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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Ricardo de Sousa Bezerra - 2015.pdf: 3022255 bytes, checksum: bb0af8f3ee8d663be0d877158dd8032b (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The application of high level of fertilization and inappropriate irrigation management in substrate cultivation tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) causes salinity in cultivation environmental, imbalance nutritional and physiological disorders in plants, which normally leads to decrease yield and cause economic losses. The aim of this study was to test the effect of different fertigation techniques controlled by an automatic irrigation system, consisting of programmable logic controllers (PLC) and Irrigas® sensors, on growth and yield of tomato plants in greenhouses. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse at the experimental area of the Agronomy School of the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), in Goiânia, GO, Brazil, from May 23 to September 26, 2014. It was used Mascot F1 hybrid that is a mini tomato type grape. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with five blocks and four replications in block. The experimental unit was one plant. The treatments consisted of four forms of fertigation management, as follows: a) Treatment 1 - fertigation with application of 20% leaching fraction; b) Treatment 2 - fertigation throughout the day and application of water with 20% leaching fraction at the end of the day; Treatment 3 - initial application of water leaching fraction of 20% followed by fertigation; Treatment 4 - fertigation using the nutrient solution reuse with application of 20% leaching fraction. We evaluated the electrical conductivity (EC) of the leached solution; the nutrient content in the dry matter of leaves; height and diameter of the stalk; number of bunchs; total yield and marketable fruit yield; the fruit quality was evaluated by size, color, total titratable acidity, soluble solids content and texture of fruits. To evaluate the automation system was done operation tests and also an cost analysis to construction of the fertigation control system. The differents forms of fertigation not influence the vegetative growth of tomato; the use of standard nutrient solution with 20% leaching fraction (treatment 1) and the reuse of the leached solution, also with 20% leaching fraction (treatment 2), provided the largest marketable production (1616.85 g plant-1 and 1401.90 g plant-1), fruit production with higher soluble solids (5.82 and 5.65 ° Brix, respectively), and increase blossom end rot in minitomato; it is possible reuse the nutrient solution drained of pots if the EC of solution were adjusted daily; the fertigation control system works fine and presents low cost compared to comercial system control of fertigation. / O uso de elevadas doses de adubação e o manejo inadequado da irrigação no cultivo do tomateiro (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) em vasos causam, além da salinidade no ambiente de cultivo, desequilíbrio nutricional e desordens fisiológicas nas plantas, provocando normalmente redução de produtividade e prejuízos econômicos aos produtores. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o efeito de diferentes técnicas de fertirrigação sobre o desenvolvimento e produção do tomateiro cultivado em ambiente protegido e avaliar o sistema automático de fertirrigação utilizado. O experimento foi conduzido dentro de uma casa-de-vegetação na área experimental da Escola de Agronomia da Universidade Federal de Goiás, em Goiânia-GO, no período de 23/05 a 26/09/2014. Cultivou-se minitomates do tipo grape, híbrido Mascot F1. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi blocos completos casualizados, com cinco blocos e quatro repetições por bloco. Cada planta representava uma parcela. Os tratamentos corresponderam a quatro formas de manejo da fertirrigação, sendo: a) Tratamento 1 - fertirrigação com aplicação de fração de lixiviação de 20%; b) Tratamento 2 – fertirrigação ao longo do dia e aplicação de água com fração de lixiviação de 20% no final do dia; Tratamento 3 - aplicação inicial de água com fração de lixiviação de 20% seguida de fertirrigação; Tratamento 4 - fertirrigação usando a solução nutritiva de reuso com aplicação de fração de lixiviação de 20%. Avaliaram-se a condutividade elétrica da solução percolada; o teor de nutrientes na matéria seca das folhas; altura e diâmetro da haste; número de cachos; produção total e comercial; e atributos de qualidade de frutos, como tamanho, coloração, acidez total titulável, teor de sólidos solúveis e textura. Para avaliação do sistema de automação, realizaram-se testes do funcionamento e a análise de custo para a sua aquisição e montagem. Os diferentes manejos de fertirrigação testados não influenciam o desenvolvimento vegetativo do tomateiro; o uso da solução nutritiva padrão com fração de lixiviação de 20% (tratamento 1) e o reuso da solução percolada, também com fração de lixiviação de 20% (tratamento 4), proporcionam maior produção comercial (1616,85 g planta-1 e 1401,90 g planta-1), maior teor de sólidos solúveis (5,82 e 5,65 ºBrix, respectivamente) e maior incidência de podridão apical nos frutos de minitomates; é possível reutilizar a solução nutritiva no cultivo em substrato do tomateiro corrigindo-se diariamente a condutividade elétrica da solução; o sistema de controle das fertirrigações não apresenta problemas de mau funcionamento e ainda apresenta baixo custo quando comparado aos controladores comerciais.