Effects of ozonation and biological activated carbon filtration on membrane fouling in ultrafiltration of an activated sludge effluent

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 271-277

  Nguyen, S T ^a   Roddick, F A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge effluent; Biological activated carbon; Membrane foulant; Ozonation; Ultrafiltration; Unified membrane fouling index

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE EFFLUENTS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON FILTRATION; BUILDING BLOCKES; FILTRATION PROCESS; FOULING REDUCTION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEMBRANE FOULANTS; ORGANIC MEMBRANES; OZONATION; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; PRETREATMENT METHODS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; UF MEMBRANES; UNIFIED MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOFILTRATION; EFFLUENTS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OZONE; OZONIZATION; PROTEINS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MICROFILTRATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OZONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956294735     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.034     Document Type: Article

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