Organic xenobiotics removal in constructed wetlands, with emphasis on the importance of the support matrix

AV Dordio, AJP Carvalho - Journal of Hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are increasingly popular as an efficient and economical
alternative to conventional wastewater treatment processes for removal, among other …

Plant based phosphorus recovery from wastewater via algae and macrophytes

AN Shilton, N Powell, B Guieysse - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2012 - Elsevier
At present, resource recovery by irrigation of wastewater to plants is usually driven by the
value of the water resource rather than phosphorus recovery. Expanded irrigation for …

Adsorptive removal of phosphorus from aqueous solution using sponge iron and zeolite

C Jiang, L Jia, Y He, B Zhang, G Kirumba… - Journal of colloid and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphorus adsorptive removal is an important and efficient treatment process in
constructed subsurface flow wetlands. Many materials have been proposed for removal of …

Modeling isotherms, kinetics and understanding the mechanism of phosphate adsorption onto a solid waste: ground burnt patties

PR Rout, P Bhunia, RR Dash - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
The objective of the present study was to investigate the adsorption behavior of grounded
burnt patties (GBP), a solid waste generated from cooking fuel used in earthen stoves, as an …

Comparison of quartz sand, anthracite, shale and biological ceramsite for adsorptive removal of phosphorus from aqueous solution

C Jiang, L Jia, B Zhang, Y He, G Kirumba - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
The choice of substrates with high phosphorus adsorption capacity is vital for sustainable
phosphorus removal from waste water in constructed wetlands. In this study, four substrates …

Evaluation of kinetic and statistical models for predicting breakthrough curves of phosphate removal using dolochar-packed columns

PR Rout, P Bhunia, RR Dash - Journal of water process engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The sustainability in utilizing dolochar packed columns under dynamic conditions for
phosphate removal from aqueous solutions, has been carried out in this study. The …

Fragmented limestone wastes as a constructed wetland substrate for phosphorus removal

DMR Mateus, MMN Vaz, HJO Pinho - Ecological Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
This study investigated the potential of fragmented Moleanos limestone (FML) as substrate
in constructed wetlands for phosphorus removal. Being a waste material which results from …

A mechanistic approach to evaluate the effectiveness of red soil as a natural adsorbent for phosphate removal from wastewater

PR Rout, P Bhunia, RR Dash - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of red soil (RS), as a natural
adsorbent, for phosphate removal from wastewater. The chemical composition of the …

Use of industrial wastes as media in constructed wetlands and filter beds—prospects for removal of phosphate and metals from wastewater streams

RJ Haynes - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Commonly used filter media such as sand and gravel have low capacities to adsorb
phosphate and heavy metals so that constructed wetlands are often ineffective for their …

Evaluation of solid waste stratified mixtures as constructed wetland fillers under different operation modes

DMR Mateus, HJO Pinho - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Based on the strategy that all processes can and should be modified to contribute to a
circular economy, this work evaluates the recovery of waste solids as filler material in …