Application of carbon nanotube technology for removal of contaminants in drinking water: a review

VKK Upadhyayula, S Deng, MC Mitchell… - Science of the total …, 2009 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube (CNT) adsorption technology has the potential to support point of use
(POU) based treatment approach for removal of bacterial pathogens, natural organic matter …

Pretreatment for low pressure membranes in water treatment: a review

H Huang, K Schwab, JG Jacangelo - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The application of low pressure membranes (LPMs) to drinking water treatment and
wastewater reuse has undergone accelerated development in the past decade. Integration …

Nanofiltration and granular activated carbon treatment of perfluoroalkyl acids

TD Appleman, ERV Dickenson, C Bellona… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are of concern because of their persistence in the environment
and the potential toxicological effects on humans exposed to PFAAs through a variety of …

Influence of dissolved organic matter concentration and composition on the removal efficiency of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) during drinking water treatment

DN Kothawala, SJ Köhler, A Östlund, K Wiberg… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) are constantly adapting to a host of emerging
threats including the removal of micro-pollutants like perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) …

Removal of a wide range of emerging pollutants from wastewater treatment plant discharges by micro-grain activated carbon in fluidized bed as tertiary treatment at …

R Mailler, J Gasperi, Y Coquet, A Buleté… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Among the solutions to reduce micropollutant discharges into the aquatic environment,
activated carbon adsorption is a promising technique and a large scale pilot has been tested …

Graphene from sugar and its application in water purification

SS Gupta, TS Sreeprasad, SM Maliyekkal… - … applied materials & …, 2012 - ACS Publications
This paper describes a green method for the synthesis of graphenic material from cane
sugar, a common disaccharide. A suitable methodology was introduced to immobilize this …

Single and competitive adsorptions of micropollutants using pristine and alkali-modified biochars from spent coffee grounds

J Shin, YG Lee, SH Lee, S Kim, D Ochir, Y Park… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the single and competitive adsorption characteristics of
micropollutants using the pristine and alkali-modified spent coffee grounds (SCG) biochars …

Effects of activated carbon characteristics on the simultaneous adsorption of aqueous organic micropollutants and natural organic matter

PA Quinlivan, L Li, DRU Knappe - Water research, 2005 - Elsevier
The overall objective of this research was to determine the effects of physical and chemical
activated carbon characteristics on the simultaneous adsorption of trace organic …

Current progress on the surface chemical modification of carbonaceous materials

A Rehman, M Park, SJ Park - Coatings, 2019 - mdpi.com
Carbon-based materials is considered one of the oldest and extensively studied research
areas related to gas adsorption, energy storage and wastewater treatment for removing …

Occurrences of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the drinking water of Taiwan and their removal in conventional water treatment processes

CW Pai, D Leong, CY Chen, GS Wang - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) has been of concerns for their
potential threats to ecosystems and human's health for decades. PPCPs have been detected …