Operation of membrane bioreactor with powdered activated carbon addition

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1447-1466

  Ng, Choon Aun ^a   Sun, Darren ^a   Fane, Anthony G ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biologically activated carbon; Irreversible fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon; Specific cake resistance; Sustainable flux

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBON; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SPECIFIC CAKE RESISTANCE; SUSTAINABLE FLUX;

BIOREACTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTRATION; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FILTRATION; FOULING; HOLLOW FIBER; MEMBRANE; REACTOR;

EID: 33745004398     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390600634632     Document Type: Article

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