Coupling granular activated carbon adsorption with membrane bioreactor treatment for trace organic contaminant removal: Breakthrough behaviour of persistent and hydrophilic compounds

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-181

  Nguyen, Luong N ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Price, William E ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Breakthrough; Granular activated carbon (GAC); Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Trace organic contaminants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; FENOPROP; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN; KETOPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAPROXEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROGEN; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLUME;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84874770711     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.01.037     Document Type: Article

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