화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.57, 1-14, January, 2018
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2017.08.022  Export Citation
An overview of the technology used to remove trihalomethane (THM), trihalomethane precursors, and trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) from water and wastewater
Fathiyyah Mohd Zainudin1, Hassimi Abu Hasan1, 2, †, and Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah1
  • 1Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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In developing countries such as Malaysia, chlorination is a popular and inexpensive technique for disinfecting water before distribution to consumers. However, the chlorination process results in the formation of low concentrations of toxic trihalomethanes (THMs), which may, over long periods of exposure, lead to adverse effects in consumers. Thus, these compounds should be prevented from forming and removed from drinking water and wastewater through either physicochemical or biological techniques. In this paper, an overview of the various technologies for the removal of THM precursors and THMs is presented. In addition, emerging technology using microbes to effectively biodegrade THMs is also discussed. Biodegradation technology has the potential to eliminate THM precursors and THMs from water and wastewater and has the advantages of being a green technology and being inexpensive to operate and maintain compared with other physicochemical techniques.
Keywords:THM precursors;Trihalomethanes;Trihalomethanes formation potential;Drinking water;Biofiltration
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