Laboratory of environmental technology
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Keyword
water and wastewater treatment
pollutants
indoor air purification
advanced oxidation processes
pulsed corona discharge plasma technology
Overview
The laboratory has long-term experience in water, air and soil treatment technologies, with themain emphasis on the implementation of the Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). The latterencompasses several oxidative technologies commonly recruiting highly powerful oxidants. Suchtechnologies include ozonation and its catalyticmodification, Fenton and Fenton-like reagents,photolytic and photocatalytic processes, oxidation with persulphate and peroxy-compounds,ultrasonication, and pulsed electric dischargeplasma treatment.The processes under study have great potentialfor the removal of persistent and micro-contaminants from water/wastewater, contaminatedsoils and exhaust gases. Treatment of air withpulsed corona electrical discharge plasma as ahigh energy efficiency purification process is usedto destroy microorganisms, including viruses,and to decompose volatile organic compounds.These green technologies are being applied tothe sustainable use of resources in the circulareconomy. The laboratory personnel participate in an international project addressing one of thecurrent challenges in water treatment, the abatement of natural radioactivity and aluminiumwaste recycling.
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Department of materials and environmental technology
- Tikker, P., Nikitin, D., Preis, S. Oxidation of aqueous bisphenols A and S by pulsed corona discharge : impacts of process control parameters and oxidation products identification // The chemical engineering journal (2022) vol. 438, art. 135602.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135602 - Onga, L., Kattel-Salusoo, E., Trapido, M., Preis, S. Oxidation of aqueous dexamethasone solution by gas-phase pulsed corona discharge // Water (2022) vol. 14, 3, art. 467.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w14030467 - Zhang, F., Kong, Q., Preis, S. et al. Zero valent boron activated ozonation for ultra-fast degradation of organic pollutants : atomic orbital matching, oxygen spillover and intra-electron transfer // The chemical engineering journal (2022) vol. 434, art. 134674.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.134674 - Tikker, P., Dulova, N., Kornev, I., Preis, S. Effects of persulfate and hydrogen peroxide on oxidation of oxalate by pulsed corona discharge // Chemical engineering journal (2021) vol. 411, art. 128586.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.128586 - Kask, M., Kritševskaja, M., Preis, S., Bolobajev, J. Oxidation of aqueous N-nitrosodiethylamine: experimental comparison of pulsed corona discharge with H2O2-assisted ozonation // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2021) vol. 9, 2, art. 105102.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105102 - Kask, M., Krichevskaya, M., Preis, S., Bolobajev, J. Oxidation of aqueous toluene by gas-phase pulsed corona discharge in air-water mixtures followed by photocatalytic exhaust air cleaning // Catalysts (2021) vol. 11, 5, art. 549, 11 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11050549 - Ye, G., Luo, P., Zhao, Y., Preis, S. et al. Three-dimensional Co/Ni bimetallic organic frameworks for high-efficient catalytic ozonation of atrazine: Mechanism, effect parameters, and degradation pathways analysis // Chemosphere (2020) vol. 253, art. 126767, 12 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126767 - Adil, S., Maryam, B., Kim, E.-J., Dulova, N. Individual and simultaneous degradation of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim by ozone, ozone/hydrogen peroxide and ozone/persulfate processes: A comparative study // Environmental research (2020) vol. 189, art. 109889, 10 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109889 - Wei, C., Wei, J., Kong, Q., Preis, S. et al. Selection of optimum biological treatment for coking wastewater using analytic hierarchy process // The science of the total environment (2020) vol. 742, art. 140400 ; 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140400 - Kong, Q., Preis, S., Li, L. et al. Relations between metal ion characteristics and adsorption performance of graphene oxide: A comprehensive experimental and theoretical study // Separation and purification technology (2020) vol. 232, art. 115956 ; 8 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115956 - Kong, Q.-P., Preis, S., Li, L. et al. Graphene oxide-terminated hyperbranched amino polymer-carboxymethyl cellulose ternary nanocomposite for efficient removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions // International journal of biological macromolecules (2020) vol. 14, p. 581−592 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.185 - Cheng, X., Wei, C., Ke, X., Pan, J., Wei, G., Chen, Y., Wei, C., Li, F., Preis, S. Nationwide review of heavy metals in municipal sludge wastewater treatment plants in China: Sources, composition, accumulation and risk assessment // Journal of hazardous materials (2022) vol. 437, art. 129267.