Removal of trace organic chemicals and performance of a novel hybrid ultrafiltration-osmotic membrane bioreactor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 10859-10868

  Holloway, Ryan W ^a   Regnery, Julia ^a   Nghiem, Long D ^b   Cath, Tzahi Y ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXTRACTION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; NUTRIENTS; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGE; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; REMOVAL FROM MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS; TRACE ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ORGANIC CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

ACCUMULATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; DRINKING WATER; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OSMOSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; TRACE ELEMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DISSOLUTION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; HYBRID; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LIMIT OF DETECTION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NUTRIENT; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SANITATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SALINITY; TIME FACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER;

EID: 84918500295     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es501051b     Document Type: Article

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