Cost-effectiveness of membrane bioreactors treatment system for low-level phosphorus reduction from municipal wastewater

Water Practice and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 316-323

  Young, Thor ^a   Smoot, Sebastian ^a   Peeters, Jeff ^b   Côté, Pierre ^c  

^a Rhodes Copithron GHD Inc   (United States)

^b GE Water & Process Technologies   (Canada)

^c COTE Membrane Separation Ltd GE Water and Power ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactors (MBR); Membrane filtration; Phosphorus removal

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; PHOSPHORUS REDUCTIONS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84907442091     PISSN: 1751231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2014.033     Document Type: Article

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