Removal of pathogens by membrane bioreactors: A review of the mechanisms, influencing factors and reduction in chemical disinfectant dosing

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3603-3630

  Hai, Faisal I ^a   Riley, Thomas ^a   Shawkat, Samia ^a   Magram, Saleh F ^b   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Disinfectant dosage; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane breach; Membrane cleaning; Pathogen; virus

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; MEMBRANES; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE TREATMENT; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL DISINFECTANTS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; RECYCLING STRATEGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

PATHOGENS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REGROWTH; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VIRUS;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 84920923933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w6123603     Document Type: Review

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