1. Sorial, G.A., Granville, W.H., and Daly, W.O.,"Adsorption Equilibria for Oxygen and Nitrogen Gas Mixtures on 5A Molecular Sieves", Chem Engng Sci, 1983, 38, 1517-1523.
2. Hamed, O.A., and Sorial, G.A.,"Forced Convective Heat Transfer in the Condensation of Pure Vapor Jets on a Vertical Tube".Arab Gulf J. Scient. Res., 1984, 2(2), 731-742.
3. Sorial, G.A., and Granville, W.H., "Binary Adsorption Equilibrium on 4A Molecular Sieves". Arab Gulf Scient. Res. Math. Phys. Sci. , 1988, A6 (3), 399-411.
4. Vidic, R.D., Sorial, G.A., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F.,"Molecular Oxygen Effect on the Scale-up of GAC Adsorbers", J. AWWA, 1992, 84(8), 98-105.
5. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Vidic, R.D., and Brenner, R.C. "Effect of GAC Characteristics on Adsorption of Organic Pollutants" J. Water Environment Research, 1993, 65 (1), 53-57.
6. Vidic, R. D., Suidan, M. T., Sorial, G. A., and Brenner, R.C. "Molecular Oxygen and the Adsorption of Phenols - Effect of Functional Groups." J. Water Environment Research, 1993, 65(2), 156-161.
7. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Vidic, R.D., and Maloney, S.W. "Competitive Adsorption of Phenols on GAC I. Adsorption Equilibrium" Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 1993, 119(6), 1026-1043.
8. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Vidic, R.D., and Maloney, S.W. "Competitive Adsorption of Phenols on GAC II. Adsorption Dynamics under Anoxic Conditions" Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 1993, 119(6), 1044-1058.
9. Sorial, G.A., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F., "Competitive Adsorption of VOCs and BOM - Oxic and Anoxic Environments" Water Research, 1994, 28 (9), 1907-1919.
10. Sorial, G.A., Cerminara, P.J., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F., "Competitive Adsorption of VOCs and BOM - Role of Molecular Oxygen" J. AWWA, 1994, 86(3), 80-90.
11. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Biofilter Media for Treatment of Air Streams Containing VOCs" Water Environment & Technology, 1994, 6(4), 50-54.
12. Vidic, R.C., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., and Brenner, R.C., "Effect of Molecular Oxygen on the Adsorptive Capacity and Extraction Efficiency of Granulated Activated Carbon for Three Ortho-substituted Phenols", Journal of Hazardous Materials 38(1994) 373-388.
13. Cerminara, P.J., Sorial, G.A., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F., "Effect of Influent Oxygen Concentration on GAC Adsorption of VOCs in the Presence of BOM" Water Research, 1995, 29 (2), 409-419.
14. Warta, C.L., Papadimas, S.P., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, M.T., "The Effect of Molecular Oxygen on the Activated Carbon Adsorption of Natural Organic Matter in Ohio River Water" Water Research, 1995, 29 (2), 551-562.
15. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Trickle Bed Biofilter Media for Toluene Removal", Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, 1995,45(10), 801-810.
16. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Breen, A.W., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Development of Two Biomass Control Strategies for Extended, Stable Operation of Highly Efficient Biofilters with High Toluene Loading", Environmental Science & Technology, 1996, 30, 1744-1751.
17. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Performance of Peat Biofilter - Impact of EBRT, Temperature, and Toluene Loading", Journal of Hazardous Materials, 1997, 53, 19-33.
18. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for BTEX Removal", Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 1997 123(6), 530-537.
19. Alonso, C., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Biswas, P., Smith, P.J., and Brenner, R.C., "Gas Treatment in Trickle-Bed Biofilters: Biomass, How much is Enough?" Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 1997,54(6), 583-594.
20. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Styrene Removal," Water Research, 1998, 32(5), 1593-1603.
21. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance as a Function of Inlet VOC Concentration, Loading, and Biomass Control," Air and Waste Management Association Journal, 1998, 48(7), 627-636.
22. Miller, K.M., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., Khodadoust, A.P., Acheson, C.M., and Brenner, R.C., "Anaerobic Treatment of Soil Wash Fluids from a Wood Preserving Site," Water Science and Technology, 1998, 38(7), 63-72.
23. Khodadoust, A.P., Sorial , G.A., Wilson, G.J., Suidan, M.T., Griffiths, R.A., and Brenner, R.C., "A Pilot-Scale Integrated System for Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Wood Preserving Wastes," Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 1999 125(11), 1033-1041.
24. Khodadoust, A.P., Suidan, M.T., Sorial , G.A., Dionysiou, D.D., and Brenner, R.C., "Desorption of Pentachlorophenol from Soils Using Mixed Solvents," Environmental Science and Technology, 1999, 33, 4483-4491.
25. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Removal of Ammonia from Contaminated Air by Trickle Bed Air Biofilters", Air and Waste Management Association Journal, 2001, 51(5), 756-765.
26. Koran, K.M., Suidan, M.T., Khodadoust, A.P., Sorial, G.A., and Brenner, R.C., "Effectiveness of an Anaerobic Granular Activated Carbon Fluidized-Bed Bioreactor to Treat Soil Wash Fluids: A Proposed Strategy of Remediating PCP/PAH Contaminated Soils," Water Research, 2001, 35 (10), 2363-2370.
27. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., “Development and Demonstration of an Explicit Lumped Parameter Biofilter Model and Design Equation Incorporating Monod Kinetics,” Air and Waste Management Association Journal, 2002, 52(2),174-185.
28. Doppalapudi, R.B., Sorial, G.A., and Maloney, S.W., “Electrochemical Reduction of Simulated Munition Wastewater in a Bench Scale Batch Reactor,” Environmental Engineering Science, 2002, 19(2), 115-130.
29. Venosa, A.D., King, D.W., and Sorial, G.A., “The Baffled Flask Test for Dispersant Effectiveness: A Round Robin Evaluation of Reproducibility and Repeatability,” Spill Science & Technology Bulletin, 2002, 7(5-6), 299-308.
30. Doppalapudi, R.B., Sorial, G.A., and Maloney, S.W., “Electrochemical Reduction of 2,4-Dintrotoluene in a Continuous Flow Laboratory Scale Reactor,” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2003, 129(3), 192-201.
31. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Pilot Scale Study for Reduction of 2,4 DNT,” Water Science and Technology, 2003, 47(9), 173-178.
32. Kim, D., Wang, Q., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Timberlake, D., “A Model Approach for Evaluating Effects of Remedial Actions on Mercury Speciation and Transport in Aquatic Systems,” The Science of the Total Environment, 2004, 327(1-3), 1-15.
33. Sorial, G.A., Venosa, A.D., Miller, K.M., Holder, E., and King, D.W., “Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol - Part I Impact of Operational Variables,” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2004, 130(10), 1073-1084.
34. Sorial, G.A., Venosa, A.D., Miller, K.M., Holder, E., and King, D.W., “Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol - Part II Performance of the Revised Protocol,” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2004, 130(10), 1085-1093.
35. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G.A., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene,” Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, 2004, 21(2), 203-218.
36. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G. A., Speth, T., Zaffiro, A., Patterson, C., and Hand, D.W., “ Remediation of MTBE from Drinking Water - Air Stripping and off Gas adsorption,” Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, 2004, 54(5) 529-539.
37. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G. A., “Adsorption of Phenolics on Activated Carbon - Impact of Pore Size and Molecular Oxygen,” Chemosphere, 2004, 55(5), 671-679.
38. Esperanza, M., Suidan, M.T., Nishimura, F., Wang, Z, Sorial, G.A., Zafiro, A., McCouley, P., Brenner, R., and Sayles, G., “Determination of Sex Hormones and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates in the Aqueous Matrices of Two Pilot-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants,” Environmental Science and Technology, 2004, 38(11), 3028-3035.
39. Wang, Q., Kim, D., Dionysiou, D., Sorial, G., and Timberlake, D., “Sources and Remediation for Mercury Contamination in Aquatic Systems - A Literature Review,” Environmental Pollution, 2004, 131(2), 323-336.
40. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “The Role of Adsorbent Pore Size Distribution in Multicomponent Adsorption on Activated Carbon,” Carbon, 2004, 42(15), 3133-3142.
41. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for MEK Removal,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2004, 114(1-3), 153-158.
42. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G., “Impact of Pore Size on Competitive Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds,” Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2004, 4(5-6), 1-7.
43. Choi, H., Zhang, K., Dionysiou, D.D., Oerther, D.B., and Sorial, G.A., “Influence of Cross-Flow Velocity on Membrane Performance during Filtration of Biological Suspension,” Journal of Membrane Science, 2005, 248, 189-199.
44. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance under Periodic Stressed Operating Conditions as a Function of Styrene Loading,” Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, 2005, 55(2), 200-209.
45. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.W., “Dispersant Effectiveness on Three Oils under Various Simulated Environmental Conditions,” Environmental Engineering Science, 2005, 22(3), 324-336.
46. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Toluene Removal: Effect of Adverse Operating Conditions,” Environmental Progress, 2005, 24(2), 155-161.
47. Choi, H., Zhang, K., Dionysiou, D.D., Oerther, D.B., and Sorial, G.A., “Effect of Permeate Flux and Tangential Shear on Membrane Fouling for Wastewater Treatment,” Separation and Purification Technology, 2005, 45(1), 68-78.
48. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Methyl Isobutyl Ketone from Contaminated Air by Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2005, 131(9), 1322-1329.
49. Kim, D., Cai, Z, Sorial, G.A, “Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2005, 113 (2-3), 153-160.
50. Campo, P., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., and Venosa, A.D., “Statistical evaluation of an analytical GC/MS method for the determination of long chain fatty acids,” Talanta, 2006, 68 (3), 888-894.
51. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “Restricted Adsorbent PSD Hindered Oligomerization of Phenolic Compounds,” Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2005, 18(12), 1989
52. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Dionysiou, D., Sorial, G., and Oerther, D.B., “Identifying Pioneer Bacterial Species Responsible for Biofouling Membrane Bioreactors,” Environmental Microbiology, 2006, 8(3), 433-440.
53. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance and Microbial Diversity of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Interchanging Contaminants,” Engineering Life Sciences, 2006, 6(1), 37-42.
54. Choi, H., Zhang, K., Dionysiou, D.D., Oerther, D. B., and Sorial, G.A., “Effect of activated sludge properties and membrane operation conditions on fouling characteristics in membrane bioreactors,” Chemosphere, 2006, 63(10), 1699-1708.
55. Huang, H. and Sorial, G.A., “Statistical Evaluation of an Analytical IC Method for the Determination of Trace Level Perchlorate,” Chemosphere, 2006, 64(7), 98-104.
56. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Determination of Gas Phase adsorption Isotherms – A Simple Constant Volume Method,” Chemosphere, 2006, 64(8), 1362-1368.
57. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A, “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study of A Hydrophilic and a Hydrophobic Contaminant, Journal of Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Focus, 2006, 6(1-2), 57-69.
58. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.W., “Dispersant Effectiveness on Oil Spills – Impact of Salinity,” ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2006, 63 (8), 1418-1430.
59. Noroozi, B., Sorial, G.A., Bahrami, H., and Arami, M., “Equilibrium and Kinetic Adsorption Study of a Cationic Dye by a Natural Adsorbent – Silkworm Pupa,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 139 (1, 2), 167-174.
60. Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “ Role of Biological Activity and Biomass Distribution in Air Biofilter Performance,” Chemosphere, 2007, 66(9), 1758-1764.
61. Esperanza, M., Suidan, M.T., Marfil-Vega, R., Gonzalez, C., Sorial, G.A., McCauley, P., and Brenner R., “Fate of Sex Hormones in Two Pilot-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants: Conventional Treatment,” Chemosphere, 2007, 66(8), 1535-1544.
62. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “A Novel Integrated Scheme for Stabilizing Biological Oxidation Process Performance in Treating Waste Gas Streams,” Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2007, 10(1), 151-156.
63. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Biological Oxidation of Gaseous VOC Mixtures in a Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies, 2007, 10(1), 144-150.
64. Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Shin, H., and Knaebel K., “Integrated Treatment Scheme of a Biofilter Preceded by a 2-Bed Adsorption Unit Treating Dynamic Toluene Loading,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2007, 130(1), 45-52.
65. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial G.A., “A Comparative Study in Treating Two VOC Mixtures in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters,” Chemosphere, 2007, 68(6), 1090-1097.
66. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Wu, M., Sorial, G.A., Dionysiou, D., Oerther, D.B., “An Ecology-based Analysis of Irreversible Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors,” Water Science & Technology, 2007, 55(8), 395-402.
67. Lu, Q. and Sorial G.A., “The Effect of Functional Groups on Oligomerization of Phenolics on Activated Carbon,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 148(1-2), 436-445.
68. Campo, P., Zhao, Y., Suidan, M.T., Venosa, A.D., and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation Kinetics and Toxicity of Vegetable Oil Triacylglycerols under Aerobic Conditions,” Chemosphere, 2007, 68(11), 2054-2062.
69. Noroozi, B., Sorial, G.A., “Adsorption of Binary Mixtures of Cationic Dyes,” Dyes and Pigments, 2008, 76(3), 784-791.
1. Suidan, M.T., Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., and R.C. Brenner, "Development of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilters," Chapter 3, in Environmental Technologies and Trends, R.K. Jain, Y. Aurelle , C. Cassabud, M. Roustan, and S.P. Shelton, ed., Springer (1997):98-107.
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1. Sorial, G. A., Suidan M. T., and Vidic, R. D. "Role of Oxygen in Multi component Adsorption." presented at 1991 AWWA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 23-27, 1991.
2. Sorial, G. A., Suidan, M. T., and Vidic, R. D. "Evaluation of Multi component Adsorption in Fixed Beds." presented at the 1991 Summer National AIChE Meeting held in Pittsburgh, PA on August 18-21, 1991.
3. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Vidic, R.D., and Brenner, R.C. "Effect of GAC Characteristics on Adsorption of Organic Pollutants" presented at WPCF 64th Annual Conference at Toronto, Ontario, Oct 6-10, 1991.
4. Vidic, R. D., Sorial, G. A., Papadimas, S. P., and Suidan, M. T. "GAC Adsorption of a Mixture of Natural Organic Matter and VOCs in the presence and Absence of Molecular Oxygen." presented at 1991 AWWA Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 23-27, 1991.
5. Vidic, R. D., Suidan, M. T., Sorial, G. A., and Brenner, R.C. "Molecular Oxygen and the Adsorption of Phenols - Effect of Functional Groups." presented at WPCF 64th Annual Conference at Toronto, Ontario, Oct 6-10, 1991.
6. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Papadimas, S.P., and Speth, T.F. "Competitive Adsorption of VOCs and NOM - Oxic and Anoxic Environments" presented at the 1992 Summer National AIChE Meeting held in Minneapolis, MN, on August 9-12, 1992.
7. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., and Maloney, S.W. "Multicomponent Adsorption on GAC - Oxygen Mediated Reversal of Breakthrough Patterns" presented at WEF (formerly WPCF) 65th Annual Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 20-24, 1992.
8. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C. "Preliminary Evaluation of Attachment Media for Gas Phase Biofilters", presented at the 1993 Annual U.S. EPA Annual Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes held in Dallas, Texas, on May 4-6, 1993.
9. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C. "Development of Aerobic Biofilter Design Criteria for Treating VOCs", presented at A&WMA 86th Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in Denver, Colorado, on June 14-18, 1993.
10. Sorial, G.A., Cerminara, P.J., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F. "Competitive Adsorption of VOCs and BOM in Fixed Beds - Role of Molecular Oxygen", presented at the 1993 Summer National AIChE Meeting held in Seattle, Washington, on August 15-19, 1993.
11. Brenner, R.C., Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., and Suidan, M.T. "Evaluation of Biofilter Media for Treatment of Air Streams Containing VOCs", presented at WEF 66th Annual Conference held in Anaheim, California, on October 3-7, 1993.
12. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of the Performance of Trickle Bed Biofilters - Impact of Periodic Removal of Accumulated Biomass", presented at the 87th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air & Waste Management Association held in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 19-24, 1994.
13. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C. "Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Alternative Media for Treatment of VOCs", presented at the 1994 Annual U.S. EPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes held in San Francisco, California, on June 28-30, 1994.
14. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C., "Long-Term Performance of Pelletized Media Biofilter Under High Loading", presented at the 1994 Summer National AIChE Meeting held in Denver, Colorado, on August 14-17, 1994.
15. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of Trickle Bed Biofilter Performance - Biomass Control as a Function of N-Nutrient Species" presented at WEF 67th Annual Conference held in Chicago, Illinois, on October 15-19, 1994.
16. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Trickle Bed Biofilter Development for High VOC Removal Efficiency", presented at the 7th International IGT Symposium on Gas, Oil, and Environmental Biotechnology held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on December 12-14, 1994.
17. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Development of High-Rate Trickle Bed Biofilter", presented at the 21st Annual U.S. EPA RREL Research Symposium held in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 4-6, 1995.
18. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Maintaining High Removal Efficiencies in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters: Development of Media Backwashing Strategies", presented in the Third International Symposium on "In Situ and On-Site Bioreclamation" held in San Diego, California, April 24-27, 1995.
19. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Pandit, A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Performance of Trickle Bed Biofilters Under High Toluene Loading", presented at the 88th Annual Meeting and Exhibition of the Air & Waste Management Association held in San Antonio, Texas, June 18-23, 1995.
20. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Management of High-Rate Trickle Bed Biofilters", presented at the 1995 ASCE-CSCE Environmental Engineering Conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23-26, 1995.
21. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Pandit, A., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C., "Comparison of Two Similarly Toluene Loaded Biofilters - Impact of Residence Time" presented at the 1995 Summer National AIChE Meeting held in Boston, Mass. July 30 - August 2, 1995.
22. Suidan, M.T., Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., and Brenner, R.C., "Operation and Optimization of Granular Air Biofilters", presented at the 1995 Annual U.S. EPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes held in Rye Brook, New York, August 8-10, 1995.
23. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Pandit, A., Suidan, M.T., and Brenner, R.C., "Further Evaluation of Trickle Bed Biofilter Performance as a Function of Loading, Residence Time and Biomass Control", presented at WEF 68th Annual Conference held in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 21-25, 1995.
24. Alonso, C., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G., Biswas, P., Smith, F.L., and Brenner, R.C., "A Comprehensive Mathematical Model for the Biodegradation of VOCs in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters", presented at WEF 68th Annual Conference held in Miami Beach, Florida, on October 21-25, 1995.
25. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Treatment of Contaminated Air," presented at the 1996 USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration held in Los Angeles, California, October 24 and 25, 1996.
26. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., " Operation and Performance of Trickle Bed Air Biofilters", presented at the World Environmental Congress (WORLD '96) held in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27-29, 1996.
27. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., and Suidan, M.T., "Treatment of VOCs in the Gaseous Phase," presented at the 1997 Industrial Wastes Seminar, Ohio Water Environment Association, held in Cincinnati, January 30, 1997.
28. Zhu, X., Suidan, M.T, Sorial, G.A., Kim, B.J, and Kim, B.R., "Role of Phosphorous in Trickle-Bed Biofilters," presented at WEF 70th Annual Conference held in Chicago, Illinois, on October 19-22, 1997.
29. Khodadoust, A.P., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Griffiths, R., and Brenner, R.C., "Countercurrent Solvent Washing of Soils Contaminated with Wood Treating Wastes," presented at The First International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds held in Monterey, California on May 18-21, 1998.
30. Miller, K.M., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., Khodadoust, A.P., Acheson, C.M., and Brenner, R.C., "Anaerobic Treatment of Soil Wash Fluids from a Wood Preserving Site," presented at IAWQ 19th Biennial International Conference, held in Vancouver, Canada, on June 21-26, 1998.
31. Khodadoust, A.P., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Griffiths, R., and Brenner, R.C., "Countercurrent Solvent Washing of Soils Contaminated with Wood Preserving Wastes: Bench Scale and Pilot Scale Studies," presented at WEF 71st Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, on October 3-7, 1998.
32. Miller, K.M., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., Khodadoust, A.P., Acheson, C.M., and Brenner, R.C., "Anaerobic Treatment of Wood Preserving Contaminants from a Soil Wash Process," presented at WEF 71st Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, on October 3-7, 1998.
33. Venosa, A.D., Sorial, G.A., and Suidan, M.T., "Research Leading to Revisions in EPA's Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," presented as a poster at the International Oil Spill Conference 1999 held in Seattle, Washington, on March 8-11, 1999.
34. Sorial, G.A., Venosa, A.D., Koran, K.M., Holder, E., and King, D.W.,"Development of a Rational Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," presented at the International Oil Spill Conference 2001 held in Tampa, Florida, on March 26-29, 2001.
35. Venosa, A.D., Sorial, G.A., and King, D.W., "Round-Robin Testing of a New EPA Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," presented at the International Oil Spill Conference 2001 held in Tampa, Florida, on March 26-29, 2001.
36. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., "Electrochemical Reduction of Simulated Munitions Wastewater -Testing of Pilot Scale Reactor," presented at the first International Conference on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for In-Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 26-29, 2001.
37. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electro Chemical Reduction of Munitions Wastewater,” presented as a poster at the WEFTEC 2001, held in Atlanta Georgia, October 13-17, 2001.
38. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Pilot Scale Study for Reduction of 2,4-DNT,” presented as a poster at IWA 3rd World Water Congress, held in Melbourne, Australia, April 7-12, 2002.
39. Sorial, G., Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., and Maloney, S., “Continuous Electrochemical Bench Scale Study for Reduction of 2,4 DNT,” presented at the 224th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in Boston, MA August 18-22, 2002.
40. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of Organic Energetic Compounds,” presented at the 34th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, held in New Brunswick, NJ, September 20-21, 2002.
41. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of 2,4,6 TNT in a Continuous Flow Reactor,” presented at AIChE 2002 Annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3-8, 2002.
42. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G., Patterson, C., Speth, T., Clark, P. , and Hand, D., “Air Stripping and Off-Gas Adsorption for the Removal of MTBE from Drinking Water,” presented at AIChE 2002 Annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3-8, 2002.
43. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of Munitions Wastewater in a Continuous Flow Reactor,” presented at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Water and Air Remediation, held in Toronto, Canada, November 17-21, 2002
44. Esperanza, M., Zaffiro, A., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G., McCauley, P., and Brenner, R., “Determination of Steriods in the Aqueous Matrices of a Pilot-Scale Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant,” presented at the 3rd International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 19-21, 2003.
45. Sorial, G.A., Palaniswamy, D., and Maloney, S., “ Electrochemical Reduction of nitroaromatics in a Continuous Flow Reactor,” to be presented at the 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
46. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.M., “Dispersant Effectiveness on Three Oils under Various Simulated Environmental Conditions,” presented at the 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
47. Lu, Q., and Sorial, G. A., “Adsorption of Phenolics on Activated Carbon - Impact of Pore Size Distribution and Molecular Oxygen,” presented at the 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
48. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.M., “Determining Dispersant Effectiveness Data for a Suite of Environmental Conditions,” presented at the International Oil Spill Conference, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 6-10, 2003.
49. Esperanza, M., Zaffiro, A., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., McCauley, P., and Brenner, R.C., “Analysis of Steriods in Wastewater,” presented at the Seventh International Conference on In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation, held in Orlando, Florida, June 2-5, 2003.
50. Lu, Qi and Sorial, G., “The Adsorption Behavior of Multicomponent Phenolic Compounds on Activated Carbon Fibers” presented at the 35th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference held in Brooklyn New York Aug 25-27, 2003.
51. Wang, Q., Kim, D., Dionysiou, D., Sorial, G., and Timberlake, D., “Mercury Pollution in Natural waters,” presented at the 226th ACS National Meeting held in New York City, New York, Sep 7-11, 2003.
52. Lu, Qi and Sorial, G., “Binary Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds on Activated Carbon Fibers,” presented at the AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting held in San Francisco, California, Nov 16-21, 2003.
53. Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G., Tallin, S., and Meunier, J., “Characterization of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” presented at the 2004 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference held in Dallas, Texas, Jan 5-8, 2004.
54. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., , “Impact of Functional Groups of Phenolic Compounds on GAC and ACFs Adsorption,” presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting held in Anaheim, California, March 28- April 1, 2004.
55. Kim, D. and Sorial, G. A., “Comparative Study of Gas Phase Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds on two Types of Activated Carbon,” presented at the 227th ACS National Meeting held in Anaheim, California, March 28- April 1, 2004.
56. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for VOCs Removal: Effect of Non-Use Periods,” presented at AIChE Spring National Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25-29, 2004.
