Treatment of formaldehyde-containing wastewater using membrane bioreactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 265-271

  Jarusutthirak, Chalor ^a   Sangsawang, Kamolchanok ^a   Mattaraj, Supatpong ^b   Jiraratananon, Ratana ^b  

^a KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

^b UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Flux decline; Formaldehyde; Membrane bioreactor; Solid retention time; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BATCH TESTS; FILTRATION AREA; FLUX DECLINE; FLUX RECOVERY; FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATIONS; HOLLOW FIBER; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MBR OPERATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLE CARBON SOURCE; SOLID RETENTION TIME; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

FORMALDEHYDE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTOR; FORMALDEHYDE; GROWTH; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84868535966     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000430     Document Type: Article

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