A review of biofouling and its control in membrane separation bioreactors

Water Environment Research

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 425-436

  Liao, B Q ^a   Bagley, D M ^c   Kraemer, H E ^b   Leppard, G G ^d   Liss, S N ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofouling; Biofouling control; Hydrodynamic conditions; Membrane materials; Membrane separation bioreactor; Sludge properties; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COLLOIDS; FOULING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE SEPARATION BIOREACTORS (MBR); SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SUSPENDED EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERS;

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR MONITORING; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; EQUIPMENT; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW;

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FLOCCULATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 13444268341     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143004X151527     Document Type: Article

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