Active heterotrophic biomass and sludge retention time (SRT) as determining factors for biodegradation kinetics of pharmaceuticals in activated sludge

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 7415-7421

  Majewsky, Marius ^a   Gallé, Tom ^a   Yargeau, Viviane ^b   Fischer, Klaus ^c  

^a Resource Center for Environmental Technologies (CRTE) CRP Henri Tudor   (Luxembourg)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Active heterotrophic biomass; Biodegradation; Pharmaceuticals; Sludge retention time

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVE BIOMASS; ACTIVE FRACTION; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; COD REMOVAL; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; HETEROTROPHIC BIOMASS; HETEROTROPHS; PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRUG; HETEROTROPHY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; RETENTION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; KINETICS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959593078     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.05.032     Document Type: Article

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