Comparative studies on membrane fouling between two membrane-based biological nutrient removal systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 91-99

  Kim, MinGu ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; EPS; Fouling rate; SMP; SVI

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVALS; BOUND PROTEINS; CHEMICAL OXYGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EPS; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FLOC SIZES; FOULING RATE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NITRATE REDUCTIONS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDICES; SMP; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SVI; TRANS-MEMBRANE PRESSURES;

BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; MEMBRANES; NUTRIENTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

MEMBRANE FOULING;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING ORGANISM; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 61549142715     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.018     Document Type: Article

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