Determining the molecular weight, aggregation, structures and interactions of natural organic matter using diffusion ordered spectroscopy

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (13) ◽  
pp. S72-S82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andr� J. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Natural Organic Matter

Advanced oxidation processes: flowsheet options for bulk natural organic matter removal

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Murray ◽  
S.A. Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Processes ◽  
Advanced Oxidation ◽  
Fenton’S Reagent ◽  
Fenton's Reagent ◽  
Oxidation Processes

Advanced oxidation processes have been reported to have the potential to remove natural organic matter from source waters. Of these Fenton's reagent, photo-Fenton's reagent and titanium dioxide photocatalysis are the three most promising processes. Compared to conventional coagulation/flocculation processes they have higher removal efficiencies in terms of both dissolved organic carbon and UV254 absorbance. Under optimum reaction conditions all three remove over 80% dissolved organic carbon and 0% UV254 absorbance. In addition the enhanced removal of natural organic matter leads to a corresponding reduction in the formation of disinfection by-products following chlorination of the treated water. Advanced oxidation processes give enhanced removal of organic species ranging from low to high molecular weight while coagulation/flocculation is inefficient at removing low molecular weight species. One additional benefit is all three processes produce less residuals compared to conventional coagulation, which is advantageous as the disposal of such residuals normally contributes a large proportion of the costs at water treatment works.

scholarly journals Removal of Trihalomethane Precursors by Nanofiltration in Low-SUVA Drinking Water

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yael Dubowski ◽  
Roni Greenberg-Eitan ◽  
Menachem Rebhun
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Water Recovery ◽  
Formation Potential ◽  
Pressure Water ◽  
Membrane Type ◽  
Hydrophilic Organic Matter ◽  
By Products

Trihalomethanes (THMs) are prevalent disinfection by-products. High THM formation is usually associated with natural organic matter with high molecular weight and aromatic characteristics, which is efficiently removed by nanofiltration (NF). In the Sea of Galilee and the Israeli National Water Carrier (NWC), water shows high THM formation potential, although it mainly contains low molecular weight and hydrophilic organic matter with low aromaticity. In the present study, NF removal abilities were tested on treated NWC water using three different spiral wound membranes (NF90, NF270, and DL). Rejections and fluxes were tested as a function of pressure, water recovery, and membrane type. Feed and permeate dissolved organic carbon (DOC), UVA254, total THM formation (THMF), and total THM formation potential (THMFP), as well as alkalinity, conductivity, hardness, Ca2+, Mg2+, and Cl− were measured to evaluate rejection and THM formation reduction. The results demonstrated that NF can efficiently remove natural organic matter (NOM) and reduce THM formation, even in this challenging type of water. At low water recovery, membranes showed average rejection of about 70–85% for THMFP and THM. Upon elevating recovery, average THM and THMFP rejection decreased to 55–70%, with THM content still well below regulation limits. Of the membranes tested, the higher permeability of NF270 appears to make it economically favorable for the applications tested in this work.

The influence of natural organic matter and cations on fouled nanofiltration membrane effective molecular weight cut-off

2009 ◽  
Vol 327 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna M. Comerton ◽  
Robert C. Andrews ◽  
David M. Bagley
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Nanofiltration Membrane

scholarly journals Effect of Changes in Physical Properties of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) on the Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) with Increasing the Number of Thermal Regeneration: Pore Size and NOM Molecular Weight

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 537-546
Author(s):  
Heejong Son ◽  
Sangki Choi ◽  
Byungryul An ◽  
Hyejin Lee ◽  
Hoon-Sik Yoom
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Pore Structure ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Volume Ratio ◽  
The Other ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Thermal Regeneration

