An anaerobic baffled reactor/membrane bioreactor (ABR/MBR) for on-site sanitation in low income areas

Desalination

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 91-98

  Pillay, S ^a   Foxon, K M ^a   Buckley, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaerobic baffled reactor (ABR); Filtration cell; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor (MBR)

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; FOULING; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

AEROBIC SYSTEMS; ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR; ANAEROBIC BAFFLED REACTOR (ABR); ANAEROBIC SYSTEMS; BIO REACTOR; FILTRATION CELL; FOULING CHARACTERISTICS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; SANITATION SYSTEMS; TEST CELLS; WATERBORNE SANITATION;

SANITATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MEMBRANE; SANITATION;

EID: 49549103796     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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