Chemical and biological treatment technologies for leather tannery chemicals and wastewaters: A review

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 461-462, Issue , 2013, Pages 265-281

  Lofrano, Giusy ^a   Meriç, Sureyya ^b   Zengin, Gülsüm Emel ^c   Orhon, Derin ^c  

^a Department of Environment   (Italy)

^b NAMIK KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Chemical treatment; Emerging treatment technologies; Leather tannery; Tanning chemicals; Wastewater characterization

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; LEATHER TANNERIES; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; WASTEWATER CHARACTERIZATION;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LEATHER; POLLUTION; TANNING; TECHNOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

2 NAPHTHOL; 2 PROPANOL; 4 CHLOROPHENOL; ACRYLIC ACID RESIN; BUTYRIC ACID; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELAMINE; NAPHTHALENE; NONYLPHENOL; OZONE; PHENOL; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; TANNIN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; XENOBIOTICS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREMEDIATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; FENTON REACTION; FLOCCULATION; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOOXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WETLAND;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; EMERGING TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES; LEATHER TANNERY; TANNING CHEMICALS; WASTEWATER CHARACTERIZATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; FUNGI; ITALY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NAPHTHALENESULFONATES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

EID: 84878911993     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.004     Document Type: Review

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