Denitrification-caused suppression of soluble microbial products (SMP) in MBRs used for biological nitrogen removal

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3569-3573

  Zhou, Zhongbo ^a   Meng, Fangang ^a   Lu, Hui ^a   Jia, Xiaoshan ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Membrane bioreactors (MBRs); Membrane fouling; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOPROCESSES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SPECIFIC YIELD; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DENITRIFICATION;

EID: 84884413246     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14189     Document Type: Article

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