pH adjusting to reduce fouling propensity of activated sludge mixed liquor in membrane bioreactors

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 890-895

  Wu, Jinling ^a   Zhuang, Yuan ^a   Li, Haitao ^a   Huang, Xia ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated sludge mixed liquor; Fouling propensity; Membrane bioreactor; pH adjusting

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE MIXED LIQUOR; COLLOIDAL PARTICLE; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE FILTERABILITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES;

BIOACTIVITY; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FLOCCULATION; FOULING; MEMBRANES;

PH EFFECTS;

FILTRATION; FOULING; LIQUOR; MEMBRANE; PH; REACTOR; SUBSTRATE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 77951688909     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496391003666924     Document Type: Article

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