Tanning facility wastewater treatment: Analysis of physical-chemical and reverse osmosis methods

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 969-976

  George, Jessica S ^a   Ramos, Ana ^a   Shipley, Heather J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Physical treatment; Reverse osmosis; Tannery

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHROMIUM; COAGULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LEATHER; NANOPARTICLES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; POLYMERS; POTABLE WATER; RECLAMATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TANNING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL TREATMENT METHOD; NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; PHYSICAL TREATMENTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS METHOD; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS; TANNERY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84929613837     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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