Coupling of adsorption, coagulation, and ultrafiltration processes for the removal of emerging contaminants in a secondary effluent

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Acero, Juan L ^a   Javier Benitez, F ^a   Real, Francisco J ^a   Teva, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coagulation; Emerging contaminants; Municipal secondary effluent; Permeate flux; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL; COMBINED TREATMENT; DICLOFENAC; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; FINAL EFFLUENTS; ISOPROTURON; METOPROLOL; PERMEATE FLUX; POST TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENTS; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESS; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WWTP EFFLUENT;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; CONTAMINATION; IRON COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

EID: 84866137762     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.043     Document Type: Article

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