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Uppinakudru AP, Martín-Sómer M, Reynolds K, Stanley S, Bautista LF, Pablos C, Marugán J. Wavelength synergistic effects in continuous flow-through water disinfection systems. WATER RESEARCH X 2023; 21:100208. [PMID: 38098879 PMCID: PMC10719571 DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The past decade's development of UV LEDs has fueled significant research in water disinfection, with widespread debate surrounding the potential synergies of multiple UV wavelengths. This study analyses the use of three UV sources (265, 275, and 310 nm) on the inactivation of Escherichia coli bacteria in two water matrixes. At maximum intensity in wastewater, individual inactivation experiments in a single pass set-up (Flow rate = 2 L min-1, Residence time = 0.75 s) confirmed the 265 nm light source to be the most effective (2.2 ± 0.2 log units), while the 310 nm led to the lowest inactivation rate (0.0003 ± 7.03× 10-5 log units). When a combination of the three wavelengths was used, an average log reduction of 4.4 ± 0.2 was observed in wastewater. For combinations of 265 and 275 nm, the average log reductions were similar to the sum of individual log reductions. For combinations involving the use of 310 nm, a potential synergistic effect was investigated by the use of robust statistical analysis techniques. It is concluded that combinations of 310 nm with 265 nm or 275 nm devices, in sequential and simultaneous mode, present a significant synergy at both intensities due to the emission spectra of the selected LEDs, ensuring the possibility of two inactivation mechanisms. Finally, the electrical energy per order of inactivation found the three-wavelength combination to be the most energy efficient (0.39 ± 0.05, 0.36 ± 0.01 kWh m-3, at 50% and 100% dose, respectively, in wastewater) among the synergistic combinations.
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- Adithya Pai Uppinakudru
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/ Tulipán S/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
- ProPhotonix IRL LTD, 3020 Euro Business Park, Little Island, Cork, T45×211, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/ Tulipán S/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- ProPhotonix IRL LTD, 3020 Euro Business Park, Little Island, Cork, T45×211, Ireland
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- ProPhotonix IRL LTD, 3020 Euro Business Park, Little Island, Cork, T45×211, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/ Tulipán S/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/ Tulipán S/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology, ESCET, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/ Tulipán S/n, 28933, Mostoles, Madrid, Spain
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Balakrishnan A, Jacob MM, Senthil Kumar P, Kapoor A, Ponnuchamy M, Sivaraman P, Sillanpää M. Strategies for safe management of hospital wastewater during the COVID-19 pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : IJEST 2023; 20:1-16. [PMID: 36817164 PMCID: PMC9925218 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-023-04803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Management of hospital wastewater is a challenging task, particularly during the situations like coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The hospital effluent streams are likely to contain many known and unknown contaminants including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) along with a variety of pollutants arising from pharmaceuticals, life-style chemicals, drugs, radioactive species, and human excreta from the patients. The effluents are a mixed bag of contaminants with some of them capable of infecting through contact. Hence, it is essential to identify appropriate treatment strategies for hospital waste streams. In this work, various pollutants emerging in the context of COVID-19 are examined. A methodical review is conducted on the occurrence and disinfection methods of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. An emphasis is given to the necessity of addressing the challenges of handling hospital effluents dynamically involved during the pandemic scenario to ensure human and environmental safety. A comparative evaluation of disinfection strategies makes it evident that the non-contact methods like ultraviolet irradiation, hydrogen peroxide vapor, and preventive approaches such as the usage of antimicrobial surface coating offer promise in reducing the chance of disease transmission. These methods are also highly efficient in comparison with other strategies. Chemical disinfection strategies such as chlorination may lead to further disinfection byproducts, complicating the treatment processes. An overall analysis of various disinfection methods is presented here, including developing methods such as membrane technologies, highlighting the merits and demerits of each of these processes. Finally, the wastewater surveillance adopted during the COVID-19 outbreak is discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13762-023-04803-1.
