Performance of a MBR pilot plant treating high strength wastewater subject to salinity increase: Analysis of biomass activity and fouling behaviour

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 614-618

  Di Bella, Gaetano ^a   Di Trapani, Daniele ^b   Torregrossa, Michele ^b   Viviani, Gaspare ^b  

^a KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass activity; MBR; Membrane fouling; Salinity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; PILOT PLANTS; REMOVAL;

BIOMASS ACTIVITY; HIGH STRENGTH WASTEWATER; MBR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY; SALINITY; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECYCLING; SALINITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS ACTIVITY; MBR; MEMBRANE FOULING; SALINITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; PILOT PROJECTS; SALINITY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84884419373     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.025     Document Type: Article

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