Validation of a full-scale membrane bioreactor and the impact of membrane cleaning on the removal of microbial indicators

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 432-437

  Van den Akker, Ben ^a   Trinh, Trang ^a   Coleman, Heather M ^a   Stuetz, Richard M ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a   Khan, Stuart J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Log removal; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane cleaning; Microbial indicators; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOREACTORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

HAZARDOUS EVENTS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; PILOT-SCALE STUDY; REMOVAL OF BACTERIOPHAGES; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS;

CLEANING;

INDICATOR; MICROBIAL INDICATOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOREACTOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; MEMBRANE; MODEL VALIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CLEANING; CLOSTRIDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CLOSTRIDIUM; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CLOSTRIDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIOPHAGES; BIOREACTORS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84899071810     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.123     Document Type: Article

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