Performance of a crossflow membrane bioreactor (CF-MBR) when treating refinery wastewater

Desalination

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 16-26

  Rahman, Muhammad Muhitur ^a   Al Malack, Muhammad H ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Crossflow filtration; Membrane bioreactor; Refinery wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLEANING; DETERGENTS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; PH;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; CROSSFLOW MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REFINERY WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLEANING; DETERGENTS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; PH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER;

EID: 33646099143     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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