Performance evaluation of a granular activated carbon-sequencing batch biofilm reactor pilot plant system used in treating real wastewater from recycled paper industry

Environmental Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 915-926

  Muhamad, Mohd Hafizuddin ^a   Sheikh Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah ^a   Mohamad, Abu Bakar ^a   Abdul Rahman, Rakmi ^a   Hasan Kadhum, Abdul Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2,4 dichlorophenol (2,4 DCP); adsorbable organic halides (AOX); pilot granular activated carbon sequencing batch biofilm reactor (GAC SBBR); recycled paper wastewater; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLARIFICATION; CLARIFIERS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PILOT PLANTS; RECYCLING; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

2 ,4-DCP; 2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOL; AERATION RATE; AMMONIACAL NITROGEN; BIOFILM REACTORS; COD REMOVAL; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; DISSOLVED AIR FLOATATIONS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; FEED CONCENTRATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWNS; N REMOVAL; NORMAL OPERATIONS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC HALIDES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PILOT SCALE; PLANT SYSTEMS; REAL WASTEWATER; RECYCLED PAPER; RECYCLED PAPER MILL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PERFORMANCE; PLANT; RECYCLING; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84860466335     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.602434     Document Type: Article

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