Hybrid membrane bioreactor technology for small water treatment utilities: Process evaluation and primordial considerations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 344, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 39-54

  Ravindran, Varadarajan ^a   Tsai, Hsun Hao ^a   Williams, Mark D ^a   Pirbazari, Massoud ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alachlor; Disinfection byproducts; Hybrid membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Microbial regrowth; MS 2 virus; Natural organic matter; Nitrate; Trihalomethane formation potential

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; HYBRID MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL REGROWTH; MS-2 VIRUS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; TRIHALOMETHANE FORMATION POTENTIAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOCONVERSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DENITRIFICATION; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; ETHANOL; GROUNDWATER; HERBICIDES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NITRATES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALACHLOR; ALCOHOL; CARBON; GROUND WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRON; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MS2 VIRUS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70049105466     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.07.032     Document Type: Article

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