Effect of low temperature thermochemical pretreatment on sludge reduction potential of membrane bioreactor treating primary treated dairy wastewater

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-320

  Rajesh Banu, J ^a   Kaliappan, S ^a   Kumar, Adish ^a   Yeom, Ick Tae ^b   Uan, Do Khac ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

COD removal; Membrane bioreactor; Sludge pretreatment; Sludge reduction; TMP

Indexed keywords

COD REMOVAL; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PRE-TREATMENT; SLUDGE REDUCTION; TMP;

BIOREACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; REACTOR OPERATION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SLUDGE; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84863298726     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrjc.2011.026     Document Type: Article

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