Floating treatment wetlands to improve the water quality of the Hang Bang canal, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Effect of plant species.

Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are artificial platforms that allow aquatic emergent plants to grow in water. Aquatic macrophytes and microorganisms attached to plant roots contribute to the remediation of the contaminated water through physicochemical and biological processes. The pollutant removal treatment performance is affected by various factors, including the plant species.

Adsorption and biodegradation removal of methylene blue in a down-flow hanging filter reactor incorporating natural adsorbent.

This study was carried out to explore the importance of adsorption and biodegradation mechanisms for methylene blue (MB) removal by a novel natural adsorbent (purified coconut fibre; PCF) incorporated to a down-flow hanging fibre (DHF) reactor. An adsorption DHF (Ads-DHF) reactor demonstrated the adsorption removal mechanism, while a combined adsorption-biological DHF (Bio-DHF) reactor simulated the processes of both adsorption and biodegradation were investigated for the MB removal capability. PCF prepared from coconut fibre waste was applied as a media in the DHF reactors.

Adsorption of colour from dye wastewater effluent of a down-flow hanging sponge reactor on purified coconut fibre.

This study was carried out to evaluate the potential application of agricultural waste coconut () fibre in its purified form for decolorization of dye-containing effluent from a down-flow hanging sponge (DHS) reactor. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted by varying adsorbent dose, solution pH, contact time and temperature. The results showed that the adsorption percentage of colour increased with increasing in adsorbent dosage from 0.