Advective flow through membrane-aerated biofilms: Modeling results

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 273, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 143-151

  Ahmadi Motlagh, Ali R ^a   Voller, Vaughan R ^a   Semmens, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Membrane; Oxygen transfer; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HOLLOW FIBER FABRICS; MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILMS (MABS); OXYGEN TRANSFER; TREATMENT;

BIOFILMS;

OXYGEN;

BIOFILMS; FIBERS; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADVECTION; AERATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OXYGEN TENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; WASTE WATER; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 32444450843     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.12.039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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