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Chen R, Xu D, Zhao J, Tang X, Yang H, Liang H. Effects of cations on biofilms in gravity-driven membrane system: Filtration performance and mechanism investigation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 254:121383. [PMID: 38432002 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The gravity-driven membrane (GDM) system is desirable for energy-efficient water treatment. However, little is known about the influence of cations on biofilm properties and GDM performance. In this study, typical cations (Ca2+ and Na+) were used to reveal the combined fouling behavior and mechanisms. Results showed that Ca2+ improved the stable flux and pollutant removal efficiency, while Na+ adversely affected the flux. Compared with GDM control, the concentration of pollutants was lower in Ca-GDM, as indicated by the low biomass, proteins, and polysaccharides. A heterogeneous and loose biofilm was observed in the Ca-GDM system, with roughness and porosity increasing by 43.06 % and 32.60 %, respectively. However, Na+ induced a homogeneous and dense biofilm, with porosity and roughness respectively reduced by 17.48 % and 22.04 %. The richness of bacterial communities increased in Ca-GDM systems, while it decreased in Na-GDM systems. High adenosine triphosphate (ATP) concentration in Ca-GDM system was consistent with the abundant bacteria and their high biological activity, which was helpful for the efficient removal of pollutants. The abundance of Apicomplexa, Platyhelminthes, Annelida and Nematoda increased after adding Ca2+, which was related to the formation of loose biofilms. Computational simulations indicated that the free volumes of the biofilms in Ca-GDM and Na-GDM were 13.7 and 13.2 nm3, respectively. The addition of cations changed intermolecular forces, Ca2+ induced bridging effects led to large and loose floc particles, while the significant dehydration of hydrated molecules in the Na-GDM caused obvious aggregation. Overall, microbiological characteristics and contaminant molecular interactions were the main reasons for differences in GDM systems.
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- Rui Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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Lu J, Zhang P, Li J, Cao Y, Zhang W, Zhang X, Yi X, Wang H. Mo(VI) removal from water by aluminum electrocoagulation: Cost-effectiveness analysis, main influencing factors, and proposed mechanisms. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 461:132608. [PMID: 37748311 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Mo(VI) (MoO42-) removal by aluminum electrocoagulation (Al EC) with Al as anodes and cathodes was studied for the first time. At the initial Mo concentrations of 0.3 - 150 mg/L, kinetic analysis and effects of main factors (electrode connection modes, current density (CD), initial pH, and electrolytes) were examined, and potential mechanism of Mo(VI) removal were elucidated. Results showed that CD had significant impacts on anode weight loss, cathode weight loss, and total electrode weight loss (p value < 0.05). Cathode weight loss was higher than anode weight loss. XRD analysis results showed lower crystallinity of scums than that of precipitates. Boehmite was the most prevalent oxide in scums. An appropriate amount of NaCl was beneficial for enhancing the Mo(VI) removal efficiency and reducing the energy consumption of the Al EC process. Electrostatic attraction, surface complexation, hydroxyl exchange, flocculation, and coprecipitation were the main mechanisms involved in the Mo(VI) removal process by Al EC. Al EC outperformed conventional chemical coagulation in terms of Mo(VI) removal at the same dosage of Al. The Mo(VI) removal efficiencies in two real water samples (lake water and river water) reached up to 89.2% and 71.2%, respectively. This study provides novel insights into the strategies for the removal of oxoanionic metal pollutants and reduction of operating cost by Al EC technology.
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- Jianbo Lu
- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China.
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Eco-Environment, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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Lu J, Wang L, Si G, Lu B, Zhang X, Li J, Zhang W, Wang Z. Tertiary treatment of bio-treated landfill leachate by a two-step electrochemical process including electrooxidation and electrocoagulation: a bench-scale trial. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:32600-32613. [PMID: 36464744 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24028-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A two-step electrochemical process including electrooxidation (EO) and electrocoagulation (EC) was proposed for the tertiary treatment of bio-treated landfill leachate (BTLL). The operating conditions of sole EO and EC technology were optimized via batch tests. Batch tests indicate that EO displayed superior removal efficiency towards color (89%) and UV254 (64%) under optimal experimental conditions. EC with the electrode combinations Fe-Fe-Fe-Fe (four plates, anode-cathode-anode-cathode) performed better than the other electrode combinations (Fe-Al-Fe-Al, Al-Fe-Al-Fe, Al-Al-Al-Al) and showed excellent removal efficiency towards COD (60%) and color (85%). In continuous-flow tests of 13 h, compared to sequential EC-EO process, the sequential EO-EC process was more effective than the sequential EC-EO process in reducing organic matters (COD, TOC) and residual chlorine. The sequential EO-EC process could remove 50% COD, 55% TOC, 72% UV254, and 96% color. The average concentration of residual chlorine in the final effluent of EO-EC process (147 mg/L) was significantly lower than that of EC-EO process (463 mg/L). UV-vis and GC-MS analyses indicate that the BTLL mainly contained humic acid and fulvic acid-like substances with unsaturated bonds. Conjugated unsaturated organics could be degraded into organic of small molecular weight after the sequential EO-EC process. EEM spectroscopic analysis revealed that soluble microbial byproducts became the predominant organics in the final effluent. This work verifies the synergism between EO and EC and provides some insights into the removal and degradation performance of organic substances in BTLL during the sequential EO-EC treatment.