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- A. Balakrishnan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, Odisha 769008 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai 603203 India
- Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai 603203 India
- School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering and Food Technology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, 140413 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208002 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu 603203 India
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia
- School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC), NO. 2006, Xiyuan Ave., West High-Tech Zone, Chengdu, Sichuan 611731 People’s Republic of China
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Facile one-pot synthesis of silver nanoparticles embedded alginate beads: synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activity. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02605-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ogunlaja A, Ogunlaja OO, Olukanni OD, Taylor GO, Olorunnisola CG, Dougnon VT, Mousse W, Fatta-Kassinos D, Msagati TAM, Unuabonah EI. Antibiotic resistomes and their chemical residues in aquatic environments in Africa. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 312:119783. [PMID: 35863703 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aquatic environment is a hotspot for the transfer of antibiotic resistance to humans and animals. Several reviews have put together research efforts on the presence and distribution of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and antibiotic chemical residue (ACRs) in food, hospital wastewater, and even in other aquatic environments. However, these reports are largely focused on data from developed countries, while data from developing countries and especially those in Africa, are only marginally discussed. This review is the first effort that distills information on the presence and distribution of ARGs and ACRs in the African aquatic environments (2012-2021). This review provides critical information on efforts put into the study of ARB, ARGs, and ACRs in aquatic environments in Africa through the lens of the different sub-regions in the continent. The picture provided is compared with those from some other continents in the world. It turns out that the large economies in Africa (South Africa, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya) all have a few reports of ARB and ARGs in their aquatic environment while smaller economies in the continent could barely provide reports of these in their aquatic environment (in most cases no report was found) even though they have some reports on resistomes from clinical studies. Interestingly, the frequency of these reports of ARB and ARGs in aquatic environments in Africa suggests that the continent is ahead of the South American continent but behind Europe and Asia in relation to providing information on these contaminants. Common ARGs found in African aquatic environment encode resistance to sulfonamide, tetracycline, β-lactam, and macrolide classes of antibiotics. The efforts and studies from African scientists in eliminating ARB and ARGs from the aquatic environment in Africa are also highlighted. Overall, this document is a ready source of credible information for scientists, policy makers, governments, and regional bodies on ARB, ARGs, and ACRs in aquatic environments in Africa. Hopefully, the information provided in this review will inspire some necessary responses from all stakeholders in the water quality sector in Africa to put in more effort into providing more scientific evidence of the presence of ARB, ARGs, and ACRs in their aquatic environment and seek more efficient ways to handle them to curtail the spread of antibiotic resistance among the population in the continent. This will in turn, put the continent on the right path to meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals #3 and #6, which at the moment, appears to be largely missed by most countries in the continent.
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- Aemere Ogunlaja
- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
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- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B. 230, Ede, Nigeria
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- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Research Unit in Applied Microbiology and Pharmacology of Natural Substances, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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- Research Unit in Applied Microbiology and Pharmacology of Natural Substances, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Nireas-International Water Research Centre, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, PO Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, South Africa
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- African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, 232101, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B 230, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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Liu F, Li Z, Dong Q, Nie C, Wang S, Zhang B, Han P, Tong M. Catalyst-Free Periodate Activation by Solar Irradiation for Bacterial Disinfection: Performance and Mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:4413-4424. [PMID: 35315645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Periodate (PI)-based advanced oxidation process has recently attracted great attention in the water treatment processes. In this study, solar irradiation was used for PI activation to disinfect waterborne bacteria. The PI/solar irradiation system could inactivate Escherichia coli below the limit of detection (LOD, 10 CFU mL-1) with initial concentrations of 1 × 106, 1 × 107, and 1 × 108 CFU mL-1 within 20, 40, and 100 min, respectively. •O2- and •OH radicals contributed to the bacterial disinfection. These reactive radicals could attack and penetrate the cell membrane, thereby increasing the amount of intracellular reactive oxygen species and destroying the intracellular defense system. The damage of the cell membrane caused the leakage of intracellular K+ and DNA (that could be eventually degraded). Excellent bacterial disinfection performance in PI/solar irradiation systems was achieved in a wide range of solution pH (3-9), with coexisting humic acid (0.1-10 mg L-1) and broad solution ionic strengths (15-600 mM). The PI/solar irradiation system could also efficiently inactivate Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis. Moreover, PI activated by natural sunlight irradiation could inactivate 1 × 107 CFU mL-1 viable E. coli below the LOD in the river and sea waters with a working volume of 1 L in 40 and 50 min, respectively. Clearly, the PI/solar system could be potentially applied to disinfect bacteria in water.
