Mechanisms of fouling control in membrane bioreactors by the addition of powdered activated carbon

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 873-889

  Ng, Choon Aun ^a   Sun, Darren ^b   Zhang, Jinsong ^b,c   Wu, Bing ^b   Fane, Anthony G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adsorption and biodegradation; Biologically activated carbon; Membrane bioreactor; Powdered activated carbon; Scouring

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBONS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CROSS FLOWS; ENHANCEMENT MECHANISM; FILTRATION CHARACTERISTICS; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FOULING CONTROL; FOULING RATE; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; ORGANICS; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SHORT-TERM TEST; STEADY STATE; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; MEMBRANES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; REACTOR; SCOURING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77951685087     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003667138     Document Type: Article

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