Removal of organics and degradation products from industrial wastewater by a membrane bioreactor integrated with ozone or UV/H 2O 2 treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1010-1018

  Laera, G ^a   Cassano, D ^a   Lopez, A ^a   Pinto, A ^a   Pollice, A ^a   Ricco, G ^b   Mascolo, G ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ARPA Puglia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL DRUGS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; COD REMOVAL RATE; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FILTRATION PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MBR EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NALIDIXIC ACID; ORGANICS; PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER; RAW WASTEWATERS; RECIRCULATIONS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL POLISHING; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; OXIDATION; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEGRADATION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NALIDIXIC ACID; OZONE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC ACID; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; ORGANIC WASTE; OXIDATION; OZONATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NALIDIXIC ACID; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84855973872     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202707w     Document Type: Article

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