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- Fuyang Liu
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Material Fluxes in River Ecosystems, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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The Performance of Different AgTiO2 Loading into Poly(3-Nitrothiophene) for Efficient Adsorption of Hazardous Brilliant Green and Crystal Violet Dyes. INT J POLYM SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1155/2022/4691347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The in-situ polymerization technology was used to successfully produce nanostructured binary nanocomposites (NCs) made from a poly (3-nitrothiophen) matrix (P3NT) that were loaded effectively with nanoparticles (NPs) of silver titanium dioxide (AgTiO2), of varying percentages (10%, 20%, and 30%). A uniform coating of P3NT covers the AgTiO2 NPs. Various methods were performed to confirm the fabrication of the binary P3NT/AgTiO2 NCs adsorbents, such as FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX. Both dyes (brilliant green (B.G.) and crystal violet (C.V.)) were removed from liquid media by using the binary P3NT/AgTiO2 NCs. A range of batch adsorption studies was used to optimize various factors that impact the elimination of B.G. or C.V. dyes, including the pH, weight of the binary P3NT/AgTiO2 NC, proportion of AgTiO2 NP, time, and temperature. The pseudo-second-order kinetics (
) was better adapted for the adsorption procedure’s empirical data whereby the maximum adsorption capacity of the C.V. dye was 43.10 mg/g and (
) the maximum adsorption potential was 40.16 mg/g for B.G. dye, succeeded by the pseudo-second-order kinetics. Moreover, the adhesion of B.G. and C.V. pigments on the layers of NCs involves an endothermic reaction. In addition, the concocted adsorbent not only exhibited strong adsorption characteristics during four consecutive cycles but also possessed a higher potential for its reuse. According to the findings, the NCs might possibly be used as a robust and reusable adsorbent to remove B.G. and C.V. pigments from an aqueous medium.
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Berruti I, Oller I, Polo-López MI. Direct oxidation of peroxymonosulfate under natural solar radiation: Accelerating the simultaneous removal of organic contaminants and pathogens from water. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 279:130555. [PMID: 34134404 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study investigates the effectiveness of non-activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) as oxidative agent for water purification in the presence and absence of natural solar radiation. The inactivation of three pathogens (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and degradation of three Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) (Trimethoprim-TMP, Sulfamethoxazole-SMX and Diclofenac-DCF) was simultaneously assessed in isotonic water (IW) by testing a wide range of PMS concentrations (from 0.0001 to 0.01 mM). A significant oxidative effect of PMS in darkness was obtained for both bacteria and CEC abatement, but when irradiated with solar light, results demonstrated a great enhancement on all bacterial kinetic rates, reaching >5 Log reduction in 30 min (1.5 kJL-1 of QUV) with 0.005 mM of oxidant as the best concentration. For CECs, higher degradation performance was obtained with 0.01 mM, 80% removal of DCF, SMX and TMP was achieved in 16 min (1.5 kJL-1), 27 min (9.4 kJL-1) and 150 min (16.8 kJL-1), respectively. Besides, the influence of inorganic species on the global PMS/solar system performance was assessed by testing its effectiveness in distilled water (DW), natural well water (WeW) and diluted well water (d-WeW) at 0.01 mM. Results revealed that (i) high chloride concentration (IW) has an important positive effect, (ii) the presence of a complex inorganic chemical water composition reduced the system efficiency (WeW), and (iii) no differences were obtained from the presence of low or high contents of carbonates/bicarbonates (WeW versus d-WeW), obtaining the following global PMS/solar efficiency performance order: IW > DW > WeW = d-WeW.
