The operating cost of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treating sulphate-rich urban wastewater

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 30-38

  Pretel, R ^a   Robles, A ^b   Ruano, M V ^c   Seco, A ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Aqualia Gestión Integral Del Agua S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR); Energy consumption; Industrial scale hollow fibre membranes; Operating cost; Sulphate rich urban wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; METHANE; OPERATING COSTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; METHANE PRODUCTION; MINIMUM ENERGY; SLUDGE PRODUCTION; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS; URBAN WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84896337266     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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