Degradation of emergent contaminants by UV, UV/H2O2 and neutral photo-Fenton at pilot scale in a domestic wastewater treatment plant

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5836-5845

  De la Cruz, N ^a,b   Esquius, L ^a   Grandjean, D ^c   Magnet, A ^d   Tungler, A ^e   de Alencastro, L F ^c   Pulgarin C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d Vidy Sewage Treatment Plant City of Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^e CENTRE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Costs; Domestic wastewater decontamination; Emergent contaminants; Micropollutants; Neutral photo Fenton; Pilot scale; UV

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; CORROSION; COSTS; DECONTAMINATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; LOW PRESSURE MERCURY LAMPS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; PHOTO-FENTON; PILOT SCALE; SWISS FEDERAL OFFICE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BIOCIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DICLOFENAC; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; MECOPROP; PESTICIDE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INHIBITOR; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORROSION; EFFLUENT; FENTON REACTION; FLOW RATE; HYPOBARISM; LIGHT INTENSITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY;

COSTS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION; EMERGENT CONTAMINANTS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; NEUTRAL PHOTO-FENTON; PILOT-SCALE; UV; UV/H(2)O(2);

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84884419115     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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