Removal of phosphorus from wastewaters using ferrous salts - A pilot scale membrane bioreactor study

Water Research

Volumn 57, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-150

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Tng, K Han ^a   Wu, Hao ^a   Leslie, Greg ^a   Waite, T David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulant; Fouling; Iron; Membrane bioreactors; Phosphorus removal; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; FOULING; IRON; MEMBRANES; MOLAR RATIO; PHOSPHORUS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SALT REMOVAL; SALTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

COAGULANT; EFFLUENT DISCHARGE; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PHOSPHOROUS CONCENTRATIONS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PILOT-SCALE MEMBRANES; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON SALT; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE WATER;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; FOULING; IRON; MEMBRANE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SULFATE;

ADDITION REACTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; PILOT PROJECTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84897516570     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.029     Document Type: Article

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