Comparison between sequential and simultaneous application of activated carbon with membrane bioreactor for trace organic contaminant removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 412-417

  Nguyen, Luong N ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a   Price, William E ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^b   Ngo, Huu H ^b   Tung, Kuo Lun ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon; Trace organic contaminants

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; GRANULAR MATERIALS;

CHARGED COMPOUNDS; DICLOFENAC; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OPERATION PERIOD; PERSISTENT COMPOUNDS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEQUENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; FENOPROP; GEMFIBROZIL; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARACETAMOL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; PRIMIDONE; SALICYLIC ACID; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERSISTENCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84872254275     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.131     Document Type: Article

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