Inactivation of antibiotic resistance bacteria & genes using disinfection processes
- Treatment efficiency for inactivation of ARGs during oxidative water treatment processes
- Identify the mode of action and kinetic model of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria deactivation/inactivation
- Loss of transforming activity of ARG vs gene damages measured by qPCR
- Comparing Inactivation efficiency of intracellular vs. extracellular ARGs
- Application to wastewater treatment plant
Transformation of organic contaminants in oxidative water treatment processes : Structural identification, reaction mechanisms, and assessment of biological activity changes
- Oxidative water treatment processes (ozone, chlorine, ferrate etc)
- Identification and quantification of transformation products using a range of analytical methods including (ultra)high-resolution mass spectrometry
- Elucidation of reaction mechanisms and degradation pathways
- Assessment of biological activities changes (toxicity and biodegradability)
Ferrate(VI) applications for advanced municipal water treatment
- Oxidant/Disinfectant reactive to phenols, olefins, amines non-reactive to bromide
- Coagulant Fe(III)as a final product AsO4, PO4
- Kinetics and mechanisms for the reactions with oxidation kinetics and products of algal-derived taste & odor compounds
- Iodide and HOI : Implications for the fate of iodine and I-DBP control
- Oxidation of amine compounds : kinetics, products, and implications for N-DBP control
Development of gravity-driven membrane(GDM) filtration as a sustainable drinking water treatment technology
Transformation of organic nitrogen moieties in UV/chlorine
process:kinetics and mechanisms and implications for drinking water and industrial wastewater treatment
- Kinetics, products, and mechanisms for UV photolysis of various organic N-CI compounds
- Transformation of organic N moieties and implications for N-DBP formation control in drinking water quality engineering
- UV/chlorine AOP for treating recalcitrant DON-rich wasterwaters
Chemistry and roles of halogen radical species in UV-AOP processes
- Kinetics and mechanisms of formation and reaction of halogen radicals
- Formation of halogenated organic and oxyhalide byproducts
- Process modelling and optimization:UV/chlorine,UV/persulfate,AOPs in saline waters
Formation of toxic byproducts (nitrosamines and bromate) during ozonation of impaired water resources and development of formation control strategies
- Precursor identification and quantification in sewage effluents and impaired source aters
- Formation mechanisms elucidation and mitigation strategy development
- Demonstration of control strategies in laboratory-and pilot-scale studies
Precious metal recovery from e-waste
- Development of adsorbent for selective metal recovery
- Identify the adsorption kinetic and isotherm mode
- Mechanism of adsorption of metal ion to adsorbents
- Scale-up process for metal recovery
Removal of tritium from nulclear waste
- Develoment of materials for removal of tritium from water
- Identify the mechanism of removal of tritium from water
- Application to nuclear power plant