Long-term study of an intermittent air sparged MBR for synthetic wastewater treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 260, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 56-65

  Psoch, C ^a   Schiewer, S ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Fouling air sparging; Membrane bioreactor; Microfiltration; Synthetic wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; FILTRATION; FOULING; GLUCOSE; SHEAR STRESS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INTERMITTENT AIR SPARGED MBR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBR); MEMBRANE PLANTS; PERMEATE FLUX;

BIOREACTORS;

GLUCOSE;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; SEPARATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AIR; ARTICLE; GAS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 22144462149     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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