title: Modelling the degradation of low concentration pollutants in membrane bioreactors.
abstract: This paper deals with the development of a description of membrane bioreactor systems, focussing on wastewater treatment and removal of specific low concentration persistent organic pollutants (e.g. persistent polar pollutants--P3 compounds). In the present work we offer a basic model, adapted to Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) conditions, which reflects the biodegradation of recalcitrant (organic) substances. We put a particular focus on organic aromatic pollutants and demonstrate a model parameter estimation approach, with experiments carried out for linear alkylbenzene sulphonates (LAS).
authors.affiliation: ARC Seibersdorf research, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria. momchil.peev@arcs.ac.at
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schönerklee
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Wever
mesh_terms: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C030641:alkylbenzyl sulfonic acid