Performance of the submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR) with iron electrodes for wastewater treatment and fouling reduction

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 379, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 434-439

  Bani Melhem, Khalid ^a   Elektorowicz, Maria ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Membrane fouling; Submerged membrane electro bioreactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; DIRECT CURRENT; EFFLUENT QUALITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROKINETIC PHENOMENA; FOULING RATE; FOULING REDUCTION; IRON ELECTRODES; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; OPERATIONAL MODES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE ELECTRO-BIOREACTOR; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; COAGULATION; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRODES; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

MICROFILTRATION;

IRON; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DIRECT CURRENT; EFFLUENT; ELECTRODE; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE ELECTRO BIOREACTOR; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 79960627180     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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