Comparison of several combined/integrated biological-AOPs setups for the treatment of municipal landfill leachate: Minimization of operating costs and effluent toxicity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 250-257

  Cassano, D ^a,c   Zapata, A ^b   Brunetti, G ^c   Del Moro, G ^a   Di Iaconi, C ^a   Oller, I ^b   Malato, S ^b   Mascolo, G ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Landfill leachate treatment; Operating costs; Ozonation; SBBGR system; Solar photo Fenton; Toxicity reduction

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TOXICITY; FINAL EFFLUENTS; LANDFILL LEACHATE TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATES; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; MUNICIPAL LANDFILL LEACHATE; PHOTO-FENTON; RESPIROMETRY; SBBGR SYSTEM; SET-UPS; TOXICITY REDUCTION; VIBRIO FISCHERI; WATERBODIES; DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; SOLAR PHOTO-FENTON;

BIOFILTRATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INVESTMENTS; LEACHING; OPERATING COSTS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; LEACHATE TREATMENT;

LEACHATE TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 79960976465     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.098     Document Type: Article

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