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Impact of chitosan and polyacrylamide on formation of carbonaceous and nitrogenous disinfection by-products.
Chemosphere 2017 July
Coagulation is one of the most commonly used practices in water treatment to remove natural organic matter, which can serve as precursors for disinfection by-products (DBPs). Furthermore, some coagulant aids, particularly amine-based polymers, could foster the formation of both carbonaceous and nitrogenous DBPs (C-DBPs and N-DBPs, respectively). In this study, we evaluated the formation potentials of 11 C-DBPs and N-DBPs during chloramination when two coagulant aids, chitosan and polyacrylamide (PAM), were used under typical water treatment conditions. Our results suggest that both chitosan and PAM promote the formation of N-DBPs, while neither affects the formation of C-DBPs. We further investigated a potential method to mitigate the formation of N-DBPs. Methyl iodide (MeI), an alkylating agent, was effective at reducing the formation of N-DBPs by converting amine to quaternary ammonium groups in chitosan. (1)H-NMR results confirmed that the quaternarization reaction did take place. This study reports that chitosan, a natural coagulant, and PAM contribute to the formation of toxic DBPs. More importantly, it provides a preventative strategy for curbing the formation of DBPs through chemical structural modification.
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