A critical review on characterization strategies of organic matter for wastewater and water treatment processes

Tran, NH; Ngo, HH; Urase, T; Gin, KYH

A critical review on characterization strategies of organic matter for wastewater and water treatment processes

Tran, NH Ngo, HH

Urase, T Gin, KYH

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Citation:: Bioresource Technology, 2015, 193 pp. 523 - 533
Issue Date:: 2015-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Tran, NH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Urase, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gin, KYH	en_US
dc.date.available	2015-06-20	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology, 2015, 193 pp. 523 - 533	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0960-8524	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/36612
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Ltd The presence of organic matter (OM) in raw wastewater, treated wastewater effluents, and natural water samples has been known to cause many problems in wastewater treatment and water reclamation processes, such as treatability, membrane fouling, and the formation of potentially toxic by-products during wastewater treatment. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the methods for characterization and quantification of OM in water samples in relation to wastewater and water treatment processes including: (i) characterization based on the biodegradability; (ii) characterization based on particle size distribution; (iii) fractionation based on the hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties; (iv) characterization based on the molecular weight (MW) size distribution; and (v) characterization based on fluorescence excitation emission matrix. In addition, the advantages, disadvantages and applications of these methods are discussed in detail. The establishment of correlations among biodegradability, hydrophobic/hydrophilic fractions, MW size distribution of OM, membrane fouling and formation of toxic by-products potential is highly recommended for further studies.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Bioresource Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.091	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organic Chemicals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biodegradation, Environmental	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water	en_US
dc.title	A critical review on characterization strategies of organic matter for wastewater and water treatment processes	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	193	en_US
utslib.for	090404 Membrane and Separation Technologies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	193	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd The presence of organic matter (OM) in raw wastewater, treated wastewater effluents, and natural water samples has been known to cause many problems in wastewater treatment and water reclamation processes, such as treatability, membrane fouling, and the formation of potentially toxic by-products during wastewater treatment. This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the methods for characterization and quantification of OM in water samples in relation to wastewater and water treatment processes including: (i) characterization based on the biodegradability; (ii) characterization based on particle size distribution; (iii) fractionation based on the hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties; (iv) characterization based on the molecular weight (MW) size distribution; and (v) characterization based on fluorescence excitation emission matrix. In addition, the advantages, disadvantages and applications of these methods are discussed in detail. The establishment of correlations among biodegradability, hydrophobic/hydrophilic fractions, MW size distribution of OM, membrane fouling and formation of toxic by-products potential is highly recommended for further studies.

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