Effect of membrane fouling reducer on cake structure and membrane permeability in membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 149-156

  Hwang, Byung Kook ^a   Lee, Woo Nyoung ^a   Park, Pyung Kyu ^a   Lee, Chung Hak ^a   Chang, In Soung ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hoseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cake; CLSM; Image analysis; MBR; Membrane fouling reducer; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; POROSITY;

MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (MBR); MEMBRANE FOULING REDUCERS; MICROBIAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; POROSITY;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DIGITAL IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33846573335     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.11.032     Document Type: Article

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