Removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater by biological processes, hydrodynamic cavitation and UV treatment

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1104-1112

  Zupanc, Mojca ^a,b   Kosjek, Tina ^a   Petkovšek, Martin ^c   Dular, Matevž ^c   Kompare, Boris ^c   Širok, Brane ^c   Blažeka, Željko ^b   Heath, Ester ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Ecological Engineering Institute IEI   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Attached growth biomass reactors; Biological degradation; Hydrodynamic cavitation; Pharmaceuticals; Suspended activated sludge reactors; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHIPS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; CAVITATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; ATTACHED GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATIONS; LIPID REGULATING AGENTS; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IBUPROFEN; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING THE ENTIRE ORGANISM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HYDRODYNAMICS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874937402     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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