Preliminary study of osmotic membrane bioreactor: Effects of draw solution on water flux and air scouring on fouling

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1353-1360

  Qin, Jian Jun ^a   Kekre, Kiran A ^a   Oo, Maung H ^a   Tao, Guihe ^a   Lay, Chee L ^a   Lew, Cheun H ^a   Cornelissen, Emile R ^b   Ruiken, Chris J ^c  

^a Public Utilities Board Singapore   (Singapore)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Waternet   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air scouring; Draw solution; Forward osmosis; Fouling; Membrane bioreactor; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

AIR SCOURING; DRAW SOLUTION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; WATER REUSE;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; FOULING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MEMBRANES; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

OSMOSIS;

BIOREACTOR; DOMESTIC WASTE; FOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FOULING CONTROL; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; BIOREACTORS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 78649657364     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.426     Document Type: Article

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