Effect of sludge characteristics on membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 287-294

  Pan, Jill Ruhsing ^a   Su, Yu Chun ^a   Huang, Chihpin ^a   Lee, Hsin Chieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substance (EPS); Filamentous bacteria; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Soluble microbial products (SMP)

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA NITROGEN; CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; EFFLUENT QUALITY; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; FOULING MEMBRANES; FOULING POTENTIAL; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; REMOVAL RATE; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; SOLUBLE PROTEINS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYSACCHARIDES; WATER QUALITY;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ACETIC ACID; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COBALT CHLORIDE; COPPER CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENYLMERCURIC BORATE; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE; STARCH; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SUCTION;

EID: 74649085729     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.11.055     Document Type: Article

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