Extractive membrane bioreactors for detoxification of chemical industry wastes: Process development

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-44

  Livingston, Andrew G ^a   Arcangeli, Jean Pierre ^a   Boam, Andrew T ^a   Zhang, Shengfu ^a   Marangon, Manuel ^a   Freitas Dos Santos, Luisa M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Concentration polarisation; Environmental technology; Modules; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; PILOT PLANTS;

DETOXIFICATION; EXTRACTIVE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MONOCHLOROBENZENE;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE; WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0344624852     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00237-3     Document Type: Article

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