Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: a review

EM Carstea, J Bridgeman, A Baker, DM Reynolds - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Wastewater quality is usually assessed using physical, chemical and microbiological tests,
which are not suitable for online monitoring, provide unreliable results, or use hazardous …

Evaluating metabolic stress and plasmid stability in plasmid DNA production by Escherichia coli

F Silva, JA Queiroz, FC Domingues - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
In the context of recombinant DNA technology, the development of feasible and high-
yielding plasmid DNA production processes has regained attention as more evidence for its …

Predicting trace organic compound breakthrough in granular activated carbon using fluorescence and UV absorbance as surrogates

T Anumol, M Sgroi, M Park, P Roccaro, SA Snyder - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated the applicability of bulk organic parameters like dissolved organic
carbon (DOC), UV absorbance at 254 nm (UV 254), and total fluorescence (TF) to act as …

On operation of reverse electrodialysis (RED) and membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) with natural saline streams: A critical review

S Pawlowski, RM Huertas, CF Galinha, JG Crespo… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Environment-friendly production of power and clean water is one of the major goals of 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, and can be achieved by emerging electromembrane …

Characterization of the size-fractionated biomacromolecules: tracking their role and fate in a membrane bioreactor

F Meng, Z Zhou, BJ Ni, X Zheng, G Huang, X Jia, S Li… - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
This article presents a study aimed at the fractionation and characterization of what is
thought to be one of the most complex organic mixtures produced by activated sludge …

Critical review of membrane bioreactor models–Part 1: Biokinetic and filtration models

W Naessens, T Maere, I Nopens - Bioresource Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor technology exists for a couple of decades, but has not yet
overwhelmed the market due to some serious drawbacks of which operational cost due to …

Characteristic regions of the fluorescence excitation–emission matrix (EEM) to identify hydrophobic/hydrophilic contents of organic matter in membrane bioreactors

K Xiao, Y Shen, S Liang, J Tan, X Wang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
This study systematically investigated the correlations between fluorescence distributions
characterized by the excitation–emission matrix (EEM) and hydrophobic/hydrophilic …

Monitoring biological wastewater treatment processes: recent advances in spectroscopy applications

DP Mesquita, C Quintelas, AL Amaral… - … in Environmental Science …, 2017 - Springer
Biological processes based on aerobic and anaerobic technologies have been continuously
developed to wastewater treatment and are currently routinely employed to reduce the …

Stokes shift and specific fluorescence as potential indicators of organic matter hydrophobicity and molecular weight in membrane bioreactors

K Xiao, B Han, J Sun, J Tan, J Yu, S Liang… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Hydrophobicity and molecular weight (MW) are two fundamental properties of dissolved
organic matter (DOM) in wastewater treatment systems. This study proposes fluorescence …

Fluorescence properties of dissolved organic matter as a function of hydrophobicity and molecular weight: case studies from two membrane bioreactors and an …

K Xiao, JY Sun, YX Shen, S Liang, P Liang, XM Wang… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays a substantial role in wastewater treatment systems.
Fluorescence is an important property of DOM and its use is promising for DOM …