Recovery of methane from anaerobic process effluent using poly-di-methyl-siloxane membrane contactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 604-610

  Cookney, J ^a   Cartmell, E ^a   Jefferson, B ^a   McAdam, E J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaerobic effluent; De gassing; Desorption; Dissolved methane; Methane recovery; PDMS

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; DISSOLVED METHANE; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; LIQUID VELOCITIES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; METHANE RECOVERY; PDMS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SWEEP GAS; VACUUM PRESSURE;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; MICROCHANNELS; NITROGEN; RECOVERY; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

METHANE;

DIMETICONE; METHANE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFOULING; DESORPTION; DISSOLVED GAS; EFFLUENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; METHANE; POLYMER; VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EFFLUENT; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; METHANE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84857398249     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.897     Document Type: Article

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