Influence of copper nanoparticles on the physical-chemical properties of activated sludge

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Chen, Hong ^a   Zheng, Xiong ^a   Chen, Yinguang ^a   Li, Mu ^a   Liu, Kun ^a   Li, Xiang ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER NANOPARTICLE; PHOSPHORUS; COPPER; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COPPER; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84899759930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092871     Document Type: Article

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