Contribution of extracellular polymeric substances and microbial community on the safety of drinking water quality: By mean of Cu/activated carbon biofiltration

Z Bi, T Li, X Xing, P Qi, Z Li, C Hu, X Xu, Z Sun, G Xu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Change in water quality was investigated with laboratory-scale ozone-biological activated
carbon filters using copper-modified granular activated carbon (Cu/GAC) and unmodified …

Efficient removal of disinfection by-products precursors and inhibition of bacterial detachment by strong interaction of EPS with coconut shell activated carbon in ozone …

X Xing, T Li, Z Bi, P Qi, Z Li, H Wang, L Lyu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
The change of water quality was investigated in pilot-scale ozone-biological activated
carbon (O 3-BAC) filters using an emerging coconut shell-based granular activated carbon …

Effects of GAC and UV/H 2 O 2-GAC filtration on the bacterial community and opportunistic pathogens in simulated drinking water systems

L Huo, S Zhao, B Shi, S He, H Wang - Environmental Science: Water …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The effects of granular activated carbon (GAC) and UV/H2O2-GAC filtration on the bacterial
community and opportunistic pathogens (OPs) in simulated drinking water systems were …

Enhancing biological stability of disinfectant-free drinking water by reducing high molecular weight organic compounds with ultrafiltration posttreatment

R Schurer, JC Schippers, MD Kennedy… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of biologically stable drinking water is challenging in conventional surface
water treatment plants. However, attainment of biological stability is essential to avoid …

Influence of pore structure on biologically activated carbon performance and biofilm microbial characteristics

Y Xu, Z Lu, W Sun, X Zhang - Frontiers of Environmental Science & …, 2021 - Springer
Optimizing the characteristics of granular activated carbon (GAC) can improve the
performance of biologically activated carbon (BAC) filters, and iodine value has always been …

Removal of carbonaceous and nitrogenous disinfection by-product precursors in biological activated carbon process of drinking water: Is service life a pivotal factor?

Y Wang, L Li, H Dong, Q Wang, S Liu, M Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological activated carbon (BAC) process is commonly used for drinking water treatment.
Granular activated carbon (GAC) serving as the initial filter media can be converted to BAC …

Biodegradable Dissolved Organic Carbon (BDOC) Removal from Micro-Polluted Water Source Using Ultrafiltration: Comparison with Conventional Processes …

M Chen, S Shen, F Zhang, C Zhang, J Xiong - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) in micro-polluted water sources
affects the drinking water quality and safety in the urban water supply. The conventional …

Effects of running time on biological activated carbon filters: water purification performance and microbial community evolution

S Shi, F Wang, Y Hu, J Zhou, H Zhang, C He - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Ozone-biologically activated carbon (BAC) filtration is an advanced treatment process that
can be applied to remove recalcitrant organic micro-pollutants in drinking water treatment …

Generation of soluble microbial products by bio-activated carbon filter during drinking water advanced treatment and its influence on spectral characteristics

H Shen, X Chen, D Zhang, H Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
In order to improve our understanding of bio-activated carbon (BAC) filter, the water quality
of influent and effluent treated with BAC in a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) of …

Leakage of soluble microbial products from biological activated carbon filtration in drinking water treatment plants and its influence on health risks

S Hong, T Xian-Chun, W Nan-Xiang, C Hong-Bin - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The application of ozone-biological activated carbon (O 3-BAC) as an advanced treatment
method in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) can help to remove organic …