A method for improving the quality of pond water used in aquaculture applications by adding to the pond water active bacteria that are preferably germinated from spores on site using a nutrient-germinant composition and an incubation method for increased spore germination efficiency, in combination with a nitrification enhancement agent such as calcium carbonate or calcified seaweed, and an optional reaction surface area modifier such as calcified seaweed or plastic or metal particles or fragments. The nutrient-germinant composition comprises L-amino acids, D-glucose and/or D-fructose, a phosphate buffer, an industrial preservative, and may include bacteria spores (preferably of one or more Bacillus species) or they may be separately combined for germination. The incubation method comprises heating a nutrient germinant composition and bacteria spores, to a temperature range of 35° C. to 60° C. for around 2 to 60 minutes to produce an incubated bacteria solution that is discharged to the aquaculture application.

Magnetic nanoparticle coated porous materials for recovering a contaminant from contaminated water are provided. In embodiments, such a material comprises a porous substrate having a solid matrix defining a plurality of pores distributed through the solid matrix and further comprising a coating comprising magnetic nanoparticles on surfaces of the solid matrix.

There is described a particulate carbon adsorbent comprising 60 to 90% by wt carbon, wherein the particulate carbon adsorbent is a fibrous pyrolysis product of an organic fraction of waste screenings, and wherein the fibrous pyrolysis product predominantly comprises fibres having a diameter in the range about 10-40 μm and a length in the range about 50-500 μm. A method of manufacture is also described. The particulate carbon adsorbent is useful in of odour prevention in wastewater treatment and other wastewater processes.

A porous biological polymerizing agent for sediment dewatering in environmental dredging of rivers and lakes is disclosed, which is obtained by thoroughly mixing 50 wt % to 70 wt % of an agent A and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of an agent B into irregular spheres of 1 mm to 3 mm, and crushing the irregular spheres into solid particles with a particle size of ≤20 mesh, and the solid particles have a pH of 5.0 to 6.0. The agent A is obtained by thoroughly mixing 10 wt % to 30 wt % of cellulose, 20 wt % to 50 wt % of starch, and 20 wt % to 40 wt % of amino acid; and the agent B is obtained by thoroughly mixing 40 wt % to 70 wt % of saccharifying enzyme (SE) and 30 wt % to 60 wt % of citric acid.

The present disclosure provides a deepwater cabin-based constructed wetland treatment system, including a cabin body, water inlet subsystems, a drainage subsystem, a micro-aeration subsystem, and a filtering scrapper subsystem. The micro-aeration subsystem includes a micro-porous aeration pipe and an air blower. The cabin body is filled with combined filler. The micro-porous aeration pipe is arranged at a bottom of the cabin body. The filtering scrapper subsystem is arranged above the combined filler. The water inlet subsystems are used for introducing wastewater to be purified onto the filtering scrapper subsystem. The filtering scrapper subsystem is used for performing filtering treatment on the wastewater to be purified to obtain filtered impurities and water after primary filtering, transporting the filtered impurities to a specified area, and introducing the water after the primary filtering onto the combined filler.

A preparation method of a lanthanum-iron-loaded carbon nanotube film for environmental restoration is provided, it belongs to the technical field of composite materials. The preparation method includes: mixing carbon nanotubes with a lanthanum-iron mixed solution to obtain a suspension, then obtaining a first reaction solution by a constant temperature oscillation reaction; adding alkali liquor into the first reaction solution to obtain a second reaction solution by an oscillation reaction; carrying out a solid-liquid separation on the second reaction solution, adding the obtained solid after drying into an organic solution, and obtaining a third reaction solution by ultrasonic mixing; centrifuging the third reaction solution to obtain a supernatant; obtaining a lanthanum-iron-loaded carbon nanotube film by suction filtration. Compared with powdered adsorbent and single adsorbent, the material prepared by the preparation method has advantages of strong stability, high adsorption efficiency, good regeneration effect, high recycling efficiency, and low production.

An ion exchange membrane includes nanoparticulate hydrous manganese oxide, wherein, the ion exchangemembrane is selective for the passage of phosphate ion. Methods of preparing ion exchange membranes and methods of seprating phosate also are described.

The present Invention relates to a new and novel process for treatment of wastewater that combines treatment methods that use Ballast Material (BM), Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC), Hydrodynamic Cavitation (HDC), Probiotics (PB), acid, and Bio-Adsorbents (BA) to replace biological treatment of wastewater, specifically Activated Sludge Technology (AST).

A preparation method for a combined modified straw active particulate carbon adsorption material and use of same. The preparation method for the combined modified straw active particulate carbon adsorption material comprises the following steps: 1) mixing straw powders, distilled water, a binder and a composite mineral, then pelletizing same, and then placing same in a tube furnace for pyrolysis to prepare straw particulate carbon; 2) introducing an inert gas into a modification reagent, adjusting the pH value combined and 3) soaking the straw particulate carbon into the combined modification solution for 30 min, and performing cleaning and drying, so as to obtain a combined modified straw active particulate carbon adsorption material. The combined modified straw active particulate carbon has a good adsorption effect on phosphate group in low-pollution water.

The present invention relates to a preparation method of La(OH).sub.3 nanorod/walnut shell biochar composite material (LN-WB), comprising the following steps: putting walnut shell powder into a crucible and pyrolyzing and carbonizing in a muffle furnace at 350° C. to 450° C.; after the pyrolysis is completed, grinding and sieving the obtained biochar, and then repeatedly washing with deionized water; drying the washed biochar for later use; putting an appropriate amount of biochar into the deionized water to form a turbid solution; simultaneously dropwise adding LaCl.sub.3 and NaOH to the above turbid solution by using a peristaltic pump; and allowing the obtained mixture to stand at room temperature for 20 to 30 h, washing and drying for later use. The present invention successfully prepares a La(OH).sub.3 nanoparticle-loaded biochar composite material through a simple synthesis technology.