Biocatalytic membrane reactors for the removal of recalcitrant and emerging pollutants from wastewater

Handbook of Membrane Reactors

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 763-807

  Hai, F I ^a   Nghiem, L D ^a   Modin, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Emerging pollutants; Enzyme; Membrane; Membrane bioreactors

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENZYMES; POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOCATALYSIS; BIOCATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; EMERGING POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POTENTIAL FIELD; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SCALE-UP;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84943255409     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857097347.4.763     Document Type: Chapter

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