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Performance of membrane bioreactor in presence of flocculants

Niloufar NouriSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 11155-4563, Iran, Tel. +98 21 61112184, Fax: +982166954041;
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Mohammad Reza MehrniaSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 11155-4563, Iran, Tel. +98 21 61112184, Fax: +982166954041;Correspondence[email protected]
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Mohammad Hossein SarrafzadehSchool of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, 11155-4563, Iran, Tel. +98 21 61112184, Fax: +982166954041;
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Ramin NabizadehDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 6446-14155, Iran.
Pages 2933-2938 | Received 03 Jun 2013, Accepted 04 Aug 2013, Published online: 13 Sep 2013

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