Effects of hydraulic retention time on behavior of start-up submerged membrane bioreactor with prolonged sludge retention time

Desalination

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 209-225

  Sun, Darren Delai ^a   Hay, Choon Teck ^a   Khor, Swee Loong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ceramic membrane; Membrane biroreactor; Performance; Sludge floc size; Sludge retention time

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILTRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CERAMIC MEMBRANE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE FLOC SIZE; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FILTRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTOR; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 33746311001     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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