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Wang Y, Wang C, Feng R, Li Y, Zhang Z, Guo S. A review of passive acid mine drainage treatment by PRB and LPB: From design, testing, to construction. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118545. [PMID: 38431067 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
An extensive volume of acid mine drainage (AMD) generated throughout the mining process has been widely regarded as one of the most catastrophic environmental problems. Surface water and groundwater impacted by pollution exhibit extreme low pH values and elevated sulfate and metal/metalloid concentrations, posing a serious threat to the production efficiency of enterprises, domestic water safety, and the ecological health of the basin. Over the recent years, a plethora of techniques has been developed to address the issue of AMD, encompassing nanofiltration membranes, lime neutralization, and carrier-microencapsulation. Nonetheless, these approaches often come with substantial financial implications and exhibit restricted long-term sustainability. Among the array of choices, the permeable reactive barrier (PRB) system emerges as a noteworthy passive remediation method for AMD. Distinguished by its modest construction expenses and enduring stability, this approach proves particularly well-suited for addressing the environmental challenges posed by abandoned mines. This study undertook a comprehensive evaluation of the PRB systems utilized in the remediation of AMD. Furthermore, it introduced the concept of low permeability barrier, derived from the realm of site-contaminated groundwater management. The strategies pertaining to the selection of materials, the physicochemical aspects influencing long-term efficacy, the intricacies of design and construction, as well as the challenges and prospects inherent in barrier technology, are elaborated upon in this discourse.
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- Yu Wang
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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Ma W, Han R, Zhang W, Zhang H, Zhao L, Chen L, Zhu L. Advanced oxidation process/coagulation coupled with membrane distillation (AOP/Coag-MD) for efficient ammonia recovery: Elucidating biofouling control performance and mechanism. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:134093. [PMID: 38522199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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The inadequate understanding of the biofouling formation mechanism and the absence of effective control have inhibited the commercial application of membrane distillation (MD). In this study, an advanced oxidation process (AOP)/coagulation-coupled (Coag) membrane distillation system was proposed and exhibited the potential for MD ammonia recovery (recovery rate: 94.1%). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and soluble microbial products (SMP) components such as humic acid and tryptophan-like proteins were disrupted and degraded in the digestate. The curtailment and sterilizing efficiency of AOP on biofilm growth was also verified by optical coherence tomography (OCT) in situ real-time monitoring and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Peroxymonosulfate (PMS) was activated to generate sulfate (SO4•-) and hydroxyl radicals (HO•), which altered the microbial community. After oxidative treatment, 16 S rRNA sequencing indicated that the dominant phylum of the microbial community evolved into Firmicutes. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis demonstrated that free radicals produced by PMS could disrupt cells' signaling molecules and interactions. In conjunction with these analyses, the mechanisms of response to free radical attack by Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and fungi were revealed. This research provided new insights into the field of membrane fouling control for membrane technology resource recovery processes, broadening the impact of AOP applications on microbiological response and fate in the environment.
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- Wucheng Ma
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- CSD Water Service Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Branch, Nanjing 210000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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Aftab B, Yin G, Maqbool T, Hur J, Wang J. Enhanced landfill leachate treatment performance by adsorption-assisted membrane distillation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 250:121036. [PMID: 38134858 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Membrane fouling and high-strength membrane concentrate production are two limitations of membrane distillation (MD) for landfill leachate treatment. In this study, activated carbon- and biochar-based adsorption processes were integrated into a conventional MD system to overcome these limitations. The organic matter fractionations of the leachate were thoroughly investigated during the treatment. Membrane-reversible and irreversible foulants differed remarkably from the inlet leachate in the non-assisted MD system. Specifically, reversible foulants were characterized by a high abundance of humic-like fluorescent components, high-molecular-weight humic-size constituents, peptides, and unsaturated compounds. In contrast, irreversible foulants were enriched with fulvic-like fluorescent components, low-molecular-weight neutrals, unsaturated compounds, and polyphenols. The adsorption-based pre-treatment effectively removed foulant precursors from landfill leachate, with a relatively higher (20%) adsorption performance for specific biochar used in this study than for activated carbon. Compared with the non-assisted MD system, the biochar-assisted MD system showed improved performance, achieving 40% overall membrane flux recovery, 42% higher filtration fluxes, and 53% lower concentrate production. In addition, a 15% higher removal of irreversible foulants was observed as compared to the reversible foulants, which can potentially increase the membrane lifespan. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of an adsorption-assisted MD system supported by increased filtration, membrane fouling alleviation, and low-strength leachate concentrate generation.
