Are membrane bioreactors ready for widespread application?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages

  Daigger, Glen T ^a   Rittmann, Bruce E ^b   Adham, Samer ^c   Andreottola, Gianni ^d  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEMBRANES; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DECENTRALIZED SANITATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBR); PRICES; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIENCE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REVIEW; SOCIETY; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ECONOMICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 26044471432     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es053358+     Document Type: Review

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