Distribution and transformation of molecular weight of organic matters in membrane bioreactor and conventional activated sludge process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 396-402

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Bioreactor system; Bioseparation; Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Membrane; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR SYSTEM; BIOSEPARATION; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER (DOM); EFFLUENT WATERS; GEL-FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHIES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PILOT-SCALE; REMOVAL MECHANISMS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TEST RESULTS;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELATION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 67349205481     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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