Performance investigation of membrane bioreactor systems during municipal wastewater reclamation

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2536-2550

  DeCarolis Jr , James F ^a   Adham, Samer ^a  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactors; Membrane processes; Municipal wastewater; Reclaimed water; Wastewater treatment; Water reclamation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; PRODUCED WATER; RECLAMATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; RE-CLAIMED WATER; WATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

AMMONIA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER;

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; FOOD; FOULING CONTROL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROORGANISM; NITRIFICATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; FILTRATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY CONTROL; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 39849099576     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143007X212184     Document Type: Article

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