Removal of micropollutants from aerobically treated grey water via ozone and activated carbon

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2887-2896

  Hernandez Leal L ^a,b   Temmink, H ^a,b   Zeeman, G ^b   Buisman, C J N ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Grey water; Micropollutants; Ozone; Personal care products

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CAMPHOR; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; PHENOLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON COLUMNS; BED VOLUME; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; GRAY WATER; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NONYLPHENOLS; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TONALIDE; TRICLOSAN;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BUTYL PARABEN; ENSULIZOLE; GALAXOLIDE; METHYL PARABEN; NONYLPHENOL; OCTOCRYLENE; OXYBENZONE; OZONE; PROPYL PARABEN; TRICLOSAN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLUME; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

DRYOBALANOPS;

EID: 79954630128     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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