Biological nutrient removal in membrane biological reactors

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 817-824

  Galil, Noah I ^a   Malachi, Keren Ben David ^b   Sheindorf, Chaim ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Association of Towns for Environment Protection   (Israel)

^c Environmental Protection Technologies   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological nutrient removal; MBR configuration

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC REACTORS; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC REACTORS; BIO TREATMENTS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; EFFLUENT QUALITIES; MBR CONFIGURATION; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTORS; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; ORGANIC LOADS; ORGANIC MATTERS; OXYGEN DEMANDS; PHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; PILOT SYSTEMS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS;

AEROBE; ANAEROBE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; LIQUID; MEMBRANE BIOLOGICAL REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; ORGANISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHASE TRANSITION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 63449099013     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0234     Document Type: Article

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