Development of a novel submerged membrane electro-bioreactor (SMEBR): Performance for fouling reduction

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3298-3304

  Bani Melhem, Khalid ^a   Elektorowicz, Maria ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; DESIGN CONSTRAINTS; DIRECT CURRENT; FOULING RATE; FOULING REDUCTION; MEMBRANE FILTERABILITY; MEMBRANE MODULE; NEW DESIGN; SPECIFIC RESISTANCE TO FILTRATION; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MICROFILTRATION;

BIOREACTOR; ELECTRODE; FILTRATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; SUBMERGED BODY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTRATION; PH MEASUREMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; PERMEABILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77951808303     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902145g     Document Type: Article

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