Chromium removal mechanisms and bacterial community in an integrated membrane bioreactor system

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 661-670

  Vyrides, Ioannis ^a   Stuckey, David C ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaerobic membrane reactor; biomass; chromium; powdered activated carbon; saline wastewater; tannery

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIOMASS; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; CHROMIUM ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; FINAL EFFLUENTS; HIGH SALINITY; INTEGRATED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; RESIDUAL ASH; SALINE WASTEWATER; SYNTHETIC TANNERY WASTEWATER; TANNERY; TANNERY WASTEWATER; TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; EFFLUENTS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CARBON; CHROMIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION; SALINITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052020041     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0431     Document Type: Article

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