Performance comparison of phenol removal in pharmaceutical wastewater by activated sludge and extended aeration augmented with activated carbon

This study investigated the removal of phenol, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), and ammonia from pharmaceutical wastewater using activated sludge (AS) and extended aeration (EA) systems. Also, the impact of adding activated carbon media on the performance of the two systems has been studied. Synthetic...

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Main Authors: Basim M. Mareai, Mai Fayed, Samia Ahmed Aly, Walid Ibrahim Elbarki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016820305056