Using a zeolite medium biofilter to remove organic pollutant and ammonia simultaneously

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-93

  Tian, Wen Hua ^a   Wen, Xiang Hua ^a   Qian, Yi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia N removal; Biological aerated filter; Hydraulic retention time; Natural zeolite; Volumetric loading rate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILTERS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TURBIDITY; WATER AERATION; ZEOLITES;

HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME (HRT); ZEOLITE MEDIUM BIOLOGICAL AERATED FILTERS (ZBAF);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ZEOLITE;

AMMONIA; BIOFILTER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FILTRATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0842312969     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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