57. Choi, H., Zhang, K., Dionysiou, D.D., Oerther, D.B., and Sorial, G.A., “Membrane Filtration Performance with Activated Sludge of CSTR and PFR for the Treatment of Paper Mill Wastewater,” presented at IWA Water Environment Membrane Technology Conference, held in Seoul, Korea, June 7-10, 2004.
58. Kim, D., Cai, Z, and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Paint Booth VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” presented at the 97th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 22-25, 2004.
59. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G.A., Patterson, C., Haught, R., and Sinha, R., “Pilot-scale Advanced Oxidation Study for Treatment of MTBE-contaminated Drinking Water,” presented at the 228th ACS National Meeting, held in Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
60. Lu, Q., Sorial, G.A., “Investigations of Oligomerization of Phenolic Compounds on Activated Carbon Fibers,” presented at the 228th ACS National Meeting, held in Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
61. Lu, Q., Sorial, G.A., “Impact of pore Size on Competitive Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds,” presented at the 4th World water Congress International Water Association, held in Marrakech, Morocco, September 19-24, 2004.
62. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Oerther, D., “Examining the Initiation of Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Pulp and Paper Wastewater,” presented at WEFTEC 04, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2-6, 2004.
63. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Contaminants,” presented at the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
64. Zhang, H. and Sorial, G.A., “Electrochemical Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol,” presented at the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
65. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “FTIR and GC/MS Investigations for Determining Phenolic Compounds Attachments on the Surface of ACFs,” ,” presented at the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
66. Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G.A., Saikaly, P. E., Zein, M.M., and Oerther, D.B., “Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” presented at the 2004 USC-CSC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, held in Santa Monica, California, October 20-22, 2004.
67. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G.A., Patterson, C., Haught, R., and Sinha, R., “A Comparative Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Destruction of MTBE,” presented at the 10th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Air Remediation, held in San Diego, California, October 24-28, 2004.
68. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Under Interchanging Contaminants,” presented at the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
69. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “The Role of Adsorbent Pore Size Distribution in Hampering Oligomerization of Phenolics,” presented at the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
70. Sinha, R., Krishnan, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G., Patterson, C.L., and Haught, R.C., “Evaluation of MTBE Destruction and Byproducts Formation by Using Advanced Oxidation Processes,” presented at the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
71. Koran, K.M., Venosa, A.D., Vyas, S., and Sorial, G.A., “Development of a Surfaces Washing Agent Effectiveness Protocol,” to be presented at 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 15-19, 2005.
72. Lu, Q and Sorial, G.A., “Adsorption of phenolics on activated carbon— impact of adsorbate properties and adsorbent pore size distribution,” presented at Research Frontiers Workshop Carbon for a Greener Planet, State College, Pennsylvania, May 22-25, 2005.
73. Campo, P., Zhao, Y., Suidan, M.T., and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation Patterns and Toxicity of the Constituents of Canola Oil,” presented at the Eighth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, Baltimore, Maryland, June 6-9, 2005.
74. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Feasibility of Adsorption/Desorption Cycles in a Two-Bed Adsorption Unit for Dampening Biofilter Performance Fluctuation,” presented at the 98th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.
75. Cai, Z., Kim, D., Saikaly, P., Zein, M., Sorial, G.A., and Oter Association, Gold Coast, Australia, July 17-20, 2005.
77. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “Restricted Adsorbent PSD Hindered Oligomerization of Phenolic Compounds,” presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, held in Washington D.C, August 28- September 1, 2005.
78. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated 2-Bed Adsorption System and Biofiltration for Treatment of Waste Gas Streams,” presented at the 230th ACS National Meeting, held in Washington D.C, August 28- September 1, 2005.
79. Deshpande, N., Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.M., “Dispersant Effectiveness on Oil Spills – Impact of Environmental Factors,” to presented at the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, September 20 24, 2005.
80. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Biological Oxidation of Gaseous Mixtures in a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter,” to be presented at the 11th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil to be held in Chicago, IL October 23-27, 2005.
81. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “A Novel Integrated Scheme for Stabilizing Biological Oxidation Process Performance in Treating Waste Gas Streams,” to be presented at the 11th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of Water, Air, and Soil to be held in Chicago, IL October 23-27, 2005.
82. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “Activated Carbon Fibers Versus GAC,” to be presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 30 – November 4, 2005.
83. Zhang, H. and Sorial, G.A., “Electrochemical Process for Oxidative Destruction of 4-Chlorophenol,” to be presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 30 – November 4, 2005.
84. Huang, H. and Sorial, G.A., “Perchlorate Remediation by Zero Valent Iron,” to be presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 30 – November 4, 2005.
85. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Role of Adsorption and Desorption Cycles in a 2-Bed Adsorber in Stabilizing Biofiltration Performance,” to be presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 30 – November 4, 2005.
86. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation of Gaseous Mixtures in a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter,” to be presented at AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 30 – November 4, 2005.
87. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Oerther, D.B., “Examining the Initiation of Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Pulp and Paper Wastewater, to be presented at WEFTEC 05, Washington D.C., Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2005.
88. Cai, Z, Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Removal of Paint Booth VOcs Mixture,” accepted for presentation at the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
89. Kim, D. Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Cyclic Operation of Two Fixed Beds Adsorption Systems as Load Equilization for Air Biofiltration System,” accepted for presentation at the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
90. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Treatment of VOCs Mixturein a Trickling Bed Air Biofilter Integrated with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” accepted for presentation at the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, to be held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
91. Srinivasan, R., Huang, H., and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Perchlorate by Zero Valent Iron under Different Environmental Conditions,” presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
92. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Two Bed Adsorption and TBAB for VOC Emission Control,” presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
93. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Multicomponent VOCs,” presented at the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
94. Sorial, G.A., “Biofiltration Technology for Effective Control of Air Emissions,” presented at the Plenary Meeting of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
95. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Wu, M., Lu, T., Sorial, G.A., Dionysiou, D.D., and Oerther, D.B., “Ecology-based analysis of irreversible biofouling in membrane bioreactors,” presented at Structure, Interactions, and Reactivity at Microbial Surfaces, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 232nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, September 10-14, 2006, San Francisco, CA.
96. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Effective Control of Gaseous VOC Mixture in a TBAB Coupled with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” presented at the 2006 USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Long Beach, California, October 18-20, 2006
97. Sorial, G.A. and Cai, Z., “Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration for Effective Control of VOCs,” presented at 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
98. Aly Hassan, A. and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation of n-Hexane in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters,” presented at 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
99. Srinivasan, R. and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Perchlorate from Water Using Integrated Technologies,” presented at 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
100. Aly Hassan, A. and Sorial, G.A., “Enhancing the Destruction of Hydrophobic VOCs in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters,” presented at the 100 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, held in Pittsburgh, PA, June 26-29, 2007.
101. Aly Hassan, A. and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation of Hydrophobic Volatile Organic compounds: Is It possible?,” presented at the 3 rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 6-9, 2007.
102. Srinivasan, R., Sorial, G.A., Ononye, G., Husting, C., and Jackson E., “Elimination of Persistant Odorous Compounds from Drinking Water,” presented at the 3 rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 6-9, 2007.
103. Srinivasan, R. and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Perchlorate by Integrated Technologies,” presented at the 13 th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of water, Air and Soil (AOTs-13), held in Niagara Falls, New York, September 24-27, 2007.
104. Aly Hassan, A. and Sorial, G.A.,“Biodegradation of n-Hexane in Trickling Bed air Biofilter: A Comparative Study,” presented at the 13 th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Treatment of water, Air and Soil (AOTs-13), held in Niagara Falls, New York, September 24-27, 2007.
105. Soled, S.W., Sorial, G.A., McNerney, P., and Husting, C., “Creating High School Student Environmental Engineers,” to be presented at the 37 th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, held in Milwaukee, WI, October 10-13, 2007
106. Kukreti, A.R., Sorial, G.A., Lu, M., Wie, H., Fowler, T.W., Soled, S.W., and McNerney, P., “An Integrated STEM Research and Professional Development Project for Teachers,” to be presented at the International Conference on Engineering Education – ICEE 2007, held in Coimbra, Portugal, Sep 3-7, 2007.
1. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., and Vidic, R.D.,"Role of Oxygen in Multicomponent Adsorption", 1991 AWWA Annual Conference Proceedings, p 651-669.
2. Vidic, R.D., Sorial, G.A., Papadimas, S.P., Suidan, M.T., and Speth, T.F.," GAC Adsorption of a Mixture of Natural Organic Matter and VOCs in the Presence and Absence of Molecular Oxygen", 1991 AWWA Annual Conference Proceedings, p 613- 630.
3. Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Vidic, R.D., and Maloney, S.W. "Multicomponent Adsorption on GAC - Oxygen Mediated Reversal of Breakthrough Patterns", 65th Annual Conference and Exposition (1992), Water Environment Federation, Research Symposia Volume I, p 15-26.
4. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C. "Development of Aerobic Biofilter Design Criteria for Treating VOCs", paper number 93-TP-52A.04, presented at the 86th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of Air & Waste Management Association, Denver, Colorado, June 13-18, 1993.
5. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C. "Evaluation of Biofilter Media for Treatment of Air Streams Containing VOCs", Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 66th Annual Conference and Exposition, Facility Operations Symposia, Volume X, 1993, p 429-439.
6. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C. "Preliminary Evaluation of Attachment Media For Gas Phase Biofilters", EPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous wastes: Research, Development, and Field Evaluations, 1993, p.115-120.
7. Sorial, G. A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Evaluation of the Performance of Trickle Bed Biofilters - Impact of Periodic Removal of Accumulated Biomass", paper number 94-RA115A.05, presented at the 87th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of Air & Waste Management Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 19-24, 1994.
8. Smith, F. L., Sorial, G. A., Suidan, M. T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Alternative Biofilter Attachment Media for Treatment of VOCs" EPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous wastes: Research, Development, and Field Evaluations, 1994, p.89-97.
9. Smith, F. L., Sorial, G. A., Suidan, M. T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Trickle Bed Biofilter Performance: Biomass Control and N-nutrient Effects", Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 67th Annual Conference and Exposition, Facility Operations Symposia, Volume X, 1994, p 553-564.
10. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Development of High-Rate Trickle Bed Biofilter", 21st Annual U.S. EPA RREL Research Symposium, 1995, p. 38-44.
11. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Management of High-Rate Trickle Bed Biofilters" Proceedings of the 1995 ASCE-CSCE Environmental Engineering Conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 23-26, 1995.
12. Sorial, G. A., Smith, F.L., Pandit, A., Suidan, M.T., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Performance of Trickle Bed Biofilters Under High Toluene Loading ", paper number 95-TA9B.04, presented at the 88th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of Air & Waste Management Association, held in San Antonio, Texas, June 18-23, 1995.
13. Smith, F. L., Sorial, G. A., Suidan, M. T., Amit Pandit, Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C., "Operation and Optimization of Granular Air Biofilters" US EPA Symposium on Bioremediation of Hazardous wastes: Research, Development, and Field Evaluations, 1995, p.53-56.
14. Smith, F.L., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., Brenner, R.C., "Further Evaluation of Trickle Bed Biofilter Performance as a Function of Loading, Residence Time, and Biomass Control", paper number 9510005, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 68th Annual Conference and Exposition, Facility Operations Symposia, Volume X, 1995.
15. Alonso, C., Smith, P.J., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G., Biswas, P., Smith, F.L., and Brenner, R.C., "Gas Treatment in Trickle Bed Biofilters: A modeling Approach and Experimental Study", paper number 9549002, Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 68th Annual Conference and Exposition, Research Symposia Volume I, 1995.
16. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C. (1996), "Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Treatment of Contaminated Air," Proceedings 1996 Conference on Biofiltration sponsored by University of Southern California and the Reylonds Group, Hodge, D.S., and Reynolds, F.E. eds. pp. 13-20.
17. Sorial, G.A., Smith, F.L., Suidan, M.T., Pandit, A., Biswas, P., and Brenner, R.C. (1996), " Operation and Performance of Trickle Bed Air Biofilters", Proceedings World Environmental Congress (WORLD '96) sponsored by A&WMA, Science &Technology Integrations, Inc., The University of Western Ontario, UNEP, and U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27-29, 1996.
18. Zhu, X., Suidan, M.T, Sorial, G.A., Kim, B.J, and Kim, B.R., "Role of Phosphorous in Trickle-Bed Biofilters," Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation 70th Annual Conference and Exposition, Facility Operations Symposia, Volume X, 1997.
