A novel application of anaerobic bio-entrapped membrane reactor for the treatment of chemical synthesis-based pharmaceutical wastewater

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 132, Issue , 2014, Pages 634-643

  Ng, Kok Kwang ^a   Shi, Xueqing ^a   Tang, Melvin Kai Yin ^a   Ng, How Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Entrapped biomass; Membrane fouling; Organic removal; Pharmaceutical wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; PROTEINS;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; ORGANIC REMOVAL; PHARMACEUTICAL WASTEWATER; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 84903935570     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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