Effect of high salinity on activated sludge characteristics and membrane permeability in an immersed membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 283, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 164-171

  Reid, E ^a   Liu, Xingrong ^b   Judd, S J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Permeability; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; FOULING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TURBIDITY; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME (CST); EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); IMMERSED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (IMBR); SALINITY;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBOHYDRATE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; POLYMER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; FOULING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TURBIDITY; VISCOSITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; IMMERSION; LIQUID; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747878587     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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