Improving the performance of membrane bioreactors by powdered activated carbon dosing with cost considerations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-179

  Yang, W ^a   Paetkau, M ^a   Cicek, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Endocrine disrupting compounds; Estrogen; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon; Sludge characteristics

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS; ESTROGEN; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST REDUCTION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; OPERATING COSTS; ORGANIC CARBON;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYMER; CHARCOAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FOULING; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; MEMBRANE REACTOR; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CHARCOAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77957273606     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.276     Document Type: Article

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