All Outputs (28)

Municipal wastewater treatment and associated bioenergy generation using anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor (2017)
Journal Article
Tota-Maharaj, K., Akunna, J., & Cheddie, D. (in press). Municipal wastewater treatment and associated bioenergy generation using anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor

This study assesses a modified anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor (GRABBR) which was assessed for wastewater treatment at high organic loading rates (chemical oxygen demand > 1100 mg/l) under varying temperatures. For the two mesophilic temperatu... Read More about Municipal wastewater treatment and associated bioenergy generation using anaerobic granular bed baffled reactor.

A permeable pavement system utilising recycled concrete aggregate in the sub-base - Preliminary laboratory performance assessments (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Monrose, J., Tota-Maharaj, K., Cheddie, D., & Mwasha, A. (2017). A permeable pavement system utilising recycled concrete aggregate in the sub-base - Preliminary laboratory performance assessments. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784480632.010

Sustainable development gears towards preserving the environment and conserving the rapidly diminishing natural resources such as natural resources. This research seeks to assess the performance of crushed recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) from Trin... Read More about A permeable pavement system utilising recycled concrete aggregate in the sub-base - Preliminary laboratory performance assessments.

Challenges of poor surface water drainage and wastewater management in refugee camps (2016)
Journal Article
Ajibade, O. O., Tota-Maharaj, K., & Clarke, B. (2016). Challenges of poor surface water drainage and wastewater management in refugee camps. Environmental and Earth Sciences Research Journal, 3(4), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.18280/eesrj.030402

Since refugee camps are meant to be temporary and setting them up usually require urgency, little attention has been given to provision of surface water drainage and to a lesser extent wastewater management. As the population of refugees in these cam... Read More about Challenges of poor surface water drainage and wastewater management in refugee camps.

Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction (2015)
Journal Article
Paul, P., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2015). Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction. Water, 7(4), 1595-1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/w7041595

Applications of geotextiles within tertiary stormwater treatment systems and for stormwater infiltration can provide a substrate for biofilm formation, enabling biological treatment of contaminants. Geotextiles can serve as an efficient part of storm... Read More about Laboratory studies on granular filters and their relationship to geotextiles for stormwater pollutant reduction.

Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context (2015)
Journal Article
Tota-Maharaj, K., & Paul, P. (2015). Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 6(3), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40095-015-0169-x

© 2015, The Author(s). Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology represents a form of renewable energy that generates bioelectricity from what would otherwise be considered a waste stream. MFCs may be ideally suited to the small island developing state (S... Read More about Performance of pilot-scale microbial fuel cells treating wastewater with associated bioenergy production in the Caribbean context.

Sustainable approaches for stormwater quality improvements with experimental geothermal paving systems (2015)
Journal Article
Paul, P., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2015). Sustainable approaches for stormwater quality improvements with experimental geothermal paving systems. Sustainability, 7(2), 1388-1410. https://doi.org/10.3390/su7021388

© 2015 by the authors. This research assesses the next generation of permeable pavement systems (PPS) incorporating ground source heat pumps (geothermal paving systems). Twelve experimental pilot-scaled pavement systems were assessed for its stormwat... Read More about Sustainable approaches for stormwater quality improvements with experimental geothermal paving systems.

Evaluation of the solar photocatalytic degradation of organochlorine compound trichloroethanoic acid using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in the Caribbean region (2015)
Journal Article
Paul, P., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2015). Evaluation of the solar photocatalytic degradation of organochlorine compound trichloroethanoic acid using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in the Caribbean region. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 15(3), 559-568. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2015.005

© IWA Publishing 2015. Advanced oxidation processes driven by solar energy can be an efficient method in removing organochlorine compounds from river water especially in tropical environments like the Caribbean region. The feasibility of solar photoc... Read More about Evaluation of the solar photocatalytic degradation of organochlorine compound trichloroethanoic acid using titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in the Caribbean region.

Log logistic distribution to model water demand data
Presentation / Conference
Surendran, S., & Tota-Maharaj, K. Log logistic distribution to model water demand data. Paper presented at Procedia Engineering, Leicester, UK

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. There had been insufficient studies previously to conclude the suitability of the appropriate probability distribution functions in modelling water demand. The purpose of this study is to find an appropr... Read More about Log logistic distribution to model water demand data.