Assessment of metal removal, biomass activity and RO concentrate treatment in an MBR-RO system

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 209-210, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Malamis, Simos ^a   Katsou, Evina ^a   Takopoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Demetriou, Prokopis ^a   Loizidou, Maria ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Concentrate; Fixed bed column; Heavy metals; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Reverse osmosis (RO)

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ACTIVITY; COLUMN OPERATIONS; CONCENTRATE; DIVALENT METALS; FIXED BED COLUMNS; INITIAL STAGES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); METAL REMOVAL; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RO CONCENTRATE;

BIOREACTORS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SODIUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FOULING; HEAVY METAL; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PACKED BED REACTOR; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METALS; OSMOSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84857372066     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.085     Document Type: Article

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