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Editors
Guest Editor
Dr. Claire Hellio
University of Portsmouth, School of Biological Sciences, King Henry
Building, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK
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Fouling refers to the accumulation and deposition of living organisms (biofouling) and certain non-living material on hard surfaces, most often in an aquatic environment. The International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships will prohibit the use of harmful organotins in anti-fouling paints used on ships and will establish a mechanism to prevent the potential future use of other harmful substances in anti-fouling systems. We would like to run this special issue to promote the research and development of new anti-fouling agents and methods.
Keywords
- antifouling agents (antiscaling agents)
- marine antifouling
- fouling
- inhibition
- attachment
- adhesion
- natural products and the extracts
Dedaline for Submissions: 31 August 2008
Please send your paper by e-mail to ijms@mdpi.org with a copy sent to Claire.Hellio@port.ac.uk. The subject title of the message should be Manuscript for Special Issue “Green Antifouling”. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the “Instructions for Authors” page.
Please send your paper by e-mail to ijms@mdpi.org with a copy sent to Claire.Hellio@port.ac.uk. The subject title of the message should be Manuscript for Special Issue “Green Antifouling”. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the “Instructions for Authors” page.
Call for Papers
Announced Papers:
Manuscript ID:
IJMS-37-03
Type: Full Research Paper
Title: Effect of Humic Acids on Properties of Anaerobic Granular Sludge
Authors: Li Xiu-Fen 1,*, Zhou Yu 1, Chen Jian 1,2,*
Affiliations: 1 Lab of Environmental Biotechnology, School of environmental and civil engineering, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, 214122, China; 2 National key lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, 214122, China
Abstract: Humic acids are one of the main components in soluble microbial products (SMPs) generated during wastewater bio-treatment process. The effect of humic acids in an expanded granular sludge blanket (EGSB) on properties of anaerobic granular sludge is deeply investigated in this paper. The results show that the high-content humic acids has an adverse effect on the COD removal, the microbial activity of anaerobic microbes, the microorganism species in granular sludge and the granulation of anaerobic sludge, but low-concentration (10-20 mg•L-1 under examined conditions) humic acids can stimulate anaerobic bacteria growth. From scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photos of anaerobic granules, the growth of filaceous methanogenic is stimulated on the external layer of anaerobic granules, which surface is heavily covered by humic acid aggregates with blurred-microbial profile. However, the dominated microorganisms from the contrasted system without humic acids in influent are rod-shaped and spherical methanogenic.
Keywords: SMPs; humic acid; EGSB; sludge property; wastewater treatment
Manuscript ID: IJMS-37-04
Type: Full Research Paper
Title: A model to predict total chlorine residue in the cooling seawater of a power plant using an iodine colorimetric method
Authors: Jih-Terng Wang1, Hung-Jen Lee2, Ming-Hui Chen3,4, Wen-Been Chang4,7, Chung-Chi Chen5, Su-Cheng Pai6 and Pei-Jie Meng4,7*
Affiliations: 1 Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan; 2 Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University,
Keelung 20224, Taiwan; 3 Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; 4 National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan; 5 Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan; 6 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 107,Taiwan; 7 Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan.
Abstract: A model experiment monitoring the fate of TRO in water indicated that it decayed exponentially by the time of duration at a given temperature and salinity. However, the decay of TRO was faster in seawater than in distilled water. The reduction of TRO by temperature in °K was found to fit a curvilinear relationship (r2 = 0.997) in distilled water and a liner relationship (r2 = 0.996) in seawater. Based on the decay rate, flow rate, and the length of cooling water flowing through at a given temperature, the TRO level in the cooling water of a power plant could be estimated using an equation developed in this study. This predictive model would provide a benchmark for power plant operators to control the adding of chlorine up to a level without irritating ambient marine organisms after committing antifouling requirement.
