Performance of suspended and attached growth bioreactors for the removal of cationic and anionic pharmaceuticals

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 1295-1307

  Arya, V ^a   Philip, Ligy ^a   Murty Bhallamudi, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process (ASP); Biodegradation; Biofilter; Emerging contaminants (ECs); Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFICIENCY; REMOVAL;

BIO-KINETIC PARAMETERS; BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT (ECS); HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; INHIBITION CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); SLUDGE RESIDENCE TIME; SORPTION COEFFICIENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 85006436818     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.09.070     Document Type: Article

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