Removal and fate of emerging contaminants combining biological, flocculation and membrane treatments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 877-885

  Melo Guimarães, Anemir ^a   Torner Morales, Francisco J ^a   Durán Álvarez, Juan C ^a   Jiménez Cisneros, Blanca E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Flocculation; Membrane bioreactor; Micropollutants; Sorption; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC PHARMACEUTICALS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; EMERGING CONTAMINANT (ECS); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PHTHALIC ACID ESTERS; REMOVAL OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DYES; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SORPTION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FLOCCULATION;

4 NONYLPHENOL; BIS 2 ETHYLHEXYLPHTHALATE; CHEMICALS AND DRUGS; PHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DRUG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; FLOCCULATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COSMETICS; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLASTICIZERS; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 84874839929     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.640     Document Type: Article

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