Integration of solar photocatalysis and membrane bioreactor for pesticides degradation

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1571-1578

  Casas Lopez J L ^a   Cabrera Reina, A ^a   Ortega Gomez E ^a   Ballesteros Martin M M ^a   Malato Rodriguez S ^a,b   Sanchez Perez J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Advanced oxidation processes; Membrane bioreactor; Pesticides; Photocatalysis; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES; BIO-RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CARBON REMOVAL; COUPLED SYSTEMS; HIGH QUALITY WATER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; PHOTO-FENTON; PRE-TREATMENT; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYSIS; TURBIDITY VALUES; WATER RECLAMATION;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PESTICIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CATALYST; COUPLING; DEGRADATION; MEMBRANE; PESTICIDE; PRETREATMENT; REACTOR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77954734441     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2010.487465     Document Type: Article

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