Chapter 9 Membrane Bioreactors: Theory and Applications to Wastewater Reuse

Sustainability Science and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue C, 2010, Pages 255-292

  Bérubé, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bioreactor; Membrane; wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957090720     PISSN: 18712711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1871-2711(09)00209-8     Document Type: Review

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