Influence of diatomite addition on membrane fouling and performance in a submerged membrane bioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 9178-9184

  Yang, Xiao Li ^a   Song, Hai Liang ^a   Lu, Ji Lai ^b   Fu, Da Fang ^a   Cheng, Bing ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Membrane bioreactor (MBR); Membrane fouling; Mixed liquor characteristics; Pollutants removal

Indexed keywords

A/O - MBR; DIATOMITE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; FOULANTS; FOULING MITIGATION; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL FLOC; MIXED LIQUOR CHARACTERISTICS; N REMOVAL; POLLUTANTS REMOVAL; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; SLUDGE SETTLEABILITY; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

ADSORPTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

BIOREACTORS;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; INFUSORIAL EARTH;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; DIATOMITE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FOULING; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENZYME MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FOULING PREVENTION; HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77955663853     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.037     Document Type: Article

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