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| Charles J BanksSummaryAffiliation: University of Southampton Country: UK Publications
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Operation and recovery of a seasonally-loaded UK waste stabilisation pond systemS Zhang
Faculty of Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Water Sci Technol 67:1105-12. 2013..Laboratory experiments indicated that interventions such as artificial aeration and dilution with effluent had no beneficial effect although mixing may have increased the rate of recovery...- Trace element requirements for stable food waste digestion at elevated ammonia concentrationsCharles J Banks
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 104:127-35. 2012..75 m(3) kg(-1) VS(added) and 3.75 STP m(3) m(-3) day(-1), representing a significant increase in process performance and operational stability... - Anaerobic digestion of source-segregated domestic food waste: performance assessment by mass and energy balanceCharles J Banks
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 102:612-20. 2011..The nitrogen in the food waste input was on average 8.9 kg tonne(-1). This led to a high ammonia concentration in the digester which may have been responsible for the accumulation of volatile fatty acids that was also observed... 
Some observations on the effects of accumulated benthic sludge on the behaviour of waste stabilisation pondsC J Banks
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton S017 1 BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 51:217-26. 2005..Water column characteristics in the two ponds converged rapidly in 7-10 weeks, however, due to accumulation of fresh sludge...- Potential of anaerobic digestion for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and production of renewable energy from agriculture: barriers and incentives to widespread adoption in EuropeC J Banks
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 55:165-73. 2007.... - A pilot-scale comparison of mesophilic and thermophilic digestion of source segregated domestic food wasteCharles J Banks
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 58:1475-81. 2008..67 m(3) kg(-1) VS(added), but the shifts in alkalinity and the high VFA concentrations required a reduced loading to be applied. The maximum beneficial loading that could be achieved in the mesophilic digester was 4.0 kg VS m(-3) d(-1)... - A computer simulation of the oxygen balance in a cold climate winter storage WSP during the critical spring warm-up periodC J Banks
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 48:189-96. 2003..The model is still in a simple form but shows reasonable agreement, in terms of events and time lapses, to measured parameters in experimental ponds recovering from ice cover... - Assessing the effects of municipal solid waste incinerator bottom ash on the decomposition of biodegradable waste using a completely mixed anaerobic reactorCharles J Banks
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Waste Manag Res 21:225-34. 2003..02-0.2, 0.01-2.5, 0.01-0.3, 0.01-1, 0.01-1.2, and 0.01-1 mgl(-1) respectively and at these concentrations it is unlikely that they would prove inhibitory to the digestion process... - The effect of pH control and 'hydraulic flush' on hydrolysis and Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA) production and profile in anaerobic leach bed reactors digesting a high solids content substrateDenise Cysneiros
University of Southampton, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 123:263-71. 2012..84kgCODkg(-1)VS(added)) and theoretical methane potential (0.37m(3)CH(4)kg(-1)VS(added)) were obtained when pH control and hydraulic flush were applied, and therefore, these conditions are recommended... - The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 1): Optimisation of reactors' performanceDenise Cysneiros
University of Southampton, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 103:56-63. 2012..434 m3 kg(-1) TSadded, in the 14-day and 28-day systems. The UASB and AF designs performed similarly as second stage reactors on methane yields, SCOD and VFA removal efficiencies... - Integration of on-farm biodiesel production with anaerobic digestion to maximise energy yield and greenhouse gas savings from process and farm residuesSonia Heaven
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 102:7784-93. 2011..Co-digestion was shown to provide energy self-sufficiency and security of supply to farms, with sufficient surplus for export as fuel and electricity... - Co-digestion of source segregated domestic food waste to improve process stabilityYue Zhang
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 114:168-78. 2012..Long-term operation at a 75-litre scale showed a characteristic pattern of volatile fatty acid accumulation in mono-digestion of food waste, and allowed performance parameters to be determined for the co-digestion substrates... - Anaerobic digestion of two biodegradable municipal waste streamsYue Zhang
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
J Environ Manage 104:166-74. 2012.... - Treatment of a high-strength sulphate-rich alkaline leachate using an anaerobic filterZ Wang
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Waste Manag 27:359-66. 2007.... - Determination of long chain fatty acids in anaerobic digesters using a rapid non-derivatisation GC-FID methodYing Jiang
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Water Sci Technol 66:741-7. 2012..It was observed that the concentrations of stearic and palmitic acid in digesters routinely supplemented with trace elements were lower in proportion to the applied lipid loading than those without supplementation... - The role of phase separation and feed cycle length in leach beds coupled to methanogenic reactors for digestion of a solid substrate (Part 2): Hydrolysis, acidification and methanogenesis in a two-phase systemDenise Cysneiros
University of Southampton, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 102:7393-400. 2011..Enumeration of cellulolytic and methanogenic microorganisms indicated a constant inoculation of leach beds and methanogenic reactors through leachate recirculation... - Biochemical methane potential of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Influence of growth stage and storage practiceBárbara Rincón
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
Bioresour Technol 101:8179-84. 2010.... - Two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste using a rotating drum mesh filter bioreactor and anaerobic filterM Walker
Bioenergy and Organic Resources Research Group, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Bioresour Technol 100:4121-6. 2009..5 l m(-2) h(-1). The system proved to be robust and stably adjusted to a shock loading increase to 15 g VS l(-1) d(-1), although this reduced the overall methane production to 0.15 l g(-1) VS(added)... - Establishing an energy balance for crop-based digestionA Salter
