Fine-pore aeration diffusers: Accelerated membrane ageing studies

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 467-475

  Kaliman, An ^a   Rosso, Diego ^b   Leu, Shao Yuan ^b   Stenstrom, Michael K ^b  

^a Songco Widya Engineering   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Aeration; Creep; Diffuser; Efficiency; Membrane

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CHEMICAL AGEING CYCLES; PERIODIC TESTING;

SEWAGE AERATION;

ALKADIENE; CHEMICAL AGENT; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SEWAGE AERATION;

ACCELERATION; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POLYMER; SIMULATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACCELERATION; AERATION; AGING; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY COST; FOULING CONTROL; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 37349075915     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.039     Document Type: Article

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