Novel insights into the evaluation of submerged membrane bioreactors under different aeration intensities by carbon emission

Desalination

Volumn 325, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-29

  Wang, Xinhua ^a   Chen, Yao ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Li, Xiufen ^a   Ren, Yueping ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aeration intensity; Carbon footprint; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

AERATION INTENSITY; AMMONIUM NITROGEN; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND REMOVALS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE FOULING; NITROGEN REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AMMONIUM; BIOREACTOR; CARBON EMISSION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84880421901     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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