Comparison of two PAC/UF processes for the removal of micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluent: Process performance and removal efficiency

Water Research

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-36

  Löwenberg, Jonas ^a   Zenker, Armin ^a   Baggenstos, Martin ^b   Koch, Gerhard ^c   Kazner, Christian ^a   Wintgens, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b WABAG Water Technology Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c Amt für Industrielle Betriebe   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Advanced wastewater treatment; Organic micropollutants; PAC UF; Pressurized ultrafiltration; Submerged ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AMIDES; DETERIORATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANES; RECLAMATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SURFACE ANALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; HYBRID MEMBRANE PROCESS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; PRESSURIZED MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZOTRIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; IRON; MECOPROP; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; CARBON; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; PERMEABILITY; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896049248     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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