Direct observations of membrane scale in membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment application

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2267-2272

  Kim, J ^a   Yoon, T I ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; Membrane autopsy; Membrane bioreactor; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ACID CLEANING; DIRECT OBSERVATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; MEMBRANE AUTOPSIES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PORES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MF MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES; PILOT SCALE; SCALE FORMATION; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; CITRIC ACID; HYDROMETALLURGY; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SODIUM; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANES;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CITRIC ACID; COPPER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IRON; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

BIOREACTOR; CALCIUM CARBONATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEMBRANE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CLEANING; CONDUCTANCE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOREACTOR; FILTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOREACTORS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77953719044     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.124     Document Type: Article

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