Influence of the employment of adsorption and coprecipitation agents for the removal of PPCPs in conventional activated sludge (CAS) systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 728-735

  Serrano, D ^a   Lema, J M ^a   Omil, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Coagulation flocculation; PPCP; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PHARMACEUTICALS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AERATION TANKS; CARBAMAZEPINE; COAGULATION-FLOCCULATION; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DICLOFENAC; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MUSK FRAGRANCES; NAPROXENS; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PPCP; RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL MECHANISM; REMOVAL RATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AMIDES; COAGULATION; DEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; FLOCCULATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ODORS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEWAGE TANKS;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; CARBON; CHLORIDE; COSMETIC; DRUG; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FERRIC ION; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; EMPLOYMENT; FLOCCULATION; ISOTHERM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALT;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CHLORIDES; COSMETICS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 78049404843     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.914     Document Type: Article

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