Volatilization and biodegradation of VOCs in membrane bioreactors (MBR)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 83-96

  Min, Kyungnan ^a   Ergas, Sarina J ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Dissolved oxygen (DO); Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Organic loading rate (OLR); Solids residence time (SRT); Volatile organic compound (VOC); Volatilization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 33744827734     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-005-9015-0     Document Type: Article

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