Application of biofiltration system on AOC removal: Column and field studies

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1786-1793

  Chien, C C ^a   Kao, C M ^a   Chen, C W ^b   Dong, C D ^b   Wu, C Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced water treatment system; Assimilable organic carbon (AOC); Biofiltration; Biological activated carbon (BAC); Granular activated carbon (GAC)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); WATER TREATMENT;

ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM; ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON (AOC); BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON (BAC); GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC);

ORGANIC CARBON;

ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; BROMATE; BROMIDE; IRON; ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIA; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTHRACITE; BIOFILTRATION; BROMIDE; BROMINE COMPOUND; COLONIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; IRON; MICROORGANISM; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILTRATION; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; FILTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOHSIUNG; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 41549086601     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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