Facile synthesis of a TiO2-Al2O3-GnPs compound and its application in the photocatalytic degradation of Diuron

Alina De J. Zurita Yduarte Diana J. Gallegos Hernández URIEL ALEJANDRO SIERRA GOMEZ GLADIS JUDITH LABRADA DELGADO SALVADOR FERNANDEZ TAVIZON Pedro Jesús Herrera Franco SRINIVAS GODAVARTHI JOSE GILBERTO TORRES TORRES ADRIAN CERVANTES URIBE CLAUDIA GUADALUPE ESPINOSA GONZALEZ (2022, [Artículo])

"New ternary materials TiO2-Al2O3-GnPs (TAG) were prepared by using an innocuous sol-gel method with a slight modification for the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs), under room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The materials TiO2-Al2O3-GnPs were prepared with variations of concentration between 0.05 and 1 wt % of GnPs. In this study, we analyzed the physicochemical properties by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-Vis spectroscopy, textural properties by N2 physisorption, morphology by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM) and a chemical species analysis was carried out by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS). The photocatalytic activity of each material was evaluated in the degradation of a model molecule, Diuron, a carcinogenic and cytotoxic herbicide used in farm fields. To determine reaction selectivity and mineralization degree, the photocatalytic reaction was monitored by using UV-Vis spectroscopy and total organic carbon (TOC). In samples with higher GnPs’ concentration, a good enough specific surface area of up to 379 m2/g was observed, and reduced band gap energy (2.8 eV) with respect to TiO2 and mixed oxide (3.2 and 3.1 eV respectively), was obtained. These resulting properties were the key indicator so that the materials could be applied as photocatalysts. In the photocatalytic activity determination, TAG-0.75 was the sample that showed the best results with respect to the mixed oxide; the highest photocatalytic conversion, the reduced average life time, and increased mineralization and reaction selectivity."

Graphene nanoplatelets Mixed oxides Sol-gel Photocatalytic degradation BIOLOGÍA Y QUÍMICA QUÍMICA QUÍMICA

What the world eats: wheat

sridhar bhavani (2023, [Objeto de congreso])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WHEAT VARIETY TRIALS PRODUCTION DATA

El proceso lluvia-escurrimiento-erosión en laderas y microcuencas instrumentadas

PEDRO RIVERA RUIZ JOSE LUIS OROPEZA MOTA ENRIQUE MEJIA SAENZ LUIS MARIO TAPIA VARGAS EUSEBIO JR. VENTURA RAMOS (2012, [Artículo])

Se evaluó el proceso lluvia-escurrimiento-erosión en diferentes prácticas de manejo con cultivos de escarda y de cobertera en lotes de escurrimiento, así como también en una parcela con cultivo de maíz, establecidos en laderas de suelos andosoles de la cuenca Villa Victoria del Sistema Cutzamala durante 2007. Se presentaron 168 eventos de lluvia de los cuales sólo 14 generaron escurrimiento superficial y erosión del suelo. Los resultados mostraron que en pendientes de 30%, los cultivos de escarda en surcos al contorno tuvieron una eficiencia promedio del 40% para el control de los escurrimientos y la erosión del suelo; por otro lado, en los cultivos de cobertera, su eficiencia fue del 62%.

Lluvias Erosión del suelo Agricultura Escurrimiento natural INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Dispositivo para desazolve en presas: segunda etapa: aplicación en campo

José Alfredo González Verdugo MARIA JOSELINA CLEMENCIA ESPINOZA AYALA (2016, [Documento de trabajo])

Considerando la importancia de conocer el comportamiento del material sólido producido o generado en cuencas de ríos de montaña, especialmente en zonas con suelos de escasa vegetación y altas pendientes, los objetivos del proyecto fueron, a partir de los resultados obtenidos en 2015, implementar, ensayar y evaluar en laboratorio una variante del dispositivo alterno al ya desarrollado. Este informe presenta los resultados del análisis experimental de un dispositivo alterno para ayudar al desazolve de cuerdos de agua pequeños. Dicho dispositivo funciona a través de la generación de una burbuja de aire cuya velocidad de ascenso es función de la geometría de la cámara de aire y de la presión suministrada.

Presas Remoción de sedimentos INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Saneamiento del vaso Cencali, Villahermosa, Tabasco. I. Contaminación y reúso de sedimentos

ANNE MARGRETHE HANSEN HANSEN Franklin Torres-Bejarano (2007, [Artículo])

Como resultado de escurrimientos urbanos y descargas de aguas residuales, se han acumulado importantes cantidades de sedimentos en el vaso Cencali, situado en el centro de Villahermosa, Tabasco, México. Para determinar la cantidad acumulada de estos sólidos, se realizó una batimetría en 50 puntos, encontrando un volumen de sedimentos acumulados de aproximadamente 31,550 m3. También se analizaron el uso de suelo y la densidad de población en la cuenca hidrológica del vaso, para estimar las aportaciones de sedimentos y contaminantes provenientes de escurrimientos y aguas residuales. Se calculó que el vaso recibe aproximadamente 7’000,000 m3/año de agua, 5,200 m3/año de sedimentos, 105 t/año de nitrógeno, 26 t/año de fósforo y 530 t/año de DBO5. Se evaluó la calidad de los sedimentos en 11 estaciones de muestreo y sobre la base de 742 análisis químicos y microbiológicos individuales. De acuerdo con la calidad química y microbiológica de los sedimentos y aplicando criterios ecológicos internacionales, el vaso Cencali se clasificó como afectado en más de 65% de su vida acuática. Según los criterios de la normatividad mexicana para lodos de plantas de tratamiento, los sedimentos del vaso Cencali pueden ser utilizados en terrenos con fines agrícolas y restauración de suelos. Otro reúso potencial podría ser como material de capas selladas en la construcción de rellenos sanitarios.

