Results reported here highlight the potential and several challenges in the development of a novel osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) process for the treatment of municipal wastewater. Following the initial gradual decline, a stable permeate flux value was obtained after approximately four days of continuous operation. There was evidence of continuous deterioration of biological activity of the...

In the present paper, nanosized TiO2 supported by zeolite was used in the ozonation of Songhua River as catalyst. The catalytic activity of TiO2/Zeolite for ozonation was testified by nitrobenzene removal, which is one kind of representatively resistant organic contaminant. And the removal of some organic and inorganic compounds existing in the Songhua River by TiO2/Zeolite catalyzed ozonation ...

The method cannot be used to measure the amount of each 13II-labelled compound quantitatively because of the losses of organic radioiodine (see Table 1) at each step. Quantitative analyses of the organic radioiodine fraction is probably best performed by removal of iodide on a column of silver chloride followed by butanol extraction and paper chromatography of the remaining organic iodine compo...

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The removal mechanisms of three hormone mimicking organic compounds by nanofiltration (NF) membranes have been examined. Two NF membranes having different pore sizes were used in laboratory-scale nanofiltration experiments with feed solutions spiked with a hormone mimicking compound—nonylphenol, tertbutylphenol, or bisphenol A. Retention of the compounds was determined at various solution chemi...

The removal of low-polarity organic compounds from soils and aquifers by water flushing is often constrained by sorption interactions. There is great interest in developing systems that can enhance the transport of organic compounds through porous media, thus facilitating remediation. We investigated the potential of hydroxypropylP-cyclodextrin (HPCD), a microbially produced compound, to reduce...