• Acquisition and analysis of floc images by machine learning technique to improve the turbidity removal process 

      Paredes Larroca, Fabricio Humberto; Quino Favero, Javier; Rojas Villanueva, Uwe; Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo (Desalination Publications, 2023)
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      his article reports on the implementation and use of a floc image acquisition and analysis system in a pilot water treatment plant to remove kaolin turbidity with a coagulant and flocculant. The system is based on the ...
    • Assessment of the Application of Ferrate(VI) in the Treatment of Agricultural Irrigation Water: Presence of Metals and Escherichia coli in Fresh Produce 

      Vargas Gutiérrez, Kryss Araceli; Rojas Meza, María Elena; Paredes Larroca, Fabricio Humberto; Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo; Quino Favero, Javier (MDPI, 2023)
      Acceso abierto
      The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of ferrate (VI)-based treatment on surface water collected from the Rímac River as an irrigation water treatment model for bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), ...
    • Comparison between solar distillers with and without solar concentrator 

      Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo; Valencia Tovar, Yohan (Allerton Press, Inc., 2016)
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      In order to desalinate sea water by only solar energy using they were designed and built three distillers in which experimental measurements were taken to calculate production, performance and cost. Distillers by solar ...
    • Desalination using a parabolic-trough concentrator 

      Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo (Allerton Press Inc., 2012)
      Acceso abierto
      There are presented desalination results by using a parabolic-trough concentrator (PTC) device of 5.5 m2, 0.7 m of line focal distance and aligned in the East—West direction. The length of the PTC is 2.5 m and its rectangular ...
    • Design and construction of a fresnel linear distiller 

      Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo (Allerton Press, Inc., 2014)
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      It was designed a Fresnel linear distiller based on optical calculations obtained from taking into account Lima's latitude value, Earth inclination angle and heat absorber cavity's dimensions. The 5.6 m^sup 2^ reflective ...
    • Development of a Fuzzy Logic-Based Solar Charge Controller for Charging Lead–Acid Batteries 

      Paredes Larroca, Fabricio Humberto; Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo; Quino Favero, Javier; Rosales Huamaní, Jimmy; Castillo Sequera, José Luis (Springer, 2020)
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      The design and implementation of a solar charge controller for lead–acid batteries is intended to supplement a component of the water purification module of the water treatment unit for natural disaster relief. This unit ...
    • Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol in a TiO2 nanotube-coated disc flow reactor 

      Montenegro Ayo, Renato Martin; Morales Gomero, Juan Carlos; Alarcón Cavero, Hugo Arturo; Corzo Lucioni, Alberto; Westerhoff, Paul K.; García Segura, Sergi (Elsevier, 2021)
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      Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water treatment is a promising technology for organic pollution abatement. Much of the prior research focused on material discovery and optimization. However, challenges exist in scaling-up PEC ...
    • Portable point-of-use photoelectrocatalytic device provides rapid water disinfection 

      Montenegro Ayo, Renato Martin; Barrios, Ana Cecilia; Mondal, Indrayudh; Bhagat, Kartik; Morales Gomero, Juan Carlos; Abbaszadegan, Morteza A.; Westerhoff, Paul K.; Perreault, François; García Segura, Sergi (Elsevier, 2020)
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      Portable water purification devices are needed to provide safe drinking water in rural communities, developing communities with low quality centralized water distribution, and military or recreational applications. Filtration, ...
    • Removal of azo dyes in aqueous solutions using magnetized and chemically modified chitosan beads 

      Muedas Taipe, Golfer; Maza Mejía, Ily Marilú; Santillán, Fátima A.; Velásquez, Carlos J.; Asencios, Yvan J.O. (Elsevier, 2020)
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      Azo dyes in wastewater coming from textile industry are detrimental, toxic, and affect the human health; therefore efficient wastewater treatments are needed. To contribute to the solution to this problem, in this paper ...
    • Scaling up photoelectrocatalytic reactors: A TiO2 nanotube-coated disc compound reactor effectively degrades acetaminophen 

      Montenegro Ayo, Renato Martin; Morales Gomero, Juan Carlos; Alarcón Cavero, Hugo Arturo; Cotillas, Salvador; Westerhoff, Paul K.; García Segura, Sergi (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019)
      Acceso abierto
      Multiple discs coated with hierarchically-organized TiO2 anatase nanotubes served as photoelectrodes in a novel annular photoelectrocatalytic reactor. Electrochemical characterization showed light irradiation enhanced the ...
    • Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanorod Films on PET for Photocatalytic Disinfection of Water 

      Sánchez, Luis; Guz, Lucas; García, Pilar; Ponce Álvarez, Silvia; Goyanes, Silvia; Marchi, María Claudia; Candal, Roberto; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Juan (Science & Technology Network, Inc., 2015)
      Acceso abierto
      ZnO nanorods (ZnO NRs) were grown on ZnO seeded polyethylene tert-phtalate (PET) substrates obtained from recycled soda bottles at low temperatures (90 °C) from Zn2+ precursors in alkaline aqueous solution. The ZnO seeds ...
    • TiO2:Cex onto Al Clays for Photocatalytic Solar Water Disinfection 

      Belver, Carolina; Ponce Álvarez, Silvia; Carpio, Edward A.; Salazar, G.; García, Pilar A.; Bedia, Jorge; Alvárez Montero, M. A.; Rodriguez Jimenez, Juan J.; Rodríguez, Juan M. (Hindawi, 2020)
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      A novel methodology was employed to prepare new nanocomposites with photocatalytic properties based on Ce-doped TiO2 nanoparticles arranged over a layered silicate. The catalysts were porous materials formed by exfoliated ...
    • Treatment of irrigation water infested with nematodes using a solar photoreactor 

      Inga López, Jesarella; Meza Contreras, Víctor; Rodríguez Delfín, Alfredo; Ponce Álvarez, Silvia; Paredes Larroca, Fabricio Humberto; Quino Favero, Javier; Eyzaguirre Pérez, Raúl; Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo (Desalination Publications, 2020)
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      The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of the disinfection of irrigation water loaded with the plant-parasitic nematode Meloidogyne incognita using a solar photoreactor. The photoreactor was comprised of a ...
    • Water treatment plant prototype with ph control modeled on fuzzy logic for removing arsenic using fe(VI) and fe(III) 

      Paredes Larroca, Fabricio Humberto; Saettone Olschewski, Erich Arturo; Quino Favero, Javier; Huamaní, Jimmy Rosales; Castillo Sequera, José Luis (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020)
      Acceso abierto
      This study proposes a fuzzy control strategy embedded in a Siemens IoT2040 gateway developed for removing inorganic arsenic from synthetic underground water in a treatment plant prototype. The prototype is used to dose a ...