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.

Foi conduzido em casa de vegetação um experimento com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito de fontes de enxofre, na presença ou não de aditivos (uréia e glicose), sobre a absorção do demento pelas folhas de feijoeiro. Os tratamentos: soluções de ácido sulfúrico e de sulfates de amonio, potássio, magnésio, manganês e zinco marcadas com 35S, contendo ou não os aditivos, foram aplicados ao primeiro trifólio das plantas para avaliar a absorção e translocação de enxofre. Os resultados permitiram concluir que 33% do S adicionado foi absorvido, e desse total 27% foi translocado, não havendo influência dos aditivos sobre esses processos. O ácido sulfúrico e o sulfato de amonio destacaram-se como os melhores fornecedores de enxofre, via foliar, para o feijoeiro.

A greenhouse experiment was carried out with the aim of evaluating the effect of sulphur sources, in the presence or absence of additives (urea and glucose), on the sulphur uptake by bean leaves. The treatments: solutions of sulphuric acid, ammonium, potassium, magnesium, manganese and zinc sulphates labelled with 35S, containing or not the additives, were applied to the first trifoliate of the plants to assess the sulphur uptake and translocation. The results enable to conclude that 33% of the added sulphur was absorved, and 27% out of this total was translocated. The additives did not have any influence on uptake and translocation. The sulphuric acid and ammonium sulphate solutions were the best sulphur suppliers for the bean plant.

O trabalho compara a recuperação do P2O5 residual através de cultivos sucessivos em um solo que recebeu doses crescentes de um termofosfato magnesiano com diferentes granulometrias e superfosfato simples granulado. Os resultados obtidos pela determinação do P extraído pelas plantas em 7 cultivos em vaso permitem concluir que o termofosfato na forma pó, apresenta efeito residual semelhante ao do superfosfato simples granulado; a granulometria mais grosseira do produto termofosfato resultou em menor recuperação do fósforo residual.

This paper compares the recovery of the residual P2O5 from magnesium thermophosphate (MPT) with different granule size, and from granular ordinary superphosphate(OSP). Seven successive crops were grown in pots in a greenhouse and their phosphorus content was analysed. Results demonstrated that powder MTP has the same residual effect as OSP. Coarse MTP, however, caused lower recovery of residual phosphorus.

Em condições de casa-de-vegetação foram feitos sete cultivos sucessivos para avaliar o efeito direto e residual do superfosfato simples granulado e do termofosfato magnesiano (Yoorin) fornecidos em quatro doses (O, 50,100 e 200 ppm). O fósforo disponível foi determinado depois do terceiro, quarto e último cultivos usando-se os extratores de Mehlich 1, Bray 1, resina e a técnica de diluição isotópica (valor E). De um modo geral, os coeficientes de correlação mais altos entre P disponível e matéria seca ou fósforo total absorvido, foram encontrados com os dados obtidos com resina e Mehlich 1, seguindo-se os obtidos com Bray 1 e, em último lugar, os com o valor E.

In order to evaluate the direct and residual effects of ordinary granulated superphosphate as compared to magnesium thermophosphate (Yoorin), supplied at four rates (0,50,100 and 200 ppm), seven successive croppings were carried out in the glasshouse. Available phosphorus was assessed after the third, fourth and seventh harvest by using Mehlich 1, Bray 1, anión exchange resin and isotopic dilution (E value). The highest correlation coefficients between available P and either total dry matter or total P content was found to occur with data provided by Mehlich 1 and resin. Phosphorus extracted by Bray 1 as well as that estimated by the E value showed lower "r" coefficients.