Physico-chemical and biological iron removal from potable water

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-83

  Tekerlekopoulou, A G ^a   Vasiliadou, I A ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerobic processes; Biofilms; Iron removal; Modeling; Potable water; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OXIDATION; SEWAGE AERATION;

AEROBIC PROCESSES; IRON REMOVAL; TRICKLING FILTER; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATES (VFR);

POTABLE WATER;

IRON; WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INOCULATION; IRON METABOLISM; MIXED CELL CULTURE; OXIDATION KINETICS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33747108426     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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