Pub Date : 2023-01-02DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2031322
R. Karale, D. V. Wadkar, M. Wagh
Pharmaceutical compounds 2-Aminopyridine were detected in drinking water, surface water, and groundwater. 2-Aminopyridine is a colourless solid used for manufacturing drugs, sulphapyridine which is extremely poisonous and carcinogenic. Its appearance in drinking water needs prior treatment to dispose of safely. Fenton, Photo-Fenton oxidation processes were carried out to degrade 2-Aminopyridine. Parameters like pH, the dosage of Hydrogen peroxide, and Iron are optimized for the effective degradation of a 2-Aminopyridine compound in water. The effect of the initial concentration (10-80) mg/L of a 2-Aminopyridine pharmaceutical compound on degradation was studied. Drug at initial concentration of 10 mg/L, 40 mg/L and 80 mg/L is 100% degraded in 30 mins,45 mins and 120 mins respectively. Similarly, COD removals of 94.6%, 88.6% and 81% were detected at 10 mg/L, 40 mg/L and 80 mg/L of initial drug dosage. The degradation was enhanced by photo-Fenton oxidation. Both the drug degradation and COD reduction were improved by UV-C-assisted photo-Fenton oxidation processes.
{"title":"Effect of hydrogen peroxide and ferrous ion on the degradation of 2-Aminopyridine","authors":"R. Karale, D. V. Wadkar, M. Wagh","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2031322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2031322","url":null,"abstract":"Pharmaceutical compounds 2-Aminopyridine were detected in drinking water, surface water, and groundwater. 2-Aminopyridine is a colourless solid used for manufacturing drugs, sulphapyridine which is extremely poisonous and carcinogenic. Its appearance in drinking water needs prior treatment to dispose of safely. Fenton, Photo-Fenton oxidation processes were carried out to degrade 2-Aminopyridine. Parameters like pH, the dosage of Hydrogen peroxide, and Iron are optimized for the effective degradation of a 2-Aminopyridine compound in water. The effect of the initial concentration (10-80) mg/L of a 2-Aminopyridine pharmaceutical compound on degradation was studied. Drug at initial concentration of 10 mg/L, 40 mg/L and 80 mg/L is 100% degraded in 30 mins,45 mins and 120 mins respectively. Similarly, COD removals of 94.6%, 88.6% and 81% were detected at 10 mg/L, 40 mg/L and 80 mg/L of initial drug dosage. The degradation was enhanced by photo-Fenton oxidation. Both the drug degradation and COD reduction were improved by UV-C-assisted photo-Fenton oxidation processes.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45967418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-15DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2155716
Azzedine Otmani, A. Hazzab, M. Atallah, C. Apollonio, A. Petroselli
This study presents a coupled application of hydrological and hydraulic models to reconstruct a flash flood event of the ungauged watercourse of Wadi Deffa, Algeria. The objective is to compare the performances of three hydrological models (rational method, EBA4SUB, HEC-HMS) and two hydraulic bidimensional models (HEC-RAS 2D, FLO-2D) by using the Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) data. The comparison between the observed and simulated flood areas showed satisfactorily performance of the EBA4SUB-FLO-2D approach compared to the other approaches. The analysis of the observed and simulated flood depths showed a good estimate using the approaches EBA4SUB-FLO-2D and EBA4SUB-HEC-RAS 2D. The best estimate of the two flood depth approaches is attributed to the hydrological model EBA4SUB in estimating the peak flow. The results demonstrate that the EBA4SUB-FLO-2D modeling approach can provide reliable data for the management of flood risks in the ungauged watersheds of the southwest region of Algeria.
