Biological chromium(VI) reduction using a trickling filter

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 78-85

  Dermou, E ^a   Velissariou, A ^b   Xenos, D ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Aerospace Industry Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological removal; Chromate; Recirculation; Sequencing batch reactor; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; CHROMATE; RECIRCULATION; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; TRICKLING FILTER;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACETIC ACID; CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TRICKLING FILTER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS PROCESS; COST; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FILTER; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INOCULATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; REDUCTION KINETICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SODIUM ACETATE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 26244441416     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.06.008     Document Type: Article

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