Fouling in membrane bioreactors used in wastewater treatment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-53

  Le Clech, Pierre ^a   Chen, Vicki ^a   Fane, Tony A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Cleaning; Fouling; Membrane bioreactors; Operating conditions

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; CLEANING; COSTS; FILTRATION; FOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBR); OPERATING CONDITIONS;

BIOREACTORS;

PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CLEANING; COSTS; FILTRATION; FOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FOULING CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33748767651     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.08.019     Document Type: Review

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