Änderungen der chemischen Eigenschaften des Klärschlammes bei der Methanfermentation

Zusammenfassung Im Verlauf der anaeroben Fermentation des Kl?rschlammes kommt es zu ?nderungen der chemischen Eigenschaften. Die organischen Stoffe werden in wasserl?sliche Verbindungen mit niedrigerem Molekülgewicht, diese dann weiter in Mineralkomponenten CH₄, CO₂, NH₃ und H₂S zersetzt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit sind diese ?nderungen quantitativ ausgewertet, und die Kinetik ihres Verlaufes wurde verfolgt. Die erzielten Ergebnisse sind in Tabellen und Abbildungen zusammengefasst.

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Summary The anaerobic methane fermentation of sewage sludge caused changes of its chemical properties. Organic matter is decomposed into water soluble compounds of minor molecular weight, and subjected to further decomposition into mineral components CH₄, CO₂, NH₃ and H₂S. This paper deals with these changes in a quantitative evaluation, the kinetics of their course being followed as well. The attained results are summarized into tables and graphs.

     

Estimation of daily average net radiation and its variation over West Bengal,India using MODIS products

A simple and exclusively satellite-based instantaneous net radiation (INR) and its components have been estimated and it is based on the method proposed. The method has been used to check its suitability over West Bengal, India on clear sky days which is eliminating the need for ground-based observations. The method explicitly recognizes the need for spatially varied input parameters to estimate net radiation using remote sensing information and provides a distributed daily average net radiation map with finer spatial resolution. The satellite-derived radiative flux components were compared with the Eddy Flux Tower measurements located at Bonnie camp within mangrove forest. The bias, root-mean square error and R² between modelled and measured INR are 52.07, 49.5 W m^?2 and 0.74, respectively which are within the acceptable limit. The errors in the downward short wave and long wave as well as upward short-wave and long-wave radiative flux are 13.78, 3.54, 12.41 and 3.54%, respectively. Further, variations of all the radiative flux components were analysed over different eco-systems.     

Hydrothermal transformations in an aluminophosphate glass matrix containing simulators of high-level radioactive wastes

The interaction of aluminophosphate glass with water at 95°C for 35 days results in glass heterogenization and in the appearance of a gel layer and various phases. The leaching rate of elements is low owing to the formation of a protective layer on the glass surface. It is shown that over 80% of uranium leached from the glass matrix occurs as colloids below 450 nm in size characterized by high migration ability in the geological environment. To determine the composition of these colloids is a primary task for further studies. Water vapor is a crystallization factor for glasses. The conditions as such may appear even at early stages of glass storage because of the failure of seals on containers of high-level radioactive wastes. The examination of water resistance of crystallized matrices and determination of the fraction of radionuclide in colloids are also subjects for further studies.     

Modeling climatic circulation of Onega Lake

The results of numerical modeling of Onega Lake climatic circulation are presented. The model used in this study was developed earlier and successfully applied to the reproduction of large-scale hydrodynamical processes in Ladoga Lake. The obtained results are of importance for the development of both models of nonreactive pollutant transport and ecosystem models of the water body. The developed model can be used to calculate currents and temperature fields for individual scenarios of external impacts on the water body, and the results of calculation of the climatic circulation can serve as initial approximations for scenario-based calculations.     

Magnetic gradient techniques on digitized aeromagnetic data of Ibadan area, south-western Nigeria

Locations and depths to magnetic contacts were estimated from the total intensity magnetic field using the Horizontal Gradient Magnitude (HGM), Analytic Signal Amplitude (ASA) and Local Wavenumber (LWN) methods. Aeromagnetic data from the Ibadan area, in south-western Nigeria, were analyzed to estimate depths to magnetic sources as well as source locations. The minimum/maximum depth limits of the HGM and LWN are relatively close and comparable, while shallow source depths limits are greater than expected in the ASA method when compared with the HGM and LWN functions.     

Mineralogy and equilibrium P-T estimates for peridotite assemblages from the V. Grib kimberlite pipe (Arkhangelsk Kimberlite Province)

This study presents mineralogical and thermobarometric data for equilibrium peridotite assemblages from the V. Grib kimberlite pipe of the Arkhangelsk diamond province. We provided the first constraints on the composition, structure, thermal state, and lower boundary of the lithospheric mantle beneath the V. Grib kimberlite pipe. It was found that phlogopite-free and phlogopite-bearing peridotite xenoliths can be distinguished by their mineral chemistry. The occurrence of phlogopite in peridotites may represent evidence for modal metasomatism responsible for variation in the mineral composition of phlogopite-pyrope and pyrope peridotites. On the basis of P-T estimates, we conclude that modal metasomatism may have affected the entire thickness of the lithospheric mantle beneath the V. Grib kimberlite pipe. Comparison of our results with the available data from the literature shows strong vertical and lateral mantle heterogeneity beneath kimberlite pipes of the Lomonosov deposit and the V. Grib pipe.