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- Ilaria Berruti
- CIEMAT-PSA, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- CIEMAT-PSA, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- CIEMAT-PSA, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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Wang M, Ateia M, Awfa D, Yoshimura C. Regrowth of bacteria after light-based disinfection - What we know and where we go from here. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 268:128850. [PMID: 33187648 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Regrowth of bacteria after water/wastewater disinfection is a serious risk to public health, particularly when such pathogens carry antibiotic resistance genes. Despite increasing interest in light-based disinfection using ultraviolet or solar radiation, the mechanism of bacterial regrowth and their concentration upon light exposure (i.e., during storage, or after discharge into rivers or lakes) remain poorly understood. Therefore, we present a focused critical review to 1) elucidate regrowth mechanisms, 2) summarize the pros and cons of available experimental designs and detection techniques for regrowth evaluation, and 3) provide an outlook of key research directions for further investigations of post-disinfection bacterial regrowth. Bacterial regrowth can occur through reactivation from a viable but non-culturable state, repair of photo-induced DNA damage, and reproduction of bacteria surviving disinfection. Many studies have underestimated the degree of actual regrowth because of the use of simple experimental designs and plate count methods, which cannot quantify actual abundance of viable bacteria. Further research should investigate the effects of various factors on bacterial regrowth in realistic conditions in regrowth tests and adopt multiplex detection methods that combine culture-based and culture-independent approaches. An accurate understanding of the mechanisms involved in bacterial regrowth following disinfection is critical for safeguarding public health and aquatic environments.
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- Manna Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
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- Water and Wastewater Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8552, Japan
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Mathematical modeling of E. coli inactivation in water using Fe-TiO2 composite in a fixed bed reactor. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhu W, Wang H, Zhang X. Synergy evaluation model of container multimodal transport based on BP neural network. Neural Comput Appl 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00521-020-05584-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Disinfection of Wastewater by UV-Based Treatment for Reuse in a Circular Economy Perspective. Where Are We at? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 18:ijerph18010077. [PMID: 33374200 PMCID: PMC7795268 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18010077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Among the critical issues that prevent the reuse of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) effluents in a circular economy perspective, the microbiological component plays a key role causing infections and diseases. To date, the use of conventional chemical oxidants (e.g., chlorine) represent the main applied process for wastewater (WW) disinfection following a series of operational advantages. However, toxicity linked to the production of highly dangerous disinfection by-products (DBPs) has been widely demonstrated. Therefore, in recent years, there is an increasing attention to implement sustainable processes, which can simultaneously guarantee the microbiological quality of the WWs treated and the protection of both humans and the environment. This review focuses on treatments based on ultraviolet radiation (UV) alone or in combination with other processes (sonophotolysis, photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis with both natural and artificial light) without the dosage of chemical oxidants. The strengths of these technologies and the most significant critical issues are reported. To date, the use of synthetic waters in laboratory tests despite real waters, the capital and operative costs and the limited, or absent, experience of full-scale plant management (especially for UV-based combined processes) represent the main limits to their application on a larger scale. Although further in-depth studies are required to ensure full applicability of UV-based combined processes in WWTPs for reuse of their purified effluents, excellent prospects are presented thanks to an absent environmental impact in terms of DBPs formation and excellent disinfection yields of microorganisms (in most cases higher than 3-log reduction).
