Mitigated membrane fouling in an SMBR by surface modification

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 409-417

  Yu, Hai Yin ^a   Liu, Lan Qin ^a   Tang, Zhao Qi ^a   Yan, Meng Gang ^a   Gu, Jia Shan ^a   Wei, Xian Wen ^a  

^a ANHUI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antifouling characteristics; Polypropylene hollow fiber microporous membrane; Submerged membrane bioreactor; Surface modification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTIFOULING CHARACTERISTICS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACRYLAMIDE; ACRYLIC ACID; AMIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYL GROUP; POLYPROPYLENE;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MICROPORE FILTER; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WETTABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 38649118519     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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