Fouling characteristics of membrane filtration in membrane bioreactors

Membrane Technology

Volumn 2000, Issue 122, 2000, Pages 10-13

  Thomas, Hugh ^a   Judd, Simon ^c   Murrer, John ^b  

^a Earth Tech Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIAN WATER   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioreactor; Filtration; Fouling; Membrane

Indexed keywords

FOULING; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR;

BIOREACTOR; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0034101148     PISSN: 09582118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-2118(00)88959-4     Document Type: Article

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