19. Khodadoust, A.P., Sorial, G.A., Suidan, M.T., Griffiths, R., and Brenner, R.C., "Countercurrent Solvent Washing of Soils Contaminated with Wood Preserving Wastes: Bench Scale and Pilot Scale Studies," presented at Session 23 of WEF 71st Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, on October 3-7, 1998.
20. Miller, K.M., Suidan, M.T., Sorial, G.A., Khodadoust, A.P., Acheson, C.M., and Brenner, R.C., "Anaerobic Treatment of Wood Preserving Contaminants from a Soil Wash Process," presented at Session 69 of WEF 71st Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, on October 3-7, 1998.
21. Venosa, A.D., Sorial, G.A., and Suidan, M.T., "Research Leading to Revisions in EPA's Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," in proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference 1999 held in Seattle, Washington, on March 8-11, 1999.
22. Sorial, G.A., Venosa, A.D., Koran, K.M., Holder, E., and King, D.W.,"Development of a Rational Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," in proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference 2001 held in Tampa, Florida, on March 26-29, 2001.
23. Venosa, A.D., Sorial, G.A., and King, D.W., "Round-Robin Testing of a New EPA Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol," in proceedings of the International Oil Spill Conference 2001 held in Tampa, Florida, on March 26-29, 2001.
24. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., "Electrochemical Reduction of Simulated Munitions Wastewater -Testing of Pilot Scale Reactor," in proceedings of the first International Conference on Oxidation and Reduction Technologies for In-Situ Treatment of Soil and Groundwater, held in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 26-29, 2001.
25. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electro Chemical Reduction of Munitions Wastewater,” in proceedings of the WEFTEC 2001, held in Atlanta Georgia, October 13-17, 2001.
26. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Pilot Scale Study for Reduction of 2,4-DNT,” in proceedings of IWA 3rd World Water Congress, held in Melbourne, Australia, April 7-12, 2002.
27. Sorial, G., Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., and Maloney, S., “Continuous Electrochemical Bench Scale Study for Reduction of 2,4 DNT,” in proceedings of 224th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in Boston, MA August 18-22, 2002 , Volume 42(2), pp. 511-515.
28. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of Organic Energetic Compounds,” in proceedings of the 34th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference held in New Brunswick, NJ, September 20-21, 2002.
29. Palaniswamy, D., Sorial, G., and Maloney, S., “Electrochemical Reduction of 2,4,6 TNT in a Continuous Flow Reactor,” in proceedings of AIChE 2002 Annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3-8, 2002.
30. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G., Patterson, C., Speth, T., Clark, P. , and Hand, D., “Air Stripping and Off-Gas Adsorption for the Removal of MTBE from Drinking Water,” in proceedings of AIChE 2002 Annual meeting, held in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 3-8, 2002.
31. Sorial, G.A., Palaniswamy, D., and Maloney, S., “ Electrochemical Reduction of nitroaromatics in a Continuous Flow Reactor,” in proceedings of 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
32. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.M., “Dispersant Effectiveness on Three Oils under Various Simulated Environmental Conditions,” in proceedings of 225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, March 23-27, 2003.
33. Chandrasekar, S., Sorial, G.A., and Weaver, J.M., “Determining Dispersant Effectiveness Data for a Suite of Environmental Conditions,” in proceedings of International Oil Spill Conference, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, April 6-10, 2003.
34. Lu, Qi and Sorial, G., “The Adsorption Behavior of Multicomponent Phenolic Compounds on Activated Carbon Fibers” in proceeding of the 35th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference to be held in Brooklyn New York Aug 25-27, 2003.
35. Wang, Q., Kim, D., Dionysiou, D., Sorial, G., and Timberlake, D., “Mercury Pollution in Natural waters,” in proceedings of the 226th ACS National Meeting to be held in New York City, New York, Sep 7-11, 2003.
36. Lu, Qi and Sorial, G., “Binary Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds on Activated Carbon Fibers,” in proceedings of the AIChE 2003 Annual Meeting to be held in San Francisco, California, Nov 16-21, 2003.
37. Kim, D., Cai, Z., Sorial, G., Tallin, S., and Meunier, J., “Characterization of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” in proceedings of the 2004 NSF Design, Service, and Manufacturing Grantees and Research Conference held in Dallas, Texas, Jan 5-8, 2004.
38. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Behavior of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for VOCs Removal: Effect of Non-Use Periods,” in proceedings of the AIChE Spring National Meeting held in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 25-29, 2004.
39. Choi, H., Zhang, K., Dionysiou, D.D., Oerther, D.B., and Sorial, G.A., “Membrane Filtration Performance with Activated Sludge of CSTR and PFR for the Treatment of Paper Mill Wastewater,” in proceedings of IWA Water Environment Membrane Technology Conference, Seoul, Korea, June 7-10, 2004.
40. Kim, D., Cai, Z, and Sorial, G.A., “Evaluation of Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Paint Booth VOCs under Stressed Operating Conditions,” in proceedings of the 97th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 22-25, 2004.
41. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G.A., Patterson, C., Haught, R., and Sinha, R., “Pilot-scale Advanced Oxidation Study for Treatment of MTBE-contaminated Drinking Water,” in proceedings of the 228th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 22-26, 2004.
42. Lu, Q., Sorial, G., “Impact of Pore Size on Competitive Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds,” in proceedings of the 4th World Water congress International Water Association, Marrakech, Morocco, September 19-24, 2004.
43. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Oerther, D., “Examining the Initiation of Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Pulp and Paper Wastewater,” in proceedings of WEFTEC 04, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2-6, 2004.
44. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter under Adverse Operating Conditions: A Comparative Study of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Contaminants,” in proceedings of the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
45. Zhang, H. and Sorial, G.A., “Electrochemical Degradation of 4-Chlorophenol,” in proceedings of the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
46. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “FTIR and GC/MS Investigations for Determining Phenolic Compounds Attachments on the Surface of ACFs,” in proceedings of the 36th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, Storrs, Connecticut, October 8-10, 2004.
47. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Impact of Interchanging VOCs on the Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” in proceedings of 2004 USC-CSC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Santa Monica, California, October 20-22, 2004.
48. Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G.A., Patterson, C., Haught, R., and Sinha, R., “A Comparative Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Destruction of MTBE,” in proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Water and Air Remediation, San Diego, California, October 24-28, 2004.
49. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter Under Interchanging Contaminants,” in proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
50. Lu, Q. and Sorial, G.A., “The Role of Adsorbent Pore Size Distribution in Hampering Oligomerization of Phenolics,” in proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
51. Sinha, R., Krishnan, R., Ramakrishnan, B., Sorial, G., Patterson, C.L., and Haught, R.C., “Evaluation of MTBE Destruction and Byproducts Formation by Using Advanced Oxidation Processes,” in proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 23-26, 2005.
52. Koran, K.M., Venosa, A.D., Vyas, S., and Sorial, G.A., “Development of a Surfaces Washing Agent Effectiveness Protocol,” in proceedings of the 2005 International Oil Spill Conference, Miami Beach, Florida, May 15-19, 2005.
53. Kim, D., Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Feasibility of Adsorption/Desorption Cycles in a Two-Bed Adsorption Unit for Dampening Biofilter Performance Fluctuation,” in proceedings of 98th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.
54. Cai, Z., Kim, D., Saikaly, P., Zein, M., Sorial, G.A., and Oerther, D.B., “Effect of VOCs Interchanging on Performance and Microbial Diversity in Trickle-Bed Air Biofilter,” in proceedings of 98th A&WMA Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21-24, 2005.
55. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Oerther, D.B., “Identifying Bacterial Populations Highly correlated with Irreversible Membrane Biofouling in MBR Systems, in proceedings of the 4th Activated Sludge Population Dynamics Meeting, International Water Association, Gold Coast, Australia, July 17-20, 2005.
56. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Sorial, G., Dionysiou, D., and Oerther, D.B., “Examining the Initiation of Biofouling in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Pulp and Paper Wastewater, in proceedings of the WEFTEC 05, Washington D.C., Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2005.
57. Cai, Z, Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Performance of a Trickle Bed Air Biofilter for Removal of Paint Booth VOcs Mixture,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
58. Kim, D. Cai, Z., and Sorial, G.A., “Cyclic Operation of Two Fixed Beds Adsorption Systems as Load Equilization for Air Biofiltration System,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
59. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Treatment of VOCs Mixturein a Trickling Bed Air Biofilter Integrated with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” in proceedings of the 99 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, held in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2006.
60. Srinivasan, R., Huang, H., and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Perchlorate by Zero Valent Iron under Different Environmental Conditions,” in proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
61. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Two Bed Adsorption and TBAB for VOC Emission Control,” in proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
62. Cai, Z., Kim, D., and Sorial, G.A., “Trickle Bed Air Biofilter Performance for Removal of Multicomponent VOCs,” in proceedings of the 2 nd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, August 19-22, 2006.
63. Zhang, K., Choi, H., Wu, M., Lu, T., Sorial, G.A., Dionysiou, D.D., and Oerther, D.B., “Ecology-based analysis of irreversible biofouling in membrane bioreactors,” in Proceedings of the Symposium on Structure, Interactions, and Reactivity at Microbial Surfaces, Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, 232nd American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, September 10-14, 2006, San Francisco, CA.
64. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Effective Control of Gaseous VOC Mixture in a TBAB Coupled with Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds,” in proceedings of 2006 USC-TRG Conference on Biofiltration for Air Pollution Control, Long Beech, California, October 18-20, 2006.
65. Cai, Z. and Sorial, G.A., “Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration for Effective Control of VOCs,” in proceedings of the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
66. Sorial, G.A. and Cai, Z., “Integrated Cyclic Adsorption/Desorption Beds and Biofiltration for Effective Control of VOCs,” in proceedings of the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
67. Hassan, A.A. and Sorial, G.A., “Biodegradation of n-Hexane in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters,” in proceedings of the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
68. Srinivasan, R. and Sorial, G.A., “Removal of Perchlorate from Water Using Integrated Technologies,” in proceedings of the 37 th Mid-Atlantic Industrial & Hazardous Waste Conference, held in Cincinnati, OH, March 21-23, 2007.
69. Aly Hassan, A. and Sorial, G.A., “Enhancing the Destruction of Hydrophobic VOCs in Trickle Bed Air Biofilters,” in proceedings of the 100 th A&WMA Annual Meeting, held in Pittsburgh, PA, June 26-29, 2007.
70. Soled, S.W., Sorial, G.A., McNerney, P., and Husting, C., “Creating High School Student Environmental Engineers,” in proceedings of the 37 th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, held in Milwaukee, WI, October 10-13, 2007.
71. Kukreti, A.R., Sorial, G.A., Lu, M., Wie, H., Fowler, T.W., Soled, S.W., and McNerney, P., “An Integrated STEM Research and Professional Development Project for Teachers,” in proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Education – ICEE 2007, held in Coimbra, Portugal, Sep 3-7, 2007.
1. Sorial, G.A., Final Project Report, “Performance of the New Oil Spill Dispersant Effectiveness Protocol (Baffled Flask Test),” Submitted to U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, Ohio, Contract No. 68-C7-0057, Task Order # 1, Technical Directive #1-30 September 2000.
2. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., and Sorial, G.A., Final Project Report, “Electrochemical Reduction of Energetically Contaminated Wastewater: Development and Testing of Pilot Scale Reactor,” US Army, Construction Engineering Laboratory, ERDC/CERL TR-00-38, November 2000.
3. Doppalapudi, R., Palaniswamy, D., and Sorial, G.A., Final Project Report, “Pilot Scale Reactor for Electrochemical Reduction of Nitroaromatics in Water: Simulated Wastewater Testing,” US Army, Construction Engineering Laboratory, July 2001.
4. Chandraskar, S. and Sorial, G.A., Final Project Report, “Develop Dispersant Effectiveness Data for a Suite of Environmental Conditions,” U.S. EPA, Athens Georgia, September 2002.
5. Wang, Q., Kim, D., Dionysious, D., and Sorial, G., “Assessment of Effect of Risk Management Activities on the Speciation and Transport of Mercury in Aquatic Systems,” U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, OH, September 2002.
6. Zhou, Y. and Sorial, G., “Assessment of Mercury Methylation in Aquatic Systems,” U.S. EPA, Cincinnati, OH, September 2002.
7. Chandraskar, S. and Sorial, G.A., Final Project Report, “Phase II of Develop Dispersant Effectiveness Data for a Suite of Environmental Conditions,” U.S. EPA, Athens Georgia, September 2003.
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