Nichanan Tadkaew

TL;DR: High removal efficiencies were observed with most compounds bearing electron donating functional groups such as hydroxyl and primary amine groups, whereas all hydrophilic and moderately hydrophobic compounds showed removal efficiency of less than 20%.

TL;DR: In this article, the complementarities of combining membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment with nanofiltration (NF) or reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration for the removal of trace organic contaminants for potential indirect potable water recycling applications were demonstrated.

TL;DR: Results reported here suggest an apparent connection between physicochemical properties of the compounds and their removal efficiencies by MBRs, which could possibly be attributed to their speciation behaviour.

TL;DR: Results reported here indicate that it may be possible to predict the removal efficiency of trace organic contaminants by a submerged MBR system based on their physicochemical properties, which would lead to better selection of subsequent complementary treatment processes prior to indirect potable water reuse.

TL;DR: Experimental data confirmed that the ratio of halogen content and Log D, which incorporates two important physico-chemical properties, is comparatively more suitable than general indices such as the BIOWIN index to predict the removal efficiency of Halogenated compounds in MBR.