{"title":"Using volunteered geographic information data for flood mapping – Wadi Deffa El Bayadh Algeria","authors":"Azzedine Otmani, A. Hazzab, M. Atallah, C. Apollonio, A. Petroselli","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2155716","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2155716","url":null,"abstract":"This study presents a coupled application of hydrological and hydraulic models to reconstruct a flash flood event of the ungauged watercourse of Wadi Deffa, Algeria. The objective is to compare the performances of three hydrological models (rational method, EBA4SUB, HEC-HMS) and two hydraulic bidimensional models (HEC-RAS 2D, FLO-2D) by using the Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) data. The comparison between the observed and simulated flood areas showed satisfactorily performance of the EBA4SUB-FLO-2D approach compared to the other approaches. The analysis of the observed and simulated flood depths showed a good estimate using the approaches EBA4SUB-FLO-2D and EBA4SUB-HEC-RAS 2D. The best estimate of the two flood depth approaches is attributed to the hydrological model EBA4SUB in estimating the peak flow. The results demonstrate that the EBA4SUB-FLO-2D modeling approach can provide reliable data for the management of flood risks in the ungauged watersheds of the southwest region of Algeria.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44119268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-27DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2144496
Albashir K. Elfaqih, Said O. Belhaj, Abualqasem M. Sawed
This paper investigated the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of using six different power plant configurations powered by renewable energy sources (RES), namely photovoltaic (PV) and wind to provide electricity to operate a reverse osmosis brackish groundwater desalination plant (BWRO) with a capacity of 2 m3/hr, and load power of 6.5 kW. The BWRO plant is located at the Libyan Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (LCSERS) in the city of Tajura. The six proposed power plants, backed-up with/out batteries and diesel generator were modeled and simulated using HOMER software. Optimal design configurations resulting from the simulation were then selected based on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present cost (NPC) appropriate to the operating conditions at the site. The study showed that the Grid-Connected photovoltaic power plant (PVGC) yielded the lowest levelized cost of water (LCOW), a direct consequence of its lower cost of energy.
{"title":"Feasibility assessment of a BWRO desalination plant powered by renewable energy sources","authors":"Albashir K. Elfaqih, Said O. Belhaj, Abualqasem M. Sawed","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2144496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2144496","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigated the technical, economic, and environmental aspects of using six different power plant configurations powered by renewable energy sources (RES), namely photovoltaic (PV) and wind to provide electricity to operate a reverse osmosis brackish groundwater desalination plant (BWRO) with a capacity of 2 m3/hr, and load power of 6.5 kW. The BWRO plant is located at the Libyan Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (LCSERS) in the city of Tajura. The six proposed power plants, backed-up with/out batteries and diesel generator were modeled and simulated using HOMER software. Optimal design configurations resulting from the simulation were then selected based on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present cost (NPC) appropriate to the operating conditions at the site. The study showed that the Grid-Connected photovoltaic power plant (PVGC) yielded the lowest levelized cost of water (LCOW), a direct consequence of its lower cost of energy.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48518334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-14DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2125092
M. Seyyedi, B. Ayati
Of different approaches for refinery effluent treatment, the application of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) (e.g. electro-Fenton) and nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) particles have been of great interest lately. Associated constraints with these methods inspired the design of a sequential hybrid system by which higher treatment efficiency and less energy consumption were acquired compared to a conventional system. The hybrid system consisted of an electro-Fenton and an nZVI slurry system working in sequence. Both sub-systems were first optimized using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM), and the hybrid system was then designed accordingly. 94.06% of COD removal was achieved by the hybrid system in only 47.5 min at its optimum condition (CODinitial = 500 mg/L, [nZVI] = 0.9 g/L, and H2O2/Fe2+ = 3.6). Whereas it took more than 75 min for the single electro-Fenton system to acquire similar efficiency. GC–MS analysis also supported the superiority of the hybrid system over the conventional one.
{"title":"Design and optimization of a sequential and hybrid advanced oxidation process system using response surface methodology","authors":"M. Seyyedi, B. Ayati","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2125092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2125092","url":null,"abstract":"Of different approaches for refinery effluent treatment, the application of Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) (e.g. electro-Fenton) and nano Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) particles have been of great interest lately. Associated constraints with these methods inspired the design of a sequential hybrid system by which higher treatment efficiency and less energy consumption were acquired compared to a conventional system. The hybrid system consisted of an electro-Fenton and an nZVI slurry system working in sequence. Both sub-systems were first optimized using the Response Surface Methodology (RSM), and the hybrid system was then designed accordingly. 94.06% of COD removal was achieved by the hybrid system in only 47.5 min at its optimum condition (CODinitial = 500 mg/L, [nZVI] = 0.9 g/L, and H2O2/Fe2+ = 3.6). Whereas it took more than 75 min for the single electro-Fenton system to acquire similar efficiency. GC–MS analysis also supported the superiority of the hybrid system over the conventional one.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46343156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-14DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2132306
Ankit Modi, V. Tare
The baseflow index is a crucial parameter in basin-scale water balance studies. However, it has frequently been neglected for various reasons, viz. near-impossible direct measurement, simplification of the model, and non-existence of the hydro-meteorological data. Hence, baseflow is computed for the Ramganga river basin in the present study, for which a scientific assessment had not been done previously. The classified-archived-observed river discharge data are obtained from Central Water Commission (CWC) and are applied in an analytical filter to assess the baseflow index (BFI) at all exiting CWC hydro-meteorological sites in the Ramganga river basin. The average values of BFIs for the CWC sites vary between 27% and 38%. The results are found to be consistent and showed significance with the hydrological characteristics of the basin. The results have also been discussed to account for various possible anthropogenic effects, which are assessed as having no significant impact.
