Effect of membrane type and material on performance of a submerged membrane bioreactor

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 853-859

  Choi, Jae Hoon ^a   Ng, How Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Initial flux; Membrane hydrophobicity; Membrane permeability; Submerged membrane bioreactor; Surface roughness; Track etched membrane

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR;

BIOFILMS; MICROFILTRATION; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOREACTORS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; POLITEF; POLYCARBONATE; POLYESTER;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; MICROFILTRATION; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PORE SIZE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FILTRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DESORPTION; EVALUATION; FOULING CONTROL; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMMERSION; MATERIALS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; PERFORMANCE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SUPERNATANT; THICKNESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 40049085431     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.029     Document Type: Article

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