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T19:25:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nathalie.pdf: 1872403 bytes, checksum: 066688e7a8c000417cf984dd2ee4421c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07-20 / This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic and environmental aspects as results from the continuing application of swine wastewater and mineral fertilizer in corn, black oats and soybeans. The experimental area has a history of swine wastewater application with trials that have been carried out since 2006, whose cycles under management are the seventh, eighth and ninth ones. Four doses of swine wastewater associated with the presence and absence of mineral fertilizer consisted on eight treatments applied to experimental plots. The agronomic and nutritional indices were determined in the three studied crops. The compounds of leachate collected at the beginning and end of each cycle were also recorded as well as soil characteristics at the beginning and end of each crop. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, under a 4x 2 factorial scheme with three replications. The results were submitted to ANOVA and means compared by Tukey test at 5% significance level. In maize crop, after a swine wastewater application, treated in digester, it could be observed that it could be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since P and Mn+2 were supplemented with specific fertilization. A special management should be given to the accumulation of Fe+2, Cu+2 and Zn+2 in soil. Attention should be paid also to the levels of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2 in leachate material. In black oats crop, after two applications of swine wastewater treated in digester, it was concluded that swine wastewater can be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since N, P and S could be supplied. Some attention should be taken with Cu+2 and Zn+2 accumulation in soil and some special care should also be given to the leaching of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2. In soybean crop, after three applications of wastewater treated in digester, the remaining wastewater could be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since N, P, K+ and S were supplied by specific fertilization. There must have extra attention to the accumulation of Fe+2, Cu+2 and Zn+2 in soil as well as to percolation of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2 According to leachate. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os aspectos ambientais e agronômicos decorrentes da aplicação continuada de água residuária da suinocultura e adubação mineral, nas culturas de milho, aveia e soja. A área experimental possui histórico de aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura, com experimentos conduzidos desde 2006, os quais são o sétimo, oitavo e nono ciclos conduzidos na área. Quatro doses de água residuária da suinocultura, associadas à ausência e presença de adubação mineral, consistiram em oito tratamentos aplicados às parcelas experimentais. Foram determinados índices agronômicos e nutricionais nas três culturas, avaliadas as composições dos lixiviados coletados no início e final de cada ciclo, bem como as características químicas do solo ao início e final de cada cultura. O delineamento experimental consistiu de blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial (4x2) com três repetições. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de significância. Na cultura do milho, após uma aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, verifica-se que a água residuária da suinocultura pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o P e Mn+2 sejam complementados com adubação específica. Cuidado especial deve ser dado ao acúmulo de Fe+2, Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo. Devem-se atentar também para os níveis de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2 no material percolado. Na cultura da aveia, após duas aplicações de água residuária de suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, conclui-se que essa pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o N, P e S sejam complementados. Deve-se ter atenção com o acúmulo de Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo, e com a lixiviação de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2. Na cultura da soja, após três aplicações de água residuária de suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, constata-se que a mesma pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o N, P, K+ e S sejam complementados com adubação específica. Deve-se ter atenção com o acúmulo de Fe+2, Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo. Deve ser dada maior atenção à percolação de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2 de acordo com o lixiviado

Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:46:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jonathan Dieter.pdf: 2302102 bytes, checksum: e9ab008e789823e27a423fd2b3bb0228 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-13 / Swine wastewater application (SWW) in soils under no-tillage system can result in increased levels of phosphorus on soil surface layers, reducing the transferring risk via runoff into the aquatic environment. This trial aimed at evaluating, in two periods of soybean cropping, phosphorus transportation with the drained surface due to SWW application and mineral fertilization (MF) to a soil under no-tillage system with different declivities (i) and submitted to the simulation of different rain intensities (Ip). The trial was carried out on a Eutrophic Red Latosol. The study consisted in applying SWW doses (0, 75, 150, 225 and 300 m3.ha-1) with MF doses of (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% recommended to the crop) on 0.70 m2 soil plots with different declivities (i) (4, 9, 14, 19 and 24%) followed by the Ip simulation (45, 60, 75, 90 and 105 mm h-1) in two periods just after fertilizer application and seeding (AFAP) and after soybean harvest (ASH). After the runoff, it was simulated the Ip during 72 minutes by collecting independent samples drained solution at intervals of 24 minutes. The concentrations of total phosphorus (Pt), particulate phosphorus (Pp) and soluble phosphorus (Ps) were determined based on the collected samples. The central composite rotational design (CCRD) was used in a complete factorial design 24, with axial points (α = (2n)1/4), totaling 28 essays analyzed as a repeated measure along time. It was observed that concentrations of Pt, Ps and Pp in the runoff solution were positively influenced and showed the following order ARS> i> Ip. The multiple linear regression models adjusted for Ps and Pp concentrations in the runoff solution showed that SWW enhances the Ps transferring to the aquatic environment, while the factors that influence the transportation (i and Ip) showed greater importance in the concentration of transported Pp. During runoff, it was observed that the highest concentrations of Pt, Ps and Pp occurred at the beginning of runoff from the AFAP period, whose Pt concentrations reduced nearly 0.45 mg.L-1 during the ASH period. SWW application enhanced phosphorus transportation through runoff and reached higher concentrations when compared to those established ones by law. Thus, it represents a potential contamination to the environment / A aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura (ARS) em solos sob plantio direto pode resultar no aumento dos teores de fósforo em suas camadas superficiais, a fim de atenuar o risco de transferência via escoamento superficial para o meio aquático. O objetivo do trabalho foi avaliar, em dois períodos da cultura da soja, o transporte de fósforo junto à solução escoada na superfície devido à aplicação de ARS e a adubação mineral (ADM) no solo conduzido em plantio direto com diferentes declives (i) e submetido à simulação de diferentes intensidades de chuva (Ip). O experimento foi conduzido em Latossolo Vermelho eutroférrico. O trabalho consistiu da aplicação de doses de ARS (0, 75; 150; 225 e 300 m3.ha-1) juntamente com doses de ADM (0%, 25%, 50%, 75% e 100% recomendadas para a cultura) sobre parcelas de solo de 0,70 m2 com diferentes declives (i) (4, 9, 14, 19 e 24 %), seguido da simulação da Ip (45, 60, 75, 90 e 105 mm h-1) em dois períodos, logo após aplicação das adubações e semeadura (APA) e após a colheita da soja (APC). Após o início do escoamento superficial, simulou-se a Ip por um período de 72 minutos. Coletaram-se amostras independente da solução escoada em intervalos de 24 minutos. Determinaram-se as concentrações do fósforo total (Pt), fósforo particulado (Pp) e fósforo solúvel (Ps) nas amostras coletadas. Utilizou-se o delineamento composto central rotacional (DCCR), em planejamento fatorial completo 24, com pontos axiais (α =(2n)1/4), totalizando 28 ensaios, analisados como medida repetida no tempo. Observou-se que as concentrações de Pt, Ps e Pp na solução escoada foram influenciadas positivamente e na seguinte ondem ARS>i>Ip. Os modelos de regressão linear múltiplos ajustados sobre as concentrações Ps e Pp na solução escoada demostraram que a ARS potencializa a transferência de Ps para o meio aquático, enquanto os fatores que influenciam no transporte (i e Ip) têm maior importância na concentração de Pp transportado. Durante o escoamento superficial, se observou que as maiores concentrações de Pt, Ps e Pp ocorrem no início do escoamento superficial do período APA, cujas concentrações de Pt foram reduzidas em torno de 0,45 mg.L-1 no período APC. A aplicação de ARS potencializou o transporte de fósforo via escoamento superficial e atingiu concentrações superiores às estabelecidas pela legislação, representando assim um potencial de contaminação ambiental

Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-12T14:48:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Nathalie.pdf: 1872403 bytes, checksum: 066688e7a8c000417cf984dd2ee4421c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-07-20 / This study aimed at evaluating the agronomic and environmental aspects as results from the continuing application of swine wastewater and mineral fertilizer in corn, black oats and soybeans. The experimental area has a history of swine wastewater application with trials that have been carried out since 2006, whose cycles under management are the seventh, eighth and ninth ones. Four doses of swine wastewater associated with the presence and absence of mineral fertilizer consisted on eight treatments applied to experimental plots. The agronomic and nutritional indices were determined in the three studied crops. The compounds of leachate collected at the beginning and end of each cycle were also recorded as well as soil characteristics at the beginning and end of each crop. The experimental design was in randomized blocks, under a 4x 2 factorial scheme with three replications. The results were submitted to ANOVA and means compared by Tukey test at 5% significance level. In maize crop, after a swine wastewater application, treated in digester, it could be observed that it could be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since P and Mn+2 were supplemented with specific fertilization. A special management should be given to the accumulation of Fe+2, Cu+2 and Zn+2 in soil. Attention should be paid also to the levels of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2 in leachate material. In black oats crop, after two applications of swine wastewater treated in digester, it was concluded that swine wastewater can be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since N, P and S could be supplied. Some attention should be taken with Cu+2 and Zn+2 accumulation in soil and some special care should also be given to the leaching of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2. In soybean crop, after three applications of wastewater treated in digester, the remaining wastewater could be partially used as an alternative fertilizer, since N, P, K+ and S were supplied by specific fertilization. There must have extra attention to the accumulation of Fe+2, Cu+2 and Zn+2 in soil as well as to percolation of Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ and Zn+2 According to leachate. / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar os aspectos ambientais e agronômicos decorrentes da aplicação continuada de água residuária da suinocultura e adubação mineral, nas culturas de milho, aveia e soja. A área experimental possui histórico de aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura, com experimentos conduzidos desde 2006, os quais são o sétimo, oitavo e nono ciclos conduzidos na área. Quatro doses de água residuária da suinocultura, associadas à ausência e presença de adubação mineral, consistiram em oito tratamentos aplicados às parcelas experimentais. Foram determinados índices agronômicos e nutricionais nas três culturas, avaliadas as composições dos lixiviados coletados no início e final de cada ciclo, bem como as características químicas do solo ao início e final de cada cultura. O delineamento experimental consistiu de blocos casualizados em esquema fatorial (4x2) com três repetições. Os resultados obtidos foram submetidos à análise de variância e as médias comparadas pelo teste de Tukey a 5% de significância. Na cultura do milho, após uma aplicação de água residuária da suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, verifica-se que a água residuária da suinocultura pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o P e Mn+2 sejam complementados com adubação específica. Cuidado especial deve ser dado ao acúmulo de Fe+2, Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo. Devem-se atentar também para os níveis de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2 no material percolado. Na cultura da aveia, após duas aplicações de água residuária de suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, conclui-se que essa pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o N, P e S sejam complementados. Deve-se ter atenção com o acúmulo de Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo, e com a lixiviação de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2. Na cultura da soja, após três aplicações de água residuária de suinocultura tratada em biodigestor, constata-se que a mesma pode ser parcialmente utilizada como fertilizante alternativo, desde que o N, P, K+ e S sejam complementados com adubação específica. Deve-se ter atenção com o acúmulo de Fe+2, Cu+2 e Zn+2 no solo. Deve ser dada maior atenção à percolação de Cu+2, Fe+2, Mn+2, NO3-+NO2-, Na+ e Zn+2 de acordo com o lixiviado

