Effect of Pharmaceuticals on the Performance of a Novel Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor (OMBR)

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 543-554

  Lay, Winson C L ^a,b   Zhang, Qiaoyun ^a   Zhang, Jinsong ^a   McDougald, Diane ^a,c   Tang, Chuyang ^a,b   Wang, Rong ^a,b   Liu, Yu ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological process; forward osmosis; microbial community analysis; osmotic membrane bioreactor; pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FORWARD OSMOSIS; LIMITED INFORMATION; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; NEUTRAL COMPOUNDS; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; STATE OF THE ART; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOREACTORS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

OSMOSIS;

EID: 84863282419     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.630249     Document Type: Article

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