The biological degradation of selenate to elemental selenium and recovery of valuable selenium nanoparticles has been extensively studied
and reported by researchers throughout literature. The major challenges in degradation and recovery processes are the reduction of high
concentration of selenium oxyanions and effective separation of bacterial cells and sludge from these economically beneficial elemental selenium
nanoparticles. This study seeks to investigate the efficacy of a novel combination system comprising a biological reactor, a separating chamber
and a tangential-flow ultrafiltration module (TFU). The biological reactor was investigated for its ability to reduce selenate at high loading
rates. The separating chamber containing the inclined bacterium-nanoparticle separator was investigated for its ability to separate bacteria
from nanoparticles. The TFU was investigated for its ability to induce a water-bacterium-nanoparticles separation even at high selenate loading
rates. The reactor system worked in synergism to remove high concentration of selenate from wastewater and simultaneously recover the valuable
elemental selenium nanoparticles thereby eliminating the additional use of chemicals or post-treatment operations. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester 2018. / November 26, 2018. / Includes bibliographical references. / Youneng Tang, Professor Directing Thesis; Gang Chen, Committee Member; Clayton Clark, Committee
Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_661116 |
| Contributors | Adedeji, Itunu Comfort (author), Tang, Youneng (professor directing thesis), Chen, Gang, 1969- (committee member), Clark, Clayton J. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), FAMU-FSU College of Engineering (degree granting college), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, master thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (87 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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