Search Results - "Vilar, P"

Solids retention time (SRT) control in the co-treatment of leachate with domestic sewage in aerobic granular sludge systems: Impacts on system performance, operational stability, and bioresource production by Amancio Frutuoso, Francisca Kamila, P.S.G. da Silva, Vicente Elício, C.V. Silva, Tânia Filomena, P. Vilar, Vítor Jorge, Bezerra dos Santos, André

“…[Display omitted] •Co-treatment of leachate and domestic effluents is feasible with AGS.•SRT control improves granule stability and system efficiency.•Short…”
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Landfill leachate biological treatment: perspective for the aerobic granular sludge technology by P S G da Silva, Vicente E, de S Rollemberg, Silvio L, da S E Santos, Sara G, C V Silva, Tânia F, P Vilar, Vítor J, B Dos Santos, André

“…Landfill leachates are high-strength complex mixtures containing dissolved organic matter, ammonia, heavy metals, and sulfur species, among others. The problem…”
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review of the use of red mud as adsorbent for the removal of toxic pollutants from water and wastewater by Bhatnagar, Amit, Vilar, Vítor J.P, Botelho, Cidália M.S, Boaventura, Rui A.R

“…Red mud (an aluminium industry waste) has received wide attention as an effective adsorbent for water pollution control, showing significant adsorption…”
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Insights into solar TiO2-assisted photocatalytic oxidation of two antibiotics employed in aquatic animal production, oxolinic acid and oxytetracycline by Pereira, João H.O.S., Reis, Ana C., Queirós, Daniel, Nunes, Olga C., Borges, Maria T., Vilar, Vítor J.P., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…In this study, solar driven TiO2-assisted heterogeneous photocatalytic experiments in a pilot-plant with compound parabolic collectors (CPCs) were carried out…”
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The Effect of Light Wavelength on CO2 Capture, Biomass Production and Nutrient Uptake by Green Microalgae: A Step Forward on Process Integration and Optimisation by Esteves, Ana F., Soares, Olívia S. G. P., Vilar, Vítor J. P., Pires, José C. M., Gonçalves, Ana L.

“…Microalgae have drawn the attention of several researchers as an alternative to the traditional physicochemical CO2 capture methods, since they can convert CO2…”
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Applicability of Cork as Novel Modifiers to Develop Electrochemical Sensor for Caffeine Determination by Monteiro, Mayra K S, Da Silva, Djalma R, Quiroz, Marco A, Vilar, Vítor J P, Martínez-Huitle, Carlos A, Dos Santos, Elisama V

“…This study aims to investigate the applicability of a hybrid electrochemical sensor composed of cork and graphite (Gr) for detecting caffeine in aqueous…”
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Insights into real cotton-textile dyeing wastewater treatment using solar advanced oxidation processes by Soares, Petrick A, Silva, Tânia F. C. V, Manenti, Diego R, Souza, Selene M. A. G. U, Boaventura, Rui A. R, Vilar, Vítor J. P

“…Different advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) were applied to the treatment of a real cotton-textile dyeing wastewater as a pre-oxidation step to enhance the…”
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Nitrogen Removal from Landfill Leachate by Microalgae by Pereira, Sérgio F L, Gonçalves, Ana L, Moreira, Francisca C, Silva, Tânia F C V, Vilar, Vítor J P, Pires, José C M

“…Landfill leachates result from the degradation of solid residues in sanitary landfills, thus presenting a high variability in terms of composition. Normally,…”
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of dogs with presumed primary renal lymphoma by Taylor, A., Finotello, R., Vilar‐Saavedra, P., Couto, C. G., Benigni, L., Lara‐Garcia, A.

“…Objectives To characterise the presentation, clinicopathologic data and outcome of 29 dogs with presumed primary renal lymphoma. Materials and Methods…”
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Occurrence, impact, and elimination of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in soil, water, and air streams: advances and challenges in Ibero-American countries by Torres-Palma, Ricardo A., Hernández, Félix, Santos, Miguel M., Vilar, Vítor J. P.

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Evaluating the Effects of Parameter Uncertainty on River Water Quality Predictions by Fonseca, André, Botelho, Cidália, Boaventura, Rui A. R., Vilar, Vítor J. P.