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Rekhate CV, Srivastava J. Recent advances in ozone-based advanced oxidation processes for treatment of wastewater- A review. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL ADVANCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Pollutants degradation and power generation by photocatalytic fuel cells: A comprehensive review. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Ni XY, Liu H, Xin L, Xu ZB, Wang YH, Peng L, Chen Z, Wu YH, Hu HY. Disinfection performance and mechanism of the carbon fiber-based flow-through electrode system (FES) towards Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Efficient photocatalytic treatment of sugar mill wastewater with 2%Ag3PO4/Fe/GTiP nanocomposite. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2019.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Xing J, Liang H, Cheng X, Yang H, Xu D, Gan Z, Luo X, Zhu X, Li G. Combined effects of coagulation and adsorption on ultrafiltration membrane fouling control and subsequent disinfection in drinking water treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:33770-33780. [PMID: 29860690 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2416-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study investigated the combined effects of coagulation and powdered activated carbon (PAC) adsorption on ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling control and subsequent disinfection efficiency through filtration performance, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal, fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEM) spectroscopy, and disinfectant curve. The fouling behavior of UF membrane was comprehensively analyzed especially in terms of pollutant removal and fouling reversibility to understand the mechanism of fouling accumulation and disinfectant dose reduction. Pre-coagulation with or without adsorption both achieved remarkable effect of fouling mitigation and disinfection dose reduction. The two pretreatments were effective in total fouling control and pre-coagulation combined with PAC adsorption even decreased hydraulically irreversible fouling notably. Besides, pre-coagulation decreased residual disinfectant decline due to the removal of hydrophobic components of natural organic matters (NOM). Pre-coagulation combined with adsorption had a synergistic effect on further disinfectant decline rate reduction and decreased total disinfectant consumption due to additional removal of hydrophilic NOM by PAC adsorption. The disinfectant demand was further reduced after membrane. These results show that membrane fouling and disinfectant dose can be reduced in UF coupled with pretreatment, which could lead to the avoidance of excessive operation cost disinfectant dose for drinking water supply.
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- Jiajian Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Licheng District, Jinan, 250101, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, 73 Huanghe Road, Nangang District, Harbin, 150090, People's Republic of China
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Moreno-Ríos AL, Ballesteros LM, Castro-López CA. Influence of process variables on the kinetic parameters of a Langmuir-Hinshelwood expression for E.coli inactivation during the photocatalytic disinfection of water. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2019.1676784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Andrea L. Moreno-Ríos
- Centro de Investigaciones en Catálisis (CICAT), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Catálisis (CICAT), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Catálisis (CICAT), Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Kaur A, Anderson WA, Tanvir S, Kansal SK. Solar light active silver/iron oxide/zinc oxide heterostructure for photodegradation of ciprofloxacin, transformation products and antibacterial activity. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 557:236-253. [PMID: 31521973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This paper reports on the multitasking potential of a silver/iron oxide/zinc oxide (Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO) heterostructure, which was used for the photocatalytic decomposition of ciprofloxacin (CPX) and bacterial disinfection. The Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO heterostructure was successfully prepared using a facile precipitation method, and characterization results showed interesting structural, morphological, compositional and luminescent properties. The morphological results of the prepared heterostructure confirmed the deposition of Ag nanoparticles onto the surface of ZnO nanoplates and Fe2O3 nanorods. Treatment studies showed that the Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO heterostructure had superior solar light driven photocatalytic activity towards CPX degradation (76.4%) compared to bare Fe2O3 nanorods (43.2%) and ZnO nanoplates (63.1%), Ag/Fe2O3 (28.2%) and Ag/ZnO (64.5%) under optimized conditions (initial CPX concentration: 10 mg/L; pH 4; catalyst loading: 0.3 g/L). Reactive species study confirmed the roles of e-, h+, OH and O2- in the photocatalytic degradation process. This photocatalytic behaviour of the Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO heterostructure could be attributed to the improved full solar spectrum harvesting capacity, separation of charge carriers and migration of e-/h+ across the heterostructure interface. In addition, the Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO heterostructure also showed good antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli (E. coli) under both dark and visible light conditions. This might be due to generation of reactive oxygen species during the reaction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study till date on the utilization of Ag/Fe2O3/ZnO heterostructure for the photocatalytic degradation of CPX and E. coli bacteria disinfection. Therefore, this work offers an attractive path to design ZnO-based ternary heterostructures for solar-driven applications in wastewater remediation.
