Study of a large scale powdered activated carbon pilot: Removals of a wide range of emerging and priority micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluents

Water Research

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 315-330

  Mailler, R ^a   Gasperi, J ^a   Coquet, Y ^b   Deshayes, S ^a,c   Zedek, S ^a   Cren Olive C ^d   Cartiser, N ^d   Eudes, V ^c   Bressy, A ^a   Caupos, E ^a   Moilleron, R ^a   Chebbo, G ^e   Rocher, V ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b Direction de la Recherche et du Développement   (France)

^c Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères   (France)

^d Institut des Sciences Analytiques   (France)

^e Universite Paris Est   (France)

^f SIAAP   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Emerging pollutants; Pharmaceuticals; Powdered activated carbon; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; NITRIFICATION; POLLUTION; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS; DISSOLVED CONCENTRATIONS; EMERGING POLLUTANTS; OPERATION PARAMETERS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

CHARCOAL; DRUG; HORMONE; POWDER; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; POWDER; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

CHARCOAL; HORMONES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; POWDERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84927781754     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.047     Document Type: Article

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