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- Jianbo Lu
- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, No.30, Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Shandong Province, 264005, Yantai, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, No.30, Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Shandong Province, 264005, Yantai, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, No.30, Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Shandong Province, 264005, Yantai, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, No.30, Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Shandong Province, 264005, Yantai, China.
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- School of Economics and Management, Yantai, 264005, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, No.30, Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Shandong Province, 264005, Yantai, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong Province, China
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Stepwise recovery of cerium and fluorine from bastnaesite: utilizing complex properties of B-F to obtain high purity CeO2 and KBF4. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Zhang M, Tan X, Ding W, Jiang Z, He K, Zhao B, Takeuchi H, Huang Y. Aluminum-based electrocoagulation for residual fluoride removal during per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) wastewater treatment. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Liu X, Xu C, Chen P, Li K, Zhou Q, Ye M, Zhang L, Lu Y. Advances in Technologies for Boron Removal from Water: A Comprehensive Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10671. [PMID: 36078388 PMCID: PMC9517912 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Boron overabundance in aquatic environment raises severe concerns about the environment and human health because it is toxic to various crops and induces many human and animal diseases with long-term consequences. In response to the boron pollution of water resources and the difficulty of eliminating boron from water for production and living purposes, this article summarizes the progress in research on boron removal technology, addressing the following aspects: (1) the reasons for the difficulty of removing boron from water (boron chemistry); (2) ecological/biological toxicity and established regulations; (3) analysis of different existing processes (membrane processes, resin, adsorption, chemical precipitation, (electric) coagulation, extraction, and combined methods) in terms of their mechanisms, effectiveness, and limitations; (4) prospects for future studies and possible improvements in applicability and recyclability. The focus of this paper is thus to provide a comprehensive summary of reported deboronation processes to date, which will definitely identify directions for the development of boron removal technology in the future.
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- Xiaowei Liu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Safety and Distribution Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Safety and Distribution Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Institute of Municipal Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Huzhou Water Group Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China
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- Huzhou Water Group Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, China
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Lu J, Fan R, Wu H, Zhang W, Li J, Zhang X, Sun H, Liu D. Simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from acid wastewater by electrocoagulation using sacrificial metal anodes. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Olejarczyk M, Rykowska I, Urbaniak W. Management of Solid Waste Containing Fluoride-A Review. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15103461. [PMID: 35629486 PMCID: PMC9147173 DOI: 10.3390/ma15103461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Technological and economic development have influenced the amount of post-production waste. Post-industrial waste, generated in the most considerable amount, includes, among others, waste related to the mining, metallurgical, and energy industries. Various non-hazardous or hazardous wastes can be used to produce new construction materials after the “solidification/stabilization” processes. They can be used as admixtures or raw materials. However, the production of construction materials from various non-hazardous or hazardous waste materials is still very limited. In our opinion, special attention should be paid to waste containing fluoride, and the reuse of solid waste containing fluoride is a high priority today. Fluoride is one of the few trace elements that has received much attention due to its harmful effects on the environment and human and animal health. In addition to natural sources, industry, which discharges wastewater containing F− ions into surface waters, also increases fluoride concentration in waters and pollutes the environment. Therefore, developing effective and robust technologies to remove fluoride excess from the aquatic environment is becoming extremely important. This review aims to cover a wide variety of procedures that have been used to remove fluoride from drinking water and industrial wastewater. In addition, the ability to absorb fluoride, among others, by industrial by-products, agricultural waste, and biomass materials were reviewed.
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- Małgorzata Olejarczyk
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (M.O.); (I.R.)
