Effect of thermochemical sludge pretreatment on sludge reduction and on performances of anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor treating low strength domestic wastewater

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1350-1355

  Do, Khac Uan ^a   Rajesh Banu, J ^a,b   Chung, Ik Jae ^a   Yeom, Ick Tae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Nutrient removal; Sludge reduction; Thermochemical pretreatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL SYNTHESIS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; EFFLUENT WATERS; EXCESS SLUDGE; EXCESS SLUDGE PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; INFLUENT FLOW RATE; INORGANICS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE CLEANING; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; MIXED LIQUOR VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PRE-TREATMENT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; THERMOCHEMICAL PRETREATMENT; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPETITION; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANOXIC AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; HEAT TREATMENT; MEMBRANE REACTOR; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE REDUCTION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 70349479401     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2189     Document Type: Article

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