Long-term operation of a pilot scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for the treatment of municipal wastewater under psychrophilic conditions

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 225-233

  Gouveia, J ^a   Plaza, F ^b   Garralon, G ^b   Fdz Polanco, F ^a   Pena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b CADAGUA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Biomass retention; Municipal wastewater; Psychrophilic temperature; Specific methane yield

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; EFFLUENTS; LOADING; MEMBRANES; METHANE; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; BIOMASS RETENTION; METHANE YIELD; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; TRANS-MEMBRANE PRESSURE VALUES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET REACTORS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

FILTRATION;

AMMONIA; BIOGAS; CHLORIDE; METHANE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACCLIMATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOGAS; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEMBRANE; METHANE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SLUDGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; UPFLOW REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WINTER; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHANE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84924663414     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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