Category Archives: RSC – Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol.

Hexavalent chromium waste removal via bioelectrochemical systems – a life cycle assessment perspective

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2487-2500
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00344B, Paper
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Rukayya Ibrahim Muazu, Jhuma Sadhukhan, S. Venkata Mohan, Siddharth Gadkari
First LCA study for assessing the environmental performance of BESs for metal recovery application.
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Removal of toxic Microcystis aeruginosa using discharge plasma: mechanism and potential environmental risks

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2538-2552
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00334E, Paper
Yanshun Gan, Pengcheng Yan, Zhengfei Zhu, Rong Zhang, Guangzhou Qu, Tiecheng Wang, Ronghua Li, Zengqiang Zhang
Discharge plasma can remove Microcystis aeruginosa quickly and effectively, and reduce the potential environmental risk caused by the released DOM.
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Permeate microbiome reflects the biofilm microbial community in a gravity-driven woven-fiber microfiltration (WFMF) system for wastewater treatment

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2605-2618
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00200D, Paper
Victor A. Huanambal-Sovero, Leili Abkar, Efemena S. Ovie, Teresa Colangelo, Timothy R. Julian, Sara E. Beck
The gravity-driven WFMF system reduced microbial concentrations and activity. Its biofilm was more determinant than the influent on the permeate microbiome.
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The rapid counting method for 2-MIB-producing cyanobacteria (Pseudanabaena sp.) using fluorescence detection of phycocyanin pigments in algal cells

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2561-2568
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00282A, Paper
Sandrine Boivin, Eri Hasegawa, Dabide Yamaguchi, Takahiro Fujioka
Phycocyanin auto-fluorescence was used to count cyanobacteria solely. Thresholds of dimensions and auto-fluorescence intensity allow identifying Pseudanabaena sp. Manual and automatic counting of Pseudanabaena sp. was highly correlated.
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Environment-friendly fluoride-free membranes from plasma-activated hydrophilic PES and alkylsilanes applied in MD: grafting optimization, surface properties, and performance

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2706-2724
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00249G, Paper
Hieu Trung Nguyen, Linh Gia Huynh, Ya-Fen Wang, Xuan-Thanh Bui, Sheng-Jie You
Optimized plasma treatments and alkyl grafting-induced hydrophobization of PES membranes for MD. Covalent bonds between alkylsilane and PES. Oxygen atmosphere after plasma results in higher WCA. The higher the grafting layer, the higher the WCA is.
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Sustainable high-efficiency removal of cationic and anionic dyes using new super adsorbent biochar: performance, isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic evaluation

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2643-2663
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00464C, Paper
Elias Mosaffa, Atanu Banerjee, Hossein Ghafuri
A green, environment-friendly, inexpensive non-modified biochar was employed for removal of unparalleled pH sensitive cationic and anionic dyes from wastewater.
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Legionella pneumophila occurrence in reduced-occupancy buildings in 11 cities during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00278K, Paper
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Katherine S. Dowdell, Hannah Greenwald Healy, Sayalee Joshi, Marianne Grimard-Conea, Sarah Pitell, Yang Song, Christian Ley, Lauren C. Kennedy, Solize Vosloo, Linxuan Huo, Sarah-Jane Haig, Kerry A. Hamilton, Kara L. Nelson, Ameet Pinto, Michèle Prévost, Caitlin R. Proctor, Lutgarde Raskin, Andrew J. Whelton, Emily Garner, Kelsey J. Pieper, William J. Rhoads
Legionella pneumophila was quantified during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 buildings in three countries to identify factors that influenced positivity.
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Transition metal catalysts in the heterogeneous electro-Fenton process for organic wastewater treatment: a review

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2429-2445
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00302G, Critical Review
Jieru Guo, Ge Song, Xuyang Zhang, Minghua Zhou
This work reviews transition metal catalysts for heterogeneous electro-Fenton, applied as suspended catalyst or modified cathode. The pollutant degradation performance and mechanism for H2O2 generation and activation to active species are discussed.
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Acceleration of sand filtration start-up for manganese-containing groundwater treatment: microbial-mediated autocatalytic oxidation of manganese oxides

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2631-2642
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00210A, Paper
Haiyang Yang, Langming Bai, Huarong Yu, Xinying Shu, Xiaobin Tang, Xing Du, Fangshu Qu, Hongwei Rong, Guibai Li, Heng Liang
Mn removal performance in biotic and abiotic accelerated rapid sand filters.
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Examining the conditioning factors that influence material shear strength of particle deposits in a full-scale drinking water distribution laboratory

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Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2023, 9,2619-2630
DOI: 10.1039/D3EW00159H, Paper
Artur Sass Braga, Yves Filion
Experiments with synthetic iron oxide particles in a full-scale pipe system were used to investigate the material shear strength of particulate accumulation. Results highlighted the importance of the pipe wall roughness on the attachment process.
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