Enhanced sludge properties and distribution study of sludge components in electrically-enhanced membrane bioreactor

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 159, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-85

  Giwa, Adewale ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^a   Hasan, Shadi Wajih ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Chemical distribution; Electrokinetics; Membrane bioreactor; Nutrient recovery; Sludge management

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; NUTRIENTS; REDOX REACTIONS; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRO-KINETICS; MEDIUM STRENGTHS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION POTENTIALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT; SLUDGE PROPERTIES;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; WATER; HEAVY METAL; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

BIOREACTOR; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROKINESIS; MEMBRANE; METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICALLY ENHANCED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRONICS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SURFACE AREA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VISCOSITY; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SEWAGE; SPECTROMETRY; WASTE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRICITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; METALS, HEAVY; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; VISCOSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84930636723     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.05.035     Document Type: Article

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