Dyllon Randall

Dr. Dyllon Randall


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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2016 in Water Research
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DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall
MKManuel Krähenbühl
Manuel Krähenbühl
IKIsabell Köpping
Isabell Köpping
TLTove A. Larsen
Tove A. Larsen
KUKai M. Udert
Kai M. Udert
In this study, we investigated the prevention of enzymatic urea hydrolysis in fresh urine by increasing the pH with calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) powder. The amount of Ca(OH)2 dissolving in fresh urine depends significantly on the composition of the urine. The different urine compositions used in our simulations showed that between 4.3 and 5.8 g Ca(OH)2 dissolved in 1 L of urine at 25 °C. At this temperature, the pH at saturation is 12.5 and is far above the pH of 11, which we identified as the upper limit for enzymatic urea hydrolysis. However, temperature has a strong effect on the saturation pH, with higher values being achieved at lower temperatures. Based on our results, we recommend a dosage of 10 g Ca(OH)2 L(-1) of fresh urine to ensure solid Ca(OH)2 always remains in the urine reactor which ensures sufficiently high pH values. Besides providing sufficient Ca(OH)2, the temperature has to be kept in a certain range to prevent chemical urea hydrolysis. At temperatures below 14 °C, the saturation pH is higher than 13, which favors chemical urea hydrolysis. We chose a precautionary upper temperature of 40 °C because the rate of chemical urea hydrolysis increases at higher temperatures but this should be confirmed with kinetic studies. By considering the boundaries for pH and temperature developed in this study, urine can be stabilized effectively with Ca(OH)2 thereby simplifying later treatment processes or making direct use easier.

1 April 2018 in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall
VNV. Naidoo
V. Naidoo

1 January 2011 in Desalination
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DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall
JNJ. Nathoo
J. Nathoo
ALA.E. Lewis
A.E. Lewis

1 September 2019 in Water Research
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SLS.E. Lambert
S.E. Lambert
DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall

1 December 2015 in Journal of Water Process Engineering
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DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall
JNJ. Nathoo
J. Nathoo

1 December 2019 in Journal of Water Process Engineering
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AOAdam Oodally
Adam Oodally
MGMohamedjaffer Gulamhussein
Mohamedjaffer Gulamhussein
DRDyllon Randall
Dyllon Randall