Nitrification and oxygen utilisation in a membrane aeration bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 197-209

  Brindle, Keith ^a   Stephenson, Tom ^a   Semmens, Michael J ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological wastewater treatment; Membrane aeration bioreactor; Membrane technology; Nitrification; Oxygen utilisation

Indexed keywords

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE AERATION BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0032099318     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00047-7     Document Type: Article

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