A pilot investigation into membrane bioreactor using mesh filter for treating low-strength municipal wastewater

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-21

  Wang, Yun Kun ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Li, Wen Wei ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Low strength wastewater; Membrane bioreactor; Mesh filter; Pilot scale; Sludge yield

Indexed keywords

LOW STRENGTH WASTEWATER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MESH FILTERS; PILOT SCALE; SLUDGE YIELD;

BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; TURBIDITY;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NYLON;

AMMONIUM; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; ION; MEMBRANE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COST CONTROL; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MESH FILTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGOCHAETA; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REACTOR OPERATION; ROTIFERA; RURAL AREA; TURBIDITY; VORTICELLA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; CHINA; CITIES; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84866015234     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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