Changes in mixed liquor and organic foulant properties affect membrane fouling for non-nitrifying and nitrifying biological conditions

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Trussell, R Shane ^a   Jang, Namjung ^b   Merlo, Rion P ^c   Kim, In S ^b   Hermanowicz, Slawomir W ^d   Jenkins, David ^d  

^a TRUSSELL TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^c BROWN AND CALDWELL   (United States)

^d 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane fouling; Modified fouling index; Molecular weight; Solids retention time; Soluble microbial products; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; FOULING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; NITRIFICATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MODIFIED FOULING INDEX; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

MEMBRANES;

BIOREACTOR; CARBOHYDRATE; FOULING; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 61849126318     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143008X370395     Document Type: Article

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