High performance biofilm process for treating wastewater discharged from coal refining plants containing nitrogen, cyanide and thiocyanate

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 325-334

  Jeong, Y ^a   Park, B G ^a   Chung, J S ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofilm process; Coal wastewater; Fluidized bed; Nitrogen removal; Thiocyanate

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CYANIDES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENES;

BIOFILM PROCESS; COAL REFINING PLANTS; COAL WASTEWATER; THIOCYANATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CYANIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGEN; PHENOL; POLYETHYLENE; THIOCYANATE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CYANIDES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHENOLS; POLYETHYLENES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAL MINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FLUIDIZATION; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; STEADY STATE; TIME; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 31844449338     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0709     Document Type: Article

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