Activated carbon addition to a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Effect on performance, transmembrane pressure, and flux

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Hu, Alan Y ^a   Stuckey, David C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon treatment; Membranes; Pressures; Reactors; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REMOVAL;

SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FATTY ACIDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REMOVAL;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 33845600935     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:1(73)     Document Type: Article

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