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129267 - Kask, M., Bolobajev, J., Kritševskaja, M. Gas-phase photocatalytic degradation of acetone and toluene, and their mixture in the presence of ozone in continuous multi-section reactor as possible air post-treatment for exhaust from pulsed corona discharge // Chemical engineering journal (2020) vol. 399, art. 125815, 9 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125815 - Onga, L., Kornev, I., Preis, S. Oxidation of reactive azo-dyes with pulsed corona discharge : surface reaction enhancement // Journal of electrostatics (2020) vol. 103, art. 103420, 5 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2020.103420 - Balpreet Kaur, Dulova, N. UV-Assisted chemical oxidation of antihypertensive Losartan in water // Journal of environmental management (2020) vol. 261, art. 110170, 9 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110170 - Qin, Z., Wei, C., Wei, T., Preis, S. et al. Evolution of biochemical processes in coking wastewater treatment : a combined evaluation of material and energy efficiencies and secondary pollution // Science of the total environment (2022) vol. 807, 13 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151072 - Balpreet Kaur, Kattel, E., Dulova, N. Insights into nonylphenol degradation by UV-activated persulfate and persulfate/hydrogen peroxide systems in aqueous matrices: a comparative study // Environmental science and pollution research (2020) vol. 27, 18, p. 22499−22510.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08886-y - Kattel, E., Balpreet Kaur, Trapido, M., Dulova, N. Persulfate-based photodegradation of a beta-lactam antibiotic amoxicillin invarious water matrices // Environmental technology (2020) vol. 41, 2, p. 202-210 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2018.1493149 - Tikker, P., Kornev, I., Preis, S. Oxidation energy efficiency in water treatment with gas-phase pulsed corona discharge as a function of spray density // Journal of electrostatics (2020) vol. 106, art. 103466, 5 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2020.103466 - Bazaikin, Y.V., Malkovich, E.G., Prokhorov, D.I., Derevschikov, V.S. Detailed modeling of sorptive and textural properties of CaO-based sorbents with various porous structures // Separation and purification technology (2021) vol. 255, art. 117746, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117746 - Dulova, N., Kattel, E., Balpreet Kaur, Trapido, M. UV-induced persulfate oxidation of organic micropollutants in water matrices // Ozone : science & engineering (2020) vol. 42, 1, p. 13-23 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01919512.2019.1599711 - Derevschikov, V.S., Kazakova, E.D., Yatsenko, D.A., Veselovskaya, J.V. Multiscale study of carbon dioxide chemisorption in the plug flow adsorber of the anesthesia machine // Separation science and technology (2021) vol. 56, 3, p. 485-497.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2020.1723029 - Spiridonova, J., Mere, A., Krunks, M., Rosenberg, M., Kahru, A,, Danilson, M., Kritševskaja, M., Oja Acik, I. Enhanced visible and ultraviolet light-induced gas-phase photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films modified by increased amount of acetylacetone in precursor solution for spray pyrolysis // Catalysts (2020) vol. 10, 9, 21 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091011 - Derevshchikov, V., Dulova, N., Preis, S. Oxidation of ubiquitous aqueous pharmaceuticals with pulsed corona discharge // Journal of electrostatics (2021) vol. 110, art. 103567, 9 p.: ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2021.103567 - Nikitin, D., Kaur, B., Preis, S., Dulova, N. Persulfate contribution to photolytic and pulsed corona discharge oxidation of metformin and tramadol in water // Process Safety and Environmental Protection (2022) vol. 165, p. 22-30.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.07.002 - Tabakaev, R., Kahn, V., Dubinin, Y., Preis, s. et al. High-strength fuel pellets made of flour milling and coal slack wastes // Energy (2022) vol. 243, art. 123071.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.123071 - Onga, L., Kattel-Salusoo, E., Preis, S., Dulova, N. Degradation of anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone by pulsed corona discharge : The effect of peroxycompounds addition // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2022) vol. 10, 3, art. 108042.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108042 - Astafev, A., Shanenkov, I., Ibraeva, K., Tabakaev, R., Preis, S. Autothermal Siberian pine nutshell pyrolysis maintained by exothermic reactions // Energies (2022) vol. 15, 19, art. 7118.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197118 - Jayachandrabal, B., Tikker, P., Preis, S. Oxidation of aqueous p-Nitroaniline by pulsed corona discharge // Separation and Purification Technology (2022) Vol. 297, Art. nr. 121473.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121473 - Onga, L., Boroznjak, R., Kornev, I., Preis, S. Oxidation of aqueous organic molecules in gas-phase pulsed corona discharge affected by sodium dodecyl sulphate: Explanation of variability // Journal of electrostatics (2021) vol. 111, art. 103581, 6 p.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2021.103581 - Sydorenko, J., Mere, A., Krunks, M., Krichevskaya, M., Oja Acik, I. Transparent TiO2 thin films with high photocatalytic activity for indoor air purification // RSC advances (2022) 12, 55, p. 35531-35542.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA06488J - Bolobajev, J., Leier, M., Vaasma, T., Nilb, N., Salupere, S. Laboratory and pilot plant scale study on the removal of radium, manganese and iron from drinking water using hydrous manganese oxide slurry // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2022) vol. 10, 6, art. 108942.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108942 - Dulova, N., Kattel, E., Trapido, M. Activated persulfate and hydrogen peroxide treatment of highly contaminated water matrices: a comparative study // International journal of environmental science and development (2020) vol. 11, 12, p. 549−554.