- Construction Company “Waciński” Witold Waciński, ul. Długa 15, 83-307 Kiełpino, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (M.O.); (I.R.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland; (M.O.); (I.R.)
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Lin JY, Mahasti NN, Huang YH. Fluidized-bed crystallization of barium perborate for continuous boron removal from concentrated solution: Supersaturation as a master variable. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lin JY, Mahasti NNN, Huang YH. Recent advances in adsorption and coagulation for boron removal from wastewater: A comprehensive review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 407:124401. [PMID: 33280939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The anthropogenic emission of boron to river has become a serious problem that deteriorates the water quality and endangers the ecosystem. Although boron is a micronutrient, it is toxic to plants, animals and humans upon exposure. In this review, we first present the sources of the boron-containing streams and their composition, and then summarize the recent progress of boron removal methods based on adsorption and coagulation systematically. The boron-spiked streams are produced from coal-fired and geothermal power plants, the manufacturing and the activities of oil/gas excavation and mining. The adsorbents for boron removal are classified into the ones functionalized by chelating groups, the ones on the basis of clays or metal oxide. Three subgroups reside in the coagulation approach: electrocoagulation, chemical precipitation and chemical oxo-precipitation. The hybrid technology that combines membrane process and adsorption/coagulation was covered as well. To provide a comprehensive view of each method, we addressed the reaction mechanism, specified the strength and weakness and summarized the progress in the past 5 years. Ultimately, the prospective for future research and the possible improvement on applicability and recyclability were proposed.
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- Jui-Yen Lin
- Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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Xu K, Lu J, Tegladza ID, Xu Q, Yang Z, Lv G. Combined metal/air fuel cell and electrocoagulation process: Energy generation, flocs production and pollutant removal. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 255:126925. [PMID: 32416389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Electrocoagulation (EC) which is characterized by in-situ generation of highly absorbable hydroxide flocs, is an environmentally friendly process for treating heavy metal ions and toxic organic wastewater. In order to decrease EC's energy consumption, a combined metal/air FC-EC process which contains two successive parts: metal/air fuel cell (FC) and electrocoagulation (EC) was studied with the consideration of hydroxide flocs production, pollutant removal and energy generation analysis. For the combined iron/air FC-EC process, the porous nickel cathode which has a good performance in high polarization zone was selected as the ideal air cathode. It was found that iron/air FC-EC with acid electrolyte condition has a high energy generation (as high as 20% EC energy consumption). The energy generation increases with iron/air FC time. Also energy generation increases with wastewater's conductivity. Beside the energy generation, the iron/air fuel cell generate extra coagulants Fe2+ for the subsequent EC process. The coagulants generated from iron/air FC and EC process together have further spontaneous hydrolysis reactions with the OH- to form hydroxide flocs, which are beneficial for a rapid adsorption and pollutant trapping. Compared with EC process, iron/air (or Al/air) FC-EC process shows lower energy consumption and high removal efficiency for treating acid wastewater.
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- Kai Xu
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China.
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212003, China
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Jin X, Xie X, Liu Y, Wang Y, Wang R, Jin P, Yang C, Shi X, Wang XC, Xu H. The role of synergistic effects between ozone and coagulants (SOC) in the electro-hybrid ozonation-coagulation process. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 177:115800. [PMID: 32315900 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In order to improve the dissolved organic matter removal efficiency, an electro-hybrid ozonation-coagulation (E-HOC) system was developed in this study, in which the electro-coagulation (EC) and ozonation occurred simultaneously in one integrated unit. Higher removal efficiency was observed for the E-HOC process compared with those of EC, ozonation and pre-ozonation-EC process for the treatment of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent and ibuprofen (IBP). 58.6% dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal efficiency was achieved in the E-HOC process for the treatment of WWTP effluent at optimal operational condition (current density 15 mA/cm2, initial pH 5 and ozone dosage 1.5 mg O3/mg DOC). Based on the reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection and reactions on the electrodes, the synergistic effects between ozone and coagulants (SOC) were found to be involved in the E-HOC process. According to pseudo-first-order rate constant analyses, the contribution of five possible organic removal pathways was quantified. It was revealed that the peroxone and SOC effects exhibited almost equal contribution to IBP removal at initial pH 5 under different current densities, both of which played the dominant role in the E-HOC process. However, the contribution of the SOC effects decreased significantly when the initial pH increased to 7 and 9. As an important pathway for organic removal in the E-HOC process at initial pH 5, the mechanism of the SOC effects was analysed at initial pH 5. It was revealed the SOC effects can further improve hydroxyl radicals (•OH) generation, and the surface hydroxyl groups of the hydrolysed Al species generated from anode electrolysis were determined to be the active sites to generate ROS in the SOC effects.
