Electrically enhanced MBR system for total nutrient removal in remote northern applications

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 737-742

  Wei, V ^a,b   Elektorowicz, M ^a,b   Oleszkiewicz, J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrically enhanced MBR; Electrotechnologies; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Transmembrane pressure; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM-N; AUTOMATED CONTROL; CLEANING CYCLES; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; DECENTRALIZED WASTEWATER; DISSOLVED CHEMICALS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED MBR; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROFILTRATION; ELECTROKINETIC SEPARATION; ELECTROTECHNOLOGIES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HOLLOW FIBER MODULE; HUMAN INHABITANTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULANTS; NORTHERN CANADA; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; REMOTE AREAS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; PHOSPHORUS; POLYMER;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CANADA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NUTRIENT; PRESSURE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEWAGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FOOD; HUMANS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

CANADA;

EID: 84857389446     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.908     Document Type: Article

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