Biomass effects on oxygen transfer in membrane bioreactors

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1038-1044

  Germain, E ^a   Nelles, F ^b   Drews, A ^b   Pearce, P ^c   Kraume, M ^b   Reid, E ^a   Judd, S J ^a   Stephenson, T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeration; Biomass; MBR; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; SEWAGE AERATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AERATION; OXYGEN TRANSFER; PARAMETER CONTROLLING;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBOHYDRATE; MATING HORMONE ALPHA FACTOR; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; SEWAGE AERATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AERATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AERATION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LIQUID; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33846856926     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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