Anaerobic submerged membrane bioreactor (AnSMBR) treating low-strength wastewater under psychrophilic temperature conditions

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 792-798

  Martinez Sosa, David ^a   Helmreich, Brigitte ^a   Horn, Harald ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic submerged membrane bioreactor; Critical flux; Low strength wastewater treatment; Membrane fouling; Psychrophilic treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PARTS; CAKE LAYER; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; CRITICAL FLUX; DISSOLVED METHANE; FOULING RATE; FOULING RESISTANCE; GAS VELOCITY; LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; METHANE YIELD; ORGANIC LOAD; PSYCHROPHILIC TREATMENT; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; THEORETICAL VALUES; VOLATILE FATTY ACID (VFA);

BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE FOULING; METHANE; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84859430076     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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