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- Bilal Aftab
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, No. 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
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Tufail A, Al-Rifai J, Price WE, van de Merwe JP, Leusch FDL, Hai FI. Elucidating the performance of UV-based photochemical processes for the removal of trace organic contaminants: Degradation and toxicity evaluation. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:140978. [PMID: 38135125 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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In this study, the performance of standalone ultraviolet (UV) photolysis and UV-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely, UV/hydrogen peroxide, UV/chlorine, UV/persulphate, and UV/permonosulphate, were investigated for the degradation of 31 trace organic contaminants (TrOCs). Under the tested conditions, standalone UV photolysis did not achieve effective removal of TrOCs. To improve the degradation efficiency of UV photolysis, four different oxidants were added individually to the test solution. The effect of these oxidants in the absence of UV irradiation was also explored and only chlorine showed promising degradation of some contaminants. During the chlorination of 31 investigated TrOCs, only six demonstrated greater than 50% degradation. The combined UV-based AOPs demonstrated much improved degradation (ranging from 65 to 100%) depending on TrOC-structure and oxidant concentration. The UV/hydrogen peroxide process showed similar degradation of TrOCs, irrespective of the functional groups (i.e., electron withdrawing groups, EWGs and electron donating groups, EDGs) present in their structures. Conversely, the UV/sulphate and UV/chlorine based processes achieved better degradation of the TrOCs with EDGs in their structures. TrOCs degradation improved up to 40% when oxidants concentrations were increased from 0.1 to 1 mM, and further increasing the concentration to 2 mM did not improve degradation. Toxicity evaluation using bioluminescence test (BLT assay) demonstrated that except for UV/hydrogen peroxide, all UV-based AOPs increased the toxicity of the treated effluent, indicating generation of toxic by-products. This study elucidates the performance of four different UV-based AOPs for the removal of commonly detected diverse TrOCs for the first time.
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- Arbab Tufail
- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute and School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute and School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory, School of Civil, Mining, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.
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Carmona B, Abejón R. Innovative Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater Polluted with Heavy Metals: Perspective of the Potential of Electrodialysis, Membrane Distillation, and Forward Osmosis from a Bibliometric Analysis. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:385. [PMID: 37103812 PMCID: PMC10145262 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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A bibliometric analysis, using the Scopus database as a source, was carried out in order to study the scientific documents published up to 2021 regarding the use of electrodialysis, membrane distillation, and forward osmosis for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. A total of 362 documents that fulfilled the search criteria were found, and the results from the corresponding analysis revealed that the number of documents greatly increased after the year 2010, although the first document was published in 1956. The exponential evolution of the scientific production related to these innovative membrane technologies confirmed an increasing interest from the scientific community. The most prolific country was Denmark, which contributed 19.3% of the published documents, followed by the two main current scientific superpowers: China and the USA (with 17.4% and 7.5% contributions, respectively). Environmental Science was the most common subject (55.0% of contributions), followed by Chemical Engineering (37.3% of contributions) and Chemistry (36.5% of contribution). The prevalence of electrodialysis over the other two technologies was clear in terms of relative frequency of the keywords. An analysis of the main hot topics identified the main advantages and drawbacks of each technology, and revealed that examples of their successful implementation beyond the lab scale are still scarce. Therefore, complete techno-economic evaluation of the treatment of wastewater polluted with heavy metals via these innovative membrane technologies must be encouraged.
