Civil & Environmental Engineering
 

Mark M. Benjamin

Professor
Environmental Eng. & Science

335 More Hall, Box 352700
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2700
ph: 206-543-7645
fx206-543-1543
markbenj@u.washington.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Stanford University, Civil Engineering, 1978
M.S. Stanford University, Chemical Engineering, 1973
B.S. Carnegie-Mellon University, Chemical Eng, 1972

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Physical-chemical water and wastewater treatment
Chemistry of natural organic matter and its behavior in water treatment systems
Adsorption and ion exchange
Membrane-based technology for water and waste treatment
Removal of metals from water

Formation of Chlorinated Disinfection By-Products

CLASSES TAUGHT

CEE 342 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
CEE 483 Drinking Water Treatment
CEE 543 Aquatic Chemistry
CEE 544 Physico/Chemical Water Treatment Processes

CEE 550 Water Quality Modeling

 

PUBLICATIONS

Selected Recent Journal Publications

Kim, J., Shi,W., Yuan, Y., and Benjamin, M.M. "A serial filtration investigation of membrane fouling by natural organic matter." Journal of Membrane Sci., Vol. 294, No.1-2, PP.115-126 (2007)

Cai, Z., Kim, J., and Benjamin, M.M. "NOM Removal by Adsorption and Membrane Filtration Using Heated Aluminum Oxide Particles.” Environ. Sci. Technol. (in review)

 

Kim, J., Cai, Z., and Benjamin, M.M. "Effects of adsorbents on membrane fouling by natural organic matter." Journal of Membrane Sci. (in review) 

Kim, J., Deng, Q., and Benjamin, M.M. "Simultaneous removal of phosphorus and foulants in a hybrid coagulation/membrane filtration system." Water Research (in review) 

Brett, M.T., and Benjamin, M.M. (in press). “A reassessment of lake phosphorus retention and the nutrient loading concept in limnology.” Freshwater Biology.

Li, C., Benjamin, M.M., and Korshin, G.V. (2006) “Characterization of NOM and its adsorption by iron-oxide coated sand (IOCS) using UV and fluorescence spectroscopy.” J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (in press).

Lu, J., M.M. Benjamin, G.V. Korshin, H. Gallard (2004), “Reactions of the Flavonoid Hesperetin with Chlorine: Mass-Spectroscopic Studies of the Reaction Pathways.” Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol. 38, No. 17, 4603-4611

Kim, J., and M.M. Benjamin (2004), “Modeling a Novel Ion Exchange Process for Arsenic and Nitrate Removal.” Water Research. Vol. 38, No. 8, 2053-2062.

Chang, Y. and M.M. Benjamin (2003), “Formation of Natural Organic Matter Fouling Layer on Ultrafiltration Membranes.” ASCE J. Environ. Eng. Vol. 129, No. 1, 25 32.

Benjamin, M.M. (2002), "Modeling the Mass-Action Expression for Bidentate Adsorption." Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol. 36, No. 3, 307-313.

Hansen, B.O., P. Kwan, M.M. Benjamin, C-W. Li, and G.V. Korshin (2001), "Use Of Iron Oxide Coated Sand To Remove Strontium From Simulated Hanford Tank Wastes." Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol. 35, No. 24, 4905-4909.

Vagliasindi, F.G.A., and M.M. Benjamin (2001), "Redox reactions of arsenic in As-spiked lake water and their effects on As adsorption." Aqua Vol. 50, No. 4, 173-186.

Voges, L.E., and M.M. Benjamin (2001), "The use of iron oxides to enhance metal removal in crossflow microfiltration." ASCE J. Environ. Eng. Vol. 127, No. 5, 411-419.

Li, C-W., M.M. Benjamin, and G.V. Korshin (2000), "Use of UV spectroscopy to characterize the reaction between NOM and free chlorine." Environ. Sci. Technol. Vol.34, No.12, 2570-2575.

Vagliasindi, F.G.A., and M.M. Benjamin (1998), "Arsenic removal in fresh and NOM-preloaded ion exchange packed bed adsorption reactors." Wat. Sci. Technol. Vol. 38, No. 6, 337-343.

 

Books

Benjamin, M.M. Water Chemistry, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2002, 668pp.

Lawler, D.F., and Benjamin, M.M. Water Quality Engineering: Physical-Chemical Treatment Processes, McGraw-Hill, New York. To be published in 2008.

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