Biologically enhanced granulated activated carbon (BAC) filtration of a mixed industrial/domestic tertiary effluent for reuse

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 17-24

  Antonelli, M ^a   Bonomo, L ^a   Bianchi, R ^b   Rozzi, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CIDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological activated carbon; Reuse; Tertiary treatment; Textile wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COLOR REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; REUSABILITY; TEXTILE FIBERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

COLOR ABATEMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ABSORBENT; ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DECOLORIZATION; FILTRATION; PILOT SCALE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; EFFLUENT STANDARD; FILTER; FILTRATION; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; RECYCLING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; DECOLORIZING; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION;

EID: 0038601732     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2003.0003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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