Upgrading the performances of ultrafiltration membrane system coupled with activated sludge reactor by addition of biofilm supports for the treatment of hospital effluents

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 262, Issue , 2015, Pages 456-463

  Mousaab, Alrhmoun ^a   Claire, Carrion ^b   Magali, Casellas ^a   Christophe, Dagot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilms; EPS; Hospital; Membrane; Micropollutant; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; HOSPITALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE REACTORS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS REACTOR OPERATION; EXOPOLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MICROPOLLUTANTS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE SYSTEMS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 84949116683     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.069     Document Type: Article

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