Emerging Technologies for Advanced Water Purification

A special issue of Environments (ISSN 2076-3298).

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, GR-50132 Kozani, Greece
Interests: advanced oxidation processes; electrochemistry; photocatalysis; persulfate; sonochemistry; wastewater treatment
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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the reuse of wastewater has increased dramatically due to the constant increase in water demand. This is due both to population growth and urbanization and to climate change. From this perspective, research in the field of advanced water management and treatment has increased significantly. New technologies have emerged to address new challenges, such as the degradation of persistent pollutants and emerging contaminants, non-biodegradable wastewater, and pathogens.

This Special Issue welcomes submissions on advanced wastewater management and treatment including but not limited to:

- Physico-chemical processes (membrane technologies, coagulation-flocculation, etc.);

- Advanced oxidation processes (photocatalysis, ozone Fenton, activated persulfate, sonochemistry, electrochemical oxidation, etc.);

- Applications of new catalytic materials for advanced wastewater treatment;

- Combination of biological and physicochemical processes—hybrid treatment;

- Advanced biological treatment (moving bed and membrane bioreactors, etc.);

- Bioremediation and phytoremediation;

- Studies carried out in pilot plants or related to size scaling;

- Applications of artificial intelligence to advanced waste treatment;

- Simulation of advanced treatment of wastewater or drinking water.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zacharias Frontistis
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • non-biodegradable wastewater
  • emerging contaminants
  • advanced wastewater treatment
  • physicochemical treatment
  • MBR reactor
  • bioremediation
  • advanced oxidation processes
  • pilot plants
  • simulation of wastewater treatment

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UV Light-Irradiated Photocatalytic Degradation of Coffee Processing Wastewater Using TiO2 as a Catalyst
by Gurudev Sujatha, Subramaniam Shanthakumar and Fulvia Chiampo
Environments 2020, 7(6), 47; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/environments7060047 - 19 Jun 2020
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The coffee industry generates a significant amount of wastewater that is rich in organic loads and is highly acidic. The present study investigates the potential of the heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation process to reduce the pollutant load in coffee processing wastewater. The experimental runs [...] Read more.
The coffee industry generates a significant amount of wastewater that is rich in organic loads and is highly acidic. The present study investigates the potential of the heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation process to reduce the pollutant load in coffee processing wastewater. The experimental runs were conducted to evaluate the effect of operative parameters such as pH, catalyst dosage, intensity of UV light irradiation, and addition of oxidant on Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and colour reduction. Significant results for COD and colour removal, 67%, and 70% respectively, were achieved at a pH of 4 with titanium dioxide (TiO2), and a catalyst dosage of 500 mg/L, using four ultraviolet-C (UV-C) lamps of 16 W each. With the addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as an oxidant, the removal efficiency increased to 84% and 75% for COD and colour, respectively. Finally, the best results obtained by photocatalytic degradation using UV light were compared to those using solar light. Based on the investigation, it was inferred that the pollutant removal efficiency in coffee pulping wastewater was also considerably high under sunlight. These findings may have relevance in terms of application in countries where coffee processing is carried out and where sunlight irradiance is usually strong: the technique could be exploited to decrease the pollutant content of this wastewater sustainably. Full article
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A Way to Membrane-Based Environmental Remediation for Heavy Metal Removal
by Catia Algieri, Sudip Chakraborty and Sebastiano Candamano
Environments 2021, 8(6), 52; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/environments8060052 - 04 Jun 2021
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During the last century, industrialization has grown very fast and as a result heavy metals have contaminated many water sources. Due to their high toxicity, these pollutants are hazardous for humans, fish, and aquatic flora. Traditional techniques for their removal are adsorption, electro-dialysis, [...] Read more.
During the last century, industrialization has grown very fast and as a result heavy metals have contaminated many water sources. Due to their high toxicity, these pollutants are hazardous for humans, fish, and aquatic flora. Traditional techniques for their removal are adsorption, electro-dialysis, precipitation, and ion exchange, but they all present various drawbacks. Membrane technology represents an exciting alternative to the traditional ones characterized by high efficiency, low energy consumption and waste production, mild operating conditions, and easy scale-up. In this review, the attention has been focused on applying driven-pressure membrane processes for heavy metal removal, highlighting each of the positive and negative aspects. Advantages and disadvantages, and recent progress on the production of nanocomposite membranes and electrospun nanofiber membranes for the adsorption of heavy metal ions have also been reported and critically discussed. Finally, future prospective research activities and the key steps required to make their use effective on an industrial scale have been presented Full article
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