Impact of temperature seasonal change on sludge characteristics and membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 920-927

  Wang, Zhiwei ^a   Wu, Zhichao ^a   Tang, Shujuan ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Sludge characteristics; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY SUCTION TIME; DEWATERING ABILITY; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE SURFACE; PILOT SCALE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SLUDGE CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE VOLUME INDEX; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUPERNATANTS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOPOLYMER; DEWATERING; FOULING; IMPACT; MEMBRANE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; REACTOR; SUCTION DEVICE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77951685415     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003656974     Document Type: Article

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