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Lately, wastewater treatment plants are much often being designed as wastewater-resource factories inserted in circular cities. Among biological treatment technologies, aerobic granular sludge (AGS), considered an evolution of activated sludge (AS), has received great attention regarding its resource recovery potential. This review presents the state-of-the-art concerning the influence of operational parameters on the recovery of alginate-like exopolysaccharides (ALE), tryptophan, phosphorus, and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from AGS systems. The carbon to nitrogen ratio was identified as a parameter that plays an important role for the optimal production of ALE, tryptophan, and PHA. The sludge retention time effect is more pronounced for the production of ALE and tryptophan. Additionally, salinity levels in the bioreactors can potentially be manipulated to increase ALE and phosphorus yields simultaneously. Some existing knowledge gaps in the scientific literature concerning the recovery of these resources from AGS were also identified. Regarding industrial applications, tryptophan has the longest way to go. On the other hand, ALE production/recovery could be considered the most mature process if we take into account that existing alternatives for phosphorus and PHA production/recovery are optimized for activated sludge rather than granular sludge. Consequently, to maintain the same effectiveness, these processes likely could not be applied to AGS without undergoing some modification. Therefore, investigating to what extent these adaptations are necessary and designing alternatives is essential.Heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in agricultural land needs special attention for crop production essential to feed increasing population globally. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are native biological agents that have tremendous potential to augment crop production in contaminated fields. This study involves selection and identification (through 16S rRNA gene sequence and FAME analysis) of a potent Pseudomonas sp. (strain K32) isolated from a metal-contaminated rice rhizosphere, aimed to its application for sustainable agriculture. Apart from multi-heavy metal(loid) resistance (Cd2+, Pb2+ and As3+ upto 4000, 3800, 3700 μg/ml respectively) along with remarkable Cd bioaccumulation potential (∼90%), this strain showed IAA production, nitrogen-fixation and phosphate solubilization under Cd stress. This bioaccumulation efficiency coupled with PGP traits resulted in the significant enhancement of rice seedling growth under Cd stress. This positive impact of K32 strain was clearly manifested in morphological and biochemical improvements under Cd stress including successful root colonization with rice roots. Cd uptake was also reduced significantly in seedlings in presence of K32 strain. Together with all mentioned properties, K32 showed bio-control potential against plant pathogenic fungi viz. Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, Paecilomyces sp., Cladosporium herbarum, Rhizopus stolonifer and Alternaria alternata which establish K32 strain a key player in effective bioremediation of agricultural fields. Biocontrol potential was found to be the result of enzymatic activities viz. chitinase, β-1,3-glucanase and protease which were estimated as 8.17 ± 0.44, 4.38 ± 0.35 and 7.72 ± 0.28 U/mg protein respectively.In this paper, Zeolite-MgO was generated using alkali-thermal method and was utilized as a catalyst to decrease amoxicillin (AMX) concentration in the presence of H2O2 from wastewater. Different tests like Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), field emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray analysis (FESEM-EDX), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were done to determine catalyst properties. Active groups of C-S-C, CO, CC, C-N, C-O, N-O, and N-H were identified in catalyst frame. read more According to XRD results, lower crystallinity of nanoparticles after modification of zeolite by MgO can lead to improvement of AMX removal. Active surface of zeolite (2.32 m2/g) was increased after optimization by MgO to 2.96 m2/g, indicating an increase in the catalyst capacity for activation of H2O2. In addition, furnace temperature (200-500 °C), residence time in the furnace (1-4 h), and Mg(NO3)2 zeolite ratio (0.25 2, 0.52, 12 w/w) were studied to achieve the optimized catalyst for AMX removal. Different parameters like pH (5-9), H2O2 concentration (0-6 mL/100 mL), dose of catalyst (0-10 g/L), AMX concentration (50-300 mg/L), and reaction time (10-130 min) were also studied. The best efficiency (97.9%) of AMX removal was achieved at acidic pH with the lowest amount of H2O2 (0.1 mL/100 mL) and 7 g/L of catalyst. AMX removal using the developed process followed pseudo-first-order kinetics. Reclaimable Zeolite-MgO catalyst can be effectively utilized in wastewater works.The potential of five low-cost and globally available sorbents, including three raw waste products - waste tire crumb rubber (WTCR), coconut coir fiber (CCF) and blast furnace slag (BFS) - and two modified materials - biochar (BC) and iron coated biochar (FeBC) - were evaluated for removing a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pyrene (PYR), phenanthrene (PHE), acenaphthylene (ACY) and naphthalene (NAP) from simulated stormwater. The physicochemical characteristics of the sorbents were assessed by BET-N2 surface area, CHN elemental analysis, FTIR and scanning electron microscope (SEM-EDS). The experimental data were well described by both linear and Freundlich isotherm and pseudo-second order kinetic models. The adsorption rate was mainly controlled by the film diffusion mass transfer mechanism. The magnitude of PAHs partition coefficients (Kd) followed the order of BC > FeBC > WTCR > CCF ≫ BFS, ranging from 80 to 390,000 L/kg. The sorption Kd values were positively correlated with both aromaticity of sorbents and octanol-water partition coefficients (Kow) of PAHs. Solution ionic strength and pH did not have significant effects on the sorption of PAHs by all sorbents. In contrast, humic acid, as dissolved organic carbon, decreased sorption capacities of WTCR and CCF, and increased sorption efficiency of BFS, which was confirmed with field-collected real stormwater. The hydrophobic π-π interactions were the main mechanism for the sorption of PAHs by various sorbents. These findings are promising for future development of cost-effective sorption filters for removal of hydrophobic organic pollutants from urban stormwater runoff.
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