Identification of sustainable flux in the process of using flat-sheet membrane for simultaneous thickening and digestion of waste activated sludge

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1397-1403

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

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Critical flux; Flat sheet membrane; Sludge properties; Sustainable flux

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOIDS; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGES; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIMES; CRITICAL FLUX; CRITICAL OPERATIONS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLAT-SHEET MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE FOULING; MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS; OPERATION TIMES; SLUDGE PROPERTIES; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SUSTAINABLE FLUX; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS; TEST RESULTS; VARIATIONS OF;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEMBRANE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLLOID; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

COLLOIDS; PERMEABILITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 57649181461     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.020     Document Type: Article

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