Biomass growth and activity in a membrane bioreactor with complete sludge retention

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1799-1808

  Pollice, Alfieri ^a   Laera, Giuseppe ^a   Blonda, Massimo ^a  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass activity; Complete sludge retention; Membrane bioreactors; Municipal wastewater; Sludge yield

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RESPIROMETRIC TESTS; SLUDGE RETENTION;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVALUATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR MONITORING; SLUDGE SETTLING; SOLID; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 1542408537     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.016     Document Type: Article

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