Keywords: anti-fouling agent;total residual oxidant;power plant; cooling water
Type: Full Research Paper
Title: Effect of Humic Acids on Properties of Anaerobic Granular Sludge
Authors: Li Xiu-Fen 1,*, Zhou Yu 1, Chen Jian 1,2,*
Affiliations: 1 Lab of Environmental Biotechnology, School of environmental and civil engineering, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, 214122, China; 2 National key lab of Food Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Lihu Road 1800, Wuxi City, Jiangsu, 214122, China
Abstract: Humic acids are one of the main components in soluble microbial products (SMPs) generated during wastewater bio-treatment process. The effect of humic acids in an expanded granular sludge blanket (EGSB) on properties of anaerobic granular sludge is deeply investigated in this paper. The results show that the high-content humic acids has an adverse effect on the COD removal, the microbial activity of anaerobic microbes, the microorganism species in granular sludge and the granulation of anaerobic sludge, but low-concentration (10-20 mg•L-1 under examined conditions) humic acids can stimulate anaerobic bacteria growth. From scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photos of anaerobic granules, the growth of filaceous methanogenic is stimulated on the external layer of anaerobic granules, which surface is heavily covered by humic acid aggregates with blurred-microbial profile. However, the dominated microorganisms from the contrasted system without humic acids in influent are rod-shaped and spherical methanogenic.
Keywords: SMPs; humic acid; EGSB; sludge property; wastewater treatment
Manuscript ID: IJMS-37-04
Type: Full Research Paper
Title: A model to predict total chlorine residue in the cooling seawater of a power plant using an iodine colorimetric method
Authors: Jih-Terng Wang1, Hung-Jen Lee2, Ming-Hui Chen3,4, Wen-Been Chang4,7, Chung-Chi Chen5, Su-Cheng Pai6 and Pei-Jie Meng4,7*
Affiliations: 1 Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan; 2 Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University,
Keelung 20224, Taiwan; 3 Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; 4 National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan; 5 Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan; 6 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 107,Taiwan; 7 Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan.
Abstract: A model experiment monitoring the fate of TRO in water indicated that it decayed exponentially by the time of duration at a given temperature and salinity. However, the decay of TRO was faster in seawater than in distilled water. The reduction of TRO by temperature in °K was found to fit a curvilinear relationship (r2 = 0.997) in distilled water and a liner relationship (r2 = 0.996) in seawater. Based on the decay rate, flow rate, and the length of cooling water flowing through at a given temperature, the TRO level in the cooling water of a power plant could be estimated using an equation developed in this study. This predictive model would provide a benchmark for power plant operators to control the adding of chlorine up to a level without irritating ambient marine organisms after committing antifouling requirement.
Keywords: anti-fouling agent;total residual oxidant;power plant; cooling water
Xiang Liu 1, Xiao-Dong Fan 1,*, Min-Feng Tang 1 and Ying Nie 2
1 Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi’an 710072, P. R. China; E-mails: lxhx@xsyu.edu.cn; xfand@126.com; nputmf@126.com
2 School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, ShiYou University, Xi’an 710065, P. R. China; E-mail: nieying@126.com
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: xfand@126.com
Received: 18 December 2008; in revised form: 17 February 2008 / Accepted: 3 March 2008 / Published: 12 March 2008
Full Research Paper: Synthesis and Characterization of Core-Shell Acrylate Based Latex and Study of Its Reactive Blends
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 342-354 (PDF format, 261K)
Jih-Terng Wang 1, Ming-Hui Chen 2, Hung-Jen Lee 3, Wen-Been Chang 2,6,*, Chung-Chi Chen 4, Su-Cheng Pai 5 and Pei-Jie Meng 2,6,*
1 Department of Biotechnology, Tajen University, Pingtung 907, Taiwan
2 National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan
3 Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 20224, Taiwan
4 Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
5 Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 107, Taiwan
6 Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolution, National Dong Hwa University, Checheng, Pingtung 944, Taiwan
E-Mails: jtw@mail.tajen.edu.tw; minghui@nmmba.gov.tw; wenbeen@nmmba.gov.tw; lecgyver@mail.ntou.edu.tw; ccchen@cc.ntnu.edu.tw; scpai@ccms.ntu.edu.tw; pjmeng@nmmba.gov.tw
* Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 31 January 2008; in revised form: 25 February 2008 / Accepted: 1 April 2008 / Published: 4 April 2008
Full Research Paper: A Model to Predict Total Chlorine Residue in the Cooling Seawater of a Power Plant Using Iodine Colorimetric Method
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2008, 9, 542-553 (PDF format, 375K)
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