https://doi.org/10.18178/ijesd.2020.11.12.1306 - Kopecka, R., Onga, L., Preis, S. Oxidation of aqueous naproxen using gas-phase pulsed corona discharge : impact of operation parameters // Water (2022) vol. 14, 20, art. 3327.
https://doi.org/10.3390/w14203327 - Moiseev, A., Kritševskaja, M., Preis, S. Acquisition of O2 adsorption isotherms as thorough characterization of nanocrystalline titanium dioxide photocatalysts // Surfaces and interfaces (2019) vol. 14, p. 44-49 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2018.11.003 - Shiyan, L., Lobanova, G., Yurmazova, T., Machekhina, K., Preis, S. Transformation of natural and synthetic dyes in pulsed electric discharge in the granular steel bed // Journal of electrostatics (2018) vol. 96, p. 90-98 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2018.10.003 - Goi, A., Nilb, N., Suursoo, S., Putk, K., Kiisk, M., Bolobajev, J. Regeneration of filter materials contaminated by naturally occurring radioactive compounds in drinking water treatment plant // Journal of water process engineering (2019) Vol. 30, 100464, p. 1-10 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2017.08.002 - Wang, Y.-X., Kornev, I., Wei, C.-H., Preis, S. Surfactant and non-surfactant radical scavengers in aqueous reactions induced by pulsed corona discharge treatment // Journal of electrostatics (2019) vol. 98, p. 82-86 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2019.03.001 Tehnikaülikooli teadlaste uudne lahendus puhastab vett elektriga - Kask, M., Kritševskaja, M., Bolobajev, J. Sonolytic degradation of pesticide metazachlor in water : The role of dissolved oxygen and ferric sludge in the process intensification // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2019) vol. 7, 3, art. 103095, 7 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103095 - Dundar, I., Kritševskaja, M., Katerski, A., Krunks, M., Oja Acik, I. Photocatalytic degradation of different VOCs in the gas-phase over TiO2 thin gilms prepared by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis // Catalysts (2019) vol. 9, 11, art. 915 ; 18 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9110915 - Klauson, D., Romero Sarcos, N., Kritševskaja, M., Kattel, E., Dulova, N., Dedova, T., Trapido, M. Advanced oxidation processes for sulfonamide antibiotic sulfamethizole degradation : Process applicability study at ppm level and scale-down to ppb level // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2019) vol. 7, 5, art. 103287, 8 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.103287 - Kornev, I., Saprykin, F., Lobanova, G., Ushakov, V., Preis, S. Spark erosion in a metal spheres bed : experimental study of the discharge stability and energy efficiency // Journal of electrostatics (2018) vol. 96, p. 111-118 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2018.10.008 - Bolobajev, J., Kask, M., Kreek, K., Kulp, M., Koel, M., Goi, A. Metal-doped organic aerogels for photocatalytic degradation of trimethoprim // Chemical engineering journal (2019) vol. 357, p. 120-128 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.127 Tehnikaülikooli teadlaste meetod aitab puhastada reovett antibiootikumijääkidest https://keskkonnatehnika.ee/reovee-puhastamine-kasutades-aerogeele/ - Liu, M., Preis, S., Kornev, I., Hu, Y., Wei, C.-H. Pulsed corona discharge for improving treatability of coking wastewater // Journal of environmental sciences (2018) vol. 64, p. 306-316 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2017.07.003 - Zhang, T., Wei, C., Feng, C., Preis, S. et al. Advances in characteristics analysis, measurement methods and modelling of flow dynamics in airlift reactors // Chemical engineering and processing : process intensification (2019) vol. 144, art. 107633, 19 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2019.107633 - Spiridonova, J., Katerski, A., Danilson, M., Kritševskaja, M., Krunks, M., Oja Acik, I. Effect of the titanium isopropoxide : acetylacetone molar ratio on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 thin films // Molecules (2019) vol. 24, 23, art. 4326, 14 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234326 - Wu, H., Wang, M., Zhu, S., Preis, S. et al. Structure and function of microbial community associated with phenol co-substrate in degradation of benzo[a]pyrene in coking wastewater // Chemosphere (2019) vol. 228, p. 128-138 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.117 - Kong, Q., Wei, C., Preis, S., Hu, Y. Wang, F. Facile preparation of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped