Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
Tanju Karanfil
Karanfil
Professor & Chair, EEES
Rich Lab, 342 Computer Court
Anderson, SC 29625
864.656.1005
tkaranf@clemson.edu

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1995
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1991
B.S. Environmental Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 1988

Professional Engineer, South Carolina, 2003, No. 23143
Board Certified Environmental Engineer, 2005, No. 04-10040

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Personal Homepage: www.clemson.edu/~tkaranf


Faculty Overview
Dr. Karanfil's primary teaching and research interests are in the fundamentals and applications of physiochemical operations in water, wastewater and hazardous waste treatment systems. His research is on phase separation, specifically sorption and membrane processes and technologies. Current research focuses on sorption (i.e., physical, chemical and electrostatic interactions) of synthetic organic chemicals and natural organic materials by natural (e.g., soils, sediments) and engineered or synthetic (e.g., activated carbon, polymeric resins) sorbents, control and understanding of disinfection by-product formation in water treatment and distribution systems and applications of membranes processes for drinking water and hazardous/industrial waste treatment. Dr. Karanfil is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award.

Class Information
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Respository.

EE&S 802 Environmental Engineering Principles
EE&S 803 Physicochemical Operations in Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems
EE&S 805 Laboratory in Water and Wastewater Treatment Operations
EE&S 806 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Design
Selected Publications

Karanfil, T. Krasner, S.W., Westerhoff, P. and Xie, Y. Occurrence, Formation, Health Effects and Control of Disinfection By-Products in Drinking Water. American Chemical Society, 365 pages (2008).

Hur, J., Schlautman, M.A., Templeton, S.R., Karanfil, T., Post, C.J., Goddard, M.A., Smink, J., Klaine, S.J. and Hayes, J.C. “Evaluating the Collective Performance of Construction Best Management Practices at Small-scale Development Sites in an Urbanizing Watershed,” Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 63, (2) 77-90 (2008).

Hong, Y., Liu, S., Song, H. Hu, J., Ates, N. and Karanfil, T. “The Effects of Quenching Agents on HAA Determination in Chloraminated Waters,” Journal of American Water Works Association, 100, (2) 89-99 (2008).

Guo, Y. Yadav, A. and Karanfil, T. “Approaches to Mitigate the Impact of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Adsorption of Synthetic Organic Contaminants by Porous Carbonaceous Adsorbents,” Environmental Science and Technology, 41, (22) 7888-7894, (2007).

Hong, Y., Liu, S., Song, H. and Karanfil, T. “HAA Formation Pathways and Kinetics during Chloramination,” Journal of American Water Works Association, 99, (8) 57-69, (2007).

Hur, J., Schlautman, M.A., Karanfil, T., Smink, J., Song, H., Klaine, S.J. and Hayes, J.C. “Influence of Drought and Municipal Sewage Effluents on the Baseflow Water Chemistry of an Upper Piedmont River,” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 132, 171-187, (2007).

Karanfil, T., Dastgheib, S.A. and Mauldin, D. “Exploring Molecular Sieve Capabilities of Activated Carbon Fibers to Reduce the Impact of NOM Preloading on the Trichloroethylene Adsorption,” Environmental Science and Technology, 40, (4) 1321-1327, (2006).

Dastgheib, S.A. and Karanfil, T. “The Effect of the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Activated Carbons on the Adsorption Energy and Affinity Coefficient of Dubinin Equation,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 292, (2) 312-321, (2005).

Karanfil, T., Moro, E.C. and Serkiz, S.M. “Development and Testing of a Silver Chloride-Impregnated Activated Carbon for Aqueous Removal and Sequestration of Iodide” Environmental Technology, 26, (11) 1255-1262, (2005).

Cheng, W., Dastgheib, S.A. and Karanfil, T. “Adsorption of Dissolved Natural Organic Matter by Modified Activated Carbons,” Water Research, 39, (11) 2281-2290, (2005).

Awards & Honors

Editorial Advisor Board, Journal of American Water Works Association

American Water Works Association, Academic Achievement Award (2007)

Clemson University, Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence (2008, 2006, 2003, 2002)

Clemson University, College of Engineering and Science, McQueen Quattlebaum Faculty Achievement Award (2005)

National Science Foundation, Early CAREER Award (2001)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Ph.D. Fellowship, (1989-1992)