A review of anaerobic membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment: Integration options, limitations and expectations

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 118, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-104

  Ozgun, Hale ^a,b   Dereli, Recep Kaan ^a,b   Ersahin, Mustafa Evren ^a,b   Kinaci, Cumali ^b   Spanjers, Henri ^a   Van Lier, Jules B ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Municipal wastewater; Reactor membrane integration; Reuse

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; REUSE; SMALL FOOTPRINTS;

BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 84880715473     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.06.036     Document Type: Review

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