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Advanced Chemical Approaches and Technologies in Water Treatment

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 5357

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Xuehui Xie

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College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
Interests: chemical approaches in water treatment; pollutant degradation; co-metabolism; microbial community structures; azo dye; anthraquinone dye; metagenomics; metaproteomics; molecular mechanism

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of water treatment is to improve water quality to meet certain water quality standards. The scope of this new Special Issue includes chemical, biological, and biochemical processes aiming to increase sustainable water quality, as well as water environmental monitoring and remediation. This includes, but is not limited to, activated sludge processes, fixed biofilm processes, and combined biological processes; physical and chemical methods, such as granular media filtration, activated carbon adsorption, chemical precipitation, membrane processes, etc.; and natural treatment methods, such as stabilization ponds, oxidation ditches, and constructed wetlands.

We encourage submissions focusing broadly on molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and data analytics with biotechnological applications. We are also eager to publish papers describing biotechnological process development, including bioreactor design and scale-up.

Chemical and biological approaches in water treatment focuses on the following areas:

  • Development and application of new chemical flocculant.
  • Biodegradation.
  • Anaerobic/aerobic treatment.
  • Metabolic engineering.
  • Cell-free and immobilized enzyme processes.
  • Enzyme engineering, production, and analysis.
  • Chemicals’ life cycle assessments and environmental impact analyses.

Dr. Xuehui Xie
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • wastewater
  • refractory pollutants
  • biodegradation
  • chemical flocculants
  • anaerobic/aerobic
  • life cycle assessment
  • environmental impact analysis

