During oxidation, nitrogenous species in dissolved organic matter (DOM) are critical in the formation of nitrogenous, potentially toxic disinfection byproducts, but their chemical identity remains poorly understood. Here, we developed three complementary a ...
It has been demonstrated that chlorine predominately reacts with phenolic compounds through an electrophilic aromatic substitution, yielding chlorinated phenols. Previous studies showed that copper oxide (CuO), a water pipe corrosion product, can catalytic ...
Bacterial spores pose significant risks to human health, yet the inactivation of spores is challenging due to their unique structures and chemical compositions. This study investigated the synergistic effect between surfactants and chlorine on the inactiva ...
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for many living organisms particularly due to its unique redox properties. We recently found that the sulfur (S) analog for dimethyl selenide (DMSe), i.e. dimethyl sulfide (DMS), reacts fast with the marine oxida ...
N-Nitrosamines are potential human carcinogens frequently detected in natural and engineered aquatic systems. This study sheds light on the role of carbonyl compounds in the formation of N-nitrosamines by nitrosation of five secondary amines via different ...
This publication summarizes my journey in the field of chemical oxidation processes for water treatment over the last 30+ years. Initially, the efficiency of the application of chemical oxidants for micropollutant abatement was assessed by the abatement of ...
Species-specific second-order rate constants for the reactions of eight model sulfoxides with hypochlorous acid (k(HOCl)) were determined to be in the range of 2.7 M-1 s(-1) to 5.8 x 10(3) M-1 s(-1). A quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) w ...
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant sources of micropollutants, potentially adversely affecting freshwater ecosystems. Ozonation is an effective way to abate micropollutants during treatment of wastewater effluent, however, the presence of ...
N,O- and N,S-azoles and -azolines are common functional groups in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and natural products. Their fate during ozone-based water treatment processes is unknown due to a lack of kinetic and mechanistic information on their reaction ...
Ozonation is used worldwide for drinking water disinfection and increasingly also for micropollutant abatement from wastewater. Identification of transformation products formed during the ozonation of micropollutants is challenging due to several factors i ...
