Performance of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor at different SRTs for domestic wastewater treatment

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-90

  Huang, Zhi ^a   Ong, Say L ^a   Ng, How Y ^a  

^a Centre for Water Research   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Biogas generation; Domestic wastewater treatment; Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BIOGAS GENERATION; DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; RECLAMATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOGAS;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOGEN; METHANOGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID RETENTION TIME; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84875098485     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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