The effect of activated carbon addition on membrane bioreactor processes for wastewater treatment and reclamation - A critical review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 399-410

  Skouteris, George ^a   Saroj, Devendra ^a   Melidis, Paraschos ^b   Hai, Faisal I ^c   Ouki, Sabèha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon; Membrane bioreactors; Membrane fouling; Powdered activated carbon; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION; POLLUTION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SLUDGE DEWATERABILITY; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; TARGET POLLUTANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CARBON; CHARCOAL; POWDER; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; POWDER; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CHARCOAL; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POWDERS; SEWAGE; VISCOSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84934308185     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.010     Document Type: Review

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