Assessment of energy-saving strategies and operational costs in full-scale membrane bioreactors

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 8-14

  Gabarron S ^a   Ferrero, G ^b   Dalmau, M ^a   Comas, J ^a   Rodriguez Roda, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Membrane bioreactor; OPEX; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; FILTRATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

SPAIN;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

BIOREACTORS; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84892868279     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.023     Document Type: Article

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