The Control Strategies of Brominated Organic Disinfection By-Products: Adsorption With Pre-chlorination and Photodegradation

Author

Cagri Utku ErdemFollow

Date of Award

5-2022

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Environmental Engineering and Earth Science

Committee Chair/Advisor

Tanju Karanfil

Committee Member

Brian A. Powell

Committee Member

Cindy M. Lee

Committee Member

David A. Ladner

Abstract

Increasing water pollution, scarcity, and seasonal events force water treatment plants to improve existing treatment techniques and/or implement new methods to enhance drinking water treatment and comply with disinfection by-product (DBP) regulations. A limited number of studies examine the pre-chlorination prior to activated carbon (AC) adsorption for the removal of DBP precursors, and there are no comprehensive and representative treatment conditions in current literature. Although many studies investigated photodegradation of individual DBPs by low pressure ultraviolet (UV₂₅₄) light, there is still lack of information and limited understanding of photodegradation of total organic halogens and practical implications of UV₂₅₄ under realistic water treatment conditions. The main objective of this dissertation was to comprehend the mechanistic and practical implications of (i) the effects of pre-chlorination on adsorption of DBP precursors, and (ii) the photodegradation and the reformation of DBPs by UV₂₅₄ in realistic applications of these treatment approaches.

Recommended Citation

Erdem, Cagri Utku, "The Control Strategies of Brominated Organic Disinfection By-Products: Adsorption With Pre-chlorination and Photodegradation" (2022). All Dissertations. 3017.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/3017

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0002-1600-4407