Adsorption of organic contaminants by graphene nanosheets: A review

G Ersan, OG Apul, F Perreault, T Karanfil - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Graphene nanosheets (GNS) such as graphenes and graphene oxides (GOs) have been
widely investigated as next-generation adsorbents in both water and wastewater treatment …

A review: Potential and challenges of biologically activated carbon to remove natural organic matter in drinking water purification process

SM Korotta-Gamage, A Sathasivan - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of biologically activated carbon (BAC) in drinking water purification is reviewed. In
the past BAC is seen mostly as a polishing treatment. However, BAC has the potential to …

The control of disinfection byproducts and their precursors in biologically active filtration processes

C Liu, CI Olivares, AJ Pinto, CV Lauderdale, J Brown… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
While disinfection provides hygienically safe drinking water, the disinfectants react with
inorganic or organic precursors, leading to the formation of harmful disinfection byproducts …

Can we shape microbial communities to enhance biological activated carbon filter performance?

Z Lu, Z Jing, J Huang, Y Ke, C Li, Z Zhao, X Ao, W Sun - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
A new focus on biofiltration has emerged that aims to shape microbial communities to
improve treatment efficacy. It is therefore necessary to understand the linkages between …

Natural organic matter as precursor to disinfection byproducts and its removal using conventional and advanced processes: state of the art review

S Tak, BP Vellanki - Journal of water and health, 2018 - iwaponline.com
Natural organic matter (NOM) is ubiquitous in the aquatic environment and if present can
cause varied drinking water quality issues, the major one being disinfection byproduct (DBP) …

Insight into biofouling mechanism in biofiltration-facilitated gravity-driven membrane (GDM) system: Beneficial effects of pre-deposited adsorbents

J Feng, X Li, Y Yang, X Fan, Z Zhou, J Ren… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
The membrane fouling triggered by biofouling layer is the critical factor limiting the
application of biofiltration-facilitated gravity-driven membrane (GDM) system in …

Effects of phosphate-enhanced ozone/biofiltration on formation of disinfection byproducts and occurrence of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water distribution …

X Xing, H Wang, C Hu, L Liu - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
The effects of ozone-biologically activated carbon (O 3-BAC) treatment with various
phosphate doses (0, 0.3 or 0.6 mg/L) were investigated on the formation of disinfection by …

Suppression of performance of activated carbon filter due to residual aluminum accumulation

X Huang, M Geng, K Wang, Y He, G Li, C Feng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Extending the lifetime of granular activated carbon (GAC) filters with no significant loss in
their effectiveness is a considerable challenge for drinking water supply utilities. However …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and mechanism of low-frequency ultrasound to regenerate the biological activated carbon

C Liu, Y Sun, D Wang, Z Sun, M Chen, Z Zhou… - Ultrasonics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biological activated carbon (BAC) filter has been widely used as an effective water treatment
but regenerations of BAC are costly. Ultrasound has been successfully applied for …

Assessment of greywater quality and performance of a pilot-scale decentralised hybrid rainwater-greywater system

JYC Leong, MN Chong, PE Poh - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Decentralised hybrid rainwater-greywater systems can switch between climate-independent
greywater during dry seasons or climate-dependent rainwater during monsoon seasons …