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing the number of regeneration of granular activated carbon (GAC) on the adsorption capacity of natural organic matter (NOM), and to suggest the technical process options associated the limit number of regeneration and the efficient use of regenerated GAC.Methods : The physicochemical properties of virgin and thermally regenerated GAC were analyzed. To evaluate the NOM adsorption capacity of virgin- and regenerated-GAC, five laboratory-scale columns packed with virgin- and regenerated-GAC were used for treating effluent from pilot-scale drinking water treatment facility. The NOM concentration in the influent and the effluent treated by each column was analyzed by LC-OCD (liquid chromatography-organic carbon detector) to evaluate the adsorption capacity of each NOM fractions (humic substances (HS), building blocks (BB), low molecular weight organics (LMWs)).Results and Discussion : Due to the change in the pore structure of GAC by thermal regeneration, the volume of micropores (< 2 nm) decreased, while the volume of mesopores (> 2 nm) increased. The volume ratio of micropore in virgin-GAC was about 60%, but it gradually decreased as the number of regenerations increased, resulting that the volume ratio of micropore in the 5th-regenerated (5th-Re) GAC decreased to 23%. On the other hand, the volume ratio of mesopore increased in proportion to the number of regenerations from 40% of the virgin GAC to 77% of the 5th-Re-GAC. The DOC adsorption capacities of the regenerated GACs were higher than that of virgin GAC, and the DOC adsorption capacity increased as the number of regenerations increased. As a result of comparing the adsorption capacity of virgin- and regenerated-GAC by NOM fractions, the adsorption capacity of high molecular weight NOM, such as HS, increased by 1.5 to 1.7 times as the number of regenerations increased. In contrast, the adsorption capacity of low molecular weight NOM, such as BB and LMWs, decreased by 78% and 48% as the number of regeneration increased. The limit number of regeneration was evaluated based on that the adsorption capacity (qe) of each NOM fractions keep over than 70% relative to its virgin GAC. As a result, the adsorption capacity for low molecular weight NOM was greatly reduced in GAC regenerated over than 3rd time, so that the 2nd-Re-GAC was valid to keep 70% removal of whole NOM fractions. Low adsorption of low molecular weight NOM (BB and LMWs) by 3rd-Re-GAC could be complemented by using together with virgin-GAC, and low adsorption of high molecular NOMs (HS) could be compensated as well.Conclusions : Due to the change in the pore structure of GAC by thermal regeneration, the DOC adsorption capacity was higher in regenerated GAC than its virgin-GAC, and the adsorption capacity of DOC and high molecular weight NOM (HS) was enhanced as the number of regenerations increased. On the other hand, the pore volume of micropore was reduced by regenerations, and in more than 3rd times regenerations, the adsorption capacity of low molecular weight NOMs (BB and LMWs) was reduced by less than 70% compared to its virgin GAC, so that 2nd-Re-GAC was suggested for suitable GAC. When using a mixture of virgin- and 3rd-Re-GAC, low adsorption of low molecular weight NOM (BB and LMWs) by 3rd-Re-GAC could be complemented by using together with virgin-GAC, and low adsorption of high molecular NOMs (HS) could be compensated as well.

High molecular weight components of natural organic matter preferentially adsorb onto nanoscale zero valent iron and magnetite

2018 ◽  
Vol 628-629 ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhixiong Li ◽  
Gregory V. Lowry ◽  
Jin Fan ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Jiawei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Zero Valent Iron ◽  
Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron

Removal of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) from Drinking Water Supplies by Ozone-Biofiltration

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond M. Hozalski ◽  
Edward J. Bouwer ◽  
Sudha Goel
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Batch Experiments ◽  
Toc Removal ◽  
High Molecular Weight Material ◽  
Effects Of Temperature

Removal of natural organic matter (NOM) in biofilters can be affected by many factors including NOM characteristics, use of pre-ozonation, water temperature, and biofilter backwashing. Laboratory experiments were performed and a biofilter simulation model was developed for the purpose of evaluating the effects of each of these factors on NOM removal in biofilters. Four sources of NOM were used in this study to represent a broad spectrum of NOM types that may be encountered in water treatment. In batch experiments with raw NOM, the removal of organic carbon by biodegradation was inversely proportional to the UV absorbance (254 nm)-to-TOC ratio and directly proportional to the percentage of low molecular weight material (as determined by ultrafiltration). The extent and rate of total organic carbon (TOC) removal typically increased as ozone dose increased, but the effects were highly dependent on NOM characteristics. NOM with a higher percentage of high molecular weight material experienced the greatest enhancement in biodegradability by ozonation. The performance of laboratory-scale continuous-flow biofilters was not significantly affected by periodic backwashing, because backwashing was unable to remove large amounts of biomass from the filter media. Model simulations confirmed our experimental results and the model was used to further evaluate the effects of temperature and backwashing on biofilter performance.

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