Biological nutrient removal and fouling phenomena in a university of Cape Town membrane bioreactor treating high nitrogen loads

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 773-780

  Cosenza, Alida ^a   Bella, Gaetano Di ^b   Mannina, Giorgio ^a   Torregrossa, Michele ^a   Viviani, Gaspare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced treatment; Environmental regulation; Fouling; Nutrient removal

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; MEMBRANE FOULING MECHANISMS; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PILOT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIFICATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOULING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84877861022     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000667     Document Type: Article

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