graphene-based aerogel for simultaneous removal of Cd2+ and organic dyes // Environmental science and pollution research (2018) vol. 25, 21, p. 21164–21175 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-2195-8 - Pan, J., Wei, C., Fu, B., Ma, J., Preis, S., Wu, H., Zhu, S. Simultaneous nitrite and ammonium production in an autotrophic partial denitrification and ammonification of wastewaters containing thiocyanate // Bioresource technology (2018) vol. 252, p. 20-27 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.12.059 - Balpreet Kaur, Kuntus, L., Tikker, P., Kattel, E., Trapido, M., Dulova, N. Photo-induced oxidation of ceftriaxone by persulfate in the presence of iron oxides // Science of the total environment (2019) vol. 676, p. 165–175 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.277 - Kong, Q., Xie, B., Preis, S. et al. Adsorption of Cd2+ by an ion-imprinted thiol-functionalized polymer in competition with heavy metal ions and organic acids // RSC advances (2018) 8, p. 8950–8960 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ra11811b - Dündar, I., Kritševskaja, M., Katerski, A. P., Oja Acik, I. TiO2 thin films by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis as photocatalytic material for air purification // Royal Society open science (2019) vol. 6, 2, art. 181578, 12 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181578 - Kong, Q., Wu, H., Liu, L., Preis, S. et al. Solubilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with phenol in coking wastewater treatment system: Interaction and engineering significance // Science of the total environment (2018) vol. 628–629, p. 467-473 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.077 - Ajo, P., Preis, S., Vornamo, T., Mänttäri, M., Kallioinen, M., Louhi-Kultanen, M. Hospital wastewater treatment with pilot-scale pulsed corona discharge for removal of pharmaceutical residues // Journal of environmental chemical engineering (2018) vol. 6, 2, p. 1569-1577 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.02.007 - Zhang, F., Wu, K., Zhou, H., Hu, Y., Preis, S., Wu, H., Wei, C. Ozonation of aqueous phenol catalyzed by biochar produced from sludge obtained in the treatment of coking wastewater // Journal of environmental management (2018) vol. 224, p. 376-386 : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.07.038 - Veselovskaya, J.V., Derevschikov, V.S., Shalygin, A., Yatsenko, D.A. K2CO3-containing composite sorbents based on a ZrO2 aerogel for reversible CO2 capture from ambient air // Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2021) Vol. 310, art. 110624.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110624 - Li, Z., Wei, T., Pan, J., Liang, Y., Ban, Z., Ke, X., Kong, Q., Qiu, G., Hu, Y., Preis, S., Wei, C. Physicochemical pre- and post-treatment of coking wastewater combined for energy recovery and reduced environmental risk // Journal of hazardous materials (2023) vol. 447, art. 130802, 10 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130802 - Wei, G., Wei, T. Li, Z., Wei, C., Kong, Q., Guan, X., Qiu, G., Hu, Y., Wei, C., ... Preis, S., et al. BOD/COD ratio as a probing index in the O/H/O process for coking wastewater treatment // Chemical Engineering Journal (2023) vol. 466, art. 143257.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143257 - Bolobajev, J., Gornov, D., Kornev, I., Preis, S. Degradation of aqueous alachlor in pulsed corona discharge // Journal of electrostatics (2021) vol. 109, art. 103543.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2020.103543 - Zhu, S., Deng, J., Jin, X., Wu, H., Wei, C., Qiu, G., Preis, S., Wei, C. Diverse and distinct bacterial community involved in a full-scale A/O1/H/O2 combination of bioreactors with simultaneous decarbonation and denitrogenation of coking wastewater // Environmental science and pollution research (2023) vol. 30, jan., p. 2103-2117.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22103-y - Tabakaev, R., Kalinich, I., Mostovshchikov, A., Dimitryuk, I., Asilbekov, A., Ibraeva, K., Gaidabrus, M., Shanenkov, I., Rudmin, M., Yazykov, N., Preis, S. Microwave pyrolysis of cattle manure : initiation mechanism and product characteristics // Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04686-9 - Nikitin, D., Kaur, B., Preis, S., Dulova, N. Degradation of antibiotic vancomycin by UV photolysis and pulsed corona discharge combined with extrinsic oxidants // Catalysts (2023) vol. 13, 3, art. 466, 16 p. : ill.
https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030466