A utilização de inibidores de nitrificação pode ser uma alternativa interessante para aumentar a eficiência do uso do fertilizante nitrogenado em diversas culturas, porém, essa alternativa vem sendo pouco estudada em condições de solo e clima do Brasil. Assim, objetivou-se com esse trabalho avaliar a eficiência do inibidor de nitrificação fosfato de 3,4-dimetilpirazol (DMPP) em três solos com gradiente textural, bem como avaliar o destino do nitrogênio (N-NO3-, N-NH4+ e 15N) no solo, a absorção e o uso do nitrogênio (N-total e 15N) nas plantas de algodão. Três experimentos foram montados e desenvolvidos. No primeiro foi efetuada a incubação do solo em condições de laboratório para avaliar a inibição da nitrificação pelo DMPP aplicado na forma de ureia e sulfonitrato de amônio (SNA) em três solos (Neossolo Quartzarênico - NQ, Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo - LVA, Latossolo Vermelho - LV). No segundo experimento plantas de algodão foram cultivadas em colunas de lixiviação com os mesmos solos, recebendo ureia e sulfonitrato de amônio, com e sem DMPP como fonte de N. Foram avaliados a produção de matéria seca, o acúmulo de nutrientes nas plantas, a eficiência de uso do N pelo algodoeiro, a lixiviação e a quantidade de N mineral no solo após o cultivo do algodão por 60 dias. No terceiro experimento, plantas de algodão foram cultivadas também em colunas lixiviação, porém, com um solo de textura média (Latossolo Vermelho Amarelo), o qual recebeu três doses de N em cobertura (50, 100 e 150 kg ha-1 de N) na forma de ureia marcada no isótopo 15N, com e sem DMPP. Foram avaliados a produção de matéria seca, teor de N e recuperação do N aplicado na planta, lixiviação de N, teor de N-total, nítrico e amoniacal no solo, e recuperação do N aplicado no solo após o cultivo do algodão, por 90 dias. Melhores resultados foram obtidos com a aplicação do DMPP em ureia em relação ao SNA. No experimento de incubação, o DMPP foi capaz de manter menor o teor de nitrato nos três solos analisados. A nitrificação do N na ureia foi mais rápida comparado ao SNA, o que permitiu melhor desempenho do inibidor na ureia em dois dos três solos estudados. O efeito do DMPP aumentou seguindo a seguinte ordem: NQ>LVA>LV. O inibidor foi mais eficiente nos solos com menor teor de argila e matéria orgânica. O uso do DMPP em ureia aplicada no solo arenoso (NQ) reduziu significativamente a lixiviação de N e aumentou a produção de matéria seca, a eficiência do uso do N e a absorção de fósforo pela planta. No solo de textura média (LVA), sob irrigação intensa, o DMPP reduziu significativamente as perdas de N do sistema e aumentou a recuperação do 15N aplicado na planta e no solo, o que, porém, não se traduziu em maior produção de matéria seca provavelmente pelo N não ter sido limitante, devido à mineralização da matéria orgânica. As atividades das enzimas redutase do nitrato e urease não diferiram entre tratamentos com e sem DMPP / The use of nitrification inhibitors may be an interesting alternative to increase nitrogen fertilizer use efficiency in different crops, although it has been little studied in soil and climate conditions of Brazil. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) in three soils with textural gradient (represented by clay percentage), as well as to evaluate the fate of soil nitrogen (N-NO3-, N-NH4+ and 15N), nitrogen uptake, and N-use efficiency (total-N and 15N) by cotton plants. Three experiments were set and carried out in a controlled environment. In the first one, a laboratory incubation was performed to evaluate the inhibition of nitrification by DMPP applied to urea and ammonium sulfate nitrate (ASN) in three soils (Typic Quartzipsammnet - NQ, Typic Hapludox - LVA, Rhodic Hapludox - LV). In the second experiment, leaching columns with the same soils were planted with cotton receiving ammonium sulfate nitrate and urea with or without DMPP as nitrogen source. It were evaluated plant dry matter yield (shoot plus roots), nutrient uptake and nitrogen use efficiency by cotton plants, as well as the nitrogen leaching, and mineral nitrogen amount in the soil after cotton growth, for 60 days. In the third experiment, leaching columns with a medium textured soil (LVA) were planted with cotton and received three nitrogen rates in topdressing (50, 100 and 150 kg ha-1) as 15N-urea with and without DMPP. The production of dry matter, nitrogen content and recovery of applied N in the plant and soil, as well as the nitrogen leaching, total nitrogen, nitrate and ammonium in the soil were evaluated after cotton growth for 90 days. Best results were obtained with the application of DMPP to urea than in ASN. In the incubation experiment, the DMPP was able to maintain lower nitrate content in the three soils. The nitrification of nitrogen from urea was faster than the one from ASN, which allowed a better performance of the inhibitor in the urea in two out of three soils analyzed. The effect of DMPP increased in the following order: NQ> LVA> LV. The inhibitor was more effective in soils with lower clay and organic matter contents. The use of DMPP in urea applied on the sandy soil (NQ) significantly reduced N leaching and increased dry matter production, nitrogen use efficiency and phosphorus uptake by cotton plants. In a medium textured soil (LVA) under intense irrigation, DMPP significantly reduced N losses in the system and increased the recovery of applied 15N in plant and soil, which however did not translate into higher dry matter production because nitrogen was probably not limiting. The activity of the enzymes nitrate reductase and urease were not different between treatments with and without DMPP

