Removal of Mn and simultaneous removal of NH3, Fe and Mn from potable water using a trickling filter

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2442-2450

  Gouzinis, A ^a   Kosmidis, N ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a   Lyberatos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Biological oxidation; Chemical oxidation; Continuous operation; Iron; Manganese; Potable water sequencing batch reactor operation; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; TRICKLING FILTRATION;

AMMONIA REMOVAL; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL TRICKLING FILTER;

MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; IRON; MANGANESE;

DRINKING WATER; IRON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRICKLING FILTER;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032145399     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00471-5     Document Type: Article

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