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Responsible science, engineering and education for water resource recovery and circularity
Integration of resource recovery and circular economy concepts in higher education will stimulate responsible innovation in the water sector for an ecologically-balanced society.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 1952-1966
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00402B
Reduction of reverse solute flux induced solute buildup in the feed solution of forward osmosis
Accumulation of solutes in the feed solutions of forward osmosis due to reverse solute flux should be reduced.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 423-435
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00775J
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Recent advances in portable heavy metal electrochemical sensing platforms
This Review explores the parameters to be engineered to design in situ electrochemical sensor platforms capable of meeting new EU regulation.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 2676-2690
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00407C
Ecotoxicological effects of disinfected wastewater effluents: a short review of in vivo toxicity bioassays on aquatic organisms
This review focuses on the in vivo bioassays of disinfected wastewater effluents with respect to aquatic organisms in order to provide an insight into further studies on the ecotoxicological effects.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 2275-2286
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00290A
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Amyloid hybrid membranes for removal of clinical and nuclear radioactive wastewater
Highly efficient hybrid amyloid membrane to remove clinical and nuclear radioactive wastewater.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 3249-3254
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00693A
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Impact of coagulation–ultrafiltration on long-term pipe biofilm dynamics in a full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system
Introducing coagulation–ultrafiltration removed bacteria from the drinking water but did not impact nitrification, localizing this process to the biofilm community.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 3044-3056
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00622J
Removal trends of sulfonamides and their ARGs during soil aquifer treatment and subsequent chlorination: effect of aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation
Soil aquifer treatment significantly decreased the SA concentration in recharged synthetic water and aerobic biodegradation played a great role.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 2331-2340
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00270D
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Emerging investigator series: engineering membrane distillation with nanofabrication: design, performance and mechanisms
Anti-fouling and durability are two important parameters that are closely associated with the development and deployment of membrane distillation (MD).
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 1786-1793
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00100G
Adsorption performance and mechanism of antibiotics from aqueous solutions on porous boron nitride–carbon nanosheets
BCN adsorbents exhibit superior adsorption performance for antibiotics and excellent reusability by simple high temperature calcination.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 1568-1575
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00117A
Stable immobilized amine sorbents for heavy metal and REE removal from industrial wastewaters
Stable and immobilized amine sorbents can simultaneously remove/recover cationic and oxyanionic toxic metals plus valuable rare earth elements from industrial and mining effluents prior to discharging into environmental water systems.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 1286-1299
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00915A
Mechanisms and performance of calcium peroxide-enhanced Fe(II) coagulation for treatment of Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water
Pre-oxidation has been extensively studied as a pre-treatment for enhancement of algae-laden water coagulation.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 1272-1285
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0EW00005A
Surface-tailored graphene oxide paper: an efficient filter for dye pollutants
This work demonstrates surface-tailored graphene paper as a filter for selectively removing two different classes of dye.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 963-975
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW01129C
Enhanced scale inhibition against Ca3(PO4)2 and Fe2O3 in water using multi-functional fluorescently-tagged antibacterial scale inhibitors
P-Free copolymers display enhanced scale (Ca3(PO4)2 and Fe2O3) inhibition, improved antibacterial performance, and reliable in situ fluorescence detection of concentration.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 951-962
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW01036J
Emerging investigator series: capacitive deionization for selective removal of nitrate and perchlorate: impacts of ion selectivity and operating constraints on treatment costs
A parameterized costing model was used to investigate the impacts of ion selectivity on water treatment price for selective ion removal with capacitive deionization (CDI) systems.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 925-934
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW01105F
‘All in one’ photo-reactor pod containing TiO2 coated glass beads and LEDs for continuous photocatalytic destruction of cyanotoxins in water
To tackle one of the Global Challenges of providing clean water, an ‘all in one’ photo reactor pod is designed carrying a supported benign photo-catalyst (TiO2) and an UV-LED light source which is utilised continuously to remove cyanotoxins in water.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 945-950
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00711C
Glutathione promoted Fenton degradation: a cocatalyst based on the –HS/–S–S– cycle with hydroxyl radicals
Sulfhydryl compounds effectively promote Fenton degradation through the establishment of the –HS/–S–S cycle with hydroxyl radicals.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 515-522
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00917E
Micro-nanobubble aeration promotes senescence of submerged macrophytes with low total antioxidant capacity in urban landscape water
MNBs may promote senescence of macrophytes with low total antioxidant capacity in urban landscape water and thereby affect ecological restoration.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 523-531
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00929A
Enhanced desalination of electrospun activated carbon fibers with controlled pore structures in the electrosorption process
Electrospun activated carbon fibers with high conductivity and favorable pore structures were prepared for enhanced electrosorption of ions.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 312-320
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00751B
The pseudo-capacitive deionization behaviour of CuAl-mixed metal oxides
In this work, a laminated CuAl-mixed metal oxide (CuAl-LDO) has been prepared and proposed as an electrode to interact with chloride ions for pseudo-capacitive deionization (P-CDI).
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 296-302
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00669A
NH4V4O10/rGO Composite as a high-performance electrode material for hybrid capacitive deionization
Sodium ions in an NH4V4O10/rGO CDI cell can be reversibly inserted into NH4V4O10.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 303-311
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00499H
Assessing pharmaceutical removal and reduction in toxicity provided by advanced wastewater treatment systems
Despite large differences in removal efficiencies, all treatment processes investigated were sufficient in preventing short-term behavioral effects in zebrafish larvae.
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 62-77
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW00559E
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