Professor
Contact Information
Engineering, Room 315
reedb@umbc.edu
410-455-8154
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering – State University of New York at Buffalo, 1990
M.S. Environmental Engineering – State University of New York at Buffalo, 1986
B.S. Civil Engineering – State University of New York at Buffalo, 1984
Research Interests
My primary research focus has been on the removal of inorganic contaminants from the aqueous phase by activated carbons. Over the last several years I have investigated the efficacy of impregnated carbons for the removal of anionic contaminants such as As(III), As(V), and ClO4-. A recent project I have worked on focuses on the removal of radionuclides from wastewater. My membrane research has focused on industrial or DOE related wastes. Two particularly interesting projects have been the development of a full-scale membrane treatment system for a West Virginia aluminum manufacturer and the investigation of a rotary membrane system for DOE wasters and for wastes high in oil content.
Selected Publications
Reed, B.E., Yalamanchili, J., Leach, J., Hennigan, C. Fate of Transition Metals in PO4-based in vitro Assays: Equilibrium Modeling and Macroscopic Studies, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 23, 160-169 2021
Ngantcha-Kwimi, T.A., Reed, B.E. Competitive Adsorption of As(III), As(V), and PO4 by an Iron Oxide Impregnated Activated Carbon: Surface Complex Modeling. Water Air Soil Pollut 231, 478 2020
Hennigan, C, Mucci, A and Reed B.E. “Trends in PM2.5 transition metals in urban areas across the United States,” Environmental Research Letters. Environmental Research Letters, 14 104006, 2019
Ngantcha-Kwimi, T.A., and Reed, B.E. “As(V) and PO4 Removal by an Iron Impregnated Activated Carbon in a Single and Binary Adsorbate system: Experimental and Surface Complex Modeling Results.” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering 142 (1), 2015
Ngantcha, T.A., Vaughan, R., and Reed, B.E. “Modeling As(III) and As(V) Removal by an Iron Oxide Impregnated Activated Carbon in a Binary Adsorbate System.” Separation Science and Technology 46, 1419-1429, 2011
Kwon, J., Thomas, J., Reed, B.E. Levine, L., Magdar, V. Farrar, Bridges, D., and Ghosh, U. “Evaluation of Sorbent Amendments for In Situ Remediation,”Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(9), 1883-92.
Alba, A. Wheeler, J. and Reed, B.E., “Removal of Cs+ and Co2+ from Domestic Wastewater by Adsorbent Addition,” Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 2009, pp. 2-13.
Vaughan, R.L.,Yang, J., Lemire, L., and Reed, B.E, “Characterization and Surface Acidity Modeling of an Iron Oxide Impregnated Activated Carbon,” Adsorption Science and Technology, 25(5), 295-309, 2007.
Vaughan, Jr., R.L., Reed, B.E., and Smith, E.H, “Modeling As(V) Removal in Iron Oxide Impregnated Activated Carbon Columns.” ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering, 133, 1, 121-124., 2007.
Vaughan, Jr., R.L., and Reed, B.E. “Modeling As(V) Removal by a Iron Oxide Impregnated Activated Carbon using the Surface Complexation Approach,” Water Research, V39, 1005-1014, 2005.