Extracellular polymeric substances' influence on membrane fouling and cleaning during microfiltration process

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-148

  Nuengjamnong, C ^a   Cho, J ^b   Polprasert, C ^a   Ahn, K H ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Extracellular polymeric substances; Flux recovery; Fouling; Microfiltration; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLUX RECOVERY; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME (SRT); SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR;

WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; POLYMER;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PROTEIN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CLEANING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUSHING; MICROFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SLUDGE; SOLID;

EID: 33744483994     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2006.016     Document Type: Article

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