Removal of tetrabromobisphenol A by conventional activated sludge, submerged membrane and membrane aerated biofilm reactors

Chemosphere

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1183-1188

  Potvin, Christopher M ^a   Long, Zebo ^a   Zhou, Hongde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Membrane aerated biofilm reactor; Membrane bioreactor; Micropollutants; Nitrification; Tetrabromobisphenol A; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS (MABR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROPOLLUTANTS; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; TAP WATER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; PHENOL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FED BATCH REACTOR; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE REACTOR; TIME; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84866402510     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.07.011     Document Type: Article

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