Effect of oxygen partial pressure and chemical oxygen demand loading on the biofilm properties in membrane-aerated bioreactors

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 289-297

  Zhu, I X ^a   Allen, D G ^a   Liss, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm structure; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane aerated bioreactor; Nitrification; Surface property

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOFILM DETACHMENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE INTERFACE; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; POROUS STRUCTURES;

LOADING;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MICROSCOPY; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 61849114207     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X325647     Document Type: Article

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