“…Due to the high uncertainty of model predictions, it is often challenging to draw definitive conclusions when evaluating river water quality in the context of…”
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Cow bones char as a green sorbent for fluorides removal from aqueous solutions: batch and fixed-bed studies by Nigri, Elbert M., Cechinel, Maria Alice. P., Mayer, Diego A., Mazur, Luciana. P., Loureiro, José M., Rocha, Sônia D. F., Vilar, Vítor J. P.

“…Cow bone char was investigated as sorbent for the defluoridation of aqueous solutions. The cow bone char was characterized in terms of its morphology, chemical…”
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Advanced oxidation processes: recent achievements and perspectives by Vilar, Vítor J. P., Pillai, Suresh C., Poulios, Ioannis, Mantzavinos, Dionissios, Pintar, Albin

“…The removal of five selected pesticide compounds in a brackish model groundwater solution was examined using a bench scale direct contact membrane distillation…”
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A tubular ceramic membrane coated with TiO2-P25 for radial addition of H2O2 towards AMX removal from synthetic solutions and secondary urban wastewater by Diório, Alexandre, Díaz-Angulo, Jennyfer, Castellanos, Reynel M., Gomes, Ana I., Bergamasco, Rosângela, Vieira, Marcelo Fernandes, Dezotti, Márcia, Mueses, Miguel Angel, Machuca-Martinez, Fiderman, Vilar, Vítor J. P.

“…This work aims to integrate several hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) activation mechanisms, photolysis (UVC irradiation), chemical electron transfer (TiO 2 -P25…”
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ZnO Polymeric Composite Films for n-Decane Removal from Air Streams in a Continuous Flow NETmix Photoreactor under UVA Light by Zanrosso, Crissie D., Miranda, Sandra M., M. da Costa Filho, Batuira, Espíndola, Jonathan C., Piazza, Diego, J. P. Vilar, Vítor, A. Lansarin, Marla

“…Polymeric composite films have been explored for many photocatalytic applications, from water treatment to self-cleaning devices. Their properties, namely,…”
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Turning Carbon Dioxide and Ethane into Ethanol by Solar-Driven Heterogeneous Photocatalysis over RuO2- and NiO-co-Doped SrTiO3 by Larissa O. Paulista, Josep Albero, Ramiro J. E. Martins, Rui A. R. Boaventura, Vítor J. P. Vilar, Tânia F. C. V. Silva, Hermenegildo García

“…The current work focused on the sunlight-driven thermo-photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary greenhouse gas, by ethane (C2H6), the…”
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Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: A review by Pintor, Ariana M.A., Ferreira, Catarina I.A., Pereira, Joana C., Correia, Patrícia, Silva, Susana P., Vilar, Vítor J.P., Botelho, Cidália M.S., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…Cork powder and granules are the major subproducts of the cork industry, one of the leading economic activities in Portugal and other Mediterranean countries…”
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Bacteria and fungi inactivation by photocatalysis under UVA irradiation: liquid and gas phase by Rodrigues-Silva, Caio, Miranda, Sandra M., Lopes, Filipe V. S., Silva, Mário, Dezotti, Márcia, Silva, Adrián M. T., Faria, Joaquim L., Boaventura, Rui A. R., Vilar, Vítor J. P., Pinto, Eugénia

“…In the last decade, environmental risks associated with wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have become a concern in the scientific community due to the…”
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Coconut-based biosorbents for water treatment — A review of the recent literature by Bhatnagar, Amit, Vilar, Vítor J.P., Botelho, Cidália M.S., Boaventura, Rui A.R.

“…Biosorption is an emerging technique for water treatment utilizing abundantly available biomaterials (especially agricultural wastes). Among several…”
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Outdoor Cultivation of the Microalga Chlorella vulgaris in a New Photobioreactor Configuration: The Effect of Ultraviolet and Visible Radiation by Lopes, Alcinda P., Santos, Francisca M., Silva, Tânia F. C. V., Vilar, Vítor J. P., Pires, José C. M.

“…Microalgae can be a future source of biomass with a wide range of applications, including its use to solve current environmental issues. One of the main…”
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