The optimal MBR configuration: Hybrid versus stand-alone - Comparison between three full-scale MBRs treating municipal wastewater

Desalination

Volumn 284, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-348

  Krzeminski, P ^a   Langhorst, W ^b   Schyns, P ^c   de Vente, D ^d   Van den Broeck, R ^e   Smets, I Y ^e   Van Impe, J F M ^e   van der Graaf, J H J M ^f   van Lier, J B ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Waterschap Hollandse Delta ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Waterschap Rijn en IJssel   (Netherlands)

^d Waterschap Regge en Dinkel   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f WITTEVEEN BOS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Design and operation; Energy and cost analysis; Hybrid configuration; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ENERGY AND COST; ENERGY AND COST ANALYSIS; HYBRID CONFIGURATIONS; MBR OPERATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY; OPTIMAL CONFIGURATIONS; SPACE REQUIREMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; COST ACCOUNTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MODERNIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; RATING; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYBRID; MEMBRANE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 83255176685     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.10.038     Document Type: Article

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