COD and nitrogen removal in facilitated transfer membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (FT-MABR)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 257-264

  Wei, Xin ^a   Li, Baoan ^a   Zhao, Song ^a   Qiang, Chengcheng ^a   Zhang, Hongyu ^a   Wang, Shichang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Facilitated transfer; Feed flow velocity; Membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR); Shortcut nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

BATCH STUDIES; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; FACILITATED TRANSFER; FEED FLOWS; FLOW DIRECTION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; IMPACT LOADS; MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS; MICROBIAL KINETICS; OXYGEN UTILIZATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL NITROGEN;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FLOW VELOCITY; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; VELOCITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FACILITATED TRANSFER MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR; FLOW RATE; HETEROTROPH; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83855160758     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.10.038     Document Type: Article

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