Electrocoagulation-integrated hybrid membrane processes for the treatment of tannery wastewater

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 7441-7449

  Keerthi, ^a   Vinduja, V ^a   Balasubramanian, N ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrocoagulation; Fouling; Hybrid system; Membrane bioreactor; Permeate flux; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHROMIUM; FOULING; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; LEATHER INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; TANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84884682188     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1766-y     Document Type: Article

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