Membrane fouling mechanisms in the process of using flat-sheet membrane for simultaneous thickening and digestion of activated sludge

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 676-683

  Wang, Xinhua ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Du, Xingzhi ^a   Hua, Juan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flat sheet membrane; Membrane fouling; Sludge digestion; Sludge properties; Sludge thickening

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOIDS; FOULING; MECHANISMS; OXYGEN; PAPER SHEETING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FLAT-SHEET MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FOULING; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SLUDGE THICKENING;

SLUDGE DIGESTION;

EID: 53949123302     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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