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- Amandeep Kaur
- Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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Zheng G, Wu C, Wang J, Mo S, Zou Z, Zhou B, Long F. Space-Confined Effect One-Pot Synthesis of γ-AlO(OH)/MgAl-LDH Heterostructures with Excellent Adsorption Performance. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:281. [PMID: 31420778 PMCID: PMC6702593 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3112-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, γ-AlO(OH) as an inorganic was successfully inserted into MgAl-LDH layer by a one-pot synthesis, the composite as an adsorbent for removing methyl orange (MO) from wastewater. The structure and adsorption performance of γ-AlO(OH)/MgAl-LDH were characterized. The research shows that the expansion (003) plane and the hydroxyl active site of γ-AlO(OH)/MgAl-LDH can promote adsorption capacity and adsorption kinetics, respectively. Therefore, γ-AlO(OH)/MgAl-LDH exhibits a super adsorption performance, which completely adsorbs MO at the concentration of 1000 mg g-1. In addition, the maximum adsorption capacity of MO was 4681.40 mg g-1 according to the Langmuir model. These results indicate that γ-AlO(OH)/MgAl-LDH is a potential adsorbent for the removal of organic dyes in water.
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- Guoyuan Zheng
- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Hidden Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Development of New Materials in Guangxi, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Hidden Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Development of New Materials in Guangxi, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Otieno B, Apollo S, Naidoo B, Ochieng A. Modeling ozonation pretreatment parameters of distillery wastewater for improved biodegradability. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2019; 54:1066-1074. [PMID: 31221003 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2019.1631089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this study, ozonation pretreatment of real distillery wastewater (DWW) for biodegradability enhancement was undertaken. Response surface methodology was used to model the value of effective parameters, including ozonation duration and initial chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration, and to estimate linear interactions and quadratic effects. The analysis of variance confirmed the adequate description of all the responses by the quadratic model employed. During ozonation, the pH of the DWW increased in acidity from 4.53 to 4.05, indicating the formation of acidic intermediates. A 60% reduction in color was observed signifying the oxidation of the color causing biorecalcitrant aromatic compounds and confirmed by the reduction in ultraviolet absorbance at λmax of 254 nm. Moreover, an increase in change in oxidation state from -0.1 to 0.4 was attributed to the declined aromaticity and the formation of aliphatic structures. From the measurement of the ratio of biochemical: chemical oxygen demand (BOD5:COD), an increase from 0.48 to 0.72 confirmed improved biodegradability. Optimization studies aimed at achieving maximum improved biodegradability at maximum ozone transfer efficiency yielded optimum ozonation pretreatment parameters of initial COD of 4.1 g L-1 and duration of 64 min.
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- Benton Otieno
- Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
- Centre for Renewable Energy and Water, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
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- Centre for Renewable Energy and Water, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
- Centre for Renewable Energy and Water, Vaal University of Technology , Vanderbijlpark , South Africa
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- Botswana International University of Science and Technology , Palapye , Botswana
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Lu L, Shan R, Shi Y, Wang S, Yuan H. A novel TiO 2/biochar composite catalysts for photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 222:391-398. [PMID: 30711728 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A series of TiO2/biochar composite catalysts were prepared by the hydrolysis method for the degradation of methyl orange, where biochar was obtained from the pyrolysis of waste walnut shells. The catalysts were examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), elemental analysis and ultra violet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS). The photocatalytic activity results showed that the catalysts noted as CT0.1/1, CT0.2/2 and CT 0.5/1 exhibited higher catalytic activity than that of pure TiO2. Besides, catalyst CT0.2/1 exhibited the highest catalytic activity (the decolorization efficiency of 96.88% and the mineralization efficiency of 83.23% were obtained), attributed to the synergistic effect of biochar and TiO2, while CT1/1 possessed the lowest activity due to the shelter of light by the excess biochar. After 5 repeated use, the catalyst CT0.2/1 still exhibited rather high activity toward the degradation of MO, where the decolorization efficiency and mineralization efficiency of MO achieved 92.45% and 76.56%, and the loss of activity was negligible.