O Escândio é um elemento terra rara, utilizado principalmente em ligas de alumínio, células combustíveis de óxido sólido e na produção de lâmpadas de haletos metálicos. Apesar de ser o 31° elemento mais abundante na crosta terrestre, raramente é encontrado concentrado na crosta terrestre, e sua produção é sempre associada ao processamento de outros minerais na forma de um subproduto, ou a recuperação de sucata. Minérios de Níquel podem conter teores de Sc variando de 50 a 350ppm e resíduos gerados durante seu processamento pode concentrar o Sc acima de 1000ppm. A recuperação do Escândio de um resíduo da cadeia de produção do Níquel foi estudada, de modo a obter um óxido com pureza acima de 99,0% para aplicações industriais. O resíduo utilizado é um precipitado, na forma de hidróxido, e contém principalmente Fe, Cu, Ni e Co, sendo o teor de Escândio em base seca aproximadamente 1000ppm. O processo de recuperação proposto consiste na lixiviação atmosférica do resíduo, precipitação seletiva para concentração do escândio e extração por solventes. A lixiviação atmosférica em meio sulfúrico 2,0mol.L-1 a 70°C permitiu a recuperação de 92,5% do Escândio contido no resíduo. Entretanto, não foi seletiva, lixiviando também parte dos demais metais presentes. Após a lixiviação para concentrar o Escândio, antes da extração por solventes, foi realizada uma precipitação com NaOH. O intuito foi precipitar o Fe, principal contaminante presente no lixiviado, entretanto ocorreu a co-precipitação de 95,5% do Sc junto a 65,6% Fe em pH 2,0. O precipitado representou uma concentração do Escândio do resíduo em 5,6 vezes. Esse concentrado de Escândio obtido foi dissolvido em solução de H2SO4 para recuperação do Escândio por extração por solventes. O extrante escolhido foi o Cyanex 923, uma mistura de óxidos alquil-fósfinicos. O mecanismo de extração do Sc pelo Cyanex 923 observado foi a solvatação e a estequiometria da reação 1:2. Foi observado um aumento na extração do Sc com o aumento da concentração de H+. O processo de extração do Sc com o Cyanex 923 é exotérmico, sendo favorecido a temperatura ambiente. O teor de Fe na solução aquosa antes da extração é 35 vezes maior que o Escândio, e apesar do Cyanex 923 ser mais seletivo para o Sc do que para o Fe, parte do Fe é co-extraído. O Fe co-extraído foi removido da fase orgânica por meio de uma lavagem com H2SO4 3mol.L-1 com uma perda de Sc de 1,3%. A reextração do Sc na fase orgânica não foi efetiva utilizando ácidos fortes devido a formação de um complexo estável. Foi utilizado ácido oxálico, técnica consolidada para reextração de terras raras, para recuperação do Sc da solução orgânica e a recuperação do Sc foi de 84,3% para uma solução com 4,0% de ácido oxálico. O oxalato de Sc precipitado foi recuperado por filtração e calcinado a 600°C. O óxido obtido apresentou pureza mínima de 99,0%. / Scandium is a rare earth element, used mainly in special aluminum alloys, SOFC\'s and metal halide lamps production. Despite of being the 31st element more abundant in Earth\'s Crust, it is rarely found concentrated in ores, and its production is always related to other minerals processing as a by-product or scrap recovering. Scandium content in Nickel ore may vary between 50 and 350ppm and residues produced during its processing can concentrate Sc above 1000ppm. Scandium recovery from a residue of Nickel processing was studied in order to obtain an oxide with purity higher than 99,0% for industrial applications. The residue used is a hydroxide precipitate, which contains mainly Fe, Cu, Ni and Co, Sc content is around 1000ppm (dry basis). The recovery process proposed consists in atmospheric leaching of the residue, selective precipitation to concentrate the Scandium and solvent extraction. The atmospheric leaching in sulfuric acid 2,0mol.L-1 at 70°C allowed the recovery of 92,5% of the Scandium present in the residue. However it was not selective and part of the other metals present in the residue were also leached. After leaching, in order to concentrate the Sc before solvent extraction, a precipitation with NaOH was performed. The initial aim was to precipitate the Iron - main contaminant present in the leach liquor - nevertheless it occurred the co-precipitation of 95,5% of the Sc besides 65,6% of Fe in pH 2,0. The precipitantion represented a concentration of the Sc in the residue of 5,6 times. The Scandium concentrate obtained was dissolved in a sulfuric acid solution to Sc recovery by solvent extraction. The extractant selected was Cyanex 923, a mixture of alkyl-phosphinic oxides. The mechanism of extraction of Scandium observed was solvation and reaction stechiometry was 1:2. It was observed an increase