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Review of photochemical reaction constants of organic micropollutants required for UV advanced oxidation processes in water by Wols, B.A., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…Emerging organic contaminants (pharmaceutical compounds, personal care products, pesticides, hormones, surfactants, fire retardants, fuel additives etc.) are…”
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Degradation of 40 selected pharmaceuticals by UV/H2O2 by Wols, B.A., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M., Harmsen, D.J.H., Beerendonk, E.F.

“…The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in source waters is increasing. Although UV advanced oxidation is known to be an effective barrier against micropollutants,…”
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Degradation of pharmaceuticals in UV (LP)/H2O2 reactors simulated by means of kinetic modeling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) by Wols, B.A., Harmsen, D.J.H., Wanders-Dijk, J., Beerendonk, E.F., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…UV/H2O2 treatment is a well-established technique to degrade organic micropollutants. A CFD model in combination with an advanced kinetic model is presented to…”
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UV/sulphite as alternative for UV/H2O2 for micropollutant degradation in drinking water by Hofman-Caris, C. H. M., Harmsen, D. H., Wols, B. A.

“…Abstract The UV/SO32– process can be applied to convert organic micropollutants (OMP). The reaction is induced by UV photolysis of sulphite (preferably using a…”
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Modelling the effect of climate change induced soil settling on drinking water distribution pipes by Wols, B.A., van Thienen, P.

“…In the future, the more frequent occurrence of severe heat waves and long dry periods due to climate change can cause lowering of the ground water level and…”
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systematic approach for the design of UV reactors using computational fluid dynamics by Wols, B.A, Hofman, J.A.M.H, Beerendonk, E.F, Uijttewaal, W.S.J, van Dijk, J.C

“…A wide variation exists in the geometries of UV reactors, which results in completely different hydrodynamics and therefore large differences with respect to…”
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Evaluation of experimental techniques to validate numerical computations of the hydraulics inside a UV bench-scale reactor by Wols, B.A., Shao, L., Uijttewaal, W.S.J., Hofman, J.A.M.H., Rietveld, L.C., van Dijk, J.C.

“…Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is widely used to predict the hydraulics in environmental systems, but the validity of these predictions continues to…”
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Reducing sample size by clustering: A way to make risk assessment feasible for large groups of organic compounds? by Hoondert, Renske P J, Wols, B A, Bäuerlein, Patrick Steven

“…This research addresses the presence of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) confronting the drinking water sector. Responding adequately to the potential…”
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On a QSAR approach for the prediction of priority compound degradation by water treatment processes by Wols, B A, Vries, D

“…Emerging (chemical) substances are increasingly found in water sources and must be removed by water treatment systems. However, the treatment efficiency…”
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Modelling micropollutant degradation in UV/H2O2 systems: Lagrangian versus Eulerian method by Wols, B.A., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…► Modelling of organic micropollutant removal in UV/H2O2 systems. ► Methodology of combining fluid dynamics and photochemistry models at different degrees of…”
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A novel approach to interpret quasi-collimated beam results to support design and scale-up of vacuum UV based AOPs by Kovoor George, N., Wols, B.A., Santoro, D., Borboudakis, M., Bell, K., Gernjak, W.

“…•Vacuum UV based AOPs are effective and potentially chemical-free AOPs.• There is anabsence of appropriate figure-of-merit to support scale-up of vacuum UV…”
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The weaknesses of a k-ε model compared to a large-eddy simulation for the prediction of UV dose distributions and disinfection by WOLS, B. A, UIJTTEWAAL, W. S. J, HOFMAN, J. A. M. H, RIETVELD, L. C, VAN DIJK, J. C

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Determination of Reaction Rate Constants in a Collimated Beam Setup: The Effect of Water Quality and Water Depth by Hofman-Caris, C. H.M., Harmsen, D. J.H., Wols, B. A., Beerendonk, E. F., Keltjens, L. L.M.

“…UV/H 2 O 2 processes can be studied using a Collimated Beam (CB) setup. In UV dose calculations, the "water factor" accounts for changes in the irradiation…”
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Residence Time Distributions in Ozone Contactors by Wols, B.A., Uijttewaal, W.S.J., Rietveld, L.C., Stelling, G.S., van Dijk, J.C., Hofman, J.A.M.H.

“…The hydraulics in ozone systems, characterized by the residence time distribution, are investigated numerically as well as experimentally. The complex geometry…”
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Development and validation of a simplified kinetic model for predicting organic micropollutant degradation in vacuum ultraviolet water treatment by Kovoor George, N., Wols, B.A., Gernjak, W.

“…[Display omitted] •Vacuum UV based advanced oxidation process is a potential chemical-free process.•Kinetic modeling is required to assess its feasibility for…”
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Predicting pharmaceutical degradation by UV (LP)/H2O2 processes: A kinetic model by Wols, B.A., Harmsen, D.J.H., Beerendonk, E.F., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…•(Photo)kinetic model of UV advanced oxidation processes.•Validation of model with large group of pharmaceuticals.•Validation of model in different water…”
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Key physicochemical characteristics governing organic micropollutant adsorption and transport in ion-exchange membranes during reverse electrodialysis by Roman, M., Van Dijk, L.H., Gutierrez, L., Vanoppen, M., Post, J.W., Wols, B.A., Cornelissen, E.R., Verliefde, A.R.D.

“…The co-generation of electricity and electrodialysis of seawater in a hybrid system is a promising approach to overcome water scarcity. Reverse electrodialysis…”
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Predicting pharmaceutical degradation by UV (MP)/H2O2 processes: A kinetic model by Wols, B.A., Harmsen, D.J.H., Beerendonk, E.F., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…•(Photo)kinetic model of polychromatic (MP) UV advanced oxidation processes.•Degradation pathways via direct photolysis, OH radical reactions and carbonate…”
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Design aspects of UV/H2O2 reactors by Wols, B.A., Harmsen, D.J.H., van Remmen, T., Beerendonk, E.F., Hofman-Caris, C.H.M.

“…The design of UV/H2O2 reactors is studied. First an analytical approach is followed that provides characteristics (maximum fluence and maximum possible…”
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Modelling the effect of climate change induced soil settling on jointed drinking water distribution pipes by Wols, B.A., van Thienen, P.

“…Soil settlements related to groundwater lowering are expected to be accelerated by climate change and may damage underground infrastructure networks. A 1D…”
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