Assessment of the mechanisms involved in the removal of emerging contaminants by microalgae from wastewater: A laboratory scale study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 301, Issue , 2016, Pages 197-205

  Matamoros, Víctor ^a   Uggetti, Enrica ^b   García, Joan ^b   Bayona, Josep M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Emerging organic contaminants; Microalgae; Removal; Volatilization; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMIDES; BATCH REACTORS; CAFFEINE; IMPURITIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHATES; PLASTICIZERS; REMOVAL; VAPORIZATION; WASTEWATER;

EMERGING CONTAMINANT; EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; HENRY'S LAW CONSTANT; MICRO-ALGAE; RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TRIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) PHOSPHATE;

BIODEGRADATION;

4 OCTYLPHENOL; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; GALAXOLIDE; IBUPROFEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID TRIS(2 CHLOROETHYL) ESTER; TRIBUTYL PHOSPHATE; DRUG; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DRUG; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROALGA; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILIZATION; WASTEWATER;

ABSORPTION LAG TIME; AERATED BATCH REACTOR; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORELLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCENEDESMUS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHLORELLA SP.; SCENEDESMUS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHYTA; MICROALGAE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84941312968     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.08.050     Document Type: Article

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