Self-ignition behaviour of corn cob, wheat bran and rice husk residues in ambient air from biomass gasification.

The possibility of different agrowastes to self-ignite under ambient condition, due to exothermic reactions between their surface molecules and air or other oxidizing agents which are conveyed into the void volume between the particles, exists. It is imperative to investigate the self-ignition ability of these harzadous waste products causing environmental pollution after the milling process to avoid sudden fire outbreaks. In this study, the self-ignition attributes of corn cob, wheat bran and rice husk residues in ambient air from biomass gasification was investigated by evaluating their self-ignition temperatures using DIN EN 15188:2021 standard and Frank-Kamenetzkii's theory of thermal explosion at varying basket volume.

Parameter Influence, Characterization and Adsorption Mechanism Studies of Alkaline-Hydrolyzed Hull Particles for Cr(VI) Sequestration.

Despite the regulations by The World Health Organization (WHO) on the permissible limit of chromium, many industries still discharge wastewater polluted with chromium into the environment irrationally. This poses a lot of risk to aquatic lives and humans because of its carcinogenic and toxic attributes. Thus, treatment of industrial wastewater polluted with chromium is highly imperative before its disposal.

A review on the fate and effects of contaminants in biosolids applied on land: Hazards and government regulatory policies.

The increase in world population growth and its resultant increase in industrial production to meet its need, have continued to raise the volume of wastewater received by treatment plant facilities. This has expectedly, led to an upsurge in the volume of sewage sludge and biosolids generated from wastewater treatment systems. Biosolids are best managed by application on land because of their agronomic benefits.

Taguchi Parametric Optimization and Cost Analysis of Hexavalent Chromium Sequestration From Aqueous Solution by NaOH-Modified Hull Particles.

The presence of chromium in industrial wastewater is unavoidable due to its large usage as part of chemical constituents used in many industries. Its removal from wastewater is imperative because it's toxic in nature. This study investigated the application of NaOH-modified hull particles (cMGK-HP) for Cr(VI) sequestration from aqueous solution.

Efficient Cr(VI) sequestration from aqueous solution by chemically modified Garcinia kola hull particles: characterization, isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies.

There is a need for the removal of hexavalent chromium from contaminated water prior to its discharge into the environment, as part of industrial effluents, due to its toxic nature. In this present study, an adsorbent prepared via chemical modification of Garcinia kola hull particles (GK-HP) using NaOH was applied for Cr(VI) sequestration from aqueous solution. Both the raw (rGK-HP) and chemically modified Garcinia kola hull particles (cMGK-HP) were characterized using BET, SEM, XRD, FTIR, TGA, and EDS.

Optimization of Azare low-grade barite beneficiation: comparative study of response surface methodology and artificial neural network approach.

This study examined the efficacy of response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) optimization approaches on barite composition optimization from low-grade Azare barite beneficiation. The Box-Behnken Design (BBD) and Central Composite Design (CCD) approaches were used as RSM methods. The best predictive optimization tool was determined via a comparative study between these methods and ANN.

Nano-magnetic walnut shell-rice husk for Cd(II) sorption: design and optimization using artificial intelligence and design expert.

This study attempted to investigate the use of nanomagnetic activated carbon prepared from walnut shell and rice husk wastes for removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution via application of ANN and design expert as adsorbent preparation design and optimization tools. The novel adsorbent was characterized using SEM, FTIR, EDS and BET. The result from 2-level factorial design expert revealed 78.

Progress on pharmaceutical drugs, plant extracts and ionic liquids as corrosion inhibitors.

In the past, lives and wealth have been lost due to corrosion in almost all engineering fields. Not only this, the cost of reviving damaged equipments in the industry due to corrosion contributed a lot to the gross domestic product of a nation. Thus, all hands must be on desk to combat this harzadous act via time to time research on its final resolution.

Characterization and adsorptive behaviour of snail shell-rice husk (SS-RH) calcined particles (CPs) towards cationic dye.

In this study, a low-cost composite adsorbent was prepared from snail shell and rice husk (SS-RH) through calcination for brilliant green dye (BGD) adsorption from aqueous solution. Six two-parameter and three three-parameter isotherm models were used to fit the experimental data by both linear and non-linear regression methods using ten error functions. Linear and non-linear regression analysis coupled with linear and non-linear fit error functions all revealed Langmuir and Sip as two- and three-parameter isotherm models well-fitted for BGD uptake from aqueous solution using calcined particles (CPs) of SS-RH.