Membrane separation bioreactors for wastewater treatment

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-48

  Visvanathan, C ^a   Ben Aim, R ^b   Parameshwaran, K ^c  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b INSA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backwashing; Membrane air diffusers; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Membrane technology; Micro porous membranes; Solid liquid separation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FOULING; MEMBRANES; PHASE SEPARATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SEPARATORS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING;

MEMBRANE AIR DIFFUSERS; MEMBRANE SEPARATION BIOREACTORS; MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0343415647     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380091184165     Document Type: Review

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