in Sc extraction rates by increasing the concentration of H+. The extraction of Scandium with Cyanex 923 is exothermic, and favorable at room temperature. The Iron content in aqueous solution before extraction is 35 times higher than that of Scandium, and even though Cyanex 923 being more selective for Sc than Fe, part of the Fe is co-extracted. The Fe co-extracted was removed of the organic phase by H2SO4 3mol.L-1 scrubbing with a Sc loss of 1,3%. The stripping of Scandium from organic phase was not accomplished by using strong acids due to formation of a stable complex. Afterwards, it was used oxalic acid - a technique consolidated for rare earths stripping - and the Sc recovery of organic phase was 84,3% with a solution of 4,0% oxalic acid. The Scandium oxalate precipitated was recovered by filtration and calcinated at 600°C. The Scandium oxide obtained presented 99,0% minimum purity.

The US Department of Energy in 2010 has identified several rare earth elements as critical materials to enable clean technologies. As part of ongoing research in REEs (rare earth elements) recovery from coal sources, the University of Kentucky has designed, developed and is demonstrating a ¼ ton/hour pilot-scale processing plant to produce high-grade REEs from coal sources. Due to the need to control critical variables (e.g. pH, tank level, etc.), process control is required. To ensure adequate process control, a study was conducted on leaching and solvent extraction control to evaluate the potential of achieving low-cost REE recovery in addition to developing a process control PLC system. The overall operational design and utilization of Six Sigma methodologies is discussed. Further, the application of the controls design, both procedural and electronic for the control of process variables such as pH is discussed. Variations in output parameters were quantified as a function of time. Data trends show that the mean process variable was maintained within prescribed limits. Future work for the utilization of data analysis and integration for data-based decision-making will be discussed.

Determination of the vertical and horizontal groundwater hydraulic gradient within a landfill is the first step in determining the potential of groundwater contamination from the landfill leachate. The length of a study and the frequency at which measurements are recorded can greatly affect the description of the local groundwater environment. A more comprehensive analysis can be preformed for longer periods of study and greater measurement frequency. The intent of this study was to install a continuous groundwater level monitoring system around the st. Johns Landfill for a minimum study length of one year. This would allow a more thorough study of the seasonal character and behavior of the groundwater system beneath the landfill than in previous studies. Particular interest was paid to groundwater level changes resulting from seasonal weather changes. Additional attention was paid to other forcing mechanisms which could be perturbing groundwater levels, and variations in the geochemical groundwater constituents. Included throughout this report is a literature review of various studies pertinent to the analysis of groundwater level variations. Seasonal variations in vertical groundwater hydraulic gradients were reviewed and time averaged vertical seepage rates were estimated. Areal plots of groundwater levels were used to view expected horizontal groundwater hydraulic gradients during seasonal maximum and minimum groundwater levels. A computer model was developed to study the effects temporal variations in slough water levels had on groundwater seepage rates through the perimeter dike separating the landfill from the sloughs. The modeling provided an estimate of the average horizontal leachate seepage rate into the sloughs. Comparison plots of monitoring well groundwater levels were used to analyze potential swash zones beneath the landfill and potential effects of lowered water levels in Bybee Lake. Spectral analysis techniques were imployed to determine the dominant frequencies observed in the groundwater levels, allowing determination of the type of forcing mechanism driving the fluctuations. Geochemical groundwater constituents were statistically analyzed to determine the significance of observed trends in the data: areal plots of chloride concentrations and electrical conductivity were made to view constituent distributions within the underlying aquifers. Estimated vertical and horizontal groundwater seepage rates into the local waters showed that horizontal leachate seepage is insignificant compared to vertical leachate seepage. Groundwater level comparison plots indicated no significant swashing beneath the landfill occurred. The statistical studies on groundwater forcing mechanisms indicated that either the slough or the Columbia River water levels could be perturbing groundwater levels. Trend analyses on the geochemical groundwater constituents indicated significant, positive trends in chloride concentrations, and undeterminable trends in electrical conductivity.

