A full-scale trickling filter for the simultaneous removal of ammonium, iron and manganese from potable water

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1023-1026

  Tekerlekopoulou, Athanasia G ^a   Papazafiris, Panagiotis G D ^a   Vayenas, Dimitris V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Full scale trickling filter; Hydrogen sulfide; Iron; Manganese; Simultaneous removal

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; BACKWASH WATER; DAILY TEMPERATURES; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; FULL-SCALE TRICKLING FILTER; HYDRAULIC LOADING; OPERATING CONDITION; PILOT SCALE; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; POLLUTANT LOADINGS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX POTENTIALS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STARTUP TIME; STEADY OPERATING CONDITIONS; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER RESERVOIR;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DESULFURIZATION; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LOADING; MANGANESE; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; REDOX REACTIONS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SULFUR DETERMINATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; MANGANESE;

ADVECTION; AERATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GREECE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRICKLING FILTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77953518814     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2356     Document Type: Article

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