Nitrogen removal from wastewater using a hybrid membrane-biofilm process: Pilot-scale studies

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Downing, Leon S ^a   Bibby, Kyle J ^a   Esposito, Kathleen ^b   Fascianella, Tom ^b   Tsuchihashi, Ryujiro ^b   Nerenberg, Robert ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b AECOM   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hybrid wastewater treatment; MBfR; Membrane aerated biofilm reactor; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILMS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANES; NITRATES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE BASINS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MBFR; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS (MABR); NITROGEN REMOVAL VIA NITRITES; PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYBRID MEMBRANE BIOFILM PROCESS; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 77649263944     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X426103     Document Type: Article

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