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Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by tannins immobilized on collagen Hyoung-Uk Kim, Keun-Han Kim (Gangwon-Do), Yoon-Young Chang, Seung Mok Lee and Jae-Kyu Yang (Seoul, Korea)...... 1 Seasonal treatment efficiency of surface flow constructed wetland receiving high nitrogen content wastewater Soyoung Lee, M.C. Maniquiz, Jiyeon Choi (Chungnamdo), Joo-Hyon Kang, Sangman Jeong (Seoul) and Lee-Hyung Kim (Chungnamdo, Korea)...... 9 Pervaporation of butanol/water mixtures using siloxane polymer/ceramic composite membranes Eun Joo Jeon (Gyeonggi-do, Korea), Albert S. Kim (Gyeonggi-do, Korea and Honolulu, HI, USA) and Yong Taek Lee (Gyeonggi-do, Korea)...... 17 Purification of biologically treated Tehran refinery oily wastewater using reverse osmosis A. Salahi, T. Mohammadi, M. Nikbakht, M. Golshenas (Tehran, Iran) and I. Noshadi (Storrs, CT, USA)...... 27 Equilibrium isotherm and mechanism studies of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions onto hydrogel composite based on vermiculite Xiaohuan Wang and Aiqin Wang (Lanzhou, China) ...... 38 Effect of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on pentachlorophenol (PCP) and COD removal in a pilot GAC-SBBR system for the post-treatment of recycled paper mill wastewater M.H. Muhamad, S.R. Sheikh Abdullah, A.B. Mohamad, R. Abdul Rahman and A.A.H. Kadhum (Kebangsaan, )...... 50 Effect of general ions on biological treatment of perchlorates in smelting astewaterw Shin-Jo Kim, Ki-Yong Lee, Ki-Cheol Lee, Namil Chung and Dong-Il Jung (Yangpyeong-kun, Korea)...... 60 Batch equilibrium analysis for the removal of hexavalent chromium: analysis of uncertainties using numerical modelling S. Singha, U. Sarkar, S. Dutta and B. Bhaduri (Kolkata, India)...... 70 Treatment of 3-indole butyric acid with solar photo-catalytic reactor T. Yonar, G.E. Ustun and S.K.A. Solmaz (Bursa, Turkey)...... 82 Coupled solar photo-Fenton process with aerobic sequential batch reactor for treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater S. Adishkumar, S. Sivajothi and J. Rajesh Banu (Tirunelveli, India)...... 89 Systematic approach for the optimal process conditions of Reactive Red 198 adsorption by pistachio nut shell using Taguchi method F. Toprak (Erzurum), B. Armagan (Istanbul)and A. Cakici (Erzurum, Turkey)...... 96 Electrodialysis reversal desalination: monographs for the design parameters M.T. Myint and A. Ghassemi (Las Cruces, NM, USA)...... 106 Photocatalytic degradation of azo dye Reactive Red 15 over synthesized titanium and zinc oxides photocatalysts: a comparative study I.A. Khattab, M.Y. Ghaly (Cairo, Egypt), L. Österlund (Umea, Sweden), M.E.M. Ali, J.Y. Farah, F.M. Zaher and M.I. Badawy (Cairo, Egypt)...... 120 Control of membrane biofouling by silver nanoparticles using Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a bacterium A. Dror-Ehre, A. Adin (Rehovot)and H. Mamane (Tel Aviv, Israel)...... 130 Appropriate determination method of removal efficiency for nonpoint source best management practices Soyoung Lee, M.C. Maniquiz and Lee-Hyung Kim (Chungnamdo, Korea)...... 138 Fate and chemical fraction distribution changes of arsenic and mercury during ultrasonic sludge treatment process Tian Wan, Xiangkun Li, Guangming Zhang, Feng Gao and Haifeng Lu (Harbin, China)...... 148 Mineralization of AV dye in water by solar Fenton-like process Wen S. Kuo and Min T. Li (Miao-Li, Taiwan, ROC)...... 155 Studies on the removal of arsenate from water through electrocoagulation using direct and alternating current S. Vasudevan, J. Lakshmi and G. Sozhan (Karaikudi, India)...... 163 vi Contents / Desalination and Water Treatment 48 (2012) v–vii

Removal of crystal violet dye from aqueous solutions using rubber (hevea brasillensis) seed shell-based biosorbent I.A.W. Tan (Kota Samarahan) and B. H. Hameed (Nibong Tebal, Malaysia)...... 174 Augmentation of the basin type solar still using photovoltaic powered turbulence system A.E. Kabeel (Tanta, Egypt), M.H. Hamed (Saudi Arabia) and Z.M. Omara (Kafrelsheikh, Egypt)...... 182 Pervaporative separation of isopropyl alcohol/water mixtures: effects of the operation conditions N.D. Hilmioglu (Kocaeli) and S. Tulbentci (Istanbul, Turkey)...... 191

