A thermodynamic analysis on adsorption of estrogens in activated sludge process

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2341-2348

  Ren, Yong Xiang ^a   Nakano, Kazunori ^a   Nomura, Munehiro ^a   Chiba, Nobuo ^a   Nishimura, Osamu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Adsorption behavior; Estrogen; Temperature; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ESTROGEN; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; KOW VALUES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EQUOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMOANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; ISOTHERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34247624066     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.01.058     Document Type: Article

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