Monitoring of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) and correlation with other fouling indicators

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1903-1909

  De La Torre, T ^a   Lesjean, B ^a   Drews, A ^b   Kraume, M ^b  

^a Berlin Centre of Competence for Water   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary suction time (CST); Critical flux; Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Fouling; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP)

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME (CST); CRITICAL FLUX; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES (TEP);

BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TURPENTINE;

CELL MEMBRANES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; EXOPOLYMER; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FOULING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEDIMENTATION;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 58949094432     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.752     Document Type: Article

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