Role and characteristics of problematic biofilms within the removal and mobility of trace metals in a pilot-scale membrane bioreactor

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1757-1766

  Di Fabio, Silvia ^a,b   Lampis, Silvia ^a,b   Zanetti, Letizia ^a,b   Cecchi, Franco ^a,b   Fatone, Francesco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Interuniversity Consortium Chemistry for the Environment   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clogging sludge; EPS; MBR; Real industrial wastewater; Sorption desorption; Trace heavy metals

Indexed keywords

CLOGGING SLUDGE; EPS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MBR; SORPTION-DESORPTION; TRACE HEAVY METALS;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIOSORPTION; DESORPTION; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METALS; NICKEL; REDOX REACTIONS;

CADMIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES;

EID: 84887123827     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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