Ammonium removal in advective-flow membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (AF-MABRs)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 319, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Ahmadi Motlagh, Ali R ^a   LaPara, Timothy M ^a   Semmens, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advective flow; Ammonium removal; Bioreactor; Hollow fiber membrane fabric; Model

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BIOREACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUBSTRATES;

ADVECTIVE FLOW; AMMONIUM REMOVAL; HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE FABRIC;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA;

ADVECTION; BIOREACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUBSTRATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 44249094148     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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