The role of tannins in conventional and membrane treatment of tannery wastewater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 733-739

  Munz, G ^a   De Angelis, D ^b   Gori, R ^a   Mori, G ^c   Casarci, M ^b   Lubello, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Cuoiodepur Spa ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor; Naphthalenesulfonic tanning agents; Natural tannins; Nitrification inhibition; Tannery wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PHASE; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONCENTRATION OF; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; FULL SCALE; INHIBITING EFFECTS; ION PAIRS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NAPHTHALENESULFONIC TANNING AGENTS; NATURAL TANNINS; NITRIFYING BIOMASS; RESPIROMETRY; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATES; TANNERY WASTEWATER; TANNERY WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBONS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; FIRE HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEATHER; NAPHTHALENE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; TANNING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

EFFLUENTS;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; TANNIN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; NITRITES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TANNING; TANNINS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 62749110791     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.08.070     Document Type: Article

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