Determination of non-ionic surfactants and their biotransformation by-products adsorbed on alive activated sludge

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-288

  Szymanski, Andrzej ^a   Wyrwas, Bogdan ^a   Lukaszewski, Zenon ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ac voltammetry; Activated sludge; Adsorption; Non ionic surfactants; Poly(ethylene glycols)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BYPRODUCTS; EXTRACTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BIOTRANSFORMATION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FATTY ALCOHOL; MACROGOL; REAGENT; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; SURFACTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037209913     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00275-0     Document Type: Article

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