A novel membrane distillation-thermophilic bioreactor system: Biological stability and trace organic compound removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 159, Issue , 2014, Pages 334-341

  Wijekoon, Kaushalya C ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Price, William E ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^b   Ngo, Hao H ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^c   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biodegradation transformation; Membrane distillation; Salinity build up; Trace organic compounds (TrOCs)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; BIOREACTORS; DISTILLATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOLOGICAL STABILITY; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SALINITY BUILD-UP; THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMETRYN; AMITRIPTYLINE; ATRAZINE; BENZOPHENONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOFIBRIC ACID; DICLOFENAC; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GEMFIBROZIL; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN; OCTOCRYLENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYBENZONE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PRIMIDONE; PROPOXUR; SALICYLIC ACID; TRICLOSAN; CARBON DIOXIDE; FENOPROP; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUND; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; THERMOPHILY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION THERMOPHILIC BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; CONDUCTANCE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FLOW RATE; HALOPHILIC BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION THERMOPHILIC BIOREACTOR SYSTEM; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; OSMOSIS; PH; THERMOSTABILITY; WASTE WATER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREMEDIATION; DEVICES; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 84896507163     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.088     Document Type: Article

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