Performance and fouling characteristics of a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for kraft evaporator condensate treatment

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 511-521

  Xie, K ^a   Lin, H J ^a   Mahendran, B ^b   Bagley, D M ^c   Leung, K T ^a   Liss, S N ^b   Liao, B Q ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogas production; In situ membrane cleaning; Kraft evaporator condensate; Membrane fouling; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDENSATE TREATMENT; EVAPORATORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; METHANATION; METHANE; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; IN-SITU; KRAFT EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE; MEMBRANE CLEANING;

MEMBRANES;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONDENSATE; EVAPORATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; METHANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FLOW RATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; SUBMERGED ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 77951177071     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903527898     Document Type: Article

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