Influence of bacterial extracellular polymers on the membrane separation activated sludge process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 9 pt 5, 1996, Pages 165-172

  Nagaoka, H ^a   Ueda, S ^a   Miya, A ^b  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EBARA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial extracellular polymers; Clogging of membrane; Filtration resistance; Hollow fiber membrane; Membrane separation activated sludge process; Viscosity of activated sludge

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; SEPARATION; VISCOUS FLOW;

BACTERIAL EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS; MEMBRANE SEPARATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACETIC ACID; PEPTONE; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; LABORATORY; MEMBRANE FILTER; VISCOSITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030444016     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00800-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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