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Publications Details for Grant Number R828157

Tailoring Activated Carbon Surfaces for Water, Wastewater and Hazardous Waste Treatment Operations

RFA: Exploratory Research - Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics) (1999)

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Dissertation/Thesis Pimenta ACO. Irreversible adsorption of phenol on carbon surfaces. Ph.D. Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, December 2001. R828157 (2002)
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Dissertation/Thesis Wigton AT. Complex heterogeneous mixtures of organic compounds: characterization and competitive adsorption modeling. Ph.D. Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, December 2001. R828157 (2002)
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Journal Article Dastgheib SA, Karanfil T. Adsorption of oxygen by heat-treated granular and fibrous activated carbons. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2004; 274(1):1-8. R828157 (Final)
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Journal Article Dastgheib SA, Karanfil T, Cheng W. Tailoring activated carbons for enhanced removal of natural organic matter from natural waters. Carbon 2004;42(3):547-557. R828045 (Final)
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Karanfil T, Dastgheib SA. Trichloroethylene adsorption by fibrous and granular activated carbons: Aqueous phase, gas phase and water vapor adsorption studies. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(22):5834-5841.

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Journal Article Kilduff JE, Karanfil T. Trichloroethylene adsorption by activated carbon preloaded with humic substances: effects of solution chemistry. Water Research, Volume 36, Issue 7, April 2002, Pages 1685-1698. R828157 (2001)
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Kilduff JE, Srivastava R, Karanfil T. Preloading of GAC by natural organic matter: effect of surface chemistry on TCE uptake. Characterization of Phosphorus Solids VI Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 2002;144:553-560.

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Journal Article Kilduff JE, Mattaraj S, Wigton A, Kitis M, Karanfil T. Effects of reverse osmosis isolation on reactivity of naturally occurring dissolved organic matter in physicochemical processes. Water Research 2004;38(4):1026-1036. R828045 (Final)
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Pimenta ACD, Kilduff JE. Oxidative coupling and the irreversible adsorption of phenol by graphite. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2006;293(2):278-289.

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Wigton A, Kilduff JE. Modeling trichloroethylene adsorption by activated carbon preloaded with natural dissolved organic matter using a modified IAST approach. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(22):5825-5833.

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Presentation Dastgheib SA, Karanfil T, Mauldin D. Trichloroethylene adsorption by modified fibrous and granular activated carbons: an integration of aqueous phase, gas phase, and water vapor adsorption studies. Poster presented at the 2003 American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16-21, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Dastgheib SA, Karanfil T. The effects of activated carbon physical and chemical characteristics on the adsorption energy and affinity coefficient of Dubinin equation. Presented at Carbon2004, Providence, RI, July 11-16, 2004. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Dastgheib SA, Karanfil T. Exploring the dependency of adsorption energy and beta coefficient of the Dubinin-Radushkevich equation on the physicochemical characteristics of activated carbons. Poster presented at the 78th American Chemical Society Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, June 20-23, 2004. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Dastgheib S, Karanfil T, Cheng W. Enhanced uptake of natural organic matter by modified granular activated carbons. Poster presented at the 2003 Annual Conference and Exhibition American Water Works Association, Anaheim, CA, June 15-19, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Karanfil T, Dastgheib SA, Cheng W. Tailoring activated carbons for removing natural organic matter from water supplies. Poster presented at the 2003 American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16-21, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Karanfil T, Kilduff JE. Activated carbon surfaces: tailoring for water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment. Presented at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4: Science to Achieve Results Projects Meeting, September 10, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Kilduff JE, Wigton A. GAC uptake of TCE preloaded by NOM: modeling equilibria using a competitive adsorption framework. Poster presented at the Engineering Conferences International Water Purification and Reuse Conference, Potsdam, Germany , June 8-13, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Kilduff JE, Wigton A, Karanfil T. Modeling adsorption competition between TCE and NOM using a competitive adsorption framework. Poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, CA, May 20-23, 2002. R828157 (2002)
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Presentation Kilduff JE, Pimenta A. The catalytic activity of graphite particles in promoting oxidative coupling of phenol. Poster presented at the Particles 2001 Meeting, American Chemical Society, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Orlando, FL, February 24-27, 2001. R828157 (2001)
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Presentation Pimenta A, Kilduff JE. Reversibility of phenol adsorption by carbon surfaces. Presented at the Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, June 18-20, 2001. R828157 (2001)
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Presentation Srivastava R, Kilduff JE. Development of activated carbon adsorbents to optimize TCE uptake in the presence of NOM. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Capital District Engineer’s Week Symposium, Albany, NY, February 12, 2003. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Srivastava R, Kilduff JE, Karanfil T. The influence of activated carbon surface chemistry and pore structure on uptake of trichloroethylene from aqueous solution and competition from natural organic matter. Presented at the 6th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids (COPS-VI), Alicante, Spain, May 8-11, 2002. R828157 (2002)
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Presentation Srivastava R, Kilduff JE, Karanfil T. The influence of surface chemistry and competition from natural organic matter on the uptake of hazardous pollutants by activated carbon. Poster presented at the New England Water Environment Federation Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 29-31, 2002. R828157 (2002)
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Presentation Thirumalai G, Pimenta A, Kilduff JE. Pore trapping as a mechanism for sorption-desorption hysteresis. Poster presented at FOA8, the 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Sedona, AZ, May 23-28, 2004. R828157 (Final)
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Presentation Wigton A, Kilduff JE. Modeling adsorption competition between TCE and natural organic matter using a competitive adsorption framework. Poster presented at FOA8, the 8th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Sedona, AZ, May 23-28, 2004. R828157 (Final)
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