The treatment of high strength wastewater containing high concentrations of ammonium in a staged anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-310

  Zhang, Daijun ^a,b   Verstraete, Willy ^c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air backwash membrane bioreactor (MBR); Ammonium removal; Anaerobic and aerobic treatment; High strength wastewater; Methanotrophic denitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944498048     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S02-021     Document Type: Article

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