Operational factors of submerged inorganic membrane bioreactor for organic wastewater treatment: Sludge concentration and aeration rate

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-126

  Hwang, E J ^a   Sun, D D ^a   Tay, J H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aeration rate; Ceramic membranes; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Sludge concentration; Submerged system

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEWAGE AERATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FILTRATE FLUX;

BIOREACTORS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AERATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FOULING PREVENTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRESSURE; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037261077     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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