Evaluation of hollow fiber membrane bioreactor efficiency for municipal wastewater treatment

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-268

  Naghizadeh, A ^a   Mahvi, A H ^a   Vaezi, F ^a   Naddafi, K ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor; Solid retention time; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHORUS; RETENTION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 63049093375     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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