Membrane biofilm reactors for nitrogen removal: State-of-the-art and research needs

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2739-2747

  Hwang, Jong Hyuk ^a   Cicek, Nazim ^a   Oleszkiewicz, Jan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm control; Membrane biofilm reactor; Nitrogen removal; Review

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; RESEARCH; WASTEWATER;

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOFILM CONTROL; FIELD STUDIES; GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; JOURNAL ARTICLES; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; ORGANICS REMOVAL; REAL WASTEWATER; RESEARCH NEEDS; RESEARCH STUDIES;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITROGEN;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DATABASE; DENITRIFICATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; NITROGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PEER REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85000330678     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.698     Document Type: Article

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