Optimising the operation of a MBR pilot plant by quantitative analysis of the membrane fouling mechanism

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 19-25

  Jiang, Tao ^a,b   Kennedy, M D ^b   Guinzbourg, B F ^b   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^a   Schippers, J C ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Critical flux; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; FIBROUS MEMBRANES; FILTRATION; FOULING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; WASTEWATER;

AERATION FREQUENCY; BACKWASHING INTERVAL; FILTRATION FLUX; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS;

PILOT PLANTS;

FOULING; MEMBRANE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER CAKE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTOR OPERATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 21244432303     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0617     Document Type: Article

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