Advances in bioremediation of 1, 4-dioxane-contaminated waters

S Zhang, PB Gedalanga, S Mahendra - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Dioxane is a contaminant of emerging concern that has been found widespread in
groundwater, surface water, and drinking water environments. Many states are …

Effects of activated carbon surface chemistry and pore structure on the adsorption of organic contaminants from aqueous solution

L Li, PA Quinlivan, DRU Knappe - Carbon, 2002 - Elsevier
The objective of this research was to develop activated carbon selection criteria that assure
the effective removal of trace organic contaminants from aqueous solution and to base the …

Competitive adsorption between atrazine and methylene blue on activated carbon: the importance of pore size distribution

C Pelekani, VL Snoeyink - Carbon, 2000 - Elsevier
A series of phenolic resin-based microporous activated carbon fibers (ACF) were used to
determine how pore size distribution influences the nature of the adsorption competition …

Groundwater remediation from the past to the future: A bibliometric analysis

S Zhang, G Mao, J Crittenden, X Liu, H Du - Water Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Groundwater is an important component of terrestrial ecosystems and plays a role in
geochemical cycling. Groundwater is also used for agricultural irrigation and for the …

Effects of activated carbon characteristics on the simultaneous adsorption of aqueous organic micropollutants and natural organic matter

PA Quinlivan, L Li, DRU Knappe - Water research, 2005 - Elsevier
The overall objective of this research was to determine the effects of physical and chemical
activated carbon characteristics on the simultaneous adsorption of trace organic …

Role of granular activated carbon surface chemistry on the adsorption of organic compounds. 1. Priority pollutants

T Karanfil, JE Kilduff - Environmental science & technology, 1999 - ACS Publications
Uptake of two synthetic organic contaminants (SOCs), trichloroethylene and
trichlorobenzene, by one coal-based and one wood-based granular activated carbon (GAC) …

Effect of effluent organic matter on the adsorption of perfluorinated compounds onto activated carbon

J Yu, L Lv, P Lan, S Zhang, B Pan, W Zhang - Journal of hazardous …, 2012 - Elsevier
Effect of effluent organic matter (EfOM) on the adsorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate
(PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) onto powdered activated carbon (PAC) was …

Pore blockage effect of NOM on atrazine adsorption kinetics of PAC: the roles of PAC pore size distribution and NOM molecular weight

Q Li, VL Snoeyink, BJ Mariñas, C Campos - Water research, 2003 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) in natural water has been found to have negative effects on
the adsorption of various trace organic compounds by activated carbon through two major …

Elucidating competitive adsorption mechanisms of atrazine and NOM using model compounds

Q Li, VL Snoeyink, BJ Mariãas, C Campos - Water Research, 2003 - Elsevier
Based on the relative adsorbability of natural organic matter (NOM) fractions with different
molecular weights (MWs), two model compounds, poly (styrene sulfonate)(PSS)(nominal …

Effect of natural organic matter on powdered activated carbon adsorption of trace contaminants: characteristics and mechanism of competitive adsorption

Y Matsui, Y Fukuda, T Inoue, T Matsushita - Water research, 2003 - Elsevier
Batch adsorption experiments using powdered activated carbon (PAC) to remove trace
synthetic organic chemicals (SOCs) from water containing natural organic matter (NOM) …