High-strength N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone-containing process wastewater treatment using sequencing batch reactor and membrane bioreactor : a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Loh, Chun Heng, Wu, Bing, Ge, Liya, Pan, Chaozhi, Wang, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Biodegradation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/136798
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is widely used as a solvent in polymeric membrane fabrication process, its elimination from the process wastewater (normally at a high concentration > 1000 mg/L) prior to discharge is essential because of environmental concern. This study investigated the feasibility...