Optimization of membrane bioreactors for the treatment of petrochemical wastewater under transient conditions

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-12

  Di Fabio, Silvia ^a   Malamis, Simos ^a   Katsou, Evina ^a   Vecchiato, Giuseppe ^b   Cecchi, Franco ^a   Fatone, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Servizi Porto Marghera Scarl   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PETROCHEMICALS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONCENTRATION OF ACETIC ACID; DENITRIFICATION RATE; INFLUENT WASTEWATERS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION OF MEMBRANES; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL WASTEWATER; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84879225233     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1332002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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