Application of Aquatic Plants for the Treatment of Selenium-Rich Mining Wastewater and Production of Renewable Fuels and Petrochemicals — Oak Academic Publishing
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Application of Aquatic Plants for the Treatment of Selenium-Rich Mining Wastewater and Production of Renewable Fuels and Petrochemicals
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
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University of Central Florida, Florida Solar Energy Centre, Cocoa, USA
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University of Central Florida, Florida Solar Energy Centre, Cocoa, USA
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
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Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
1 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
2 University of Central Florida, Florida Solar Energy Centre, Cocoa, USA
3 University of Central Florida, Florida Solar Energy Centre, Cocoa, USA
4 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
5 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
6 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
7 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia
Aquatic plants aggressively colonising wetlands are widely used for the biosorption of the soluble contaminants from wastewater and represent an attractive feedstock for biofuel production. Three common Australian aquatic plants, duckweed ( Landoltia punctata ), elodea, ( Elodea canadensis ) and water clover ( Marsilea quadrifolia ), colonizing different depths of wetlands were tested for their ability to treat the selenium-rich mining wastewater and for their potential for production of petrochemicals. The results showed that these plants could be effective at biofiltra tion of selenium and heavy metals from mining wastewater accumulating them in their fast grow ing biomass. Along with production of bio-gas and bio-solid components, pyrolysis of these plants produced a range of liquid petrochemicals including straight-chain C14-C20 alkanes, which can be directly used as a diesel fuel supplement or as a glycerine-free component of biodiesel. Other identified bio-oil components can be converted into petrochemicals using existing techniques such as catalytic hydrodeoxygenation. A dual application of aquatic plants for wastewater treat ment and production of value-added chemicals offers an ecologically friendly and cost-effective solution for water pollution problems and renewable energy production.
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