Impact of methanogenic pre-treatment on the performance of an aerobic MBR system

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1229-1236

  Sanchez A ^a   Buntner, D ^a   Garrido, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Biopolymer cluster; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MEMBRANE FOULING; POLISHING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBICS; ANEROBIC TREATMENT; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; BIOPOLYMER CLUSTER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE; POLISHING STEPS; PRE-TREATMENTS; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES;

MEMBRANES;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBOHYDRATE;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84872685307     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.042     Document Type: Article

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