Fluorescent dissolved organic matter variations in a submerged membrane bioreactor under different sludge retention times

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 355, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 151-157

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Tang, Shujuan ^a   Zhu, Yufeng ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Zhou, Qi ^a   Yang, Dianhai ^a  

^a School of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Fluorescent dissolved organic matter; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Three dimensional excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPIES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); THREE-DIMENSIONAL EXCITATION-EMISSION MATRIX FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOCONVERSION; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DISSOLUTION; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOFOULING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SUBMERGED FERMENTATION; SUPERNATANT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951256539     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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