Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2442779
Yiqing Liu, Linghan Xu, Xin Li, Shixiang Wang
{"title":"Removal of sulfamethoxazole by Fe(III)-activated peracetic acid combined with ascorbic acid.","authors":"Yiqing Liu, Linghan Xu, Xin Li, Shixiang Wang","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2442779","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2442779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ascorbic acid (AA) was used as a reducing agent to improve the Fe(III)-activated peracetic acid (PAA) system for the removal of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in this work. The efficiency, influencing factors and mechanism of SMX elimination in the AA/Fe(III)/PAA process were studied. The results exhibited that AA facilitated the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) and subsequently improved the activation of PAA and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. Various radicals, including organic radicals (e.g. CH<sub>3</sub>C(O)O• and CH<sub>3</sub>C(O)OO•) and hydroxyl radical (HO•), were rapidly formed from the activated PAA and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, resulting in SMX removal. Increasing dosages of PAA and Fe(III) contributed to enhanced SMX degradation, while excessive PAA and Fe(III) did not further promote SMX degradation. Due to the radicals' quenching effect, excess AA hindered SMX elimination in the AA/Fe(III)/PAA process. The presence of <math><msubsup><mrow><mi>HCO</mi></mrow><mn>3</mn><mo>-</mo></msubsup></math> and Cl<sup>-</sup> inhibited SMX removal in this system, whereas <math><msubsup><mrow><mi>NO</mi></mrow><mn>3</mn><mo>-</mo></msubsup></math>, <math><msubsup><mrow><mi>SO</mi></mrow><mn>4</mn><mrow><mn>2</mn><mo>-</mo></mrow></msubsup></math> and natural organic matter had little impact on SMX degradation. The transformation pathways of SMX in the AA/Fe(III)/PAA system included hydroxylation, bond cleavage and amino oxidation. This research provides a strategy to enhance the Fe(III)-activated PAA system for the elimination of refractory organic pollutants.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2670-2680"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142906754","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-29DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2025.2453946
Suganya Krishnan, Chandrasekaran Sivapragasam, Naresh K Sharma
{"title":"An alternative approach to biokinetic modelling for phenol pollutant degradation and microbial growth using Genetic Programming.","authors":"Suganya Krishnan, Chandrasekaran Sivapragasam, Naresh K Sharma","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2453946","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2453946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biokinetic models can optimise pollutant degradation and enhance microbial growth processes, aiding to protect ecosystem protection. Traditional biokinetic approaches (such as Monod, Haldane, etc.) can be challenging, as they require detailed knowledge of the organism's metabolism and the ability to solve numerous kinetic differential equations based on the principles of micro, molecular biology and biochemistry (first engineering principles) which can lead to discrepancies between predicted and actual degradation rates. More recently, data-driven machine-learning techniques have emerged as a promising alternative for modelling microbial systems. A few machine learning models (such as ANN, SVM, RF, DT, XG BOOST, etc.) have been used recently for modelling phenol degradation, but they lack the robustness of generating mathematical models. This gap is addressed in this study using Genetic Programming (GP) as the modelling approach for modelling the phenol degradation. This study utilises the microalgae <i>Acutodesmus Obliquus</i>, finding that phenol degradation of 98% required 216 hours. Both the traditional kinetic approach and the Genetic Programming (GP) approach were used to determine the specific growth rate (<i>µ</i><sub>max</sub>) and saturation constant (<i>K<sub>s</sub></i>). It is noted that without any a priori information on the form of the mathematical mode, GP can evolve a model which closely fits the Monod kinetics, thus demonstrating that data-driven models can bring out the first engineering principles on which biokinetic models are dependent or framed in a most swift and effective way. Performance was assessed using root mean square error (RMSE) and correlation coefficient (<i>R</i>), with the GP model showing superior predictive accuracy.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"3065-3076"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2025.2453948
Jiayue Yuan, Lin Guo, Shiyu Chen, Ye Liu, Yuan Feng, Haijun Lu
{"title":"Solidified lake sediment with industrial waste and construction waste used as barrier cover material: mechanical strength, water resistance performance, and microscopic analysis.","authors":"Jiayue Yuan, Lin Guo, Shiyu Chen, Ye Liu, Yuan Feng, Haijun Lu","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2453948","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2453948","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study introduces a novel landfill cover material, employing lake sediment as a substrate, stabilised with fly ash, slag, desulfurisation gypsum and construction waste. The mechanical properties, including shear strength parameters, unconfined compressive strength, hydraulic conductivity, volumetric shrinkage, and water content, of the solidified sludge were evaluated. The microscopic mechanism of the solidified sludge were investigated through XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDS techniques. A novel three-layer composite capping cover system for landfills is proposed, comprising an upper capillary barrier layer, a middle drainage layer and a bottom impermeable layer . Indoor rainfall simulation tests were conducted to assess the water retention performance of this capping cover system under repeated moderate, heavy, and torrential rainfall events. The early strength of the solidified sludge exhibited rapid development, with cohesion and internal friction angle reaching 382.56 kPa and 57.67°, respectively, after 3 days. After 28d, the unconfined compressive strength ranged from 6.93 to 14.29 MPa, with hydraulic conductivity between 3.98-23.1 × 10<sup>-8</sup>cm/s. The hydration reactions of the industrial waste residues resulted in the formation of Ettringite, Gypsum, and hydrous calcium (aluminum) silicates. The Ettringite and Gypsum crystals formed an internal support framework, while the generation of gel-like substances such as C-S-H and C-A-S-H facilitated product aggregation. The RSM was employed to optimise the material ratio of the solidified sludge, while the Pearson coefficient facilitated correlation analysis. This study provides valuable data for designing landfill solidified sludge cover systems and offers a new approach for the co-disposal of sludge and industrial waste.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"3090-3106"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143052089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-05DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2447624
Tangming Li, Peiwen Yang, Jun Yan, Mouyixing Chen, Shengxiong You, Jiahuan Bai, Hua Lin
{"title":"Using different configurations of <i>L. hexandra</i>-planted constructed wetland-microbial fuel cells to remove Cr (Ⅵ) and p-chlorophenol and generate electricity.","authors":"Tangming Li, Peiwen Yang, Jun Yan, Mouyixing Chen, Shengxiong You, Jiahuan Bai, Hua Lin","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447624","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>P-chlorophenol (4-CP) and hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) are predominant contaminants in industrial effluents, eliciting substantial environmental and human health concerns. As a strong oxidant, Cr (Ⅵ) has the potential to facilitate the removal of 4-CP. However, the specific removal effect remains unclear. In this experiment, we designed three different reactors based on constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) technology and planted with <i>Leersia hexandra</i> Swartz in a stacked configuration, multistage configuration, and modular configuration. The co-pollutant removal was investigated by analysing wastewater purification, electrochemical performance, and growth of <i>L. hexandra</i>. The results showed that the modular configuration achieved the best removal rates. Furthermore, this configuration generated 254.0 mV voltage and 150.60 mW·m<sup>-3</sup> power density. These findings showed the promise of modular technology for detoxifying wastewater containing complex mixtures while simultaneously generating electric power. Further research in this study could promote wastewater treatment and make substantial progress towards sustainable energy production.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2766-2777"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142931086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-20DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2445326
Peng-Tao Cai, Tong Chen, Bei Chen, Yu-Chun Wang, Xiao-Jun Ma, Zeng-Yi Ma, Jian-Hua Yan
{"title":"The speciation and thermal transformation characteristics of fluorine and chlorine in industrial wastes.","authors":"Peng-Tao Cai, Tong Chen, Bei Chen, Yu-Chun Wang, Xiao-Jun Ma, Zeng-Yi Ma, Jian-Hua Yan","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2445326","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2445326","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study investigated the chlorine and fluorine contents in three types of industrial solid waste: textile, plastic, and paper waste, utilizing various analytical methods. Significant variations in the proportions of organic and inorganic chlorine were observed among the waste types. During heat treatment, the majority of chlorine converts to a volatile state, with fixed chlorine content showing a correlation with organic chlorine. Organic fluorine predominated in all waste types, predominantly transitioning to a volatile state during heat treatment. Notably, textile waste exhibited unique behaviour, potentially converting some organic fluorine into a fixed state due to flame retardant additives. Analysis of flue gas during practical co-incineration of industrial solid waste revealed a substantial increase in chloride concentration, accompanied by the presence of organic chlorides such as chlorobenzene, methane chloride, and ethane chloride. These findings underscore the importance of implementing preventive measures against chlorine and fluorine emissions during industrial waste co-incineration.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2719-2728"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2438890
Hao Zhang, Jiahong Wang, Peiling Han, Zhi Hu
