Potential of UV/H2O2 oxidation for enhancing the biodegradability of municipal reverse osmosis concentrates

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2605-2611

  Liu, K ^a   Roddick, F A ^a   Fan, L ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Organic pollutants; Reverse osmosis concentrate; UVC H 2O2; VUV H2O2

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESS; COMPLEX COMPOUNDS; DECOLOURISATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; ORGANICS; OXIDATION OF ORGANICS; OXIDATION PROCESS; RATE OF REDUCTION; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; UVC/H 2O2; VUV IRRADIATION; VUV/H2O2;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

OXIDATION;

BIODEGRADABLE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORBANCE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EFFLUENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION RATE; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOLORIZATION; FLUORESCENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79959318043     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.465     Document Type: Article

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