Ozonation of organic compounds in water and wastewater: A critical review

S Lim, JL Shi, U von Gunten, DL McCurry - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Ozonation has been applied in water treatment for more than a century, first for disinfection,
later for oxidation of inorganic and organic pollutants. In recent years, ozone has been …

How effective is biological activated carbon in removing micropollutants? A comprehensive review

JP Gutkoski, EE Schneider, C Michels - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micropollutants (MPs), also called emerging contaminants, are detected in various
environmental compartments. Wastewater is their main entry pathway due to the incomplete …

[HTML][HTML] Ozonation of lake water and wastewater: Identification of carbonous and nitrogenous carbonyl-containing oxidation byproducts by non-target screening

J Houska, T Manasfi, I Gebhardt, U von Gunten - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Ozonation of drinking water and wastewater is accompanied by the formation of disinfection
byproducts (DBPs) such as low molecular weight aldehydes and ketones from the reactions …

Preferential destruction of micropollutants in water through a self-purification process with dissolved organic carbon polar complexation

Y Wang, P Zhang, L Lyu, T Li, C Hu - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Removing micropollutants in real water is a scientific challenge due to primary dissolved
organic carbon (DOC) and high energy consumption of current technologies. Herein, we …

Mechanistic Insight for Disinfection Byproduct Formation Potential of Peracetic Acid and Performic Acid in Halide-Containing Water

J Wang, J Xu, J Kim, CH Huang - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA) are two major peroxyacid (POA) oxidants of
growing usage. This study reports the first systematic evaluation of PAA, PFA, and chlorine …

Water analysis: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson, TA Ternes - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging environmental
contaminants (ECs) over the period of September 2019–September 2021. Analytical …

Bubbleless air shapes biofilms and facilitates natural organic matter transformation in biological activated carbon

M Liu, NJD Graham, L Xu, K Zhang… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The biodegradation in the middle and downstream of slow-rate biological activated carbon
(BAC) is limited by insufficient dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations. In this study, a …

Formation mechanisms of nitro products from transformation of aliphatic amines by UV/chlorine treatment

Z Hua, J Liang, D Wang, Z Zhou… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Formation of nitrogenous disinfection byproducts from aliphatic amines is a widespread
concern owing to the serious health risks associated with them. However, the mechanisms …

Far-UVC 222 nm Treatment: Effects of Nitrate/Nitrite on Disinfection Byproduct Formation Potential

J Xu, RJ Kann, D Mohammed… - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Irradiation at far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) 222 nm by krypton chloride (KrCl*) excilamps can
enhance microbial disinfection and micropollutant photolysis/oxidation. However …

Halogenation of Anilines: Formation of Haloacetonitriles and Large-Molecule Disinfection Byproducts

ZT Kralles, PK Deherikar, CA Werner… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aniline-related structures are common in anthropogenic chemicals, such as
pharmaceuticals and pesticides. Compared with the widely studied phenolic compounds …