Effects of salinity build-up on biomass characteristics and trace organic chemical removal: Implications on the development of high retention membrane bioreactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 177, Issue , 2015, Pages 274-281

  Luo, Wenhai ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Price, William E ^a   Guo, Wenshan ^b   Ngo, Hao H ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^c   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass characteristics; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Salinity build up; Trace organic chemicals (TrOCs); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDROPHILICITY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; NUTRIENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROPHILIC COMPOUNDS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ORGANIC AND NUTRIENT REMOVALS; SALINITY BUILD-UP; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; TRACE ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ETHINYLESTRADIOL; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOPOLYMER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SALINITY; TRACER; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOSOLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SALINITY; SALT STRESS; SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84916597505     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.11.084     Document Type: Article

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