Peer reviewed publications
At Carleton University
11. Dinh M., Pham A. L. T. Factors affecting adsorption of sulfolane on various adsorbents. (In preparation)
10. Taylor A., Zrinyi N., Gleason J., Mezyk S., Pham A. L. T. In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Chlorendic Acid by Persulfate: Elucidation of the Roles of Adsorption and Oxidation on Chlorendic Acid Removal. (In preparation)
9. Chow H., Pham A. L. T. Treatment of thermal in situ oil sands produced water by electrocoagulation: insights into the removal of silica, sulfide, and hardness. (submitted)
8. Zrinyi N., Pham A. L. T. Oxidation of benzoic acid by heat-activated persulfate: effect of temperature on transformation pathway and product distribution. Water Research, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.066
At Duke University
7. Pham A.L.T., Johnson. C, Manley D., Hsu-Kim., Influence of sulfide nanoparticles on dissolved mercury and zinc quantification by diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGT) passive samplers. Environmental Science & Technology. 2015, 49, 12897 - 12903. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02774
6. Pham A.L.T., Morris A., Zhang T., Ticknor J., Levard C., Hsu-Kim H., Precipitation of nanoscale mercuric sulfides in the presence of natural organic matter: structural properties, aggregation, and biotransformation, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2014, 133, 204-215. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.027
At UC Berkeley
5. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., Kinetics and efficiency of H2O2 activation by iron-containing minerals and aquifer materials, Water Research. 2012, 6454-6462. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.020
4. Pham A.L.T., Sedlak D.L., Doyle F.M., Dissolution of mesoporous silica supports in aqueous solutions: implications for mesoporous silica-based water treatment processes, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2012, 126, 258-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.018
3. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., Inhibitory effect of dissolved silica on H2O2 decomposition by iron(III) and manganese(IV) oxides: implications for H2O2-based in situ chemical oxidation, Environmental Science & Technology. 2012, 46, 1055-1062. DOI: 10.1021/es203612d
2. Pham A.L.T., Sedlak D.L., Doyle F.M., Production of oxidizing intermediates during corrosion of iron: implications for remediation of contaminants from mineral and metal processing, Electrochemical Society Transactions, 2010, 28, 117-127. DOI: 10.1149/1.3367907
1. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., A silica-containing iron oxide catalyst capable of activating hydrogen peroxide at neutral pH values. Environmental Science & Technology. 2009, 43, 8930-8935. DOI: 10.1021/es902296k
Selected presentations
Treatment of SAGD produced water by electro-coagulation, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington DC, US, August 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, Hydrocarbon Summit, University of Waterloo, April 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, RemTEC Summit, Denver, CO, US, March 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, Advanced Oxidation Technology 22, Atlanta, US, November 2016 (Invited Talk)
Development of novel In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) technologies for the cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater, University of Vermont, February 2016 (Invited talk)
Diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) passive samplers for monitoring metals in contaminated sediments: Contribution of metal sulfide nanoparticles, Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa, Canada, 2015
Formation and dissolution of nanoscale mercuric sulfides: implications for microbial bioavailability and biotransformation, Virginia Tech, October 2014 (Invited talk)
Structural properties of nanoscale mercury sulfides: implications for microbial bioavailability and biotransformation, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor 50th anniversary conference, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, US, July 2013
Hydrogen peroxide activation by iron minerals for soil and groundwater treatment, Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water. Holderness School, NH, US, June 2012. (poster)
Mesoporous silica materials for water remediation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), May 2011
Dissolution and transformation of mesoporous silicas: kinetics and implications, International Water Association Conference: Nano and Water, Ascona, Switzerland, May 2011
At Carleton University
11. Dinh M., Pham A. L. T. Factors affecting adsorption of sulfolane on various adsorbents. (In preparation)
10. Taylor A., Zrinyi N., Gleason J., Mezyk S., Pham A. L. T. In Situ Chemical Oxidation of Chlorendic Acid by Persulfate: Elucidation of the Roles of Adsorption and Oxidation on Chlorendic Acid Removal. (In preparation)
9. Chow H., Pham A. L. T. Treatment of thermal in situ oil sands produced water by electrocoagulation: insights into the removal of silica, sulfide, and hardness. (submitted)
8. Zrinyi N., Pham A. L. T. Oxidation of benzoic acid by heat-activated persulfate: effect of temperature on transformation pathway and product distribution. Water Research, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.04.066
At Duke University
7. Pham A.L.T., Johnson. C, Manley D., Hsu-Kim., Influence of sulfide nanoparticles on dissolved mercury and zinc quantification by diffusive gradient in thin-films (DGT) passive samplers. Environmental Science & Technology. 2015, 49, 12897 - 12903. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02774
6. Pham A.L.T., Morris A., Zhang T., Ticknor J., Levard C., Hsu-Kim H., Precipitation of nanoscale mercuric sulfides in the presence of natural organic matter: structural properties, aggregation, and biotransformation, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2014, 133, 204-215. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.02.027
At UC Berkeley
5. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., Kinetics and efficiency of H2O2 activation by iron-containing minerals and aquifer materials, Water Research. 2012, 6454-6462. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.020
4. Pham A.L.T., Sedlak D.L., Doyle F.M., Dissolution of mesoporous silica supports in aqueous solutions: implications for mesoporous silica-based water treatment processes, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2012, 126, 258-264. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.07.018
3. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., Inhibitory effect of dissolved silica on H2O2 decomposition by iron(III) and manganese(IV) oxides: implications for H2O2-based in situ chemical oxidation, Environmental Science & Technology. 2012, 46, 1055-1062. DOI: 10.1021/es203612d
2. Pham A.L.T., Sedlak D.L., Doyle F.M., Production of oxidizing intermediates during corrosion of iron: implications for remediation of contaminants from mineral and metal processing, Electrochemical Society Transactions, 2010, 28, 117-127. DOI: 10.1149/1.3367907
1. Pham A.L.T., Doyle F.M., Sedlak D.L., A silica-containing iron oxide catalyst capable of activating hydrogen peroxide at neutral pH values. Environmental Science & Technology. 2009, 43, 8930-8935. DOI: 10.1021/es902296k
Selected presentations
Treatment of SAGD produced water by electro-coagulation, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington DC, US, August 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, Hydrocarbon Summit, University of Waterloo, April 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, RemTEC Summit, Denver, CO, US, March 2017
Contaminant Oxidation by Heat-Activated Persulfate: Effect of Temperature on Transformation Pathway and Product Distribution, Advanced Oxidation Technology 22, Atlanta, US, November 2016 (Invited Talk)
Development of novel In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO) technologies for the cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater, University of Vermont, February 2016 (Invited talk)
Diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) passive samplers for monitoring metals in contaminated sediments: Contribution of metal sulfide nanoparticles, Canadian Society for Chemistry, Ottawa, Canada, 2015
Formation and dissolution of nanoscale mercuric sulfides: implications for microbial bioavailability and biotransformation, Virginia Tech, October 2014 (Invited talk)
Structural properties of nanoscale mercury sulfides: implications for microbial bioavailability and biotransformation, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor 50th anniversary conference, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, US, July 2013
Hydrogen peroxide activation by iron minerals for soil and groundwater treatment, Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water. Holderness School, NH, US, June 2012. (poster)
Mesoporous silica materials for water remediation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), May 2011
Dissolution and transformation of mesoporous silicas: kinetics and implications, International Water Association Conference: Nano and Water, Ascona, Switzerland, May 2011