Biodegradation of the endogenous residue of activated sludge in a membrane bioreactor with continuous or on-off aeration

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2837-2850

  Ramdani, Abdellah ^a   Dold, Peter ^b   Gadbois, Alain ^c   Déléris, Stéphane ^d   Houweling, Dwight ^b   Comeau, Yves ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^c John Meunier Inc   (Canada)

^d Immeuble Giovanni Battista Pirelli B   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aerobic digestion; Biodegradation; Endogenous residue; Intermittent aeration; Membrane digestion unit; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; DECAY (ORGANIC); MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; RATE CONSTANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATED CONDITIONS; AEROBIC DIGESTIONS; CONDITION; DECAY RATE; ENDOGENOUS RESIDUE; INTERMITTENT AERATION; MEMBRANE DIGESTION UNITS; MODELING; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME;

BIODEGRADATION;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FILTER; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; OXIC CONDITIONS; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROPORE FILTER; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE;

EID: 84860463543     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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