Removal of silver nanoparticles in simulated wastewater treatment processes and its impact on COD and NH4 reduction

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-252

  Hou, Linlin ^a   Li, Kaiyang ^a   Ding, Yuanzhao ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Wu, Xiaolei ^a   Li, Xiqing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

COD; Removal; Silver nanoparticles; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLARIFICATION; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); SIMULATED WASTEWATER; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CITRIC ACID; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DOMESTIC WASTE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE; SILVER; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; GOVERNMENT; METAL EXTRACTION; REDUCTION KINETICS; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84862830311     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.12.042     Document Type: Article

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