Escurrimientos urbanos Aguas residuales Calidad de sedimentos Villahermosa, Tabasco INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Internal erosion under spillway rested on an embakment dam

JOSE RAUL FLORES BERRONES (2015, [Artículo])

This paper presents the investigation about the mechanism of internal erosion caused in the right abutment of the Shahghasem dam’s spillway. Shahghasem dam is an earthen dam located in Yasouj, in southwest of Iran. A significant hole and pipe have been observed in the corner of the right abutment from upstream view. The foundation is Marlstone, which has low cohesion and susceptible for internal erosion and piping in some conditions. Going through details of the design maps has shown that Lane’s criteria for selecting safe dimensions of the seepage control measures have not been considered properly. A series of the supportive walls are designed to attach to the right part of the spillway in order to increase the length of seepage. The pipe route of the erosion should also be grouted with high quality concrete.

Erosión del suelo Aliviaderos Presas Filtración INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

Carbamazepine degradation by visible-light-driven photocatalyst Ag3PO4/GO: Mechanism and pathway

Guanhan Chen Wenyi Dong Hongjie Wang Zilong Zhao Feng Wang Feifei Wang César Nieto Delgado (2022, [Artículo])

"Carbamazepine (CBZ), as one of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals, is of great concern due to its potential impact on the ecosystem and human health. This study provides an effective approach to remove CBZ by using photocatalyst silver phosphate combined with graphene oxide (Ag3PO4/GO) under visible irradiation. The morphology, composition, and optical properties of Ag3PO4/GO were characterized employing SEM, XRD, and DRS. Graphene oxide could improve the visible-light utilization and promote electron's charge to enhance the photocatalytic performance of Ag3PO4/GO. With the optimal reaction condition of 5.86 mW/cm(2) light intensity, 15-25 degrees C temperature, 5-7 pH, and 0.5 mg/L catalytic dosages, 5 mg/L CBZ could be completely degraded in 30 min, and the apparent rate constant could reach 0.12 min(-1). Additionally, the radical trapping experiments indicated center dot OH and O-2(-)center dot were the main reactive oxygen species employed to eliminate CBZ. The decay pathways of CBZ had been proposed accordingly, and the main product was the low-molecular products. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, Harbin Institute of Technology, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences."

Carbamazepine Ag3PO4/GO Visible light Photocatalysis INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA INGENIERÍA Y TECNOLOGÍA

A 'wiring diagram' for source strength traits impacting wheat yield potential

Erik Murchie Matthew Paul Reynolds Gustavo Slafer John Foulkes Liana Acevedo-Siaca Lorna Mcausland Simon Griffiths A Elizabete Carmo-Silva (2023, [Artículo])

Source-Sink Yield Physiology CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA BIOMASS BREEDING PHOTOSYNTHESIS SOURCE SINK RELATIONS YIELDS PHYSIOLOGY

Potential impacts of Ukraine-Russia armed conflict on global wheat food security: A quantitative exploration

Khondoker Mottaleb Gideon Kruseman Sieglinde Snapp (2022, [Artículo])

Violent conflict is a major cause of acute food crises. In 2021, at least 155 million people in 10 countries were severely food insecure and eight of those countries were experiencing armed conflict. On February 24, 2022, an armed conflict between Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine escalated. As Russia and Ukraine are major wheat exporters, this will aggravate the already precarious food security situation in many developing countries by disrupting wheat production and export and by accelerating price hikes in import-dependent developing countries. This study examines the potential impacts of this ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine on wheat price, consumption, and calorie intake from wheat. In doing so, it applies the conditional mixed process estimation procedure using information collected from 163 countries and territories for the years 2016–2019 from online database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The study shows that, on average, a 1% decrease in the global wheat trade could increase the producers' price of wheat by 1.1%, and a 1% increase in the producers' price could reduce the yearly per capita wheat consumption by 0.59%, daily calorie intake by 0.54% and protein intake by 0.64% in the sampled countries. Based on this, the study demonstrates that a 50% reduction in wheat exports by Russia and Ukraine could increase the producers’ price of wheat by 15%, which would induce a reduction in wheat consumption and dietary energy intake by at least 8%. Since wheat export has reduced from both Russia and Ukraine, to avoid a food crisis in developing countries, policies are suggested, including near term improvement of domestic wheat production by promoting improved agronomic practices to close yield gaps to meet a substantial portion of wheat self-sufficiency goals. In the long run, countries in Africa, East Asia and South America can explore expanding wheat into new land area. International donor agencies can play a key role in supporting the ongoing wheat research and development activities.

Export-Import CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA ARMED CONFLICTS CALORIES CONSUMPTION ELASTICITY FOOD SECURITY PRICES PRODUCTION WHEAT

Achieving wheat self-sufficiency in Brazil

Diego Pequeno Senthold Asseng (2024, [Artículo])

CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA WHEAT SELF SUFFICIENCY PRODUCTION