Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) under sub-critical flux operation: Membrane foulant and gel layer characterization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 238-244

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Yin, Xing ^a   Tian, Lumei ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical flux; Gel layer; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; FILTRATION; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELATION; GELS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POROUS MATERIALS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CRITICAL FLUX; GEL LAYER; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE FOULING;

MICROFILTRATION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SILICON;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 53249142138     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.035     Document Type: Article

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