Integrated thermophilic submerged aerobic membrane bioreactor and electrochemical oxidation for pulp and paper effluent treatment - towards system closure

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 116, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Qu, X ^a   Gao, W J ^a   Han, M N ^a   Chen, A ^a   Liao, B Q ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemical oxidation; Membrane bioreactor; Pulp and paper effluent; System closure; Thermophilic treatment

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; CAKE FORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; COD REMOVAL; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; DECOLOURIZATION; DOMINANT MECHANISM; HIGH QUALITY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PROCESS WATER; PULP AND PAPER EFFLUENTS; PULP AND PAPER MILL; SYSTEM CLOSURE; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; THERMOPHILIC TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; LOADING; MEMBRANE FOULING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

PULP;

IRIDIUM; TIN OXIDE; TITANIUM;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEMBRANE; MILL; OXIDATION; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; RETENTION; THERMOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOLORIZATION; EFFLUENT; ELECTRODE; FILTER CAKE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; OXIDATION; PAPER INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEM CLOSURE; THERMOPHILIC SUBMERGED AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PAPER; PERMEABILITY; PROTEINS; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; PULPS;

EID: 84861008125     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.045     Document Type: Article

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