Combined Advanced Oxidation Technologies and Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment

Call for Papers

Due to the limitations of individual wastewater treatment processes, none is sufficiently effective on its own. For example, wastewaters which are toxic, inhibitory, nonbiodegradable, or refractory to biological cultures can be treated chemically or photochemically first to produce biogenic intermediates. On the other hand, biological pretreatment is used to treat biogenic and biodegradable contaminants in order to reduce the total cost of more expensive subsequent photochemical treatment processes. Due to the presence of nonbiodegradable, recalcitrant, and refractory components in water and wastewater, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been excellent alternatives to treat wastewater. Unfortunately, AOPs are not cost-effective on their own, and, therefore, their combination with conventional biological processes may make the whole system more feasible and cost-effective.

We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the integration of AOPs including their intensification and biological processes for the treatment of wastewater. These include reaction kinetics, photoreactor design, modeling and simulation, and optimization of combined processes. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Intensification of advanced oxidation technologies including modeling and optimization
• Integration of advanced oxidation technologies including modeling and optimization
• Combined AOPs and biological processes for wastewater treatment
• Cost analysis of combined AOPs and biological processes

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Lead Guest Editor

• Mehrab Mehrvar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada

Guest Editors

• Nader Mahinpey, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
• Jafar Soltan, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
• Nabil Abdel-Jabbar, Department of Chemical engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE