Bio-film and bio-entrapped hybrid membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment: Comparison of membrane fouling and removal efficiency

Desalination

Volumn 337, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-22

  Rafiei, Bahman ^a   Naeimpoor, Fereshteh ^a   Mohammadi, Toraj ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bio entrapment; Bio film; Hybrid membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Phenolic wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIO-ENTRAPMENT; HYBRID MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY; PHENOLIC WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOCONVERSION; LOADING; MEMBRANE FOULING; PHENOLS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYURETHANES; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOULING; MEMBRANE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 84893384231     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.12.025     Document Type: Article

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