Modelling the energy demands of aerobic and anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment

Environmental Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 921-932

  Martin, I ^a   Pidou, M ^b   Soares, A ^c   Judd, S ^c   Jefferson, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crossflow; energy; membrane bioreactors; sidestream; submerged

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; METHANE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CROSS FLOWS; ENERGY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SIDE STREAMS; SUBMERGED;

MEMBRANES;

BIOGAS; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; METHANE; OXIC CONDITIONS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; AEROBIC REACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; SLUDGE STABILIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959428687     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.565806     Document Type: Review

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