{"title":"Baseflow index assessment for agriculture-industry led Ramganga river basin","authors":"Ankit Modi, V. Tare","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2132306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2132306","url":null,"abstract":"The baseflow index is a crucial parameter in basin-scale water balance studies. However, it has frequently been neglected for various reasons, viz. near-impossible direct measurement, simplification of the model, and non-existence of the hydro-meteorological data. Hence, baseflow is computed for the Ramganga river basin in the present study, for which a scientific assessment had not been done previously. The classified-archived-observed river discharge data are obtained from Central Water Commission (CWC) and are applied in an analytical filter to assess the baseflow index (BFI) at all exiting CWC hydro-meteorological sites in the Ramganga river basin. The average values of BFIs for the CWC sites vary between 27% and 38%. The results are found to be consistent and showed significance with the hydrological characteristics of the basin. The results have also been discussed to account for various possible anthropogenic effects, which are assessed as having no significant impact.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49219046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-29DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2125093
Zhen-ren Guo, Nabiihah Abd Salam, Hj Mohd Khairuldini Hj Metali, Asmaal Muizz Sallehhin Hj Mohammad Sultan, S. Shams
The standard exponential wash-off function has been widely adopted in urban stormwater quality models and tested in many studies of sediment wash-off experiments. There is neither sufficient information on the wash-off coefficients for other types of pollutant nor a good mathematical interpretation that accounts for the effects of surface features on wash-off processes. This study assesses the standard exponential wash-off function using experimental data on the wash-off of various types of pollutant. In-situ wash-off experiments using simulated rainfalls were conducted in typical urban areas with various landuse. Experimental data from the literature were also analysed to support the examination. Mass balance requirement was always applied as a criterion in the experimental data analysis and wash-off model examination. The experimental results indicate that wash-off processes of organic pollutants (BOD5), nitrate (NO3), total oil and grease (TOG), total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and coliform stochastically comply with the standard exponential function. Highlights In-situ wash-off experiments were conducted for BOD5, NO3, TOG, TPH, coliforms and TSS. Wash-off coefficients of BOD5, NO3, TOG, TPH, coliforms and TSS are identified stochastically. Mass balance requirement is introduced to examine the mathematical interpretations of wash-off models. An improved exponential wash-off function with more input parameters is suggested.
{"title":"Examination of the exponential wash-off function using experimental data","authors":"Zhen-ren Guo, Nabiihah Abd Salam, Hj Mohd Khairuldini Hj Metali, Asmaal Muizz Sallehhin Hj Mohammad Sultan, S. Shams","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2125093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2125093","url":null,"abstract":"The standard exponential wash-off function has been widely adopted in urban stormwater quality models and tested in many studies of sediment wash-off experiments. There is neither sufficient information on the wash-off coefficients for other types of pollutant nor a good mathematical interpretation that accounts for the effects of surface features on wash-off processes. This study assesses the standard exponential wash-off function using experimental data on the wash-off of various types of pollutant. In-situ wash-off experiments using simulated rainfalls were conducted in typical urban areas with various landuse. Experimental data from the literature were also analysed to support the examination. Mass balance requirement was always applied as a criterion in the experimental data analysis and wash-off model examination. The experimental results indicate that wash-off processes of organic pollutants (BOD5), nitrate (NO3), total oil and grease (TOG), total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and coliform stochastically comply with the standard exponential function. Highlights In-situ wash-off experiments were conducted for BOD5, NO3, TOG, TPH, coliforms and TSS. Wash-off coefficients of BOD5, NO3, TOG, TPH, coliforms and TSS are identified stochastically. Mass balance requirement is introduced to examine the mathematical interpretations of wash-off models. An improved exponential wash-off function with more input parameters is suggested.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42856378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-16DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2120918
