The potential of the innovative SeMPAC process for enhancing the removal of recalcitrant organic micropollutants

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 308, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-36

  Alvarino, T ^a   Komesli, O ^b,c   Suarez, S ^a   Lema, J M ^a   Omil, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biotransformation; MBR; Organic micropollutants; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BATCH REACTORS; EFFICIENCY; SORPTION;

BIOTRANSFORMATION; INNOVATIVE PROCESS; LIQUID MATRIX; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; RECALCITRANT COMPOUNDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SEQUENTIAL BATCH REACTORS;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLUOXETINE; PHOSPHATE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFLUENT; INNOVATION; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SATURATION; SLUDGE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROFILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANT; PH; POLLUTANT; SLUDGE; SOLID; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84955275113     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.01.040     Document Type: Article

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