Limitations of resistance-in-series model for fouling analysis in membrane bioreactors: A cautionary note

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Chang, In Soung ^a   Field, Robert ^b   Cui, Zhanfeng ^b  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Colloidal solids; Membrane fouling; Resistance; Suspended solids; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954201792     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.687     Document Type: Article

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