Modelling cometabolic biotransformation of organic micropollutants in nitrifying reactors

Water Research

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 371-383

  Fernandez Fontaina, E ^a   Carballa, M ^a   Omil, F ^a   Lema, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Micropollutants; Modelling; Pharmaceuticals; WWTPs

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; METADATA; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; BIOTRANSFORMATION KINETICS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MODELING; NITRIFICATION RATES; NITRIFYING ACTIVATED SLUDGES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS; WWTP;

SUBSTRATES;

ERYTHROMYCIN; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN; ROXITHROMYCIN; ACETYL METHYL TETRAMETHYL TETRALIN; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; DRUG; GALAXOLIDE; SEWAGE; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DRUG; NITRIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; WASTE FACILITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEGRADATION; DESORPTION; KINETICS; LIQUID; METABOLISM; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BENZOPYRANS; BIOREACTORS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRIFICATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SEWAGE; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906485941     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.048     Document Type: Article

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