Characteristics of different fractions of microbial flocs and their role in membrane fouling

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 262-269

  Lin, H J ^a,a   Gao, W J ^a   Leung, K T ^a   Liao, B Q ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extracellular polymeric substances; Fractional dimension; Membrane fouling; Microbial community; Small flocs; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FRACTIONAL DIMENSION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SMALL FLOCS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MEMBRANE FOULING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

MEMBRANES;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOREACTOR; ELECTROKINESIS; FOULING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PULPING; SLUDGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BIOPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTALS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE;

EID: 79551711374     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.047     Document Type: Article

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