Influence of sludge retention time on biomass characteristics and cleaning requirements in a membrane bioreactor for municipal wastewater treatment

Desalination

Volumn 236, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 104-110

  Laera, G ^a   Pollice, A ^b   Saturno, D ^b   Giordano, C ^b   Sandulli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass activity; Cleaning requirements; Membrane bioreactors; Sludge retention time

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; MILITARY OPERATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOMASS ACTIVITY; BIOMASS GROWTHS; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIMES; CLEANING REQUIREMENTS; CLEANING SCHEDULES; COMPLETE SLUDGE RETENTIONS; EARLY WARNINGS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGNS; INFLUENT WASTEWATERS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE CLEANINGS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENTS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PERMEATE FLUXES; RELIABLE OPERATIONS; RESPIROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; SLUDGE AGES; SLUDGE RETENTION TIME; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; VOLUMETRIC LOADING RATES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; RETENTION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 57949089417     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.056     Document Type: Article

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