Water Hyacinth’s Effect on Greenhouse Gas Fluxes: A Field Study in a Wide Variety of Tropical Water Bodies
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DOI: 10.1007/s10021-020-00564-x
Abstract: Water hyacinth is able to sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in wetlands. At the same time, the high production of organic matter combined with the plant’s capacity to limit the diffusion… read more here.
Keywords: greenhouse gas; water; water bodies; water hyacinth ... See more keywords
Potential impacts of water hyacinth invasion and management on water quality and human health in Lake Tana watershed, Northwest Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1717-0
Abstract: Incursion of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, has been a potential threat to Lake Tana and its ecosystem services. Its expansion is currently managed by abstraction (removing by hand); nonetheless, the disposal of mats and formation… read more here.
Keywords: management; water; water quality; water hyacinth ... See more keywords
Mapping spatio-temporal variations in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) coverage on Rwandan water bodies using multispectral imageries
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DOI: 10.1007/s13762-020-02824-8
Abstract: The spatial and temporal knowledge on spread of invasive aquatic plants helps to determine their extent, abundance, and propagation rates in invaded water systems. Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Liliales: Pontederiaceae) appeared in Rwandan water bodies… read more here.
Keywords: water bodies; water; rwandan water; eichhornia crassipes ... See more keywords
Cadmium Removal from Contaminated Sediment Using EDTA and DTPA with Water Hyacinth
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DOI: 10.1007/s41742-018-0114-y
Abstract: Chelating agents and pH play a significant role in affecting heavy metal availability contaminated sediment. Water hyacinth was studied for efficiency of cadmium (Cd) uptake using EDTA, DTPA, and a mixture of EDTA/DTPA at various… read more here.
Keywords: underwater part; contaminated sediment; water; edta dtpa ... See more keywords
Electrohydrolysis pretreatment of water hyacinth for enhanced hydrolysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.016
Abstract: This study investigates the use of electrohydrolysis pretreatment on water hyacinth to cut short the hydrolysis step and increase biogas production at the same time. Electrohydrolysis pretreatment of water hyacinth at 20V for 60min exhibited… read more here.
Keywords: water; electrohydrolysis pretreatment; pretreatment water; water hyacinth ... See more keywords
Comparative evaluation of anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and cooked food waste with and without pretreatment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2018.11.002
Abstract: Abstract The present study is a comparative evaluation of anaerobic co-digestion of water hyacinth and food waste with and without pretreatment. The novelty of this anaerobic co-digestion study is that it highlights the effect of… read more here.
Keywords: food waste; anaerobic digestion; digestion; water hyacinth ... See more keywords
Accumulation and translocation of heavy metals in water hyacinth: Maximising the use of green resources to remediate sites impacted by e-waste recycling activities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106384
Abstract: Abstract Abandoned e-waste recycling sites can still cause heavy metal pollution in the nearby aquatic environment, where the heavy metals in sediment can be remobilized and dispersed by water current. Water plants may be used… read more here.
Keywords: water; heavy metals; water hyacinth; waste recycling ... See more keywords
Maximization of hydrogen fermentative process from delignified water hyacinth using sodium chlorite
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.12.013
Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the direct supplementation of sodium chlorite (NaClO 2 ) in acidic fermentation process rather than using NaClO 2 as a pretreatment agent. This approach targets saving both of the cost of… read more here.
Keywords: water hyacinth; process; maximization hydrogen; sodium chlorite ... See more keywords
Biochemical methane potential of water hyacinth and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste using leachate from Mexico City’s Bordo Poniente composting plant as inoculum
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119132
Abstract: Abstract In Mexico City, both the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) and the spread of water hyacinth among water bodies have been reported to increase greatly each year. These wastes have been associated… read more here.
Keywords: mexico city; methane; water hyacinth; water ... See more keywords
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) biochar as an alternative cathode electrocatalyst in an air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.164
Abstract: Abstract In the present work, Water Hyacinth Biochar (WHB) was produced by pyrolysis at 900 °C and then characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), EDX-SEM, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface… read more here.
Keywords: microbial fuel; cathode; water hyacinth; air cathode ... See more keywords
Treatment of water hyacinth anaerobic fermentation wastewater by combining Fe-C micro-electrolysis with Fenton reaction
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104157
Abstract: Abstract The anaerobic fermentation of water hyacinth is an effective way to turn waste-water hyacinth (a noxious plant of malignant growth) into treasure (methane). However, the technology also brings much water hyacinth anaerobic fermentation wastewater… read more here.
Keywords: fenton reaction; wastewater; reaction; water hyacinth ... See more keywords