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Modification strategy of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) forward osmosis membrane by introducing CNTs-ODA M. Narimani, M. Ardjmand, S.M. Tabatabaee Ghomsheh, A.A. Safekordi (Iran) ...... 1 Study on properties of ultrafiltration membrane prepared by hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile Yuyang Guo, Hongchao Zhang, Xuesong Zhang, Xuemei Hu, Chaoran Wang, Yanan Yang (China) ...... 10 Superhydrophilic modification of APA-TFC membrane surface for synchronously achieving durable chlorine resistance and high anti-biofouling properties Bian Hua Fan, Jia Jia Wang, Yi Zhong Zheng, Tian Lin Zhang (China) ...... 20

Treatment by TiO2/UV of wastewater generated in polymeric membranes production S.A. Pascoal, C.B. Silva, K.S. da Silva, G.G.C. de Lima, K.M. de Medeiros, C.A.P. de Lima (Brazil) ...... 30 Enhancing performance of the membrane distillation process using air injection zigzag system for water desalination A. Alhathal Alanezi, Y. Alqahs Alanezi, R. Alazmi (Kuwait), A. Altaee (Australia), Q.F. Alsalhy (Iraq), A.O. Sharif (UK) ...... 43 The possibilities of using low-cost fibrous natural materials as sorbents

for removing aliphatic hydrocarbons (C6-C15) from an aqueous solution T. Ciesielczuk, C. Rosik-Dulewska, J. Poluszyńska, E. Lachowska (Poland) ...... 51 New insights on expediency of Egyptian organoclays to suppress corrosiveness of acidic-produced water in Abu-Rudeis oilfield, South Sinai, by removal of scale-forming cations and sulfate-reducing bacteria: Is there a direct link to clay lamellar ordering? A.A. Hassan, A.A. Mohamed, (The Late) A.-M. Barakat, A.S. Darwish (Egypt) ...... 60 Enhanced nitrate removal and fouling behavior in a denitrifying membrane bioreactor: impacts of carbon source and C/N ratio Zhaozhao Wang, Peng Gao, Lina Yan, Chunyu Yin, Simin Li (China) ...... 86 Simultaneous determination of multiple amino acids and their occurrence in drinking water systems in Zhejiang Province, China Shuo Xiang, Jingji Chen, Sijia Lu, Junping Liu, Xiaoyan Ma, Kejia Zhang, Xueyan Li (China), A.M. Dietrich (USA) ...... 99 Removal of dissolved and colloidal matter from surface waters by composite flocculant aluminium salt-sodium alginate A.-A. El Foulani, O. Ounas, A. Laabi, B. Lekhlif, J. Jamal-Eddine (Morocco) ...... 108

Preparation and characterization of TiO2 modified with APTMS for phenol decomposition A. Wanag, P. Sienkiewicz, E. Kusiak-Nejman, A.W. Morawski (Poland) ...... 115 The physio-chemical conditions of surface and groundwater resources in water scarce areas — how droughts affect ions migration A. Operacz, K. Kurek, P. Bugajski (Poland), A. Pardal, I. Simões, M.J. Imaginário, I. Castanheira, M. Raposo, A. Almeida (Portugal) ...... 122 Influence of aerators installation angles on process performance of an activated sludge in a full scale wastewater treatment plant, Kermanshah, Iran S. Saki, P. Mohammadi (Iran), A.A. Zinatizadeh (Iran, South Africa), S.A. Mousavi, Z. Rahimi (Iran) ...... 137 Employing acclimated activated sludge for biological treatment of leather manufacturing wastewater containing high dimethylamine (DMA) concentrations F. Mehravaran, N. Fallah, L. Davarpanah (Iran) ...... 151 Degradation of organics in the mature and young landfill leachate by ozonation process Xuqin Pan (China) ...... 160 vi Contents / Desalination and Water Treatment 207 (2020) v–vii

