Impact of Na+ on biological wastewater treatment and the potential of anaerobic membrane bioreactors: A review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 2722-2746

  Yang, Jixiang ^a,b   Spanjers, Henri ^b   Jeison, David ^c   Van Lier, Jules B ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; MBR; Membrane; Saline; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; COMPATIBLE SOLUTES; CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; MBR; SALINE;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANES; SODIUM; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; SODIUM ION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; SALINITY; SLUDGE; SODIUM; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADAPTATION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARCHAEON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FOULING CONTROL; HALOPHILE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; METHANOGENESIS; OSMOTIC STRESS; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84887882277     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2012.694335     Document Type: Review

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