Membrane foulants and fouling mechanisms in microfiltration and ultrafiltration of an activated sludge effluent

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1975-1983

  Nguyen, S T ^a   Roddick, F A ^a   Harris, J L ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated sludge effluent; Coagulation; Membrane foulant; Microfiltration; Ultrafiltration; Unified membrane fouling index

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE EFFLUENTS; CAKE FILTRATION; FOULANTS; FOULING MECHANISMS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; MEMBRANE FLUXES; MEMBRANE FOULANTS; UNIFIED MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM HYDROXYCHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; FOULING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNIFIED MEMBRANE FOULING INDEX; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 79951659132     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.505     Document Type: Article

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