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- Lili Lu
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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The search for alternative water sources is pushing to the reuse of treated water coming from municipal wastewater treatment plants. However, this requires that tightened standards be fulfilled. Among them is the microbiological safety of reused water. Although chlorination is the mostly applied disinfection system, it presents several disadvantages, such as the high doses required and the possibility of formation of dangerous by-products. Moreover, the threat of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) spread throughout poorly treated water is requiring the implementation of more efficient disinfection systems. Ozone and photo assisted disinfection technologies are being given special attention to reach treated water with higher quality. Still, much must be done to optimize the processes so that cost-effective systems may be obtained. This review paper gives a critical overview on the application of ozone and photo-based disinfection systems, bearing in mind their advantages and disadvantages when applied to water and municipal wastewater. Also, the possibility of integrated disinfection systems is considered.
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Toledano Garcia D, Ozer LY, Parrino F, Ahmed M, Brudecki GP, Hasan SW, Palmisano G. Photocatalytic ozonation under visible light for the remediation of water effluents and its integration with an electro-membrane bioreactor. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 209:534-541. [PMID: 29945046 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Photocatalysis and photocatalytic ozonation under visible light have been applied for the purification of a complex aqueous matrix such as the grey water of Masdar City (UAE), by using N-doped brookite-rutile catalysts. Preliminary runs on 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) solutions allowed to test the reaction system in the presence of a model pollutant and to afford the relevant kinetic parameters of the process. Subsequently, the remediation of grey water effluent has been evaluated in terms of the reduction of total organic carbon (TOC) and bacterial counts. The concentration of the most abundant inorganic ionic species in the effluent has been also monitored during reaction. Photocatalytic ozonation under visible light allowed to reduce the TOC content of the grey water by ca. 60% in the optimized experimental conditions and to reduce the total bacterial count by ca. 97%. The extent of TOC mineralization reached ca. 80% when the photocatalytic ozonation occurred downstream to a preliminary electro-membrane bioreactor (eMBR). Coupling the two processes enhanced the global efficiency. In fact, the eMBR treatment lowered the turbidity and the organic load of the effluent entering the photocatalytic ozonation treatment, which in turn enhanced the extent of purification and disinfection.
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- Diego Toledano Garcia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Dipartimento di Energia, Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Modelli Matematici (DEIM), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Ed. 6, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Research Laboratories, Khalifa University of Science and Technology - Masdar Institute, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, PO BOX 54224, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Significant photocatalytic degradation and electricity generation in the photocatalytic fuel cell (PFC) using novel anodic nanocomposite of Fe, graphene oxide, and titanium phosphate. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.03.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Fall C, Silva-Hernández BC. Bacterial inactivation and regrowth in ozonated activated sludges. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 189:357-364. [PMID: 28946069 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ozonation of the return activated sludge (AS) flow is an emerging option for excess-sludge reduction. This study aimed to evaluate the potential changes suffered by some kinetic parameters of the activated sludge models (ASMs) in the combined ozone-AS process. The heterotrophic maximum specific growth rate (μHmax) was determined by respirometry in three model-sludges (S1 to S3) treated in batch with different O3 doses. S1 was a fresh synthetic biosolid composed by only two particulate fractions. S2 was a digestate of S1 almost made by the endogenous residues. S3 was from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. μHmax increased significantly from 3.5 d-1 originally, to more than 10 d-1 in the ozonated sludges. Ozonation promoted the selection of fast-growing bacteria in the activated sludges, after transitory inactivation and long lag times. Some microorganisms survived to 3 months of digestion and subsequent ozonation, and then regrow faster than before, once fed again with acetate. The research is of interest from the point of view of the application of the ASM models to the ozone-AS process, but also for wastewater disinfection in general.
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- C Fall
- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM, CIRA), col. Centro, C.P. 50000, Toluca, Mexico.
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- Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM, CIRA), col. Centro, C.P. 50000, Toluca, Mexico
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