Control of membrane-attached biofilms in extractive membrane bioreactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 227-234

  Nicolella, C ^a   Garcia Appendini, I C ^a   Zhang, S F ^a   Livingston, A G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Bioreactor; Flux; Mass transfer; Membrane

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; RUBBER; SHEAR STRESS; WASTEWATER;

BIPHASIC BIOMEDIUM; EXTRACTIVE MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE ATTACHED BIOFILMS; ORGANIC SUBSTRATE FLUX; SHEAR FORCES; SILICONE RUBBER;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; LIQUID MEMBRANE;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0343517086     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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