Enhancement of the flux for polypropylene hollow fiber membrane in a submerged membrane-bioreactor by surface modification

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1050-1055

  Yu, Hai Yid ^a,b   Lei, Hao ^a   Xu, Zhi Kang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling characteristics; Limiting flux; Polypropylene hollow fiber microporous membrane; Submerged membrane bioreactor; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; MICROPOROSITY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIFOULING CHARACTERISTICS; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; LIMITING FLUX; POLY(N-VINYL-2-PYRROLIDONE); POLYPROPYLENE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; POLYPROPYLENE HOLLOW FIBER MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

POLY(N VINYLPYRROLIDINE); POLY(N-VINYLPYRROLIDINE); POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE;

BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYLS; PYRROLIDINES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 34347233452     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(06)60037-5     Document Type: Article

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