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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 428-439 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Chemistry and ecology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 5 Feb 2014 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Abstract
Eutrophication is one of the main challenges regarding the ecological quality of surface waters, phosphorus bioavailability being its main driver. In this context, a novel hybrid polymer nanocomposite (HPN-Pr) biofilm reactor aimed at integrated chemical phosphorus adsorption and biological removal was conceived. The assays pointed to removal of 1.2 mg P/g of reactive phosphorus and 1.01 mg P/g of total phosphorus under steady-state conditions. A mathematical adsorption-biological model was applied to predict reactor performance, which indicated that biological activity has a positive effect on reactor performance, increasing the amount of reactive phosphorus removed.
Keywords
- eutrophication, hybrid nanocomposite, phosphorus adsorption
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Environmental Science(all)
- Ecology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
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In: Chemistry and ecology, Vol. 30, No. 5, 2014, p. 428-439.
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T1 - Phosphorus removal by a fixed-bed hybrid polymer nanocomposite biofilm reactor
AU - Oliveira, M.
AU - Rodrigues, A. L.
AU - Ribeiro, D.
AU - Brito, A. G.
AU - Nogueira, R.
AU - Machado, A. V.
N1 - Funding Information: The authors acknowledge the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology for the financial support under Project SFRH/BD/39085/2007.
PY - 2014
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