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- Xin Jin
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China.
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, 710055, China
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The role of fluoroaluminate complexes on the adsorption of fluoride onto hydrous alumina in aqueous solutions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 561:275-286. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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LCA Case Study to LED Outdoor Luminaries as a Circular Economy Solution to Local Scale. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su12010190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The replacement of luminaires with discharge lamps with high luminous efficacy and long life-time LED based equipment is a reality worldwide promoted by policies that favor their gradual substitution. There is a great concern in this manufacturing industry to develop new luminaires with low environmental impact during the manufacturing and transportation processes and its end-of-life disposal (reducing greenhouse gas emissions, toxic or hazardous components, …). Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a very extended tool used to provide information on the quality and quantity of environmental impacts in the life cycle phases of any product, system, or service. This article includes all phases of the LCA analysis of a selected streetlight LED luminaire manufactured by a SME where a landfill deposit is the end-of-life scenario. In a second phase, alternatives are sought for the reuse of the most significant elements that improve its local economy. The results are classified and sorted according to the ISO 14040 standard.
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Environmental Criteria for Assessing the Competitiveness of Public Tenders with the Replacement of Large-Scale LEDs in the Outdoor Lighting of Cities as a Key Element for Sustainable Development: Case Study Applied with PROMETHEE Methodology. SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/su11215982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The technological change to LEDs is an unstoppable reality which, little by little, is becoming increasingly important in terms of the lighting inside and outside our homes. The exterior lighting of our cities is moving decisively and clearly towards the incorporation of this technology in urban spaces. The energy efficiency, light quality, and economic benefits of LED technology are an unquestionable reality. This is causing public administration projects involving large-scale switches to LEDs to be promoted and financed; however, it is beginning to be observed that the commitment to the policies decided by this technology should take into account some environmental aspects which have not been studied to date. The environmental impact of the substitutions is caused by the need to valorize the replaced luminaires. Until now, most have been stored without the possibility of use, reuse, or recovery. The environmental impact produced in the manufacture of LED luminaires that replace the old sodium vapor (VSAP) or metal halide (MH) discharge lamps must also be considered. In addition, in the administrative clauses specifications that govern the public tenders, it is observed that the fundamental environmental aspects both of recycling the old lamps, and of the life cycle analysis (LCA) of the luminaires that are replacing them, have not been contemplated or valued with sufficient weight. In addition, there are very few public substitution contests in which environmental criteria are rewarded or valued in an important way. This work intends to summarize a methodological proposal using the techniques of multiple decision-making criteria for the selection of bidding companies for public outdoor lighting competitions. We propose the use of the PROMETHEE method multi-criteria analysis for the application of the most commonly used criteria for the luminaire LED selection process, including an environmental impact assessment with LCA techniques, and propose this as a case or model guide in the public contests of cities. A model of the bidding conditions that addresses and assesses the environmental aspects which are absolutely key to sustainable development is supported by the ecological criteria of the circular economy.
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Precipitation Methods Using Calcium-Containing Ores for Fluoride Removal in Wastewater. MINERALS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/min9090511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
F-containing wastewater does great harm to human health and the ecological environment and thus needs to be treated efficiently. In this paper, the new calcium-containing precipitant calcite and aided precipitant fluorite were adopted to purify F-containing wastewater. Relevant reaction conditions, such as reaction time, oscillation rate, dosage of hydrochloric acid, calcite dosage and the assisting sedimentation performance of fluorite, and action mechanism are analyzed. The experiment showed that the removal rate of fluoride in simulated wastewater reached 96.20%, when the reaction time, the dosage of calcite, the dosage of 5% dilute hydrochloric acid, and the oscillation rate was 30 min, 2 g/L, 21.76 g/L, and 160 r/min, respectively. Moreover, the removal rate of fluoride in the actual F-containing smelting wastewater reaches approximately 95% under the optimum condition of calcite dosage of 12 g/L, reaction time of 30 min, and oscillation rate of 160 r/min. The addition of fluorite significantly improves the sedimentation performance of the reactive precipitates. The experimental results showed that calcite and fluorite can effectively reduce the concentration of fluoride ions in F-containing wastewater and solve the problem of slow sedimentation of reactive precipitates.
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