The feasibility of using combined Fenton-SBR for antibiotic wastewater treatment

Desalination

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-21

  Elmolla, Emad S ^a   Chaudhuri, Malay ^b  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin; Antibiotic wastewater; AOP; Cloxacillin; Fenton SBR

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AOP; CLOXACILLIN; FENTON REACTIONS; FENTON-SBR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MOLAR RATIO; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; TWO-WAY ANOVA;

ANTIBIOTICS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84855197490     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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