Influence of hydraulic retention time on heterotrophic biomass in a wastewater moving bed membrane bioreactor treatment plant

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1449-1458

  Martin Pascual J ^a   Reboleiro Rivas, P ^a   Lopez Lopez C ^a   Gonzalez Lopez J ^a   Hontoria, E ^a   Poyatos, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydraulic retention time; Membrane bioreactor; Moving bed; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGY; BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PLANTS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; MOVING BED; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84902368122     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-013-0329-6     Document Type: Article

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