Model evaluation of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in a membrane bioreactor operated without an anoxic reactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 337, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 17-27

  Sarioglu, M ^a   Insel, G ^b   Artan, N ^b   Orhon, D ^c  

^a MWH UK Ltd Dubai   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Turkish Academy of Sciences   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anoxic decay; Diffusion limitation; Dissolved oxygen; Membrane bioreactor; Simultaneous nitrification denitrification

Indexed keywords

AIR SUPPLY; AMMONIA NITROGEN; ANOXIC DECAY; BULK LIQUID; DIFFUSION LIMITATION; DIFFUSION LIMITATIONS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; DOMESTIC SEWAGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KINETIC COEFFICIENT; MBR OPERATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MODEL EVALUATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; RATE LIMITING; SATURATION CONSTANT; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; SLUDGE AGE; STEADY STATE; SUSPENDED GROWTH; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; THRESHOLD LEVELS; WASTEWATER TEMPERATURE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SEWAGE; SEWAGE AERATION; WASTEWATER;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; SEWAGE; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WASTE WATER;

EID: 67349145402     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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