A pilot study of anaerobic membrane digesters for concurrent thickening and digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1451-1458

  Dagnew, Martha ^a   Parker, Wayne J ^a   Seto, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AnMBR; Biomass energy; Biosolids; Membrane fouling; Sludge digestion

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ANMBR; AVERAGE FLUX; BIOMASS ENERGY; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FILTRATION TESTS; FLUX DECLINE; FOULING CONTROL; HIGH THROUGHPUT; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MODE OF OPERATIONS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED MEMBRANES; PILOT STUDIES; SHORT TERM; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SLUDGE FRACTIONS; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; SPECIFIC METHANE PRODUCTION; STABLE MEMBRANES; STEADY STATE; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; SUPERNATANT FRACTIONS; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; VOLATILE SOLID; WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; BIOSOLIDS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENERGY CONVERSION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; METHANE; PULP DIGESTERS;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

BIOGAS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; BIOSOLID; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; METHANE; POLYMER; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER REACTOR; FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SLUDGE THICKENING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOENERGY; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77952310400     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.028     Document Type: Article

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