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ArticleThe Science of the total environment2020

Linking transformations of organic carbon to post-treatment performance in a biological water recycling system.

Christopher Ziemba, Odile Larivé, Eva Reynaert, Theo Huisman, Eberhard Morgenroth

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Article in The Science of the total environment, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher ZiembaEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Odile LarivéEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Eva ReynaertEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland. Electronic address: eva.reynaert@eawag.ch.
Theo HuismanEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland. Electronic address: kees.huisman@kaust.edu.sa.
Eberhard MorgenrothEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland. Electronic address: Eberhard.Morgenroth@eawag.ch.
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology · CH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ozone, electrolysis and granular activated carbon (GAC) were examined as potential post-treatments to follow a household-scale biologically activated membrane bioreactor (BAMBi), treating a wash water containing trace urine and feces contamination. Each post-treatment was evaluated for abilities and reaction preferences to remove or transform dissolved organic carbon (DOC), chemical structures that contribute color, and assimilable organic carbon (AOC), which can support bacterial regrowth. Batch treatment with each technology demonstrated an ability to remove ≥95% DOC. Ozone demonstrated a reaction selectivity through increased reaction rates with larger compounds and color-contributing compounds. Electrolysis and GAC demonstrated generally less-selective reactivity. Adding post-treatments to full-scale systems reduced DOC (55-91%), AOC (34-62%), and color (75-98%), without significant reaction selectivity. These reductions in DOC and AOC were not linked to reduction of bacterial concentrations in treated water. Reductions in bacterial concentrations were observed with ozone and electrolysis, but this is credited to oxidation chemicals produced in these systems and not the removal or transformations of organic materials.

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OzoneWater PurificationCharcoalRecyclingWaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalCharcoalOzoneWaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalBiologically activated membrane bioreactor (BAMBi)DecentralizedElectrolysisGranular activated carbon (GAC)Greywater

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PMID32172099
PMCPMC7237881
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