Treatment of paper mill effluent using an anaerobic/aerobic hybrid side-stream Membrane Bioreactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1265-1272

  Sheldon, M S ^a   Zeelie, P J ^b   Edwards, W ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b Atl Hydro   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Chemical oxygen demand (COD); Expanded Granular Sludge Bed (EGSB); Membrane Bioreactor (MBR); Paper mill effluent

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC/AEROBIC; COD REMOVAL; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED; FEED CONCENTRATION; HIGH QUALITY; HIGH RATE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; ORGANIC LOADINGS; PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESS CONFIGURATION; SIDE STREAMS; STABLE PROCESS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; STABILITY CRITERIA;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; MILL; OXIC CONDITIONS; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER RETENTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; LOADING TEST; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; GASES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GRANULES; LOADING; MEMBRANES; PAPER MAKING EQUIPMENT; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; STABILITY;

EID: 84859704110     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.007     Document Type: Article

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