Comparison of the removal of phthalates and other organic pollutants from industrial wastewaters in membrane bioreactor and conventional activated sludge treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2425-2437

  Llop, A ^a   Borrull, F ^a   Pocurull, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

GC MS; Industrial wastewater; Membrane bioreactor; Organic pollutants; Phthalate esters; SPME

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MEMBRANES; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STYRENE; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ADIPATE ESTER; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENTS; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MBR EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PHTHALATE ESTER; PHTHALATES; QUALITY PARAMETERS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT PLANTS; TREATMENT PROCESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STYRENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PH; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 74049123554     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.314     Document Type: Article

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