t…
View article: Waste management developments in the last five decades: Asian perspective
Waste management developments in the last five decades: Asian perspective Open
Solid waste management was explored in Asia’s last five decades, and the issues and challenges were identified. Waste generation has increased in all nations in the previous 50 years, although more recently, a declining trend has been obse…
View article: Operation of Different Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Modules for the Treatment of High-Strength Wastewater to Enhance the Recovery of Clean Water—A Case Study in Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Operation of Different Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane Modules for the Treatment of High-Strength Wastewater to Enhance the Recovery of Clean Water—A Case Study in Bac Ninh, Vietnam Open
In this study, a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Vietnam receiving high-strength wastewater with COD of about 30,000 mg/L and various heavy metals from industries was treated by different RO membrane modules in order to meet the strin…
View article: Influence of climate on seawater quality and green mussel production
Influence of climate on seawater quality and green mussel production Open
This study aimed to investigate the relationships between atmospheric parameters, seawater quality and green mussel production which were cultured in pond, estuary and coastal areas. Seawater and mussel samples were collected from mussel f…
View article: Microplastics pollution in selected rivers from Southeast Asia
Microplastics pollution in selected rivers from Southeast Asia Open
Microplastics have been found in all hemispheres of the world. However, studies on microplastics are mainly conducted in Europe, North America, and East Asia. Few studies are reported in the Southeast Asian region, where a large number of …
View article: Sustainable Utilization of Sewage Sludge through the Synthesis of Liquid Fertilizer
Sustainable Utilization of Sewage Sludge through the Synthesis of Liquid Fertilizer Open
In a world with a growing human population, resources are becoming increasingly scarce. To ensure food supply, fertilizers are often used to accelerate growth when planting agricultural products. Sewage sludge (SS), containing as high as 1…
View article: Enhancement of Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste using Thermal Pretreatment
Enhancement of Methane Production in Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste using Thermal Pretreatment Open
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an energy production process and food waste is a potential feedstock. The main biochemical reactions are Hydrolysis, Acidogenesis, Acetogenesis, and Methanogenesis. The hydrolysis step acts as the rate-limiting …
View article: Identification of Micro-plastic Contamination in Drinking Water Treatment Plants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Identification of Micro-plastic Contamination in Drinking Water Treatment Plants in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Open
Micro-plastics (MP) contamination in drinking water has become a global concern. Its negative impacts on human health have been reported. This study identified the presence of MP in two different drinking water treatment plants (WTP) in Ph…
View article: Microplastics Contamination in a High Population Density Area of the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok
Microplastics Contamination in a High Population Density Area of the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok Open
Microplastics (MPs) are distributed globally, including in aquatic environments. While a large number of studies on MPs in marine environments have been performed, few studies are available in freshwater environments. Therefore, the distri…
View article: Characterization of Pb-tolerant Plant-growth-promoting Endophytic Bacteria for Biosorption Potential, Isolated from Roots of Pb Excluders Grown in Different Habitats
Characterization of Pb-tolerant Plant-growth-promoting Endophytic Bacteria for Biosorption Potential, Isolated from Roots of Pb Excluders Grown in Different Habitats Open
Bioremediation using metal-tolerant plant-growth-promoting endophytic bacteria has been studied. The biosorption potential of endophytic bacteria isolated from roots of non-metalliferous Pb excluders (Acacia mangiumand Eucalyptus camaldule…
View article: Challenges and opportunities to approach zero waste for municipal solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City
Challenges and opportunities to approach zero waste for municipal solid waste management in Ho Chi Minh City Open
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is a mega city with a total population of more than ten million. The quantity of solid waste generated has been increasing significantly over the past two decades, and the average generated solid waste was 1,164 ton…
View article: Identification of Micro-plastics (MPs) in Conventional Tap Water Sourced from Thailand
Identification of Micro-plastics (MPs) in Conventional Tap Water Sourced from Thailand Open
In a period when MP contamination of drinking water is a great concern, this study focused on the size- and morphology-based count, and polymeric identification of plastic particles in tap water sourced from Thailand. A total of 45 human c…
View article: Electrochemical reduction of different Ag(<scp>i</scp>)-containing solutions in bioelectrochemical systems for recovery of silver and simultaneous power generation
Electrochemical reduction of different Ag(<span>i</span>)-containing solutions in bioelectrochemical systems for recovery of silver and simultaneous power generation Open
Different Ag(i) solutions can be successfully reduced electrochemically to form Ag0 deposits with dendritic and cubic structure at the cathode surface.
View article: Activity of Carbon-Based Solid Acid Catalyst Derived from Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Esterification of Palmitic Acid
Activity of Carbon-Based Solid Acid Catalyst Derived from Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for Esterification of Palmitic Acid Open
The activity of a heterogeneous solid acid catalyst derived from palm empty fruit bunch, synthesized through the direct in-situ H2SO4 impregnation was investigated for the esterification of palmitic acid. The prepared catalyst was characte…
View article: Silver Recovery and Power Generation from Ammonia Chelated Silver Solution in a Bio-Electrochemical Reactor
Silver Recovery and Power Generation from Ammonia Chelated Silver Solution in a Bio-Electrochemical Reactor Open
Silver has valuable features and limited availability, and thus recovery from wastewater or aqueous solutions plays an important role in environmental protection and economic profits. In this study, silver recovery along with power generat…
View article: Apiaceae Family Plants as Low-Cost Adsorbents for the Removal of Lead Ion from Water Environment
Apiaceae Family Plants as Low-Cost Adsorbents for the Removal of Lead Ion from Water Environment Open
Adsorbents prepared from the three selected plants from Apiaceae famaily commonly known as parsley, coriander and culantro were observed to remove lead from aqueous solutions. Batch experiments were conducted to study the effect of dosage,…
View article: Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures for Maize Production in East Sikkim, India
Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation Measures for Maize Production in East Sikkim, India Open
An investigation was carried out to assess the impacts of climate change on rainfed maize yield using a yield response to water stress model (AquaCrop) and to identify suitable adaptation options to minimize the negative impacts on maize y…
View article: Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil Using Transesterification, withthe KOH on Carbon Support from Waste Material and Egg Shell, as the Catalyst
Production of Biodiesel from Waste Cooking Oil Using Transesterification, withthe KOH on Carbon Support from Waste Material and Egg Shell, as the Catalyst Open
Microwave assisted transesterification of waste cooking oil (WCO) is carried out in the presence of KOH on carbonized waste coconut shell support (KOH/CS), and CaO derived from waste egg shell (CaO-ES). The effect of reaction temperature o…
View article: Manganese- and Iron-Doped Zinc Oxide for Photocatalytic Degradation of Recalcitrant Dyes
Manganese- and Iron-Doped Zinc Oxide for Photocatalytic Degradation of Recalcitrant Dyes Open
Mn- and Fe-doped ZnO are synthesized by modified sol-gel method. The as-synthesized catalysts are characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectro…
View article: Humic Acid Degradation by ZnO Photocatalyst
Humic Acid Degradation by ZnO Photocatalyst Open
Humic acid (HA) is universally present in soils and natural water resources in a yellow-brown form. HA can react with chlorine during drinking water treatment and produce disinfection byproducts (DBPs), such as trihalomethanes (THMs) and h…