Removal of ammonium, iron and manganese from potable water in biofiltration units: A review

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 751-773

  Tekerlekopoulou, Athanasia G ^a   Pavlou, Stavros ^b,c   Vayenas, Dimitrios V ^a,c  

^a University of Western Greece   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological removal; Pilot full scale filters; Potable water; Simultaneous removal

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; KINETIC MODELS; PILOT SCALE; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; TRACE METAL;

BIOFILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; MANGANESE; POTABLE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERROUS ION; GROUND WATER; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVE FILTER; AERATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GALLIONELLA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEPTOTHRIX; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SPHAEROTILUS; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RETENTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84876321064     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4031     Document Type: Review

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