Flux influence on membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor system under real conditions with urban wastewater

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1685-1691

  Poyatos, José M ^a   Molina Muñoz, Marisa ^a   Delgado, Fernando ^a   González López, Jesús ^a   Hontoria, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; MLSS; Reuses; Ultrafiltration; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FOULING; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; PILOT PLANTS; SETTLING TANKS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FLUX RATES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MLSS; REAL CONDITIONS; REUSES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; URBAN WASTEWATERS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FOULING; PRESSURE; SPAIN; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURE; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BIOREACTORS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 55749113183     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802330149     Document Type: Article

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