Membrane bioreactor for the treatment of municipal blackwater in Egypt

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 56-62

  Abdel Shafy, H I ^a   El Khateeb, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blackwater; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Municipal separation; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958747097     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1746     Document Type: Article

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