Decolourization of C.I. Reactive Orange 16 via photocatalysis involving TiO2/UV

and TiO2/UV/oxidant systems O.E. Kartal and G.D. Turhan (Malatya, Turkey)...... 199 Treatment efficiency and characteristics of bacterial community structure of two-stage and two-phase anaerobic process Wencheng Ma, Dan Zhong, Hongjun Han, Peng Wang (Harbin) and Wei Wang (Hefei, China)...... 207 Comparative monitoring study of reverse osmosis vs lime softening for THM levels in water distribution systems and cul de sacs J. Cardoso (Miramar, FL), B. Tansel (Miami, FL) and C. Vassell (Miramar, FL, USA)...... 215 Removal of viruses and disinfection by-products at two drinking water treatment plants in southern China Qiang Zhang, Yan Liu, Yuanyuan Wei, Zhexue Quan, Yun Zhang, Ruihua Dai and Xiang Liu (Shanghai, China)...... 221 Purification of water containing mycoestrogens using ozonation and nanofiltration M. Dudziak (Gliwice, Poland)...... 232 Investigation on adsorptive removal of basic dye by seaweed-derived biosorbent: considering effects of sorbent dosage, ionic strength and agitation speed Pei-Ling Tan (), Ching-Lee Wong (Subang Jaya) and Siew-Ling Hii (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)...... 238 Photocatalytic mineralization of azo dye Acid Orange 7 under solar light irradiation Soon-An Ong, Li-Ngee Ho, Yee-Shian Wong, Ohm-Mar Min, Li-Sze Lai, Siee-Kung Khiew and V. Murali (Arau, Malaysia)...... 245 Assessment of a new combined fractionation technique for characterization of the natural organic matter in the coagulation process B. Bazrafkan (Australia), Qunshan Wei, R. Fabris (Australia), C.W.K. Chow, J. van Leeuwen, Dongsheng Wang and M. Drikas (Australia and China)...... 252 Photocatalytic decolorization of ethyl orange at various buffer solutions using nano-titanium dioxide: a kinetic investigation M. Montazerozohori and S.M. Jahromi (Yasouj, Iran)...... 261 Removal of anionic dyes by rice milling waste from synthetic effluents: equilibrium and thermodynamic studies H.N. Bhatti (Faisalabad) and Y. Safa (Faisalabad and Lahore, Pakistan...... 267 Biodegradation potential of MTBE and BTEX under aerobic, nitrate reducing, and methanogenic conditions at a gasoline-contaminated site Ku-Fan , Yu-Chen Chang and Sheng-Chih Huang (Nantou, Taiwan, ROC)...... 278 Comparison of membrane filtration performance between biofilm-MBR and activated sludge-MBR C. Sun, T.O. Leiknes, R. Haukeland Fredriksen and E. Riviere (Trondheim, Norway)...... 285 A comparison of zeta potentials and coagulation behaviors of cyanobacteria and algae T.S. Aktas, F. Takeda, C. Maruo, N. Chiba and O. Nishimura (Miyagi, Japan)...... 294 Purification efficiencies and microbial community structure of integratedertical-flow v constructed wetland for domestic wastewater treatment during acclimation period Wu Su-qing, Chang Jun-jun, Dai Yanran (Wuhan and Beijing), Wu Zhen-bin and Liang Wei (Wuhan, China)...... 302 Pilot tests of fluid-switcher energy recovery device for seawater reverse osmosis desalination system Zhaocheng Wang, Yue Wang, Yanping Zhang, Bingwei Qi, Shichang Xu and Shichang Wang (Tianjin, China)...... 310 Removal of naphthalene from aqueous system using unripe orange peel as adsorbent: effects of operating variables C.N. Owabor (Benin City), S.E. Agarry (Ogbomoso) and D. Jato (Benin City, Nigeria)...... 315 Adsorption of Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) using recycled waste glass: equilibrium and kinetic studies H.S. Ibrahim, N.S. Ammar, H.H. Abdel Ghafar (Dokki) and M. Farahat (Helwan, Egypt)...... 320 Contents / Desalination and Water Treatment 48 (2012) v–vii vii

Bioremediation of waste drilling fluid: comparison of biostimulation and bioaugmentation You-Yu Fan (Beijing), Guang-Cai Wang (Beijing and Chengdu), Jian-Hua Fu and Xing-Hua Zheng (Chengdu, China)...... 329 Lead(II) adsorption by peach palm waste A.P.A. Salvado, L.B. Campanholi, J.M. Fonseca (Umuarama), C.R.T. Tarley (Londrina), J. Caetano (Toledo) and D.C. Dragunski (Umuarama, Brazil)...... 335 Landfill leachate treatment by sono-evaporation M. Afsharnia, A. Torabian, G.R. Mousavi and M.A. Abduli (Tehran, Iran)...... 344 Rejuvenation of discarded RO membrane for new applications H.D. Raval, V.R. Chauhan, A.H. Raval and S. Mishra (Bhavnagar, India)...... 349 Process of desalination of low energy consumption. Energy + magnetohydrodynamics (E + MHD) desalination process P. Peñas Ballester and F.J. Abad Garrido (Santa Cruz, Spain)...... 360 CFD simulation of channels for direct and reverse electrodialysis A. Tamburini, G. La Barbera, A. Cipollina, M. Ciofalo and G. Micale (Palermo, Italy)...... 370 CFD analysis of the fluid flow behavior in a reverse electrodialysis stack L. Gurreri, A. Tamburini, A. Cipollina and G. Micale (Palermo, Italy)...... 390

Erratum to “Operation of gravity-driven ultrafiltration prototype for decentralised water supply” [Desalination and Water Treatment, Volume 42 (2012) 125–130] M. Boulestreau, E. Hoa (Berlin, Germany), M. Peter-Verbanets, W. Pronk (Dübendorf, Switzerland), R. Rajagopaul (Durban, South Africa) and B. Lesjean (Berlin, Germany)...... 404

Author Index...... 405