Sequential ozonation and Fenton process for the removal of refractory organics from semi-aerobic aged refuse biofilter leachate effluent Xuqin Pan (China) ...... 172 Cost effectiveness ratio in fluoride removal from water using electrochemical, coagulation and combined electro-coagulation processes A.H. Mahvi, A. Salem, Z. Parmoozeh, D. Rabbani (Iran) ...... 180 Improving the photocatalytic activity of silver orthophosphate by thermal annealing for photocatalytic degradation of β-naphthol Weiwu Hu, Yiyao Sun, Nan Chen, Chuanping Feng, Yang Deng, Hongyan Chen, Jibo Qin, Miao Li, Yu Gao (China) ...... 185 Determinants of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate destiny in the environment: a study of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate interactions with Aspergillus niger L. Abu-Ghunmi, M. Alkhwaldeh, F. Alkhateeb (Jordan) ...... 197 The microbial mechanism of enhanced biological denitrification for advanced treatment of textile and dyeing wastewater based on iron Jieting Ma (China) ...... 205 Risk assessment of drinking water supply and distribution system of Zanjan City from Tahm dam using water safety plan A. Beige Bazgir, H. Mohammadi, S.R. Azimi Pirsaraei (Iran) ...... 213 Adsorption of heavy metal ions using semi-coke derived from pyrolysis of coal Xinhao Wang, Zhengfeng Liu, Jiajia Zhang, Jiamei Zhu, Shuangquan Zhang (China) ...... 221 Succinic anhydride modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes encapsulated in polymeric gel with enhanced trapping performance for metal ions removal Lingyun Jing, Ting Zhang, Xia Zhao, Xiaoning Jia, Gang Xie, Tao Yu, Jianrong Chen, Bin Yao (China) ...... 233 Pb2+ removal performance by cotton-based and magnetic modified cotton-based biochar prepared from agricultural waste biomass Yanling Zou, Fei Xu (China), Qiang Kong (China, Singapore), Dawei Shang, Yujia Zhang, Wenhan Guo, Qian Wang, Congcong Zhao, Yuanda Du (China) ...... 246 Synthesis of magnetic biochar/carbonate intercalated Mg-Al layered double hydroxides for enhanced Cd(II) removal from aqueous solution Qi Lv, Haixia Wang, Mingliang Zhang, Junbing Xue, Jie Yang (China) ...... 258 Optimizing and modelling Cu(II) removal from simulated wastewater using attapulgite modified with Keggin ions with the aid of RSM, BP-ANN and GA-BP Weifang Xie, Ting Cheng, Chen Chen, Chao Sun, Lin Qi, Zhenming Zhang (China) ...... 270 Studies on removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution by adsorption on fly ash agglomerates J. Ulatowska, K.J. Legawiec, J. Drzyzga, I. Polowczyk (Poland) ...... 287 Fabrication of geopolymer microspheres and their Pb(II) adsorption performance by fixed-bed column method Sijie Yang, Yan He, Guohui Xue, Haoyang Yu, Xuemin Cui (China) ...... 300 Dual exploitation of clove powder for bioremediation of heavy metals and decontaminating microbes from wastewater M. Moustafa (Saudi Arabia, Egypt), T. Taha, A.E. Mansy (Egypt), A. Al-Emam (Saudi Arabia, Egypt), S. Alamri, H. Alghamdii, A. Shati, S. Alrumman (Saudi Arabia), H. Temerk, T. Maghraby (Egypt) ...... 309 Magnetic porous Fe-C materials prepared by one-step pyrolyzation of NaFe(III)EDTA for adsorptive removal of sulfamethoxazole Jiandong Zhu, Liang Wang, Yawei Shi, Bofeng Zhang, Yajie Tian, Zhaohui Zhang, Bin Zhao, Guozhu Liu, Hongwei Zhang (China) ...... 321 Enhancing tetracycline adsorption by riverbank soils by application of biochar-based composite materials Yuan Zou, Hong-yan Deng, Min Li, Yu-hang Zhao, Wen-bin Li (China) ...... 332

Fabrication of p-n MoS2/BiOBr heterojunction with few-layered structure for enhanced photocatalytic activity toward tetracycline degradation Changyu Lu, Luning Gao, Shengju Yin, Feng Guo, Chuxuan Wang, Duo Li (China) ...... 341 vii Contents / Desalination and Water Treatment 207 (2020) v–vii

Optimum NaHCO3-to-vinasse ratio for Chlorella pyrenoidosa cultivation and poly-b-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production G.P.I. Budianto, Y.M. Wibowo, H. Hadiyanto, W. Widayat (Indonesia) ...... 352 Improvement on electrochemical inactivation of Escherichia coli and Clostridium perfringens by assisted alum nanocrystallites approach: parametric and cost evaluation B. Hayati, S. Nazari, S.A. Matboo, H. Pasalari, M. Arzanlou, E. Asgari, S.M. Mohseni (Iran) ...... 361 Isotherm, kinetics, process optimization and thermodynamics studies for removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solutions using Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) leaf adsorbent C. Meghana, B. Juhi (India), N. Rampal (UK), P. Vairavel (India) ...... 373 Removal of methylene blue with nanomagnetic coated wild chestnut shells: thermodynamic, kinetic, isotherm, and mechanism studies E. Altıntıg, M. Daglar, H. Altundag (Turkey) ...... 398 Performance and mechanism of interaction of crystal violet with organohalloysite N. Mahrez, F. Bessaha, K. Marouf-Khelifa (Algeria), A. Çoruh (Turkey), A. Khelifa (Algeria) ...... 410 Effect of substrate feeding strategy of a semi-pilot-scale single-stage reactor under different hydraulic retention time and multiple kinetic models analysis S.K. Pramanik, F.B. Suja (Malaysia), B.K. Pramanik (Australia) ...... 420 Treatment of wastewater containing Reactive Red 239 using Fenton oxidation processes with photo-assisted regeneration of Fe2+ catalyst A. Khrueakham, P.-u. Srithai, K. Samree, P. Painmanakul, S. Sairiam (Thailand) ...... 437 Effective removal of 17α-ethynyl estradiol by nano-iron/multi-wall carbon nanotubes composite Yifei Zhang, Hongbin Wang, Ting Zhao, Lei Liu, Lijun Luo, Wei Tan, Manhong Liu (China) ...... 446

Author Index ...... 458