Study of the extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in different types of membrane bioreactor (MBR) effluents

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 111, Issue , 2008, Pages 491-500

  Chabalina, L D ^a   Rodriguez M ^a   Prats, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

EPS extraction method; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); MBR effluent; Membrane fouling

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EFFLUENT; EXOPOLYMER; FOULING; MEMBRANE; RESIN;

EID: 58849111344     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP080481     Document Type: Article

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