Chelating properties and molecular weight distribution of soluble microbial products from an aerobic membrane bioreactor

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1531-1538

  Holakoo, Ladan ^a   Nakhla, George ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a   Bassi, Amarjeet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chelating properties; Complexation capacity; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Molecular weight (MW) distribution; Soluble microbial products (SMP); Stability constant

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHELATING PROPERTIES; COMPLEXATION CAPACITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBR); MOLECULAR WEIGHT (MW) DISTRIBUTION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS (SMP); STABILITY CONSTANT;

BIOREACTORS;

CHELATING AGENT; COPPER; LIGAND;

BIOREACTORS; CHELATION; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHELATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROLOGY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 33646098414     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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