Advanced Technologies in Drinking Water Treatment, Algae and Disinfection By-Products Control
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Use and Scarcity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 13279
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drinking water treatment; nanofiltration; algae control; disinfection byproducts; advanced oxidation technology; odor and taste control
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Interests: drinking water treatment; water disinfection; disinfection byproducts; algae control; advanced oxidation process
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The application of advanced water treatment processes has had a major impact on water quality. The most common treatment process for surface water supplies—conventional treatment—consists of coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection. Safe drinking water requires a holistic approach that considers the source of water, the treatment processes, and the distribution system. Water distribution systems may suffer from problems such as taste and odors, enhanced chlorine demand, and disinfection byproducts in water distribution systems. In the case of toxic cyanobacteria, cell lysis after chemical treatment releases toxins, odor, and taste to the water. Some pre-treatments and moderate oxidation enhancing coagulation can be used without damaging cell membranes. Similar to sand filtration, biological activated carbon can be used as a modern water technology that can also form a biofilm and allow biodegradation of natural organic matter. Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis use a pore size that excludes low-molecular-weight compounds and have demonstrated efficiency in removing dissolved organic matter and disinfection byproduct precursors. This Special Issue is also devoted to the application of different advanced oxidation technologies in drinking water treatment, including ozone, UV light, and H2O2.
Prof. Yulin Tang
Prof. Dr. Shiqing Zhou
Prof. Dr. Xiaoyan Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drinking water treatment
- advanced oxidation technology
- algae control
- nanofiltration
- water disinfection disinfection byproducts
- odor and taste control
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