scholarly journals Step-by-step analysis of drinking water treatment trains using size-exclusion chromatography to fingerprint and track protein-like and humic/fulvic-like fractions of dissolved organic matter

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 1568-1581
Author(s):  
Alexey Ignatev ◽  
Tuula Tuhkanen
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

The removal of UV absorbing and fluorescent DOM fractions of tyrosine-, tryptophan-, and fulvic/humic-like compounds at different steps of drinking water treatment was systematically evaluated using size-exclusion chromatography.

Size Exclusion Chromatography To Characterize DOC Removal in Drinking Water Treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 2334-2342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley P. Allpike ◽  
Anna Heitz ◽  
Cynthia A. Joll ◽  
Robert I. Kagi ◽  
Gudrun Abbt-Braun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

Evaluation of drinking water treatment processes focusing on natural organic matter removal and on disinfection by-product formation

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 459-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chae
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Drinking Water Treatment ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Product Formation ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Activated Carbon Adsorption

The aim of this study was to characterize and compare natural organic matter (NOM) removal and disinfection by-product (DBP) formation in the drinking water treatment train that can give valuable information, while optimizing the treatment process. In this study, the determination of the hydrophobic (HPO), transphilic (THP) and hydrophilic (HPI) NOM distribution was used in parallel with more related drinking water parameters to compare the selected waters. High-performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) was applied to evaluate the relative changes of molecular size distribution of NOM in different treatment steps and source waters. This showed that the quantity, speciation and activated carbon adsorption of DBPs could vary not only by water quality, but also by the distribution and properties of the organic molecules that comprise NOM.

Measuring dissolved organic matter in estuarine and marine waters: size-exclusion chromatography with various detection methods

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Dulaquais ◽  
Johann Breitenstein ◽  
Matthieu Waeles ◽  
Rémi Marsac ◽  
Ricardo Riso
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Humic Substances ◽  
Size Exclusion Chromatography ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Exclusion Chromatography

Environmental contextDissolved organic matter (DOM), a key parameter in aquatic biogeochemistry, is difficult to characterise owing to its variable composition and structure. We report a chromatographic method with carbon, nitrogen and absorbance detection able to record the size distribution of DOM and changes in its composition. The method could be used to identify additional sources to river or coastal waters as well as monitoring the DOM size/reactivity continuum in open oceans. AbstractWe studied the performance and limitations of size-exclusion chromatography with organic carbon, ultraviolet and organic nitrogen detectors (SEC-OCD-UVD-OND) for characterising dissolved organic matter (DOM) in estuarine and marine waters. We identified a strong salt effect on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) determination; however, calibration gave good results at salinity levels close to those of the sample analysed (ΔS ± 2 psu (practical salinity units)), with limited matrix effects, enabling an accurate measurement of DOC, as demonstrated by an intercalibration exercise. The repeatability, reproducibility and limit of detection (3 ppb for both carbon and nitrogen) for the three detectors demonstrated the robustness of the method for a wide range of natural waters, including carbon-rich freshwaters and deep seawaters with low carbon content (6000 ppb-C to 300 ppb-C). Deeper analysis of the SEC demonstrated that proteins and polysaccharides are partly fractionated within the column, and that terrestrial humic substances, isolated on a XAD-8 resin, can also be eluted in both fractions associated with biopolymers and low-molecular-weight neutrals. Application of the method to the study of DOM along a macrotidal estuary that was influenced by agricultural activities revealed significant changes in its composition despite a conservative DOC distribution. Distinct origins and qualities of high-molecular-weight (>500 kDa) organic compounds were identified for riverine and marine end-members. A new diagram to track changes in DOM lability is proposed to complete the humic-substances diagram.

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