Removal of a broad range of surfactants from municipal wastewater - Comparison between membrane bioreactor and conventional activated sludge treatment

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-343

  González, Susana ^a   Petrovic, Mira ^a,b   Barceló, Damià ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Conventional activated sludge; Ionic and non ionic surfactants; Membrane bioreactor; Nonylphenol ethoxylates

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; DECOMPOSITION; METABOLITES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER;

CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IONIC SURFACTANTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); NON-IONIC SURFACTANTS; NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ALKYLPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOXY CARBOXYLATE; AMIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIETHANOL AMIDE; NONYLPHENOL; NONYLPHENOXY CARBOXYLATE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DECOMPOSITION; METABOLITES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ELIMINATION REACTION; MEMBRANE; METABOLITE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846261517     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.09.056     Document Type: Article

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