Simultaneous removal of atrazine and nitrate using a biological granulated activated carbon (BGAC) reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 626-631

  Herzberg, Moshe ^a   Dosoretz, Carlos G ^a   Tarre, Sheldon ^a   Michael, Beliavsky ^a   Dror, Minz ^b   Green, Michal ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Biofim; Degradation; Fluidized bed reactor; GAC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DESORPTION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; MICROORGANISMS; NITRATES;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATRAZINE; CARBON; GLASS; NITRATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATRAZINE; DEGRADATION; FLUIDIZED BED; NITRATE; REACTOR;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DESORPTION; DETERIORATION; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSEUDOMONAS; RESEARCH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; VOLUMETRY;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP. ADP;

EID: 2642530428     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1031     Document Type: Article

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