Comparison of biological activated carbon (BAC) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) for pollutants removal in drinking water treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1515-1523

  Tian, J Y ^a   Chen, Z L ^a   Liang, H ^a   Li, X ^b   Wang, Z Z ^a   Li, G B ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological activated carbon (BAC); Drinking water treatment; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Pollutants removal

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT FORMATION POTENTIAL; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROPHILIC ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROPHOBIC ACIDS; HYDROPHOBIC BASIS; HYDROPHOBIC NEUTRAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; POLLUTANTS REMOVAL; RAW WATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TURBIDITY REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AMMONIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEWATERING; DISINFECTION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; TURBIDITY; WATER RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; CHARCOAL; DISINFECTANTS; DRINKING; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77953152135     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.481     Document Type: Article

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