Influence of mixed liquid suspended solids and hydraulic retention time on oxygen transfer efficiency and viscosity in a submerged membrane bioreactor using pure oxygen to supply aerobic conditions

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-141

  Rodríguez, Francisco A ^a   Reboleiro Rivas, Patricia ^a   Osorio, Francisco ^a   Martínez Toledo, María V ^a   Hontoria, Ernesto ^a   Poyatos, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Alpha factor; MBR; Pure oxygen; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION EFFICIENCIES; AEROBIC CONDITION; ALPHA-FACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MBR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC MATERIALS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; OXYGEN TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; PURE OXYGEN; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT PLANTS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOCONVERSION; EFFICIENCY; LIQUIDS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

AERATION; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83555173498     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: 1873295X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2011.10.016     Document Type: Article

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