Elimination and fate of selected micro-organic pollutants in a full-scale anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic process combined with membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater reclamation

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 5999-6010

  Xue, Wenchao ^a   Wu, Chunying ^a   Xiao, Kang ^a   Huang, Xia ^a   Zhou, Haidong ^a   Tsuno, Hiroshi ^b   Tanaka, Hiroaki ^b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic anoxic aerobic membrane bioreactor process; Elimination; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Pharmaceuticals and personal care products; Wastewater reclamation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS TRANSFER; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; ANAEROBIC-ANOXIC-AEROBIC PROCESS; ANAEROBICS; ANEROBIC/ANOXIC/AEROBIC-MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR PROCESS; ANOXIC/AEROBIC; ELIMINATION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; MICRO-ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; PHARMACEUTICAL AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SULPIRIDE;

BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS BALANCE; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REDOX CONDITIONS; RETENTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; KINETICS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78649321654     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.052     Document Type: Article

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