The influence of aeration intensity on predation and EPS production in membrane bioreactors

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2541-2553

  Menniti, Adrienne ^a   Morgenroth, Eberhard ^a,b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeration; Extracellular polymeric substances; Membrane bioreactor; Predation; Shear; Soluble microbial products

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SHEARING; WATER AERATION;

AERATION INTENSITY; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; HIGH SHEAR REACTORS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PREDATION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

BIOREACTORS;

POLYMER;

AERATION; BIOREACTOR; FOULING; MEMBRANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PREDATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARTHWORM; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION; SHEAR RATE;

AEOLOSOMA HEMPRICHI;

EID: 77950919664     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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