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  1. 1. Selected PFAS in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå : Investigating concentration and composition of selected PFAS in different water treatment steps

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Carlund; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The present study investigated the changes in concentration and composition of five selected PFAS substances in the water treatment at the waste-to-energy plant in Umeå. The five PFAS were PFHxA, PFHpA, PFOA, PFHxS and PFOS. As PFAS exists in a variety of consumer products, they will to some extent end up in waste incineration. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of recirculating water treatment sludge

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kemiteknik (CI)

    Author : Sofia Mile; [2023]
    Keywords : Chemical Engineering; Water and Environmental Engineering; Water Treatment; Coagulation Flocculation; Sludge Recirculation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Drinking water is crucial in our everyday life. As with many other processes, it is important to produce water of drinking quality in a sustainable manner. This can occur by e.g. READ MORE

  4. 3. Production of succinic acid by Actinobacillus succinogenes in attached-growth bioreactors and dynamic modelling of biofilm formation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk mikrobiologi

    Author : Henrik Östberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Actinobacillus succinogenes; Succinic acid; Biofilm; Attached-growth bioreactor; Dynamic modelling; Cell cultivation; Applied microbiology; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Actinobacillus succinogenes is a microorganism is a very efficient producer of succinic acid, a chemical with a wide range of industrial applications. The bacterium is prone to form biofilm, a flocculation of cells attached to a surface. READ MORE

  5. 4. Evaluation of AI-method for measuring and characterizing particles on-line in drinking water treatment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Lovisa Ådén; [2023]
    Keywords : Turbidimeter; Particle meter; rapid filtration;

    Abstract : The municipal association Norrvatten produces drinking water at Görväln WTP for approximately 700,000 residents in 14 member municipalities in the northern Stockholm region. To ensure the drinking water meets quality criteria, the water must be carefully monitored by the WTP. READ MORE

  6. 5. Optimisation of an ultrafiltration unit on a bench-scale pilot plant - A comparison between carbon and sand filtrate

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Philip Warman; [2022]
    Keywords : Drinking water; Ultrafiltration; Coagulation flocculation; pH; Alkalinity; Dricksvatten; Ultrafiltrering; Koagulering flockning; pH; Alkalinitet;

    Abstract : Kommunalförbundet Norrvatten är en av Sveriges största producenter av dricksvatten och förser över 50 miljoner vatten till över 700 000 invånare i norra Stockholm. Vattnet är renat i Görvälnverket som har sedan år 2016 planlagt en expansion av verkets kapacitet och kvalité. READ MORE