Reverse osmosis concentrate treatment by chemical oxidation and moving bed biofilm processes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2421-2426

  Vendramel, S M R ^a   Justo, A ^b   Gonzalez O ^b   Sans, C ^b   Esplugas, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical oxidation; MBBR; Reverse osmosis concentrate

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM PROCESS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DOC REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; MBBR; MOVING-BED BIOFILM REACTOR; REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATES; RO CONCENTRATE;

BIODEGRADATION; OXIDATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OZONE; PEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84892777077     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.510     Document Type: Article

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