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- Benjamín Carmona
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 9170019, Chile
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Bioprocesos, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363, Estación Central, Santiago 9170019, Chile
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Ji B, Bilal Asif M, Zhang Z. Photothermally-activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) pretreatment for fouling alleviation of membrane distillation of surface water: Performance and mechanism. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.123043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Liu L, Guo D, Qiu G, Liu C, Ning Z. Photooxidation of Fe(II) to schwertmannite promotes As(III) oxidation and immobilization on pyrite under acidic conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115425. [PMID: 35751250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pollution of arsenic (As) in acid mine drainage (AMD) is a universal environmental problem. The weathering of pyrite (FeS2) and other sulfide minerals leads to the generation of AMD and accelerates the leaching of As from sulfide minerals. Pyrite can undergo adsorption and redox reactions with As, affecting the existing form and biotoxicity of As. However, the interaction process between As and pyrite in AMD under sunlight radiation remains unclear. Here, we found that the oxidation and immobilization of arsenite (As(III)) on pyrite can be obviously promoted by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in sunlit AMD, particularly by OH. The reactions between hole-electron pairs and water/oxygen adsorbed on excited pyrite resulted in the production of H2O2, OH and O2-, and OH was also generated through the photo-Fenton reaction of Fe2+/FeOH2+. Weakly crystalline schwertmannite formed from the oxidation of Fe2+ ions by OH contributed much to the adsorption and immobilization of As. In the mixed system of pyrite (0.75 g L-1), Fe2+ (56.08 mg L-1) and As(III) (1.0 mg L-1) at initial pH 3.0, the decrease ratio of dissolved total As concentration was 1.6% under dark conditions, while it significantly increased to 69.0% under sunlight radiation. The existence of oxygen or increase in initial pH from 2.0 to 4.0 accelerated As(III) oxidation and immobilization due to the oxidation of more Fe2+ and production of more ROS. The present work shows that sunlight significantly affects the transformation and migration of As in AMD, and provides new insights into the environmental behaviors of As.
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- Lihu Liu
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hubei Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, Guizhou Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, Guizhou Province, China.
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Song K, Wang F, Peng Y, Liu J, Liu D. Construction of a hydrogeochemical conceptual model and identification of the groundwater pollution contribution rate in a pyrite mining area. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119327. [PMID: 35447254 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To effectively restore the groundwater environment of the Shiping Mine (SPM) area, which is contaminated by acid mine drainage (AMD), a hydrogeochemical conceptual model was constructed based on groundwater chemistry and environmental stable isotopes. The contribution rate of various pollution sources in the groundwater environment was quantitatively analyzed using an optimized stable isotope mass balance model. A total of 68 groups of water samples were collected. The sampling period covered the dry, intermediate, and wet periods of a complete hydrological year. Samples were taken from rain, springs, mine drainage, tailings leachate, and surface water; and the detection and analysis indicators included 24 parameters, such as inorganic salts, heavy metals, and isotopes. A hydrogeochemical and statistical data analysis was performed. The main source of groundwater replenishment was found to be atmospheric precipitation, with the water-rock interaction of calcite and pyrite, and mining activities being the main controlling factors of hydrogeochemical processes. Acid mine drainage significantly enhanced the dissolution of various minerals, and the detection rate of Zn, Cu, As, Cd, and Pb increased from 0-30%-100% when compared with groundwater in the area upstream of the mines. The optimized mass balance model results revealed that the contribution rates of upstream groundwater, mine water and leachate were 0.78-0.86, 0.08-0.18, and 0.04-0.06 for Heidong underground river, respectively; were 0.27-0.36, 0.62-0.68, and 0.03-0.05 for Tiantang underground river, respectively. Furthermore, based on the water balance analysis, 34-70% of the mine water was found to infiltrate directly through karst fissures and karst pipes and could not be collected at the mine entrance. Acid mine drainage that directly infiltrated through runoff could easily be ignored due to the hidden migration path, which may cause the groundwater environment to be remediated less effectively than expected.
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- Kai Song
- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China.
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China.
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China.
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China.
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- Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China.
