The public demand for color-free waste discharge to receiving waters and tougher color
standards have made decolorization of a variety of industrial wastes a top priority …

Virtually all the known physicochemical and biological techniques have been explored for
treatment of extremely recalcitrant dye wastewater; none, however, has emerged as a …

Activated carbon (AC) has a long history of applications in environmental technology as an
adsorbent of pollutants for the purification of drinking waters and wastewaters. Here we …

Bacteria were inoculated on different solid media to attain biodegradability of an azo dye
(Acid Orange 7). Kaolin, bentonite and powdered activated carbon (PAC) were selected to …

This paper describes the findings of an experimental investigation carried out on a pilot
scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) with the addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to …

Existing conventional wastewater and water treatment plants are under critical stress due to
the growing request and misuse of clean water along with the contamination of natural water …

The combined carbon-activated sludge process has been proposed as an alternative to
protect the biomass against toxic substances in wastewaters; however, the information about …

The production of secondary precious and rare-earth metals is a key topic for sustainable
development, due to the increasing demand and the lowering of natural resources …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents theoretical and practical approaches to organic
removal by adsorption. The examples focus on water and air treatments. In air treatment …

Abstract Van der Zee, FP 2002. Anaerobic azo dye reduction. Doctoral Thesis, Wageningen
University. Wageningen, The Netherlands, 142 pages. Azo dyes, aromatic moieties linked …