Performances of protease and amylase cleaning for microporous membranes used in wastewater applications

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 441-449

  Puspitasari, Vera L ^a   Rattier, Maxime ^a   Le Clech, Pierre ^a   Chen, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amylase; Cleaning; Enzyme; Membrane bioreactor; Protease

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 77954239853     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1003     Document Type: Article

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