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Aftab B, Truong HB, Cho J, Hur J. Enhanced performance of a direct contact membrane distillation system via in-situ thermally activated H2O2 oxidation for the treatment of landfill leachate. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kumar M, Gikas P, Kuroda K, Vithanage M. Tackling water security: A global need of cross-cutting approaches. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 306:114447. [PMID: 35033893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The Virtual Special Issue entitled "Tackling Water Security" is mainly focused on water availability, water quality, management, governance, biotic or abiotic emerging contaminants and policy development in the Anthropocene. The issue is further dedicated to highlight the new opportunities and approaches to elevate the efficiency of water treatment and wastewater reuse. It has undergone an open call for papers and rigorous peer-review process, where each submission has been evaluated by the panel of experts. 43 articles have been selected from 85 submissions that represents the ongoing research and development activities. The message that emerged explicitly from nearly a hundred submissions to this special issue is that there is an urgent global need for cross-cutting approaches for the rational, quick, cost-effective and sustainable solutions for tackling water-security in the Anthropocene.
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- Manish Kumar
- Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Chania, 73100, Greece
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- Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, Imizu, 939-0398, Japan
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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Asif MB, Kang H, Zhang Z. Gravity-driven layered double hydroxide nanosheet membrane activated peroxymonosulfate system for micropollutant degradation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127988. [PMID: 34891018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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For the first time in this study, CoAl-layered double hydroxide nanosheet membrane (LDHm) with abundant active sites was fabricated for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation with the mindset to catalytically degrade micropollutants. Depending on the catalyst loading, the developed LDHm can be driven under gravity at a permeate flux of approximately 80 L/m2 h and 210 L/m2 h at LDH loading of 0.80 mg/cm2 and 0.08 mg/cm2, respectively. Notably, the LDHm (0.63 mg) exhibited excellent PMS activation efficiency as indicated by 87.8% removal of the probe chemical (ranitidine) at 0.2 mM PMS, which was higher than that (37-44%) achieved by conventional LDH (5-20 mg)/PMS (0.2 mM) system. In addition to efficient degradation of several micropollutants, LDHm/PMS performance was not inhibited by variation in solution pH (4-8) as well as during long-term (29 h) continuous-flow operation. SO4•- and 1O2 were identified as the primary reactive species in the LDHm/PMS system, while both Co and Al participated in PMS activation. This study offers a simple strategy for efficient removal of several micropollutants with significantly reduced catalyst leaching, which could be applied sustainably in water treatment.
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- Muhammad Bilal Asif
- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua-Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Han M, Zhao R, Shi J, Li X, He D, Liu L, Han L. Membrane Distillation Hybrid Peroxydisulfate Activation toward Mitigating the Membrane Wetting by Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12020164. [PMID: 35207085 PMCID: PMC8875670 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12020164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The fouling/wetting of hydrophobic membrane caused by organic substances with low-surface energy substantially limits the development of the membrane distillation (MD) process. The sulfate radical (SO4 ·−)-based advanced oxidation process (AOP) has been a promising technology to degrade organics in wastewater treatment, and peroxydisulfate (PDS) could be efficiently activated by heat. Thus, a hybrid process of MD-AOP via PDS activated by a hot feed was hypothesized to mitigate membrane fouling/wetting. Experiments dealing with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) containing a salty solution via two commercial membranes (PVDF and PTFE) were performed, and varying membrane wetting extents in the coupling process were discussed at different PDS concentrations and feed temperatures. Our results demonstrated permeate flux decline and a rise in conductivity due to membrane wetting by SDS, which was efficiently alleviated in the hybrid process rather than the standalone MD process. Moreover, such a mitigation was enhanced by a higher PDS concentration up to 5 mM and higher feed temperature. In addition, qualitative characterization on membrane coupons wetted by SDS was successfully performed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The EIS results implied both types of hydrophobic membranes were protected from losing their hydrophobicity in the presence of PDS activation, agreeing with our initial hypothesis. This work could provide insight into future fouling/wetting control strategies for hydrophobic membranes and facilitate the development of an MD process.
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- Minyuan Han
- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; (M.H.); (R.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; (M.H.); (R.Z.)
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China;
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- Animal Husbandry Service of Chongqing, Chongqing 401121, China; (X.L.); (D.H.)
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- Animal Husbandry Service of Chongqing, Chongqing 401121, China; (X.L.); (D.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China;
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- Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China; (M.H.); (R.Z.)
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