Fate of cerium dioxide (CeO 2) nanoparticles in municipal wastewater during activated sludge treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 300-304

  Gómez Rivera, Francisco ^a   Field, James A ^a   Brown, Dustin ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic inhibition; Aerobic wastewater treatment; Biosorption; Nanoparticle removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; BATCH ADSORPTION; CERIUM DIOXIDES; INORGANIC WASTEWATER; LABORATORY SCALE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NANOPARTICLE INTERACTION; PH VALUE;

AGGLOMERATION; BIOSORPTION; CERIUM; NANOPARTICLES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CERIUM OXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NANOPARTICLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOASSAY; BIOREACTOR; CERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INHIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOREACTOR; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; CERIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84863414543     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.12.113     Document Type: Article

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