{"title":"Adsorption behaviour and mechanism of natural citric acid modified MOF-808 for Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA in water and site energy analysis.","authors":"Hao Zhang, Jiahong Wang, Peiling Han, Zhi Hu","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2438890","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2438890","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Industrial wastewater often contains potentially toxic metals and it's chelates, posing serious threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems, and adsorption is frequently used for the minimization of potentially toxic metals from water. In this study, citric acid modified MOF-808 (MOF-808-CA) was prepared by using citric acid to modify MOF-808 for the removal of Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA from wastewater. MOF-808-CA with the BET surface area of 653.59 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup> and the pore volumes of 0.467 cm<sup>3</sup> g<sup>-1</sup> was successfully synthesized. The adsorption of Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA by MOF-808-CA was 40.46 and 17.03 mg g<sup>-1</sup> at pH 4.0 and 25°C, respectively. The adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics of Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA were summarized using Langmuir-Freundlich isothermal adsorption model and the pseudo-second-order model. Even in high salinity wastewater (35,000 mg L<sup>-1</sup>), MOF-808-CA displayed a strong affinity for Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA. The site energy (<i>E</i>*) values reduced with the increasing of adsorption capacities, and Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA firstly dominated the high-energy adsorption sites before low-energy adsorption sites. The average site energies for the adsorption of Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA by MOF-808-CA were 26.7 and 24 kJ mol<sup>-1</sup>, respectively, and the differences in the average site energies further illustrated the essential differences in their adsorption mechanisms. The adsorption by electrostatic adsorption and surface complexation were the main adsorption mechanisms for Cr(III) on MOF-808-CA, whereas hydrogen bonding and complexation were the main adsorption mechanisms for Cr(III)-EDTA on MOF-808-CA. The results showed that the MOF-808-CA adsorbent has a great potential for the removal of both Cr(III) and Cr(III)-EDTA from aqueous solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2509-2520"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142909501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-06DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2447958
Aniket A Chavan, Suhas S Gore, Pooja P More, Manju B Sharma
{"title":"Influence of C/N ratio & double helical ribbon (DHR) impeller on microbial granulation in anaerobic co-digestion (AnCo-D) of industrial effluents.","authors":"Aniket A Chavan, Suhas S Gore, Pooja P More, Manju B Sharma","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2447958","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2447958","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study demonstrates the significance of the C/N ratio and double helical ribbon (DHR) impeller in the anaerobic co-digestion (AnCo-D) of sugar refining process (SRP) effluent and molasses-based distillery spent wash (DSW) for improved biogas production. Both SRP & DSW were mixed in different percentages to achieve an optimum C/N ratio. Further biomethane potential analysis of mixed feeds with different C/N ratios was performed. The batch with a C/N ratio of 23 wherein, SRP & DSW blended in 80:20 volumetric percentage resulted in maximum biogas generation of 660 mL/gCOD utilized. This mixed feed was chosen for co-digestion in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR). Another important aspect demonstrated in the present study is the use of DHR impeller for improved reactor hydrodynamics. Optimization of organic loading rates for maximum biogas yield and productivity was performed in CSTR with DHR and rushton turbine (RT) impellers to understand the impact of mixing on substrate utilization, uniform granulation pattern, and biogas yields. The maximum substrate utilization, biogas yield, and productivity of 85%, 82.7%, and 2.5 L/L.day, respectively, were observed at the organic loading rate (OLR) 4gCOD/L.day in CSTR with DHR impeller. Scanning electron microscopy was conducted to evaluate the impact of the C/N ratio and radial-axial mixing imparted by the DHR impeller on microbial granulation pattern. The granule size was found to be 200-800 µm and the average density of granules was in the range of 1.020-1.050 Kg/m<sup>3</sup> at an average settling velocity of 0.56-3.00 cm/sec.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":"46 15","pages":"2827-2840"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144208088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing cellulose and hemicellulose degradation in wheat straw composting by inoculation with <i>Glycomyces</i>: key factors and microbial community dynamics.","authors":"Li Zhao, Lulu Qian, Lifeng Guo, Jiaying Lin, Wenshuai Song, Xiaoyan Yu, Xiangjing Wang, Wensheng Xiang, Junwei Zhao","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2451782","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2451782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Actinobacteria are widely used in aerobic composting of straw waste because of their good degradation effect on lignocellulose. However, there are few studies on the degradation effect of <i>Glycomyces</i> on straw. In this study, six laboratory-scale treatments were conducted: corn straw composting with <i>Glycomyces</i> inoculation (CSI), rice straw composting with <i>Glycomyces</i> inoculation (RSI), and wheat straw composting with <i>Glycomyces</i> inoculation (WSI). Additionally, composting control groups were set up for each type of straw without inoculation: corn straw (CS), rice straw (RS), and wheat straw (WS). Subsequently, a series of chemical analyses and enzymological methods were used to assess the effects of <i>Glycomyces</i> inoculation on environmental variables, enzyme activities, and organic components. Also, high-throughput sequencing was employed to explore the microbial community composition that greatly contributed to the degradation rate of cellulose and hemicellulose during the degradation process of wheat straw. Finally, the factors influencing the cellulose and hemicellulose degradation in WSI were identified using structural equation models (SEMs). The results showed that cellulose and hemicellulose degradation rates were higher in the <i>Glycomyces</i>-inoculated treatment groups than in the non-inoculated groups. Importantly, the degradation rates of cellulose and hemicellulose in WSI were the highest, at 68.09% and 66.81%, respectively. Collectively, total nitrogen and the microbial community structure of the top 30 genera contributing to cellulose and hemicellulose degradation were important factors influencing the straw degradation of WSI. This study not only provides new insights into the regulation of wheat straw degradation, but also has great significance for environmental protection.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"3036-3046"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-29DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2025.2458797
Xing-Li Jia, Qi Yang, Hui Liang, Xi-Peng Qi, Xue-Wen Rong
{"title":"Prediction of rain garden runoff control effects based on multiple machine learning techniques.","authors":"Xing-Li Jia, Qi Yang, Hui Liang, Xi-Peng Qi, Xue-Wen Rong","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2458797","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2025.2458797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Due to the rapid development of urbanisation, cities frequently experience waterlogging during rainfall. Rain gardens are widely used in new urban construction because they effectively control surface runoff from rainwater, thereby reducing waterlogging. The runoff control effectiveness of rain gardens is influenced by multiple factors. This paper predicts the runoff effects of rain gardens using multiple models. By constructing five experimental structures, 240 sets of runoff control rates for rain garden structures were collected to build a database. Feature correlation analysis identified four input parameters: rainfall recurrence interval, storage layer depth, catchment area, and infiltration rate. Using BP, SVM, and Random Forest, initial predictive models for the runoff control effectiveness of rain gardens were established. To enhance the accuracy of the models, the Zebra Optimization Algorithm was employed for optimisation, and model performance was characterised using the coefficient of determination, mean squared error, and mean absolute error. The results show that the ZOA-BP model has the best prediction results on the test set, the prediction accuracy (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup>) is 0.979, and the RMSE is 2.331, which verifies the validity of the model. This research outcome can provide references for the application of rain gardens and is expected to reduce the design and operational costs of related projects.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"3185-3196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Environmental TechnologyPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2024-12-31DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2439137
Penglin Fan, Lydie Paugam, Pierre-François Biard, Anthony Szymczyk
{"title":"Mechanistic study of micropollutants rejection by nanofiltration of a natural water.","authors":"Penglin Fan, Lydie Paugam, Pierre-François Biard, Anthony Szymczyk","doi":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2439137","DOIUrl":"10.1080/09593330.2024.2439137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A natural water sampled after a sand filtration step and spiked with four organic micropollutants (metolachlor ESA, metolachlor NOA, desethylatrazine and metaldehyde) was treated by a loose nanofiltration membrane. The Steric, Electric, and Dielectric model (SEDE model) was then used to predict the separation performance of the membrane towards the various ions and micropollutants in the water matrix in order to study the transport mechanism of ions and micropollutants through the membrane. The SEDE model was found to satisfactorily predict the rejection sequences of inorganic anions and cations, as well as neutral (desethylatrazine and metaldehyde) and charged (metolachlor ESA and metolachlor NOA) micropollutants. The dielectric exclusion mechanism was found to be negligible, most likely due to the loose structure of the membrane. The complex behaviour of cations (counterions) was explained by the interplay between the Donnan exclusion, electromigration and steric hindrance effects. The model was found to overestimate the rejection of charged micropollutants, such as metolachlor NOA and metolachlor ESA. It was suggested that it may be attributed to the adsorption of micropollutants on some weakly rejected fractions of natural organic matter (NOM) such as humic substances, which was supported by higher rejection rates observed in a model solution replicating the ionic composition of the natural water matrix but lacking NOM.</p>","PeriodicalId":12009,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Technology","volume":" ","pages":"2558-2569"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142906721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}