Fatin A. Alnasrawi, S. Kareem, Layla Ali Mohammed Saleh
In this study, four types of adsorbents were examined for their ability to remove methylene blue MB from aqueous solution by adsorption in a fixed bed system. The adsorbents used were activated carbon (AC), manufactured activated carbon (ACPP1), chemically activated carbon with nitric acid (10% wt) (ACPP2), and with nitric acid and H2SO4 (ratio 1:1) (ACPP3). 28 experiments were conducted to test the effect of MB concentrations, adsorbent bed depth, and solution flow rate. Langmuir and Freundlich as isotherm models were analyzed by nonlinear regression. For AC and ACPP1 the adsorption occurred under heterogeneous and multilayer surfaces. Conversely, for ACPP2 and ACPP3 adsorbent, homogeneous and monolayer control adsorption of MB on this adsorbent and maximum adsorption capacity was 33.149 and 38.508 mg/g for MB onto ACPP2 and ACPP3, respectively. The effect of the flow rate (132,200 and 250 cc/min), bed height (0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 m), and initial MB concentration (150, 300, and 500 mg/l) on the performance of the breakthrough curves were clarified. The Bohart-Adams and Thomas-BDST models have a better correlation in relation to the analysis of fixed bed data.
{"title":"Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution using different types of activated carbon","authors":"Fatin A. Alnasrawi, S. Kareem, Layla Ali Mohammed Saleh","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2120918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2120918","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, four types of adsorbents were examined for their ability to remove methylene blue MB from aqueous solution by adsorption in a fixed bed system. The adsorbents used were activated carbon (AC), manufactured activated carbon (ACPP1), chemically activated carbon with nitric acid (10% wt) (ACPP2), and with nitric acid and H2SO4 (ratio 1:1) (ACPP3). 28 experiments were conducted to test the effect of MB concentrations, adsorbent bed depth, and solution flow rate. Langmuir and Freundlich as isotherm models were analyzed by nonlinear regression. For AC and ACPP1 the adsorption occurred under heterogeneous and multilayer surfaces. Conversely, for ACPP2 and ACPP3 adsorbent, homogeneous and monolayer control adsorption of MB on this adsorbent and maximum adsorption capacity was 33.149 and 38.508 mg/g for MB onto ACPP2 and ACPP3, respectively. The effect of the flow rate (132,200 and 250 cc/min), bed height (0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 m), and initial MB concentration (150, 300, and 500 mg/l) on the performance of the breakthrough curves were clarified. The Bohart-Adams and Thomas-BDST models have a better correlation in relation to the analysis of fixed bed data.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47538672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-12DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2113462
M. Yuce, Musa Eşit, Veysel Kalaycioglu
Investigation of natural hazards is crucial for regional water management and disaster preparedness. In this study, trends in annual maximum, minimum and average temperature; annual maximum dry season deficit (DS deficit), dry season duration (DS duration), wet season excess rain (WS excess) and wet season duration (WS duration) were examined. The analyses of extreme events were identified by applying the SPI drought index for multiple-time scales of 1-, 3-, 6-month, for meteorological stations located in the Ceyhan Basin, Turkey. While the homogeneity of the data was analyzed with the Wallis-Moore method, trend analysis was performed with the Mann-Kendall test. In addition, the determination of the change-point year was performed with the Standard Normal Homogeneity Test (SNHT) and Buishand’s Range Test. The findings will be useful to water management decision-makers in the Ceyhan River Basin in assessing the impact of droughts and planning drought mitigation strategies to avoid future drought risks.
