title: Trihalomethanes (THMs) precursor fractions removal by coagulation and adsorption for bio-treated municipal wastewater: Molecular weight, hydrophobicity/hydrophily and fluorescence.
abstract: Due to concerns over health risk of disinfection byproducts (DBPs), removal of trihalomethanes (THMs) precursor from bio-treated wastewater by coagulation and adsorption was investigated in this study. Ultrafiltration (UF) membranes and nonionic resins were applied to fractionate THMs precursor into various molecular weight (MW) fractions and hydrophobic/hydrophilic fractions. Characteristics of coagulated water and adsorbed water were evaluated by the three-dimensional excitation and emission matrix (3DEEM) fluorescence spectroscopy. Results showed that coagulation and adsorption were suitable for removing different hydrophobic/hydrophilic and fluorescent fractions. Coagulation decreased THMs concentration in hydrophobic acids (HoA) fraction from 59 μg/L to 39 μg/L, while the lowest THMs concentration (9 μg/L) in hydrophilic substances (HiS) fraction was obtained in adsorbed water. However, both coagulation and adsorption were ineffective for removing fractions with MW<5 kDa. Although coagulation and adsorption processes could reduce THMs formation, some specific THMs formation potential (STHMFP) in residual dissolved organic matter (DOM) fractions increased in this study. Hydrophobic acid and hydrophilic fractions increased after coagulation treatment, and low MW and hydrophobic fractions increased after adsorption treatment. In addition, active carbon adsorbed more organic matter than coagulant, but brominated disinfection byproducts (Br-DBPs) in adsorbed water turned to the major THMs species after chlorination.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Shandong Tobacco Co., Ltd., Jinan 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China. Electronic address: wangyan_sdjn@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China.
authors.forename: Yongbao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China.
authors.forename: Baoyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005427:Flocculation; D005453:Fluorescence; D006812:Humic Substances / Q000032:analysis; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D022882:Trihalomethanes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D060753:Water Quality
chemical_list: D006812:Humic Substances; D022882:Trihalomethanes; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Bio-treated municipal wastewater; Fluorescence; Hydrophobicity; Molecular weight; Trihalomethanes