Membrane bioreactors for metal recovery from wastewater: A review

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 521-532

  Mack, C ^a   Burgess, J E ^a   Duncan, J R ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Extractive membrane bioreactor; Membrane bioreactor; Metal removal; Sulphate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FOOD CHAIN; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SULFATE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 8444245258     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i4.5105     Document Type: Review

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