The innovative Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor (OMBR) for reuse of wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1557-1565

  Cornelissen, E R ^a   Harmsen, D ^a   Beerendonk, E F ^a   Qin, J J ^b   Oo, H ^b   De Korte, K F ^c   Kappelhof, J W M N ^c  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b PUB Consultants Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^c Waternet   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Forward osmosis; Membrane fouling; Osmotic membrane bioreactor; Salt flux; Water flux

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT; AIR INJECTION; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; COST EFFECTIVE; DRIVING FORCES; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; FEED FLOWS; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; LABORATORY SCALE; MEMBRANE AREA; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE ORIENTATION; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POST TREATMENT; REUSE OF WASTEWATER; SALT FLUX; WATER FLUX;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; LABORATORIES; MEMBRANE FOULING; OSMOSIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER INJECTION;

MEMBRANES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOULING; INNOVATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLARIZATION; RECYCLING; RESEARCH WORK; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

AIR; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; RECYCLING; SALTS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79955857543     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.206     Document Type: Article

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