Specific resistance to filtration of biomass from membrane bioreactor reactor and activated sludge: Effects of exocellular polymeric substance and dispersed microorganisms

Water Environment Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Ng, How Y ^a   Hermanowicz, Slawomir W ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Completely mixed activated sludge; Dewaterability; Dispersed microorganisms; Exocellular polymeric substances; High F M; Membrane bioreactor; Short solids retention times; Specific resistance to filtration

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; BIOMASS DEWATERABILITY; EXOCELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; SPECIFIC RESISTANCE TO FILTRATION (SRF);

BIOMASS;

POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; DEWATERING; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 14944373994     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X41753     Document Type: Article

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