Biological removal of hexavalent chromium in trickling filters operating with different filter media types

Desalination

Volumn 211, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 156-163

  Dermou, E ^a   Velissariou, A ^b   Xenos, D ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Aerospace Industry Corporation   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological reduction; Gravel; Hexavalent chromium; Plastic media; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BIOFILTERS; CHROMIUM; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTS;

BIOLOGICAL REDUCTION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; PLASTIC MEDIA; TRICKLING FILTER;

FILTRATION;

BATCH REACTORS; BIOFILTERS; CHROMIUM; FILTRATION; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHROMIUM; FILTER; GRAVEL; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

EID: 34248645466     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.02.090     Document Type: Article

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