Fate of copper in submerged membrane bioreactors treating synthetic municipal wastewater

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 984-990

  Nakhla, George ^a   Holakoo, Ladan ^b   Yanful, Ernest ^a   Bassi, Amarjeet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Complexation; Heavy metals; Membrane bioreactors; Soluble micorbial products

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BIOSORPTION; COMPLEXATION; HEAVY METALS;

MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SOLUBLE MICORBIAL PRODUCTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COPPER;

BIOREACTORS; BIOSORPTION; COMPLEXATION; HEAVY METALS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; NITRIFICATION; SIMULATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOSORPTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; COPPER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 41449112377     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.09.073     Document Type: Article

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