Toward a high-rate enhanced biological phosphorus removal process in a membrane-assisted bioreactor

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 675-686

  Monti, Alessandro ^a   Hall, Eric R ^a   Koch, Fred A ^a   Dawson, Robert N ^b   Husain, Hadi ^c   Kelly, Harlan G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANTEC CONSULTING LTD   (Canada)

^c GE Water & Process Technologies   (Canada)

^d Dayton and Knight Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; Enhanced biological phosphorus removal; Mass balances; Membrane processes

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; MASS BALANCES; MEMBRANE PROCESSES;

PHOSPHORUS;

CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITRIFICATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS BALANCE; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RETENTION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CARBON UTILIZATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34547647600     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X156790     Document Type: Article

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