Immersed membrane bioreactors: An overview with special emphasis on anaerobic bioprocesses

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 171-180

  Singhania, Reeta Rani ^a   Christophe, Gwendoline ^a   Perchet, Geoffrey ^b   Troquet, Julien ^b   Larroche, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b Pollution Control Through Biotechnology Parc Technologique La Pardieu   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobiosis; IMBR; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOPROCESSES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; IMBR; IMMERSED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCT FORMATION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEM; UNIVERSAL SOLUTIONS;

ECOLOGY; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; METABOLISM; RECLAMATION; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

HYDROGEN; POLITEF; POLYETHYLENE; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; ZEOLITE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOACTIVITY; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DOMESTIC WASTE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOULING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC BIOPROCESS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOPROCESS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLEANING; EXTERNAL MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; IMMERSED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SLUDGE; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM; THERMOANAEROBACTERIUM THERMOSACCHAROLYTICUM; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA BRYANTII; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84866029892     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.132     Document Type: Review

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