Removal of micropollutants by membrane bioreactor under temperature variation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 144-151

  Hai, Faisal I ^a   Tessmer, Karin ^a   Nguyen, Luong N ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Price, William E ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Micropollutants; Operating condition; Temperature; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONWITHDRAWING; HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATING CONDITION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPERATURE SHIFT; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC CARBON; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE WATER;

EID: 80053442299     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.047     Document Type: Article

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