Agricultural development, extensive industrialization, and rapid growth of the global
population have inadvertently been accompanied by environmental pollution. Water …

Biodiesel is one of the best promising candidates in response to the energy crisis, since it
has the capability to minimize most of the environmental problems. Microalgae, as the …

Modern society has increasingly a diffusion of pollutants and emerging contaminants (eg,
different types of chemicals and endocrine disruptors in pharmaceuticals, pesticides …

Natural organic matter (NOM) is a complex matrix of organic substances produced in (or
channeled to) aquatic ecosystems via various biological, geological and hydrological cycles …

Sludge disposal is an integral part of wastewater treatment systems, and its cost usually
accounts for more than half of the total operation cost. Sludge disposal technology is facing …

The electrocoagulation (EC) process is an electrochemical means of introducing coagulants
and removing suspended solids, colloidal material, and metals, as well as other dissolved …

The fast-growing consumer demand drives industrial process intensification, which
subsequently creates a significant amount of waste. These products are discharged into the …

Natural organic matter (NOM) represents a range of soluble and insoluble material which
can have considerable impact on drinking water quality. In addition to creating problems …

Natural coagulants have shown its coagulation efficiency as reported in a substantial
number of research articles. However, the acceptance and widespread application of natural …

In recent years, the use of chitosan and its derivatives as flocculants in water treatment has
received considerable attention due to their many advantages, including their widespread …