Effects of powdered activated carbon dosing on sludge characteristics and estrogen removal in membrane bioreactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2193-2198

  Yang, W ^a   Paetkau, M ^a   Cicek, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogen; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon; Sludge characteristics

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NATURAL ESTROGEN; OPERATIONAL PERIODS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REMOVAL RATE; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TOC CONCENTRATIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBOHYDRATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; POLYMER; CARBON; WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; ESTROGENS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77953716942     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.111     Document Type: Article

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