Combined biological and membrane treatment of food-processing wastewater to achieve dry-ditch criteria: Pilot and full-scale performance

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-14

  Nakhla, George ^a   Lugowski, Andrew ^b   Patel, Javnika ^b   Rivest, Victor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Conestoga Rovers and Associates ^*  (Canada)

^c Sun Brite Canning   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; Food processing; Suspended solids; Ultrafiltration membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; FOOD PROCESSING; HYDRAULICS; MEMBRANES; PHOSPHORUS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; LIQUOR SOLIDS; MEMBRANE FILTRATION; TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS (TP);

WASTEWATER;

AMINE; AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; PHOSPHORUS;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOLOGY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; FOOD PROCESSING; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; VACUUM; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 24644518997     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2005.03.034     Document Type: Article

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