{"title":"Investigation of trends in extreme events: a case study of Ceyhan Basin, Turkey","authors":"M. Yuce, Musa Eşit, Veysel Kalaycioglu","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2113462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2113462","url":null,"abstract":"Investigation of natural hazards is crucial for regional water management and disaster preparedness. In this study, trends in annual maximum, minimum and average temperature; annual maximum dry season deficit (DS deficit), dry season duration (DS duration), wet season excess rain (WS excess) and wet season duration (WS duration) were examined. The analyses of extreme events were identified by applying the SPI drought index for multiple-time scales of 1-, 3-, 6-month, for meteorological stations located in the Ceyhan Basin, Turkey. While the homogeneity of the data was analyzed with the Wallis-Moore method, trend analysis was performed with the Mann-Kendall test. In addition, the determination of the change-point year was performed with the Standard Normal Homogeneity Test (SNHT) and Buishand’s Range Test. The findings will be useful to water management decision-makers in the Ceyhan River Basin in assessing the impact of droughts and planning drought mitigation strategies to avoid future drought risks.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44619827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-02DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2116116
A. Hamisu, S. S. Bala, A. Bello, A. Abubakar, A. A. Adeyi
A new visible photoactive catalyst (Cu, S/PEG-PVA/TiO2) was synthesized by the sol-gel method. In addition, Cu, S/TiO2 and Bare TiO2 were synthesized to compare their properties and activities. The synthesized catalysts were characterized using XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption measurements, SEM, TEM, EDX, UV-Vis spectroscopy and TGA. The photocatalytic activities of the synthesized photocatalysts were evaluated by measuring the photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol under visible light irradiation. Then, the impacts of three parameters, (catalyst loading, pH and H2O2 concentration) for optimization and modelization of the 4-nitrophenol photodegradation were studied using the response surface methodology. Optimal conditions obtained from statistical analysis at a catalyst loading of 1 gL−1, pH of 3.98 and H2O2 concentration of 8 mg/L have shown the highest 4-NP percentage degradation of 70.5% in 1 h. The results predicted by the models were found to be in good agreement with those obtained by performing the experiment (R 2 = 0.9443 and Adj-R 2 = 0.9038).
{"title":"Sol-gel template synthesis of visible photoactive Cu-S co-doped mesoporous TiO2 catalyst","authors":"A. Hamisu, S. S. Bala, A. Bello, A. Abubakar, A. A. Adeyi","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2116116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2116116","url":null,"abstract":"A new visible photoactive catalyst (Cu, S/PEG-PVA/TiO2) was synthesized by the sol-gel method. In addition, Cu, S/TiO2 and Bare TiO2 were synthesized to compare their properties and activities. The synthesized catalysts were characterized using XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption measurements, SEM, TEM, EDX, UV-Vis spectroscopy and TGA. The photocatalytic activities of the synthesized photocatalysts were evaluated by measuring the photocatalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol under visible light irradiation. Then, the impacts of three parameters, (catalyst loading, pH and H2O2 concentration) for optimization and modelization of the 4-nitrophenol photodegradation were studied using the response surface methodology. Optimal conditions obtained from statistical analysis at a catalyst loading of 1 gL−1, pH of 3.98 and H2O2 concentration of 8 mg/L have shown the highest 4-NP percentage degradation of 70.5% in 1 h. The results predicted by the models were found to be in good agreement with those obtained by performing the experiment (R 2 = 0.9443 and Adj-R 2 = 0.9038).","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48581404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-02DOI: 10.1080/23249676.2022.2116115
Daniel Iozzi Sperandelli, Tiago Zenker Gireli
This study examined field validation of discharge measurements with acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) on a remote-controlled boat. Between 2015 and 2020, 112 measurements were assessed at 8 gaging stations in the Paraná River basin, Brazil. SonTek M9 ADCP measurements were compared to rating curves reference discharges. Hypothesis tests were used to verify if mean percentage deviations from the measurements in relation to the reference are equal to zero at a significance level of 0.05. Statistical results indicated that field measurements did not differ from reference values and that percentage deviations are similar to that of previous validation studies. Measurements with ADCP and remote-controlled boat were faster and offered less risk of accidents for hydrometrists than manned boat.
{"title":"Discharge measurements field validation using remote-controlled boat with ADCP","authors":"Daniel Iozzi Sperandelli, Tiago Zenker Gireli","doi":"10.1080/23249676.2022.2116115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23249676.2022.2116115","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined field validation of discharge measurements with acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) on a remote-controlled boat. Between 2015 and 2020, 112 measurements were assessed at 8 gaging stations in the Paraná River basin, Brazil. SonTek M9 ADCP measurements were compared to rating curves reference discharges. Hypothesis tests were used to verify if mean percentage deviations from the measurements in relation to the reference are equal to zero at a significance level of 0.05. Statistical results indicated that field measurements did not differ from reference values and that percentage deviations are similar to that of previous validation studies. Measurements with ADCP and remote-controlled boat were faster and offered less risk of accidents for hydrometrists than manned boat.","PeriodicalId":51911,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47051127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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