Mercury removal from water streams through the ion exchange membrane bioreactor concept

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 264, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-70

  Oehmen, Adrian ^a   Vergel, Dario ^a   Fradinho, Joana ^a   Reis, Maria A M ^a   Crespo, João G ^a   Velizarov, Svetlozar ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Donnan dialysis; Ion exchange membrane bioreactor (IEMB); Mercury bioremediation; Mixed microbial cultures; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MERCURY (METAL); SEWAGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; DONNAN DIALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURE; PROCESS EFFECTIVENESS; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MERCURY; WATER;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STREAM; WASTE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; STREAM (RIVER); WASTE;

DONNAN DIALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (IEMB); MERCURY BIOREMEDIATION; MIXED MICROBIAL CULTURES; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MERCURY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84888036111     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.067     Document Type: Article

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