Influence of mechanical mixing intensity on a biofilm structure and permeability in a membrane bioreactor

Desalination

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 253-267

  Khan, S Jamal ^a   Visvanathan, C ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Biofilm structure; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Membrane bioreactor; Membrane fouling; Mixing intensity; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FIBER OPTICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; MIXING; RESEARCH; SCALE (DEPOSITS);

BIOFILM STRUCTURE; BIOFILM STRUCTURES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); FOULING MITIGATION; HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE MODULES; LABORATORY SCALE; MECHANICAL MIXING; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCES; MIXING INTENSITY; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PHYSICO CHEMICALS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE; MIXING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER;

EID: 49749118673     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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