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Hydrodynamic Cavitation as a Method of Removing Surfactants from Real Carwash Wastewater
by Magdalena Lebiocka, Agnieszka Montusiewicz, Elżbieta Grządka, Sylwia Pasieczna-Patkowska, Jerzy Montusiewicz and Aleksandra Szaja
Molecules 2024, 29(20), 4791; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29204791 - 10 Oct 2024
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The present work aimed to evaluate whether the use of an innovative method such as hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is suitable for the simultaneous removal of surfactants of different chemical natures (non-ionic, anionic and cationic) from actual car wash wastewater at different numbers of [...] Read more.
The present work aimed to evaluate whether the use of an innovative method such as hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is suitable for the simultaneous removal of surfactants of different chemical natures (non-ionic, anionic and cationic) from actual car wash wastewater at different numbers of passes through the cavitation zone and different inlet pressures. An additional novelty was the use of multi-criteria decision support, which enabled the selection of optimal HC conditions that maximized the removal of each group of surfactants and chemical oxygen demand (COD) with minimal energy input. For the optimal HC variants, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR/ATR) as well as investigations of surface tension, zeta potential, specific conductivity, system viscosity and particle size were carried out. The highest reduction of non-ionic surfactants was found at 5 bar inlet pressure and reached 35.5% after 120 min. The most favourable inlet pressure for the removal of anionic surfactants was 3 bar and the removal efficiency was 77.2% after 120 min, whereas the most favourable inlet pressure for cationic surfactant removal was 3 bar, with the highest removal of 20% after 120 min. The obtained results clearly demonstrate that HC may constitute an effective, fast and cost-efficient method for removing surfactants from real industrial wastewater. Full article
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One-Pot Preparation of Layered Double Hydroxide-Engineered Boric Acid Root and Application in Wastewater
by Fengrong Zhang, Cuilan Zhang, Kaixuan Zhang, Lishun Wu and Dandan Han
Molecules 2024, 29(13), 3204; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29133204 - 5 Jul 2024
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Heavy metals and organic pollutants are prevalent in water bodies, causing great damage to the environment and human beings. Hence, it is urgent to develop a kind of adsorbent with good performance. Anion interlacing layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a promising adsorbent for [...] Read more.
Heavy metals and organic pollutants are prevalent in water bodies, causing great damage to the environment and human beings. Hence, it is urgent to develop a kind of adsorbent with good performance. Anion interlacing layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a promising adsorbent for the sustainable removal of heavy metal ions and dyes from wastewater. Using aluminum chloride, zinc chloride and ammonium pentaborate tetrahydrate (NH4B5O8 · 4H2O, BA) as raw materials, the LDHs complex (BA-LDHs) of B5O8− intercalation was prepared by one-step hydrothermal method. The BA-LDHs samples were characterized by a X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR) and the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method. The results showed that B5O8- was successfully intercalated. Adsorption experimental results suggested that BA-LDHs possess a maximum adsorption capacity of 18.7, 57.5, 70.2, and 3.12 mg·g−1 for Cd(II), Cu(II), Cr(VI) and Methylene blue (MB) at Cs = 2 g·L−1, respectively. The adsorption experiment conforms to the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models, and the kinetic adsorption data are well fitted by the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetic equation. The as-prepared BA-LDHs have potential application prospects in the removal of heavy metals and dyes in wastewater. More importantly, they also provide a strategy for preparing selective adsorbents. Full article
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Effective Removal of Different Heavy Metals Ion (Cu, Pb, and Cd) from Aqueous Solutions by Various Molecular Weight and Salt Types of Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid
by Sheng-Yen Tsai, Chao-Kai Chang, Pei-Yu Wei, Shi-Ying Huang, Mohsen Gavahian, Shella Permatasari Santoso and Chang-Wei Hsieh
Molecules 2024, 29(5), 1054; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29051054 - 28 Feb 2024
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In light of industrial developments, water pollution by heavy metals as hazardous chemicals has garnered attention. Addressing the urgent need for efficient heavy metal removal from aqueous environments, this study delves into using poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) for the bioflocculation of heavy metals. Utilizing [...] Read more.
In light of industrial developments, water pollution by heavy metals as hazardous chemicals has garnered attention. Addressing the urgent need for efficient heavy metal removal from aqueous environments, this study delves into using poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) for the bioflocculation of heavy metals. Utilizing γ-PGA variants from Bacillus subtilis with different molecular weights and salt forms (Na-bonded and Ca-bonded), the research evaluates their adsorption capacities for copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) ions. It was found that Na-bonded γ-PGA with a high molecular weight showed the highest heavy metal adsorption (92.2–98.3%), particularly at a 0.5% concentration which exhibited the highest adsorption efficiency. Additionally, the study investigated the interaction of γ-PGA in mixed heavy metal environments, and it was discovered that Na-γ-PGA-HM at a 0.5% concentration showed a superior adsorption efficiency for Pb ions (85.4%), highlighting its selectivity as a potential effective biosorbent for wastewater treatment. This research not only enlightens the understanding of γ-PGA’s role in heavy metal remediation but also underscores its potential as a biodegradable and non-toxic alternative for environmental cleanup. The findings pave the way for further exploration into the mechanisms and kinetics of γ-PGA’s adsorption properties. Full article
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Chemical-Assisted CO2 Water-Alternating-Gas Injection for Enhanced Sweep Efficiency in CO2-EOR
by Pengwei Fang, Qun Zhang, Can Zhou, Zhengming Yang, Hongwei Yu, Meng Du, Xinliang Chen, Yuxuan Song, Sicai Wang, Yuan Gao, Zhuoying Dou and Meiwen Cao
Molecules 2024, 29(16), 3978; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29163978 - 22 Aug 2024
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CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) is a crucial method for CO2 utilization and sequestration, representing an important zero-carbon or even negative-carbon emission reduction technology. However, the low viscosity of CO2 and reservoir heterogeneity often result in early gas [...] Read more.
CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) is a crucial method for CO2 utilization and sequestration, representing an important zero-carbon or even negative-carbon emission reduction technology. However, the low viscosity of CO2 and reservoir heterogeneity often result in early gas breakthrough, significantly reducing CO2 utilization and sequestration efficiency. A water-alternating-gas (WAG) injection is a technique for mitigating gas breakthrough and viscous fingering in CO2-EOR. However, it encounters challenges related to insufficient mobility control in highly heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs, resulting in gas channeling and low sweep efficiency. Despite the extensive application and research of a WAG injection in oil and gas reservoirs, the most recent comprehensive review dates back to 2018, which focuses on the mechanisms of EOR using conventional WAG. Herein, we give an updated and comprehensive review to incorporate the latest advancements in CO2-WAG flooding techniques for enhanced sweep efficiency, which includes the theory, applications, fluid displacement mechanisms, and control strategies of a CO2-WAG injection. It addresses common challenges, operational issues, and remedial measures in WAG projects by covering studies from experiments, simulations, and pore-scale modeling. This review aims to provide guidance and serve as a reference for the application and research advancement of CO2-EOR techniques in heterogeneous and fractured reservoirs. Full article
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