Impact of filamentous bacteria on properties of activated sludge and membrane-fouling rate in a submerged MBR

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-243

  Li, Jianfeng ^a,b   Li, Yaozhong ^b   Ohandja, Dieudonné Guy ^b,c   Yang, Fenglin ^a   Wong, Fook Sin ^b   Chua, Hwee Chuan ^d  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Filamentous bacteria; Fractal dimension; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling rate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; FOULING; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROFILTRATION;

FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING RATE;

BIOREACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38849115797     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.06.011     Document Type: Article

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