Impact of molecular weight distribution of soluble microbial products on fouling in membrane bioreactors

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-396

  Arabi, Sara ^a   Nakhla, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Molecular weight (MW); Soluble microbial products (SMPs)

Indexed keywords

FILTRATION RESISTANCE; FOULING MEMBRANES; FOULING RATE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MODIFIED FOULING INDEX; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRONG CORRELATION; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR);

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CARBOHYDRATES; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FOULING;

EID: 77955324526     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2010.04.028     Document Type: Article

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