Insights into chemical regeneration of activated carbon for water treatment

A Larasati, GD Fowler, NJD Graham - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption has found wide application as a treatment
process for the removal of natural organic matter, small organic compounds (eg pesticides) …

Pesticide removal from drinking water sources by adsorption: a review

S Cosgrove, B Jefferson, P Jarvis - Environmental Technology …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Pesticides are an important part of crop production worldwide, however their use poses a
threat to potable water sources. Seasonal use of pesticides can cause increased …

Chemical regeneration of granular activated carbon: preliminary evaluation of alternative regenerant solutions

A Larasati, GD Fowler, NJD Graham - Environmental Science: Water …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Granular activated carbon (GAC) is used in drinking water treatment plants worldwide to
remove micro-pollutants such as pesticides. Early breakthrough of problematic micro …

Review of the molluscicide metaldehyde in the environment

GD Castle, GA Mills, A Gravell, L Jones… - … : Water Research & …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Metaldehyde is the active ingredient in most slug pellets used to protect crops. This
molluscicide is considered an emerging pollutant and is frequently detected in surface water …

Extending granular activated carbon (GAC) bed life: A column study of in-situ chemical regeneration of pesticide loaded activated carbon for water treatment

A Larasati, GD Fowler, NJD Graham - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In-situ chemical regeneration of granular activated carbon (GAC) may represent an
advantageous alternative to conventional off-site thermal regeneration in water treatment …

Application of activated carbon fabric for the removal of a recalcitrant pesticide from agricultural run-off

S Cosgrove, B Jefferson, P Jarvis - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Removal of pesticides from agricultural run-off close to the point of application has the
potential to prevent or reduce the pollution of water sources used for drinking. This research …

Microporous nanocrystalline NaA zeolite prepared by microwave assisted hydrothermal method and determination of kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic parameters …

M Ghasemi, H Javadian, N Ghasemi, S Agarwal… - Journal of Molecular …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sorption of Ni (II) was well investigated and elucidated using nanocrystalline zeolite NaA
(nNaA) synthesized by microwave assisted hydrothermal method, in which sodium …

Enhanced water flux through ultrafiltration polysulfone membrane via addition‐removal of silica nano‐particles: Synthesis and characterization

S Habibi, A Nematollahzadeh - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the present paper, hierarchically structured ultrafiltration polysulfone (PSf) membrane was
prepared to explore the effect of addition and subsequent removal of SiO2 nano‐particles on …

TAML/H2O2 Oxidative Degradation of Metaldehyde: Pursuing Better Water Treatment for the Most Persistent Pollutants

LL Tang, MA DeNardo, C Gayathri, RR Gil… - Environmental …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The extremely persistent molluscicide, metaldehyde, widely used on farms and gardens, is
often detected in drinking water sources of various countries at concentrations of regulatory …

Hydrophobic–hydrophilic post-cross-linked polystyrene/poly (methyl acryloyl diethylenetriamine) interpenetrating polymer networks and its adsorption properties

H Li, Z Fu, C Yan, J Huang, YN Liu, SI Kirin - Journal of colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed an effective approach for increasing the equilibrium adsorption
capacity of the interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) toward polar aromatic compounds …