Activated sludge model (ASM) based modelling of membrane bioreactor (MBR) processes: A critical review with special regard to MBR specificities

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4272-4294

  Fenu, A ^a   Guglielmi, G ^b,k   Jimenez, J ^c   Spèrandio, M ^d,e,f   Saroj, D ^g   Lesjean, B ^h   Brepols, C ⁱ   Thoeye, C ^a   Nopens, I ^j  

^a Aquafin Belgium   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c Anjou Recherche   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^h KompetenzZentrum Wasser Berlin   (Germany)

ⁱ Erftverband   (Germany)

^j GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^k ETC Engineering srl   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOLOGY; BIOREACTORS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL(ASM); CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN; GOOD MODELLING PRACTICES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMESTIC WASTE; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; KINETICS; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955276490     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.007     Document Type: Review

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