Nutrient removal in an electrically enhanced membrane bioreactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3159-3163

  Wei, V ^a   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a   Elektorowicz, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Direct current; Nitrification; Nutrient removal; Phosphorus; Submerged membrane electro bioreactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENTS; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DIRECT CURRENT; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE ELECTRO-BIOREACTOR;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MANGANESE SULFATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PH; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER;

BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; YEAST; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOMASS; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77649219851     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.625     Document Type: Article

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