The anaerobic decomposition in landfills produces a gas mixture known as landfill biogas. This biogas consists mainly of CH4 and CO2. The CO2 removal can be carried out by means of adsorption. In order to promote CO2 removal, zeolite type 4A was used as solid adsorbent. The synthesized zeolite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. CH4/CO2 mixture isotherms were obtained in a magnetic suspension balance equipped with a gas dosing unit and Extended Langmuir and Extended Sips models were used to predict mixture isotherms from monocomponent data. Three biogas emissions drains in a sanitary landfill in Caucaia (Ceará State, Brazil) - ASMOC - were chosen to test the performance of zeolite as CO2 adsorbent under real conditions. Zeolite 4A has proven to be very selective for CO2 even in the presence of H2S.

Com base no consumo hídrico excessivo na produção agrícola e da expansão do cultivo da cana-de-açúcar impulsionada pela crescente demanda de etanol, tem-se questionado em relação a um uso mais racional da água de irrigação e ao reúso de água na produção agrícola. Desta forma objetivou-se, com o presente trabalho, avaliar os efeitos do reúso de efluente de esgoto doméstico tratado na irrigação da cana-de-açúcar. O estudo foi conduzido no Centro de Pesquisa sobre Tratamento e Reúso de Águas Residuárias, em Aquiraz, CE. O delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos ao acaso, no esquema de parcelas subdivididas, com quatro repetições. Nas parcelas avaliaram-se os efeitos de dois tipos de água (água potável e esgoto doméstico tratado); e nas subparcelas se alocaram cinco lâminas de irrigação baseadas em percentuais da evaporação medida em um tanque do tipo classe A (ECA). Concluiu-se que a água residuária proporcionou o maior potencial produtivo de colmos (272,1 Mg ha-1) e a maior densidade de plantas (126.000 plantas ha-1). O aumento das lâminas de irrigação proporcionou incrementos no potencial produtivo e na densidade de plantas, independente do tipo de água.

With the excessive consumption of water in agricultural production, and the expansion of the cultivation of sugarcane due to growing demand for ethanol, in this context, a rational use of water for irrigation and use of wastewater in agricultural production has been raised. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of reuse of treated domestic sewage effluent for irrigation of sugarcane. The study was conducted at the Research Center on Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater, in Aquiraz, CE. The experimental design was randomized blocks in split plots with four replications. In the plots were evaluated the effects of two types of water (well water and treated domestic sewage); in the subplots five irrigation water depths were allocated, based on percentage of evaporation in a Class "A" tank. It can be concluded that wastewater provided the highest potential yield of stem (272.1 Mg ha-1) and higher plant density (126,000 plants ha-1). The increase in irrigation water depths provided increase in potential yield and plant density, regardless of the type of water.

Objetivou-se, com o presente trabalho, avaliar o crescimento vegetativo do girassol irrigado com diferentes lâminas de esgoto doméstico tratado e água de poço freático e adubado com diferentes doses de nitrogênio. O experimento foi conduzido no Centro de Pesquisa sobre Tratamento e Reúso de Águas Residuárias, em Aquiraz, CE. O delineamento estatístico adotado foi o de blocos ao acaso, no esquema de parcelas subsubdivididas, com quatro repetições. Nas parcelas foram avaliados os efeitos dos dois tipos de água de irrigação sobre os parâmetros de crescimento da cultura e, nas subparcelas, os efeitos das cinco lâminas de irrigação baseadas em percentuais da evaporação do tanque classe A (ECA), que corresponderam à multiplicação da ECA pelos fatores 0,25; 0,50; 0,75; 1,00 e 1,25; nas subsubparcelas determinou-se o efeito de quatro doses de adubação nitrogenada, a saber: 25, 50, 75 e 100 kg ha-1. A altura da planta, diâmetro do caule e número de folhas, aumentaram linearmente em função das lâminas de irrigação. Os valores obtidos para água de reúso sempre foram superiores aos obtidos com a água de poço. O diâmetro do capítulo aumentou de modo quadrático em função do aumento da lâmina de irrigação e das doses de adubo nitrogenado.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the growth of sunflower crop irrigated with different water sources (both treated wastewater and well water) and application of different rates of nitrogen fertilizer. The experiment was conducted at the Research Center of Treatment and Reuse of Sewer Water located in the municipality of Aquiraz in the State of Ceará, Brazil. The statistical design consisted of a randomized block in split-plots with four replications. In the plots, the effects of two types of irrigation water on sunflower growth parameters was evaluated and in the subplots the effects of the five irrigation levels; according to the percentage of Class A Evaporation Pan (ECA),corresponding to the multiplication of ECA by factors of 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00 and 1.25 levels were determined. In splitplots, the effects of the four rates of nitrogen (25, 50, 75 and 100 kg ha-1) on the same growth parameters were evaluated. The plant height, stem diameter and number of leaves increased lineaR Ly as a function of the irrigation water levels. The parameter values obtained for wastewater were consistently higher than those obtained with well water. The capitulum diameter increased in a quadratic manner as a function of the irrigation water levels and nitrogen fertilizer rates.