Simultaneous nitrification/denitrification and trace organic contaminant (TrOC) removal by an anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-104

  Phan, Hop V ^a   Hai, Faisal I ^a   Kang, Jinguo ^a   Dam, Hoa K ^a   Zhang, Ren ^a   Price, William E ^a   Broeckmann, Andreas ^b   Nghiem, Long D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b GHD PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic biodegradation.; Anoxic membrane bioreactor.; Biosorption.; Redox conditions; Trace organic contaminant (TrOC).

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOSORPTION; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC CARBON; REDOX REACTIONS; STEROID HORMONES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; REDOX CONDITION; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION/DENITRIFICATION; TRACE ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

17BETA ESTRADIOL 17 ACETATE; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AMETRYN; AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZOPHENONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ESTRIOL; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GEMFIBROZIL; KETOPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NITROGEN; OCTOCRYLENE; OXYBENZONE; PRIMIDONE; STEROID HORMONE; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; DENITRIFICATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROFILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAFILTRATION; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; ADSORPTION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; FLOW KINETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RHEOLOGY; SEWAGE;

EID: 84922514711     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.094     Document Type: Article

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