Model for predicting the performance of membrane bioadsorber reactor process in water treatment applications

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 5620-5636

  Tsai, Hsun Hao ^a   Ravindran, Varadarajan ^a   Pirbazari, Massoud ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biodegradation; Biofilm; Membrane bioreactor; Model; Para nitrophenol; Phenol; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM DIFFUSION; LIQUID PHASE SOLUTIONS; MEMBRANE BIOADSORBER REACTORS (MBR); MEMBRANE FILTRATION; REACTOR FLOW CONDITIONS;

BIOREACTORS;

MEMBRANE;

EID: 22244446444     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.080     Document Type: Article

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