Membrane bioreactor technology for decentralised wastewater treatment and reuse

International Journal of Water

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 368-380

  Tadkaew, Nichanan ^a   Sivakumar, Muttucumaru ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralised wastewater treatment; MBRs; Membrane bioreactors; Membrane filtration; Trace contaminants; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; REUSABILITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER RESOURCES;

DECENTRALISED WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TRACE CONTAMINANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; REUSABILITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER RESOURCES;

BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 38049070278     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2007.016320     Document Type: Review

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