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 59:1053-60. 2009..For an accurate energy balance analysis direct and indirect energy requirements have to be established for all the stages in the crop-based energy production cycle... - Development of a coarse membrane bioreactor for two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid wasteM Walker
Bioenergy and Organic Resources Research Group, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 59:729-35. 2009..Solids accumulation in the second stage, although causing no problems in the 85-day operational period of this trial, could lead to blocking of the anaerobic filter, which is undesirable on a large scale... - Uncoupling of liquid and solid retention times in anaerobic digestion of catering wastesM A Climenhaga
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 58:1581-7. 2008..Stable operation was regained by day 139 and continued until the end of the run on day 150... - Acute and sublethal toxicity tests to monitor the impact of leachate on an aquatic environmentM C Bloor
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Environ Int 31:269-73. 2005..Tests showed that even a dilution as high as 1:66- would influence the fecundity of a Gammarus population, whilst a dilution of 1:20 would affect the size of an Asellus breeding colony... - Acute and sub-lethal toxicity of landfill leachate towards two aquatic macro-invertebrates: demonstrating the remediation potential of air strippingM C Bloor
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Environ Int 31:1114-22. 2005..Furthermore, in sub-lethal concentrations of air stripped leachate (leachate that had been exposed to 5-l of air per minute for 96-h) the population dynamics of both test species remained unaltered... - An evaluation of mixed species in-situ and ex-situ feeding assays: the altered response of Asellus aquaticus and Gammarus pulexM C Bloor
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, UK
Environ Int 32:22-7. 2006..The study, therefore, concludes that in-situ toxicity tests are a more precise monitoring technique, in comparison to ex-situ assays... - Light attenuation parameters for waste stabilisation pondsS Heaven
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton S017 1 BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 51:143-52. 2005..The results highlight the need to standardise on a method for the measurement and reporting of k values if these are to be widely applicable in the development of pond models... - Wastewater reuse in central Asia: implications for the design of pond systemsS Heaven
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 55:85-93. 2007..The paper concludes with three case studies of evaporation pond systems in Kazakhstan, assessing their potential for conversion to full biological treatment systems for water conservation and reuse... - Anaerobic digestion of maize in coupled leach-bed and anaerobic filter reactorsD Cysneiros
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 58:1505-11. 2008..Theoretical estimation of the methane potential showed that between 20-40% of the methane was formed in the LBR and was not captured in this trial... - Anaerobic digestion of catering wastes: effect of micronutrients and retention timeM A Climenhaga
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 57:687-92. 2008..7 g l(-1) and volatile fatty acid levels exceeding 15 g l(-1), usually considered inhibitory or toxic... - Effect of solid and liquid retention times on hydrolysis of maizeS Heaven
School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 58:1371-8. 2008..At the loading used it was necessary to operate the HF reactors at a HRT of less than 8 days to have any benefit over the SP reactors... - Thiol-functionalised mesoporous silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles for high efficiency removal and recovery of Hg from waterOthman Hakami
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Res 46:3913-22. 2012..Hg(II) could be successfully desorbed using thiourea in a 3M HCl solution; this did not result in the destruction of the nanoparticles and they could subsequently be reused without loss of their activity in repetitive adsorption tests... - Algal growth response and survival in a range of light and temperature conditions: implications for non-steady-state conditions in waste stabilisation pondsY Bartosh
School of Civil Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton S017 1 BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 55:211-8. 2007.... - Evaluation of two types of polyurethane for the immobilisation of Rhizopus oryzae for copper uptakeM S Alhakawati
Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Water Sci Technol 47:143-50. 2003..There was a small decrease in the adsorption capacity after the first desorption cycle that could be explained by a partial loss of biomass as detected by loss of total organic carbon (TOC)... - Effectiveness of pressurised carbon dioxide for inactivation of Escherichia coli isolated from sewage sludgeMaryam Mushtaq
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Water Sci Technol 65:1759-64. 2012..coli treated with P CO(2) revealed that the cell walls were ruptured, and the cytoplasm was unevenly distributed and had lost its density, indicating the possible leakage of intracellular substances... - Supplementation of ammonium bicarbonates for the treatment of fruit cordial wastewater by anaerobic digestion processGhufran Redzwan
University of Southampton, School of Civil Engineering and the Environment, Highfield, Southampton, SO171BJ, UK
Anaerobe 16:34-7. 2010..This study also shows that the dosage regime up to 40 mg L(-1) can be used to supplement the lack of nitrogenous and buffering capacity for the anaerobic digestion process of the fruit cordial wastewater using CSTR... - Report: anaerobic digestion of a sulphate-rich high-strength landfill leachate: the effect of differential dosing with FeCl3Zhengjian Wang
School of Civil Engineering and Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Waste Manag Res 24:289-93. 2006..14 and 0.18 m3 CH4 kg(-1) COD removed being achieved. The process was, however, stable and offered advantages for the further treatment or conveyance of the anaerobically treated leachate... - Removal of copper from aqueous solution by Ascophyllum nodosum immobilised in hydrophilic polyurethane foamM S Alhakawati
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
J Environ Manage 72:195-204. 2004..The q(max) of the immobilised biomass decreased from 0.55 and 0.416 mmol of Cu g(-1) dry weight when pH was lowered from 4.0 to 3.0, and increased from 0.576 mmol g(-1) dry weight (biomass) at 283 K to 0.636 mmol g(-1)(biomass) at 303 K...