Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 1743 - 1743
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
The
treatment
of
dairy
industry
effluents
poses
a
significant
challenge
from
the
environmental
point
view
because
its
high
organic
load.
In
this
work,
aqueous
phase
reforming
lactose
was
investigated
as
representative
model
compound
for
production
renewable
hydrogen.
tests
were
conducted
using
two
different
scenarios:
first
one
is
referred
to
direct
(APR);
second
proposed
pre-hydrogenation
step,
followed
by
APR.
implementation
reactive
pretreatment
allowed
minimizing
solid
by-product
formation
with
respect
APR,
where
most
initial
carbon
ended
up
residue.
in
range
180–220
°C,
Ru-based
catalysts.
best
scenario
(using
5%
Ru/C),
reduced
95%,
and
70%
converted
into
gaseous
compounds,
hence
contributing
removal
content
wastewater
while
producing
an
energy
carrier.
Moreover,
hydrogen
selectivity
increased
(with
2.5%
APR),
thanks
hindering
homogeneous
reaction
pathways
that
do
not
lead
production.
Finally,
energetic
analysis
assess
possibility
coupling
APR
quantifying
percentage
which
may
be
produced
situ
satisfy
industrial
duties.
Agronomy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 1187 - 1187
Published: April 23, 2023
Due
to
climate
change,
2/3
of
the
world’s
population
will
face
water
shortage
problems
by
2025,
while
a
50%
increase
in
food
production
is
required
2050
feed
nine
billion
people.
In
addition,
intensified
anthropogenic
activities
have
significantly
increased
resource
pollution.
this
condition,
wastewater
reuse
for
crop
irrigation
reduce
scarcity
currently
becoming
global,
it
often
causes
soil
pollution
and
heavy
metal
accumulation
agricultural
areas.
This
situation
has
public
concern
over
its
environmental
impact.
Thus,
an
integrated
framework
was
conducted
discuss
status
availability
China,
treatment
systems,
potential
health
risks.
Avenues
new
research
toward
sustainable
agriculture
were
discussed.
We
emphasize
that
reduces
freshwater
deficit
increases
productivity.
However,
adequate
should
be
applied
before
use
adverse
impacts
on
human
risks
Facilities
policies
support
more
accessible
access
reclaimed
used
industries
urban
facilities
from
secondary
municipal
plants.
could
long-term
solution
eradicate
inefficient
resources
systems.
Nanomaterials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(2), P. 190 - 190
Published: Jan. 14, 2024
Developing
a
hybrid
process
for
wastewater
purification
is
of
utmost
importance
to
make
conventional
methods
more
efficient
and
faster.
Herein,
an
effective
visible
light-active
nickel-nickel
oxide/carbon/graphitic
carbon
nitride
(Ni-NiO/C/g-C3N4)-based
nanocatalyst
was
developed.
A
based
on
ozonation
Ni-NiO/C/g-C3N4
light
photocatalysis
applied
decolourize
the
Congo
red
(CR),
Alizarin
Red
S
(ARS),
real
dairy
industry
wastewater.
The
synthesized
catalyst
characterized
using
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM),
energy
dispersive
X-ray
spectroscopy
(EDX),
Χ-ray
powder
diffraction
(XRD),
photoelectron
(XPS),
UV-Vis
diffuse
reflectance
spectrophotometry
(UV-Vis
DRS).
factors
affecting
catalytic
were
evaluated,
including
contact
time,
solution
pH,
initial
dye
concentration,
etc.
degradation
rate
CR
ARS
compared
between
photocatalysis,
ozonation,
integrated
photocatalytic
(PC/O3)
methods.
results
showed
100%
within
5
min
40
min,
respectively,
by
PC/O3.
reusability
modified
four
successive
regenerations
achieved.
composite
could
be
considered
effective,
fast,
reusable
in
PC/O3
complete
decolourization
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(5), P. 1743 - 1743
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
The
treatment
of
dairy
industry
effluents
poses
a
significant
challenge
from
the
environmental
point
view
because
its
high
organic
load.
In
this
work,
aqueous
phase
reforming
lactose
was
investigated
as
representative
model
compound
for
production
renewable
hydrogen.
tests
were
conducted
using
two
different
scenarios:
first
one
is
referred
to
direct
(APR);
second
proposed
pre-hydrogenation
step,
followed
by
APR.
implementation
reactive
pretreatment
allowed
minimizing
solid
by-product
formation
with
respect
APR,
where
most
initial
carbon
ended
up
residue.
in
range
180–220
°C,
Ru-based
catalysts.
best
scenario
(using
5%
Ru/C),
reduced
95%,
and
70%
converted
into
gaseous
compounds,
hence
contributing
removal
content
wastewater
while
producing
an
energy
carrier.
Moreover,
hydrogen
selectivity
increased
(with
2.5%
APR),
thanks
hindering
homogeneous
reaction
pathways
that
do
not
lead
production.
Finally,
energetic
analysis
assess
possibility
coupling
APR
quantifying
percentage
which
may
be
produced
situ
satisfy
industrial
duties.
