Removal mechanisms of 17β-estradiol and 17α-ethinylestradiol in membrane bioreactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1263-1269

  Yang, W ^a,b   Zhou, H ^a   Cicek, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 ethinylestradiol; 17 estradiol; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; BIODEGRADATION RATE; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NATURAL ESTROGEN; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REMOVAL MECHANISM; REMOVAL RATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; POWDER;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84867221465     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.309     Document Type: Article

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