Wastewater application to land can be a useful tool for mitigating impacts of nutrient enrichment on aquatic systems. A land application treatment system at VCU’s Rice Rivers Center in Charles City County, VA provided an opportunity to study the impact of wastewater addition on the biogeochemistry of forests representative of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. Nutrient concentrations in throughfall and leachate were measured at Treatment and Control sites to assess differences in nutrient deposition and retention. Wastewater amended plots from the Walter L. Rice education building received 20-fold (N) and 6-fold (P) higher inputs relative to Control plots and plots located at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries building. Despite higher inputs, leaching losses of P from the Rice Treatment plots were comparable to Control plots, indicating that the land-based application system effectively mitigated wastewater loads. Leaching losses of nitrate were two-fold higher from Treatment plots relative to Controls, suggesting a potential N saturation effect and a reduction in N retention capacity of the treated forest. Nitrogen effects on vegetation were indicated by lower root biomass and greater root N content among Treatment plots relative to Control plots. Overall, these results suggest that wastewater–amended plots near the Rice education building receive appreciably higher nutrient inputs and could, therefore, serve as a model system for assessing effects on forest ecosystems.

A feasibility of rapid setting cement (RSC) as an agent of immobilization for certain elements such as fission products or radioactive materials was explored. Cerium (Ce) and cesium (Cs) have been selected as a surrogate for U and/or Pu and fission products, respectively, in this study in three phases. In Phase I, RSC was evaluated for physical properties (e.g., porosity, density, pH values, etc.) using two groups methods—the cement powder at different concentrations of Ce (2 – 10 wt%) with deionized water (DIW) and artificial seawater (ASW). The results showed that the final setting time and compressive strength of RSC in DIW and ASW solutions decreased as Ce content increased. The X-ray diffraction patterns revealed two newly identified phases, namely CeAl11O18 and Ce4.667 (SiO4)3O. The morphology of matrix samples showed that the existence of Ce distributed on the pore wall or clustered with Si, Al, Mg, K, P, Fe, and O. In Phase II, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique together with univariate and multivariate analyses of the principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares (PLS) were applied to detect the surrogate elements (Ce (0.5 – 8 wt%) and Cs (0.5 – 4 wt%)) for nuclear materials captured in ceramic materials. The best calibration curves for Ce and Cs in samples were created using the peak areas of the Ce 571.8 nm line and Cs 697.1 nm line, respectively. PCA method was applied to explain 85.5 % for Ce-cement samples in DIW and 91.4 % for those in ASW. Samples with Cs indicated similar PCA trends. The PLS calibration curves for Ce and Cs samples in DIW and those in ASW were made using seven and eight latent variables (LV). In Phase III, the leaching behaviors of Ce and Cs mixture with DIW and ASW under both dynamic and static leach conditions were investigated according to the ANSI/ANS 16.1-2003 standard method. Elemental compositions were analyzed using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for the leaching periods of 2, 7, and 24 hours and 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 28, 43, and 90 days. Three mathematical models—first-order reaction model (FRM), diffusion model (DM), and first-order reaction/diffusion model (FRDM)—were fitted to assess the leaching parameters of immobilized radionuclides in the RSC matrix. Results showed that leaching of 140Ce and 133Cs from RSC matrices with (DIW and ASW) under both dynamic and static leach conditions was less than 20%. It was found that the leaching phenomena of 140Ce and 133Cs was dominantly controlled by FRM with a weak effect of DM, which was best fitted by FRDM. Here, the average leachability index (L) for 140Ce and 133Cs, are greater than the recommended minimum of 6 that allowed their acceptance for disposal. These studies indicated a good feasibility of using RSC with DIW and ASW for immobilizing non-radioactive Ce and Cs and RSC had a potential for applying to actual radioactive materials.