Mechanisms of heavy-metal removal by activated sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1028-1034

  Pagnanelli, F ^a   Mainelli, S ^a   Bornoroni, L ^a   Dionisi, D ^a   Toro, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biosorption; Heavy metals; Metal speciation; Potentiometric titration

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTIONS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVE SITES; AMINO GROUPS; BINDING PROPERTIES; BOUND METALS; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL MECHANISMS; COMPLEXATION CONSTANTS; IR SPECTRUM; LEAD REMOVALS; METAL REMOVALS; METAL SPECIATION; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION; SELECTIVE EXTRACTIONS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SLUDGE SAMPLES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMINES; BATCH REACTORS; BINDING ENERGY; BINDING SITES; BIOACTIVITY; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CADMIUM; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; POTENTIOMETERS (ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS); PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); TITRATION;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

CADMIUM; LEAD;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; SORPTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; EXTRACTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED RADIATION; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION; PRECIPITATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SIMULATION;

ADSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; POTENTIOMETRY; SEWAGE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 65049084835     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.043     Document Type: Article

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