Peracetic Acid As an Alternative Disinfection Technology for Wet Weather Flows

Fe-biochar as a safe and efficient catalyst to activate peracetic acid for the removal of the acid orange dye from water

“…Peracetic acid (PAA) is a common oxidant with low toxicity generating few by-products, and has a high redox potential of 1.06-1.96 V. PAA has been extensively used in medical and health, agricultural construction, food production, beverage processing, and the textile industry (Monarca et al, 2002;Domínguez Henao et al, 2018;Jo et al, 2019;Silva et al, 2020;Tang et al, 2020). PAA spontaneously decomposes into reactive oxygen species at pH below 8.2, thus removing pollutants (Coyle et al, 2014). Therefore, PAA is considered as an alternative to chlorinated disinfectants.…”

A deployable decentralized biofilm system for degrading organic carbon and benzene in wastewater

“…Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes can cause significant damages to civil infrastructures including municipal wastewater treatment facilities. When the treatment systems fail, human health and environmental quality are at risk . In addition, there are situations in which centralized wastewater treatment facilities are not available or unpractical, such as remote sites or small communities.…”

A Cumulative Spore Killing Approach: Synergistic Sporicidal Activity of Dilute Peracetic Acid and Ethanol at Low pH Against Clostridium difficile and Bacillus subtilis Spores

“…Peracetic acid (PAA) is a sporicidal oxidizing agent used for disinfection of hard surfaces, waste water, and heat-labile instruments [ 15 – 17 ]. Although irritating to the skin and respiratory tract at high concentrations, PAA is well tolerated on skin at concentrations of ≤2000 ppm (0.2% w/v) [ 6 , 18 ].…”